Master's programme in Law Specialisation Law and Politics of International Security

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The Master's degree programme has a study load of 60 credits, 1 academic year.

Please check the Academic and Examination Regulations (only available in Dutch) for more information about the compositions and the aim of the degree programme.

The programme Law and Politics of International Security consists of:

- 4 mandatory courses - 2 optional courses.

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Inhoudsopgave

MR Specialisation LP Compulsory 1

Master's programme in Law Specialisation Law and Politics of International Security optional courses

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Vak: Collective Crimes, Individual Responsibility 1

Vak: Human Rights Protection in Europe 3

Vak: International Criminal Courts and Tribunals 4

Vak: International Humanitarian Law 5

Vak: International Relations Theory LPIS 6

Vak: International Security 7

Vak: Perpetrators and Bystanders 8

Vak: Political and Legal Aspects of Security Governance LPIS 9

Vak: Public International Law 11

Vak: Public International Law, Selected Topics 13

Vak: Research Seminar International Crimes 14

Vak: Terrorism 15

Vak: The Changing Nature of War: Legal and Political Perspectives 16

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MR Specialisation LP Compulsory

Vakken:

Master's programme in Law Specialisation Law and Politics of International Security

optional courses

Choose 3 optional courses from the list below.

Courses:

Collective Crimes, Individual Responsibility

Naam Periode Credits Code

International Humanitarian Law

Period 2 6.0 R_Int.hum.l

International Security Period 2 6.0 R_Int.secur

The Changing Nature of War: Legal and Political Perspectives

Period 1+2 12.0 R_Cha.n.o.w.

Name Period Credits Code

Collective Crimes, Individual Responsibility

Period 1 6.0 R_Coll.crime

Human Rights Protection in Europe

Period 4 6.0 R_Hum.ri.pro

International Criminal Courts and Tribunals Period 2 6.0 R_Int.cr.c.t International Relations Theory LPIS 6.0 SIRLPIS_O Perpetrators and Bystanders Period 4 6.0 R_Perp.bysta

Political and Legal Aspects of Security Governance LPIS

6.0 SPLALPIS_O

Public International Law Period 1 6.0 R_Pub.int.l

Public International Law, Selected Topics

Period 4 6.0 R_Pub.i.l.st

Research Seminar International Crimes

Ac. Year (September) 3.0 R_Res.sem.ic

Terrorism Period 4 6.0 R_Terrorism

Transnational Governance LPIS

6.0 STGLPIS_O

Course code R_Coll.crime (200983)

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Course objective

After completion of the course, students should:

- Have thorough knowledge of the nature and structure of individual criminal responsibility under international law

- Have an understanding of the criminological insights into the collective nature of many international crimes

- Understand the political context in which many international crimes are committed

- Understand the difficulties surrounding the application of individual criminal responsibility for crimes of a collective and often political nature

- Be able to reflect critically on possible alternative ways of dealing with international crimes.

- Have advanced awareness exposure to/understanding of cutting edge research by experts in the field.

- Be prepared to begin research into international criminal law, or related field, at the next level of scholarship, namely, for

dissertation or high-level engagement in public or private spheres, nationally or internationally.

Course content

This course is rooted in the research cooperation between the departments of international law, international relations, criminal law and criminology. It consists of a series of seminars with researchers working within the research program ´Dealing with the Deviant in the International Order´. The students are expected to read texts selected by a researcher, to formulate research questions for each seminar and to discuss theses handed out before class. The central problematique of this course is the tension between the collective and often political nature of international crimes and the attempt to regulate those crimes through the mechanism of individual legal responsibility.

Type of assessment

Papers, participation in discussion.

Course reading

Reader.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements students Bachelor's degree programme Law (Rechtsgeleerdheid) and Notarial law (Notarieel recht):

-only open for students who have obtained 150 credits of their Bachelor's degree programme, including Pleitoefening.

Entry requirements ICC-students: - there are no requirements.

Entry requirements LPIS-students: - there are no requirements.

