LAWS1023 Public International Law - Concise Course Notes (Semester 1, 2018) (Distinction)

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These notes are a concise and summarised compilation of class notes, textbook notes, and case readings. They are comprehensive and step through LAWS1023 in detail, allowing me to achieve Distinction overall. The notes are well-formatted and structured by topic, including: - Key points from lectures (following the UOS outline) - Relevant case and legislation extracts - Diagrams and flow charts where helpful Topics include: 1. Development, nature and scope of international law 2. Sources of international law 3. Personality, statehood, self-determination, recognition 4. Title to territory 5. The law of treaties 6. Relationship between international law and domestic law 7. State jurisdiction 8. Immunity from jurisdiction: diplomatic immunity 9. Immunity from jurisdiction: state immunity 10. The law of state responsibility 11. The treatment of aliens 12. The law on the use of force 13. Settlement of disputes