Learning objectives
At the end of the course, students will
- deepen knowledge of the specific topic of the course;
- understand and critically assess principles, norms and international case law on the topic;
- improve the capacity to observe the reality;
- improve the capacity to draft written documents;
- improve argumentative skills;
- improve flexibility and adaptability.
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of basic notions of Public International Law is required.
Course unit content
The course deals with the prevention and repression of the crime of genocide before and after the establishment of the United Nations.
The course will be divided into three parts.
FIRST PART: Introduction to the prevention and repression of genocide on the historical and legal level (12 hours);
SECOND PART:
Deepening of the subject through the analysis of practical cases and international judgments (12 hours);
THIRD PART:
Practical application of theoretical knowledge through the drafting of a report or a pleading (12 hours).
Bibliography
Attending students:
Leotta, L’invenzione del termine “genocidio” negli scritti di Raphael Lemkin, in Lattanzi (a cura di), Genocidio. Conoscere e ricordare per prevenire, RomaTrE-Press, 2020, disponibile al sito: http://romatrepress.uniroma3.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cono-latt.pdf, pp. 13-27; Cassese, e Gaeta, Le sfide attuali del diritto internazionale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2008, pp. 186-190. Further texts and documents will be made known in class.
Non-attending students: Leotta, L’invenzione del termine “genocidio” negli scritti di Raphael Lemkin, in Lattanzi (ed.), Genocidio. Conoscere e ricordare per prevenire, RomaTrE-Press, 2020, available at: http://romatrepress.uniroma3.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cono-latt.pdf, pp. 13-27; Cassese and Gaeta, Le sfide attuali del diritto internazionale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2008, pp. 186-190; Zagato and Candiotto (eds.), Il genocidio. Declinazioni e risposte di inizio secolo, Giappichelli, Torino, 2018, p. 1-15; 47-69; 103-121; 139-156; 229-247; 249-265; 283-317.
Teaching methods
FIRST PART
Traditional lectures
SECOND PART
Working groups on case studies
THIRD PART
Practical activities consisting in the drafting of a written report or a pleading.
A few topics will be dealt with by experts in the context of ad hoc seminars or workshops.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, 3 questions.
The purpose of the first two questions is to assess the knowledge of the topic.
The third question assesses the capacity to apply knowledge, by inviting students to analyze one of the cases discussed in class (attending students) or one of the cases available on the Elly platform (non-attending students).
The exam is passed if all three answers have a successful outcome.
Other information
A few topics will be dealt with by experts in the context of ad hoc seminars or workshops.