Credits 6.0

Language of tuition English

Faculty Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

Coordinator G.M. Gordon

Teaching staff G.M. Gordon

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Remarks

The course is only open for enrolled in the Master programme in Law, specialisation 'Law and Politics of International Security' and

'International Crimes and Criminology' .

Human Rights Protection in Europe

This course deals with human rights law in Europe, both institutionally as well as substantially. The main focus is on the ECHR and its significance in European society for various areas of law (criminal law, administrative law and family/private law). The course also highlights the development of human rights law within the European Union.

Course content

The course will deal with the historic development of the ECHR and its implementation into domestic legal orders, with procedural aspects before the European Court of Human Rights, with general doctrine and interpretation methods developed in the Strasbourg case-law, with the most important case-law of the Court in respect of Articles 2 (right to life), 3 (prohibition of torture), 5 (right to liberty), 6 (right to a

fair trial), 8 (privacy and family life), 9 (freedom of religion), 10 (freedom of expression), 11 (freedom of assembly) ECHR.

Form of tuition

This course includes a series of approximately 8 lectures of 4 hours on Fridays. Guest lecturers may be invited.

The course will be evaluated by a final written exam (closed book).

Course reading

To be announced.

-only open for students who have obtained 150 credits of their Bachelors degree programme, including "Pleitoefening"

Course code R_Hum.ri.pro (200933)

Period Period 4

Credits 6.0

Coordinator mr. M. Kuijer

Teaching staff mr. M. Kuijer

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Please note:

Students who have already successfully attended the course 'Mensenrechten en strafrecht' may not participate in this course.

International Criminal Courts and Tribunals

This course enables students to acquire and deepen their knowledge of the international criminal justice system. At the end of the course students will have learnt about substantive and procedural law issues that lie at the heart of international criminal law. By adopting a

comparative criminal law method, this course also provides students with a better understanding of their own national criminal law system.

Course content

With the trials of 'major war criminals' in Nuremberg and Tokyo after WW II the international community made clear that international crimes

(genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes), even when committed by sovereigns or senior government officials, should not go unpunished. The famous quote taken from the Nuremberg Judgement that 'crimes against international law are committed by men, not by abstract legal entities' underlies the development of a system of international criminal justice. The establishment of the International Tribunal for the Former

Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and the adoption of the Rome Statute establishing an

International Criminal Court represent the maturation of the

international criminal justice system. The Netherlands as host-country of the ICTY and the ICC has contributed considerably to this

development.

Form of tuition

There will be 9 lectures (one every week), of which one lecture is a guest lecture.

Written exam.

Course reading

Robert Cryer et al. (eds.), An Introduction to International Criminal Law & Procedure, Cambridge 2010 (2nd ed.).

Reader with course information and additional reading materials.

Course code R_Int.cr.c.t (200904)

Period Period 2

Credits 6.0

Coordinator prof. mr. E. van Sliedregt

Teaching staff prof. mr. E. van Sliedregt

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-only open for students who have obtained 150 credits of their Bachelors degree programme, including Pleitoefening

Remarks

Attendance obligatory and required preparation by students.

International Humanitarian Law

After completion of this course the student should:

- Have a thorough understanding of the sources of international humanitarian law, especially the four Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols

- Know the historical development of international humanitarian law - Know and understand the basic categories, rules, principles and doctrines of international humanitarian law

- Be able to apply international humanitarian law to actual situations of armed conflict

- Understand the difficulties that arise in applying international humanitarian law to contemporary armed conflicts

- Be able to critically reflect on the foundations of international humanitarian law and to be able to discuss possible proposals for reform.

Course content

This course deals with the body of law applicable in times of armed conflict. It takes up questions such as:

Who counts as a combatant under international law?

- What are military objectives and what means of warfare may be lawfully employed?

- What are the rights and duties of an occupying power?

- What is the position of ´terrorists´ under international humanitarian law?

The course includes a role play, organized in cooperation with the Red Cross, where students have to apply international humanitarian law to concrete problems arising at the battlefield. The role play will be judged by a panel of experts from the military, the Red Cross, the international criminal tribunals and research institutions.

