Registration does not begin until 02.10.2026 at 08:00. It ends on 12.10.2026 at 23:59.

The registration is restricted to the following fields or courses of study:

• Masterprogramm Governance & Law: International Law and Sustainability / nur für das 1. Semester
• Masterprogramm Governance & Law: International Law of Security, Peace and Sustainable Development / nur für das 1. Semester
• Masterprogramm Governance & Law: International Law of Security, Peace and Sustainable Development / nur für das 1. Semester

In this module the students will receive a basic introduction to public international law, a body of rules that govern the conduct of States and other international actors (such as international organisations).
Two main aims will be pursued:
* First, to present to students the 'infrastructure' of public international law - its sources and actors, its impact on international relations, and its limits.
* Second, to illustrate how rules of international law shape international cooperation in important areas of international life, with a focus on the central areas of the ILAS Master Programme.

This course will enable students to develop a critical understanding of the role of international law in international relations, as part of which they will acquire the following professional competences:
* an understanding of the legal and political framework of international law;
* the capacity to work with the sources of international law;
* competence to apply legal rules to concrete situations;
* the capacity critically to reflect on the role of international law in relation to contemporary challenges.

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