Fall 2020
7334 WRS: International Law & Use of Force - FOTEH- 17068
Professor(s):
Samir Foteh (ADJUNCT)
Credits: 3
Course Areas: International Law
Time: 9:00a-10:30a TTH Location: 111 TUII
Course Outline: The seminar will focus on international legal issues relating to the use of armed force, including attention to various permissible uses of force and criminal responsibility for use of illegal force; U.S. constitutional issues concerning decisions to use armed force abroad; terrorism; permissible detention of individuals under international law; interrogation tactics, and relevant war crimes and individual responsibility. A paper is required.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus
Course Notes: HyFlex The instructor for this course has expressed a preference to teach in a physical classroom. The extent to which that room will be used during the semester is up to the instructor and may vary during the semester. When the classroom is used by an instructor, those class sessions will be operated in “HyFlex” mode: remote presence is available to any student via internet videoconferencing, and recordings will be available. More details should be made available from the instructor via their syllabus or via other means as the start of the semester nears.
Quota=12
Course Materials
FA20 HUMAN RIGHTS CH11
FA20 TERRORISM CH12
1 OF 2 WAR POWERS CH 7 FA2020
2 OF 2 WAR POWERS CH7 FA2020
FA2020 IRAQ2003
WAR CRIMES CH 8
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Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Experiential Course Type: No
Bar Course: No
DistanceEd ABA 306:
Pass-Fail Student Election: Unavailable (Instructor Preference)
Course Materials (5/6/2020 9:09:23 AM)
Special Case
Course Materials: Yes, required course materials to be picked up from the professor, Suite 210-TU2, upon instruction.
BOOKS ARE RECOMMENDED ONLY:
TEXAS ESTATE PLANNING STATUTES W... | Edition: 17
Author: BEYER
ISBN: 9781546203261
International Law and Litigation in the United States, 2008 Documents Supplement | Edition: 1
Author: Jordon J. Paust
ISBN: 9780314198907
Publisher: West Academic Publishing
Publication Date: 08/18/2008
International Law and Litigation in the United States | Edition: 3
Author: Jordan J. Paust, Jon M. Van Dyke
ISBN: 9780314199843
Publisher: West Academic Publishing
Publication Date: 05/08/2009