Course code R_Int.hum.l (200985)

Period Period 2

Credits 6.0

Coordinator dr. T. Gazzini

Teaching staff dr. T. Gazzini

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Form of tuition

Lectures, discussion, role play.

Assignments, role play.

Course reading

The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008

-only open for students who have obtained 150 credits of their Bachelors degree programme, including 'Pleitoefening'

Remarks

An active command of the English language is required. The course is open for Master students who have successfully completed the course 'Public International Law' (or the Dutch equivalent 'Volkenrecht').

International Relations Theory LPIS

* Acquiring knowledge of and insight into contemporary world politics. * Introduction to rival theories and concepts of International

Relations and their application to contemporary international and global affairs.

Course content

This course offers students an introduction to the subject of

International Relations (IR), examining in particular the main concepts and rival theoretical perspectives that IR has to offer. What are the main actors in world politics? And which structures shape the behaviour of those actors? Is world politics driven by (political) power, by

economic forces, by ideas, institutions, or possibly even legal norms? We will review how different theories provide fundamentally different answers to these key questions. One central theme in our review of current debates is whether what many view as the globalisation of world politics is changing, or ought to change, the way we conceptualise and theorise about world politics. Whereas traditionally the object of study for IR has been the conflict between and cooperation of

Course code SIRLPIS_O (705139)

Credits 6.0

Faculty Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

Coordinator dr. E.B. van Apeldoorn

Teaching staff dr. E.B. van Apeldoorn

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sovereign states, this model is increasingly regarded as outdated inasmuch as more and more non- state actors such as multinationals, NGOs and transnational social movements and groups appear to play a prominent role in world politics. With this less traditional themes

such as the global economy and global governance have also come to the fore. On the other hand, there are still many instances where state

power is very visible. Moreover, recent developments have also once more brought home the message that the `classical theme' of war and peace has not lost its relevance in this new era of globalised world politics.

Form of tuition

Lecture.

Testamur based on written examination (70 %) and a written assignment (30%).

Course reading

- John Baylis and Steve Smith (eds. ) (2005). Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (3rd Edition). Oxford University Press. (appr. 40 euro).

- Richard Little, Michael Smith (eds) (1999) Perspectives on World Politics (3rd Edition). Routledge. (appr. 35 euro).

Target group

Students of the LLM Law and Politics of International Security.

Registration procedure

It is obligatory to; sign up; for a course, for more information on dates to sign up; go to www. fsw. vu. nl/schedules.

Remarks

This course is taught as part of the 2nd year Bachelor Political Science Course, International Relations.

International Security

In this course students acquire an in-depth, specialized knowledge of key issues and contemporary theoretical debates in security studies. Students are introduced to recent developments in security studies and learn to critically discuss relevant scholarly literature and to

approach security issues from different theoretical perspectives. In a written assignment, students are asked to study a particular case in its complexity and to critically assess the contribution theories of

Course code R_Int.secur (200986)

Period Period 2

Credits 6.0

Coordinator prof. dr. W.M. Wagner

Teaching staff prof. dr. W.M. Wagner

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international security can make in analyzing it. The course thus prepares students to carry out independent research.

Course content

The course is divided into two main parts. The first part addresses the prospects and limits of security institutions. Whereas neorealist authors point to anarchy and the security dilemma as obstacles to cooperation, institutionalists demonstrate how institutions help to establish norms of appropriate behaviour, increase transparency and build trust among participants. The second part on domestic politics and international conflict focuses on the distinct impact of democratic politics on conflict behaviour.

Class participation and assignments.

Course reading

Booth, Ken/Wheeler, Nicholas 2008: The Security Dilemma. Fear, Cooperation and Trust in World Politics, London: Routledge. Additional literature

Entry requirements students Bachelors degree programme Law (Rechtsgeleerdheid):

-only open for students who have obtained 150 credits of their Bachelors degree programme, including Pleitoefening

Perpetrators and Bystanders

To understand what drives perpetrators of international crimes such as genocide, crimes against and war crimes, to commit these crimes and why bystanders stand by

