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Public International Law "In-Depth"

Course Description: The course covers Public International Law in terms of its: nature, rules, scope of application, and subjects.
Credit hours: 3
Objectives of the course :

This course aims to broaden the understanding of postgraduate students in Public International Law in terms of: its nature, rules, scope of application, and subjects. It also aims to familiarize students with international treaties, especially if the Kingdom is a party to them, as well as to identify the relationship between Public International Law and the rules governing international relations in Islam in times of peace and war.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:
1- The student will understand the concept of Public International Law, its principles, development, the basis for commitment to its principles, its sources, and the scope of its application.
2- The student will become familiar with the subjects of public international law: the state, international organizations, and the position of the individual in public international law.
3. The student understands the status of territory in the rules of public international law in terms of its definition, borders, divisions, territorial sovereignty, and its limitations.
4. The student shall mention international treaties: their definition, types, conditions, methods of conclusion, methods of implementation, amendment, effects of international treaties, interpretation, invalidation, and termination.
Skills:
1- The student should be able to criticize the behavior of international law subjects that violate the rules of international law.
2. The student will understand the meaning of international responsibility: its definition, conditions, controls, consequences, and methods of compensation.
3. The student compares the different types of international courts.
Values, autonomy and responsibility:
To apply the skill of solving real-world problems using international legal rules
2. To apply what they have learned to some models of legal cases and international facts.
3. To discuss and exchange views, accept criticism, and adhere to scientific integrity.

Additional information:

Course Topics:
The study of this course includes two sections
The Primary Section of the Universal Curriculum addresses the following topics:
First: Definition of Public International Law, its nature, principles, development, the basis of commitment to its principles, its sources, and the scope of its application.
Second: Subjects of Public International Law:
The State
Its definition, elements, origin and recognition, the form of the state in the modern era, and the state's international rights and obligations.
The Individual: Its definition, its relationship with the state, and its international rights and duties.
3. International Organizations: Definition, Nature, and Relationship with Public International Law
Third: Territory and its relationship to the international system
Definition of territory and its divisions, its boundaries, territorial ownership and its restrictions, rivers, seas, coastal and internal waters, and passages.
Maritime, aeronautical, and their international provisions.
Fourth: International treaties and their provisions
Its definition, types, how to conclude them, conditions for valid conclusion, drafting, registration, and publication, effects of international treaties, and how to
Its implementation, amendment, abrogation, termination, and suspension.
Section Two: Methodology This section involves an in-depth study of one or more of the following topics:
International neutrality – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – Treaties in Islamic Sharia).

  • Last updated: 2026-04-16

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