General description
Inputs:
It includes a definition of criminal law in general and a definition of the Syrian penal code in specific. It studies its development and aims, along with the clarification of the essence of crime and its types and elements.
Regulating international relations needs a number of legal rules that should control the behavior of international figures in their mutual relations.
The history of international relations is doubtlessly replete with various patterns. The old resemble the new in terms of form, and differ in terms of origin and content.
That is why international rules controlling contemporary relations need to be specified. Study should be made about whom these rules would address, then about the aspects of international relations in the light of these legal rules in peace and war.
Outputs:
The student would obtain knowledge about the rules of international relations.
The student needs to understand the differences between international relations in the past and present through setting a chronological basis for the current international law.
The student would learn the relation between international and national law, along with the study of the binding nature of international law rules and its sources.
On the other hand, the student would get to know the figures of the international law whom these rules address especially states and international organizations along with the complication of the status of the individual in this law and the development of their legal position.
The student would get to know the aspects of international relations in peace and war, including treaties, diplomatic relations, the international scope and approaches of settling international conflicts by legal or political, peaceful or aggressive means.
Topics:
• General topics in international law
• The essence of international law
• The nature of international law
• Theories related to the binding nature of international law rules
• The relation between international and national laws
• Figures of international law:
o States
o International organizations
o Individuals
• International relations:
o International conventions
o Diplomatic and consulate relations
o International scope
o Settling international conflicts