Course content

In this course we will focus on the perpetrators of international crimes. These crimes often stand out because of their extreme and atrocious nature and the mass scale on which they are committed yet research has shown that the perpetrators are ordinary people. In the course we will try to understand what transforms ordinary people into perpetrators. We will study the laboratory experiments on obedience by Milgram and the prison experiment by Zimbardo. We will watch a

Course code R_Perp.bysta (200980)

Period Period 4

Credits 6.0

Coordinator J.A.M. Stuifbergen

Teaching staff J.A.M. Stuifbergen, dr. A.L. Smeulers, M. Weerdesteijn

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documentary on how in Greece under the colonel's regime (1967-1974) ordinary recruits were trained at a torture school and will analyze these training methods and the way how they affect the individual. We will discuss whether it is true that everyone can be trained to become a torturer and discuss the different types of perpetrators. Lastly we will focus on the role of the individual bystander and try to understand why some people act and others do not.

Form of tuition

There will be one lecture every week and 2 working group sessions. Students will have to discuss the role of the perpetrators and bystanders under the supervision of a tutor in the tutorial groups.

Several videos amongst which Milgram's obedience experiment, Zimbardo's prison experiment and the Greek torture school (1967-1974) will be shown and analyzed.

A paper and an essay.

Course reading

A reader with articles will be compiled including : Arendt (1964), Milgram (1974), Zimbardo (1974), Staub (1989), Kelman and Hamilton (1989), Lifton (1988), Haritos-Fatouras (2003), Huggins (2002), Smeulers (1996, 2002 and 2008), Gupta (2001), Rhue (1982) Lerner (1980), Oliner and Oliner (1992). Several articles on Blackboard.

Entry requirements Criminology-students:

-Only open for students who have completed the Bachelor's degree programme Criminology.

Entry requirements Law-students:

-only open for students who have completed the Bachelor's degree programme

Target group

The course is open to master students.

Remarks

Attendance obligatory

NB: This course is only open to a limited number of students (max. 30 students). ICC students for whom this course is a mandatory course are given priority.

Political and Legal Aspects of Security Governance LPIS

Course code SPLALPIS_O (701738)

Credits 6.0

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The seminar seeks to expand the analytical knowledge of students about the governance of security from an international and comparative

perspective in the following areas:

- Shifts in state sovereignty concerning security matters.

- The international governance of internal security through multi-lateral actors.

- The police function, the police organisation and police models. - The merger between internal and external security.

- The governance of security through border control and identity management.

- Domestic and European governance of counter- terrorism. - Domestic and European governance against organized crime. - Ethical aspects of the globalization and virtualization of internal security

Course content

The seminar starts with a general introduction on governance theories and concepts that will be frequently used throughout the course. The transformation of the state will be analyzed from the perspective of shifts in governance and their effect on the distribution of power and influence concerning internal security. We will also pay attention to the effects for governance of the merger between internal and external security (e.g. in terrorism and illegal immigration), and human

security. Second, we will focus on shifts in policing by comparing different models, ranging from the bureaucratic-hierarchical policing to nodal policing. Third, we will look at international (cross-border) policing. The main objective will be to clarify and reflect upon the multitude of international actors and multilateral initiatives in international law enforcement co-operation. Major trends will be discussed, such as the growth of extraterritorial action, the policing tasks of the military and vice versa, and the exportation of policing models and organizational structures. Fourth, we will focus on the domestic and international governance of anti-terrorism strategies, whereby we will take into account the trends in global terrorism as well as the new counter-terrorism networks. Fifth, we will devote attention to the domestic and international governance of

anti-organized crime strategies, whereby we will focus in the trends and transformations in the perception of organized crime, as well as the multi-lateral policies; a special theme will be the Europeanization of anti-organized crime law enforcement structures in the Member States of the EU. Sixth, we will analyse and discuss multi-lateral policies on migration and border-security, as well as special agencies that deal with it. We will draw to a close with a final session on the rise of the surveillance society against the background of globalization and virtualization and the application of an ethical framework and good governance criteria: are principles as data protection for individuals, coherence, consistency, transparency, integrity, legitimacy and accountability under pressure as a result of the internationalization of internal security?

