Written exam to assess the knowledge acquired.
ECONOMY AND LAWModule International Law
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: ALESSANDRO CAMPOExpected Learning Outcomes
The student attending the course will acquire a general understanding of the fundamental features of the international legal system and its main operational mechanisms.
Course Structure
Frontal teaching
Required Prerequisites
According to the prerequisites established by the degree program.
Attendance of Lessons
Mandatory.
Detailed Course Content
Historical evolution of the international legal system.
▪ Introductory notions and regulatory framework.
▪ General features and fundamental principles of the international legal system.
The legal system of the European Union.
▪ Sources of international law (customary law and treaties).
▪ International organizations (UN – United Nations; WHO – World Health Organization; ICRC – International Committee of the Red Cross).
▪ Health protection in the European and international context.
▪ Human rights.
Textbook Information
Lecture Materials
Antonio Cassese (edited by Micaela Frulli), International Law (Bologna, Il Mulino, 2021) – only Chapters I, II, VII, IX, X, XI, XVI.
Alternatively:
Carlo Focarelli (Wolters Kluwer Cedam), International Law, with particular reference to Chapters I, II, and V.
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
What is International Law?
What are the sources of International Law?
What are the constitutive elements of customary international law?
What are the procedures for the formation of treaties?
United Nations: main bodies and their respective functions.
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT)