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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Com.LL.B - B.Com.LL.B. (Honours) SAL1683 International Organization Syllabus

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology School of Law

SAL1683 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
L T P Credit Total Marks
4 1 0 4 100

UNIT 1 – INTRODUCTION 15Hrs.
Evolution and Growth of International Organizations-Nature and Scope of International Organization Nature and
Legal Personality- Public and Private-Types of International Organizations- Private International Organizations.

UNIT 2 – GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION 18Hrs.
The League of Nations – The United Nations Organization – The International Economic and Social Cooperation –
The Economic and Social Council – International Trusteeship System and the Trusteeship Council –The Secretariat –
Provisions of the Charter relating to amendments.

UNIT 3 – FUNCTIONS 18Hrs.
The Organization and functions of the General Assembly and the Security Council – Pacific Settlement of Disputes
– General authority of the Security Council – Provisional Measures –Measures involving use of armed forces– Regional
Arrangements and use of enforcement action – Right of Self Defense.

UNIT 4 – JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS 17Hrs.
Permanent Court of Arbitration-Permanent Court of International Court of Justice– Establishment of the I.C.J –
Composition – Jurisdiction – contentious, Compulsory and Advisory – Implementation of the Judgment – Institutional Role of
the Court –Contribution of the I.C.J to the development of international law.

UNIT 5 – REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 17Hrs.
European communities –The Commission of the European Communities – The Council of the European
Communities – Assembly of the European Communities (The European Parliament) – The Court of Justice of the European
Communities – the Organization of American States(OAS) – the Organization of African Union(OAU), NATO, SAARC, Arab
League.
Max.85Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOME:
On completion of the course the students will be able to
CO1: Students gain familiarity with and be able to apply concepts in the study of international organizations.
CO2: Show a familiarity with a wide range of substantive issues in international organization.
CO3: Understand the basic functioning of the most important institutions in international society.
CO4: Articulate coherent positions on a key normative debates arising from the quest for global governance.
CO5: Design and execute a research project on some problem related to international organization and communicate the
findings to others.
CO6: This Course will equip the students with the required ProfessionalSkills

TEXT/REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Schermers, “International Institutional Law”, Vols. I & II. 1980.
2. J.G. Starke, “Introduction to International Law”, Butterworth’s, New Delhi, 1994 (First Indian Reprint).
3. S.S. Goodspeed, “The Nature and Function of International Organization”.
4. Buth Russell, “A History of UN Charter”.
5. Dr. S.K. Kapoor, “International Law and Human Rights”, Fourteenth edition (2002)

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks:100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 6 Questions to be answered out of 8 questions and each question carries 5 Marks 30 Marks
PART B: 4 questions to be answered out of 8 questions (Internal Choice) and each question carries 10 Marks 40 Marks
PART C: 2 Questions/Problems to be answered out of 4 questions/problems and each carries 15 marks 30 Marks