Form of tuition

Course week 1-3: weekly lecture of two hours for all students; course week 4-7: weekly working session of three hours (separately for full-time and part-time students). Attendance is compulsory. Students

Coordinator prof. dr. M.G.W. den Boer

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are required to read the indicated literature for each lecture and be prepared to answer questions about the readings in class.

Assessment is based on active participation in the seminar and a portfolio built by students throughout the seminar.

- The individual portfolio consists of 1) a summary of a chapter from the compulsory literature, to be identified by the lecturer halfway through the lectures; 2) an individual presentation during a working session; 3) a brief essay not exceeding 2000 words about a research question to be announced by the lecturer during the first lecture. Students who miss more than two classes without a reason will not be considered for the written assignment and must re-attend the course in order to receive any credits.

Course reading

* Katja Franko Aas (2007), Globalization and Crime, London: Sage (ISBN 978-1-4129-1290-7 pbk)

* Elia Zureik and Mark B. Salter (2005), Global Surveillance and Policing. Borders, Security, Identity, Willan Publishing (ISBN 1-84392-160-X pbk)

* Students are expected to be familiar with main governance concepts; if not, please read Jan Kooiman (2005), Governing as Governance, London, Sage (ISBN 0- 7619- 4036- 7 pbk), prior to the start of the seminar.

* Please bear in mind that this seminar is in English. This means that passive and active command of the English language in reading, writing and speaking is required, particularly in view of the written essays. It is desirable, but not compulsory, to write and submit the essay in the English language.

Target group

Master students of the Master's Programme in Law and Politics of Collective Security.

It is obligatory to enrol for a course in TIS; for more information on enrolment dates, go to www.fsw.vu.nl/schedules.

Public International Law

Course code R_Pub.int.l (200950)

Period Period 1

Credits 6.0

Coordinator dr. H.M.G. Denters

Teaching staff dr. H.M.G. Denters, dr. T. Gazzini

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At the end of the course, students will be able to identify the main legal issues in international affairs and provide an initial response to them by making a coherent argument using the relevant sources of international law. The module will be delivered through seminars. Students are supposed to read the required materials beforehand and to actively participate in the discussion. Students are also invited to

make an informal presentation starting with week 2.

Course content

The course is intended to provide a systematic and detailed treatment of the main principles of the international legal order. It focuses on the subjects and the sources of international law; the consequences of breaches of international rules and the settlement of international disputes.

Students must enroll for this course in BlackBoard.

Students are assessed on the basis of a 5,000 words (with a margin of 10 percent) assignment. Deadline: 30 October.

Alternatively students are assessed on the basis of 2 assignments of 1,500 words each (40%) and a written exam 60%). Deadline for the essays: 30 October.

Diagnostic assignment

Students have the possibility to hand in a 2,000 words diagnostic

assignment by 25 September (paper only). This assignment, which is not compulsory and does not count for the final mark, allows students to check their research and writing skills.

Course reading

Textbook:

Malcolm Shaw, International Law, 6th ed., Cambridge University Press, 2009 (recommended).

Students can use another textbook as long as it deals with the entire programme. In case of doubt, please double check the suitability of the alternative textbook with the lecturer.

Official documents and international decisions provided during the course.

The VU library has a fair collection of international

law books and journals. Many journals are accessible electronically. For additional materials: library of the

University of Amsterdam; library of the Peace Palace, The Hague.

Entry requirements students Bachelor's degree programme Law (Rechtsgeleerdheid):

-only open for students who have obtained 150 credits of their Bachelors degree programme, including Pleitoefening.

Recommended background knowledge

The course: - Volkenrecht

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Remarks

Course will be given in English. An active command of the English language is required. This course is meant for exchange as well as for regular students of our faculty.

Furthermore Exchange students must have successfully finalised basic courses on Introduction to Public International Law. Dutch students must have successfully finalised the following course: Beginselen

volkenrecht.

