International Law FINAL Exam Study Guide: Complete Course Notes – Theories, Courts, Treaties, ICC, ICJ, Customary Law, Jurisprudence

This comprehensive International Law study guide covers everything you need for your final exam. Topics include: originator vs. joiner states, Kantian peace theory, contagion theory, hegemonic theory of court formation, critiques of each theory, Islamic law formalism (Ibadi, OIC, Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Qadi, riba-free Islamic banking), common law vs. civil law (adversarial vs. inquisitorial models, stare decisis, Corpus Juris Civilis, usus), international courts (ICJ, ICC, PCIJ, ITLOS, PCA), territorial claims (treaties, uti possidetis, effective control, terra nullius, tripartite method), UN Security Council, UN Charter, reservations (ratione personae, materiae, temporis), optional clause, compromissory clause treaties, complementarity, Rome Statute (1998), Article 38 ICJ Statute (sources of international law: customs, treaties, general principles, judicial decisions, writings of publicists), opinio juris, jus cogens, pacta sunt servanda, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, force majeure, res judicata, soft law, subjects of international law (states, insurgents, national liberation movements, sui generis entities: Holy See, Order of Malta, ICRC), territory acquisition, UNCLOS (territorial waters, contiguous zone, EEZ, continental shelf, high seas), individuals as subjects of IL (Nuremberg trials, Tokyo trials), international crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, crime of aggression), Holocaust/Auschwitz history, positivism (Kelsen, Hart), realism, liberalism, constructivism, and more. Perfect for law students, political science majors, and IR students preparing for finals.