Head of Program Regional Peace and Security, UNU-CRIS Belgium and Visiting Professor of International Law, University of Leuven, Belgium

• 1. International law in the modern context ; 2. Sources of international law ; 3. The law of treaties ; 4. Statehood and recognition in international law ; 5. International organizations ; 6. Territory and the law of the sea ; 7. Jurisdiction ; 8. Immunity ; 9. International law and municipal law ; 10. The law of use of force ; 11. Collective security ; 12. International humanitarian law ; 13. State responsibility ; 14. The settlement of international disputes ; 15. The International Court of Justice ; 16. International criminal law ; 17. International environmental law ; 18. International economic law ; 19. International human rights

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