Public International Law, Selected Topics

After completion of this course the student should:

- Know the evolution of 'measures short of war' in international law since the 19th century

- Know and understand the current status of measures short of war in international law

- Know the different sanction regimes that are in place in contemporary international relations, especially those under the auspices of the United Nations

- Understand the legal and moral dilemmas that surround the application of economic sanctions

Be able to assess the legality of existing sanction regimes in terms of the law of international organizations, State sovereignty,

non-intervention and international human

Course content

Public International Law, Selected Topics´ central focus will be on the measures short of war and economic sanctions. It takes up the issue of the lawfulness and effectiveness of sanctions, the evolution of sanction regimes since the 1990´s and the possible downsides of sanction regimes. Secial attention will be paid to the sanction regimes that have been set up in order to deal with international terrorism.

Papers.

Course reading

To be announced.

Entry requirements students Bachelors degree programme Law (Rechtsgeleerdheid):

-only open for students who have obtained 150 credits of their Bachelors degree programme, including Pleitoefening and:

Course code R_Pub.i.l.st (200975)

Period Period 4

Credits 6.0

Coordinator dr. T. Gazzini

Teaching staff dr. T. Gazzini

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- 'Volkenrecht'.

Recommended background knowledge

The courses:

- 'Volkenrecht (oud)' or - Public International Law

Remarks

Course will be given in English. An active command of the English language is required.

This course is meant for LL.M students, regular Master students of our faculty and a selected group of exchange students.

Exchange students must have successfully finalised basic courses on Public International Law or Law of Nations .

Students of our own faculty: 150 Bachelor ects (incl. Pleitoefening) and must have successfully finalised the following courses: Public

International Law or Volkenrecht. Maximum 25 students.

Research Seminar International Crimes

After successfully completing this course the student should:

- have a profound knowledge of a specific topic regarding international crimes, in all its multidisciplinary breadth;

- have orally presented a paper on this given topic;

- have read and discussed academic literature on this given topic

Course content

Two to four times a year distinguished (foreign) guest lecturers will be invited to extensively discuss and explore specific topics of their expertise. A maximum of fifteen students will be selected to join these two-day seminars in which they have the possibility delve into the respective topic together with the renowned scholar. Prior to the seminar students are provided with reading material, so that they are sufficiently prepared.

During the seminars the students are required to give an oral

presentation and actively engage in the debates that follow. Based on their presentation and participation the students can either 'pass' or 'not pass' for this course.

Form of tuition

Course code R_Res.sem.ic (212411)

Period Ac. Year (September)

Credits 3.0

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Lectures/discussion groups.

Course reading

Variety of articles.

Target group

The course is open to a maximum of fifteen selected students from either the Master International Crimes and Criminology or the Master Law, specialisation Law and Politics of International Security.

Remarks

Over the year a max. of 3 seminars will be organized

Terrorism

Present students an introduction into the various aspects of terrorism and counter-terrorism. After completing the course the

- students will have a thorough knowledge of the different aspects of terrorism and counter-terrorism.

- students will be able to approach these different aspects from an interdisciplinary perspective and critically reflect upon them.

Course content

The global fight against terrorism has had significant effects on

society over the last few years. New policies are constantly introduced, counter-strategies have been adopted and new laws have been implemented. In this course we will explore what recent changes have taken place and evaluate to what extent such measures have proven to be successful. The students will be taught how to approach the subject from different

angles and disciplines. Insights from political science and criminology will be discussed and combined with knowledge of international law. Students will acquire knowledge in ius ad bellum, ius in bello, international criminal law and criminology.

Form of tuition

Lectures.

Paper.

Course reading

Book and reader.

Course code R_Terrorism (200989)

Period Period 4

Credits 6.0

Coordinator prof. mr. E. van Sliedregt

Teaching staff prof. dr. W.G. Werner, prof. mr. E. van Sliedregt

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Entry requirements Criminology-students:

-only open for students who have completed the Bachelors degree programme Criminology.

Entry requirements Law and Notarial Law-students:

-only open for students who have completed their Bachelor's degree programme.

The Changing Nature of War: Legal and Political Perspectives

After completion of this course students should:

- Have knowledge of the history of war as a legal and political concept - Know the basic tenets of contemporary conflict and security law, especially the UN Charter regime on collective security

- Have knowledge and understanding of the transformation of warfare since the 17th century

- Have insight in the nature and structure of contemporary armed conflicts

- Understand the interplay of law and politics in the area of collective security

- Understand the difficulties of applying existing normative structures to contemporary armed conflict.

