This course examines the adjudicatory and non-adjudicatory procedures for settling disputes between States. The course will examine the role of negotiation, good offices, mediation and conciliation and the role of the UN in settling international disputes peacefully. It will then examine the system of inter-state arbitration, both ad-hoc and that occurring within the framework of established tribunals such as the Iran-US Claims Tribunal and ICSID. The practice and procedure of the International Court of Justice in both its contentious and its advisory capacity will be examined, as will settlement mechanisms for resolving international disputes about human rights, trade and law of the sea.
Prerequisite or corequisite: LAWS2081 Public International Law or equivalent.