FRL 4503 - International Law and Dispute Settlement (3)

International law is a dynamic decision-making process that is guided by conceptual rules articulated in national and international agreements, court and arbitral decisions, expert writings, and historic and modern public forms of international customary law. Although public international law is state-centric, participants and subjects of international law are also international governmental organizations, non-governmental organization, multinational enterprises, and - increasingly - individuals. Introduction to the formative history of modern international law, and the scope, doctrine and common applications of public and private international law today - with particular attention to the fundamental norms of international economic law, international investment regulation, international business law and transactional norms, international corporate governance, transnational financial crime, and international dispute resolution. Major course topics are: 1 - the functions of law in the international community; 2 - the sources and influence of international law today; 3 - the proliferation of international courts and tribunals; 4 - the rising importance of regional economic integration systems; 5 - the most-renowned writers and interpreters of contemporary international law - as well as the lawyers who established international law in the United States; 6 - the relationship of U.S. and public international law; 7 - the impact of treaties on business; 8 - multinational corporations as engines and major beneficiaries of the global economy; 8 - the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the evolving regime for the regulation of foreign direct investment; 9 - fundamental international human rights; 10 - principals of international investment law; 10 - principles of international securities law; 11 - jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court; 12 - the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAVC) and transnational financial crime; 13 - international criminal law of the sea; and alternative approaches to international dispute settlement.

Prerequisite(s): FRL 201 or FRL 2013.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once