- Be able to think critically about and discus existing international institutions and to discuss possible ways for international legal reform.

Be able to write a short academic essay on the law and politics of international security

Course content

This course discusses the phenomena of war and security, as viewed through the lens of international law and politics. The course situates the current UN system of collective security in a historical context and examines the interplay between law and politics in the area of security. Topics include: just war doctrines, colonialism and the use of force, nationalism and international law, the League of Nations, the United Nations, guerilla warfare, self-defense and the position of the Security Council.

Course code R_Cha.n.o.w. (200984)

Period Period 1+2

Credits 12.0

Coordinator prof. dr. W.G. Werner

Teaching staff prof. dr. W.G. Werner, prof. dr. W.M. Wagner

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Assignments, presentations, paper.

Course reading

Stephen Neff, War and the Law of Nations, Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Kaldor, Mary (2006). New and Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era. 2nd edition, Cambridge, Polity.

Reader with articles from an IR and International Law perspective on contemporary issues of international security.

Remarks

The course is open for students enrolled in the Master programme in Law, specialisation 'Law and Politics of International Security'.

Entrance to this course is limited for ICC students.

Transnational Governance LPIS

* To advance students understanding of the epistemological issues involved in political science and thereby rendering them capable of developing sound research designs;

* To increase students' knowledge of major empirical developments in Transnational Governance;

* To train students in identifying the policy relevance of the results of political research as well as detecting pitfalls and shortcomings; * To stimulate critical theoretical and normative reflection on research results;

* To invite reflection on the policy relevance and strategic consequences of research;

* To enhance students' abilities in academic writing and reporting on research for different audiences as well as drafting summaries for discussion.

Course content

This course builds on Political Concepts and Processes by teaching students how to apply the basic theories and core concepts of political science to substantial issues in international studies. At the same time, students will be made aware of the current state of research within the field of transnational governance. Governance refers to the phenomenon that many public functions increasingly seem to be assumed

Course code STGLPIS_O (705729)

Credits 6.0

Faculty Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

Coordinator dr. L.C. Horn

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and carried out by actors other than the government actors of the nation-state. Governance becomes transnational if these political processes are not contained within national borders, but are enmeshed with external developments, such as the spread of global market relations, cross-border environmental pollution or the evolution of new political actors such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International. Different types of transnational governance are distinguished, from the most traditional, inter-governmental regimes to the more recent private forms of cooperation. For each type of transnational governance, a selection of important examples will be analysed, with a focus on global political economy. Students are encouraged to make their own contributions in the form of two research papers: one essay that lays out a research design (e.g., for a PhD project), and one longer paper that presents original research. Both papers shall apply theories of international relations or core political science concepts such as 'power' or 'democracy' to a specific form of transnational governance within a given issue area. Thus, papers will, e.g., explain the

evolution of the international debt regime by utilising neo-realist and neo-liberal theories, apply the notion of power to the evolution of private transnational governance organizations within the financial sector, or ask for the implications of the increasing role of globally operating nongovernmental environmentalist lobbying groups for the democratic legitimacy of environmental governance. Student papers will not undertake substantial empirical research, but rather demonstrate the application of basic theories or theoretical concepts on empirical issues, thereby training the development of research questions.

Form of tuition

Tutorial.

Testamur based on one 1, 000 and one 4, 000 word essay on assigned topics. Each essay carries 30% respectively 70% of the overall grade.

Course reading

Information will be made available via the internet.

Admission to the MSc Political Science or to the Masters in Social Research, track Political Science.

Target group

Master students.

It is obligatory to; sign up; for a course, for more information on dates to sign up; go to www. fsw. vu. nl/schedules.

Remarks

This course is compulsory for students in the track International

Relations and Transnational Governance (who in addition have to choose two other Selected Issue Courses as an optional) and optional for

students in one of the other two tracks. In total students have to follow three out of five Selected Issue Courses offered.