Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) • International Relations

The environment has been a major topic in international relations for nearly half a century now. Typically of a cross-border nature, environmental problems have been identified as a quintessential policy area for international cooperation –interests, ideas and institutions play out at the international arena that shape the who gets what in this domain. This has been particularly so since the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm), which is usually taken as the first significan...

This is the second part of my notes for this course, from session 6 to 12 (111 pages). This course aims at equipping students with the tools to understand and critically appraise today’s international society and the international legal norms that regulate relations at the global level. The aim is for students to become familiar with the foundations of the international legal system, including the key features of the international legal regime, the subjects of international law, as well as t...

The first 5 sessions (on 12) of my notes for this course (97 pages). This course aims at equipping students with the tools to understand and critically appraise today’s international society and the international legal norms that regulate relations at the global level. The aim is for students to become familiar with the foundations of the international legal system, including the key features of the international legal regime, the subjects of international law, as well as the procedures for c...