Summary Introduction to International and European
Law
april 2024
Including Case Laws, Lectures and Web Lectures
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Info beforehand on International Law..............................................................5
Problem 1...................................................................................................... 6
Learning objective 1: What is self-determination and what are the conditions thereof?. 6
Learning objective 2: Is a decleration of independence lawful under international law?. 7
Learning objective 3: Is secession lawful under international law?.................................7
Learning objective 4: In which way is succession of the rights and duties of the new
States arranged?............................................................................................................. 8
Problem 2...................................................................................................... 9
Learning objective 1: What are the sources of public international law?.........................9
Learning objective 2: What is customary international law?...........................................9
Learning objective 3: What is the relationship between custom and treaty law?..........11
Learning objective 4: How should a treaty be interpreted?...........................................12
Problem 3.................................................................................................... 13
Learning objective 1: How is the responsibility of states regulated in international law?
...................................................................................................................................... 13
Problem 4................................................................................................... 18
Learning objective 1: Under which conditions does international law allow the use of
force and when are states allowed to use force?..........................................................18
Learning objective 2: Who has access to the International Court of Justice and under
which conditions do actors have access to the ICJ? What are the grounds for jurisdiction
of the ICJ?...................................................................................................................... 23
Problem 5.................................................................................................... 28
Learning objective 1: How is the European Parliament composed and how are its
members elected?......................................................................................................... 28
Learning objective 2: How is the Council of the EU composed?.....................................29
Learning objective 4: How is the Court of Justice composed and how are its judges
appointed?.................................................................................................................... 33
Learning objective 5: What are the main tasks and powers of the EU institutions?.......33
Problem 6.................................................................................................... 37
Learning objective 1: When is the EU competent to act and what are the categories of
competence?................................................................................................................. 37
Learning objective 2: What is the principle of conferral?...............................................42
Learning objective 3: What does the principle of subsidiarity entail?............................43
Learning objective 4: What does the principle of proportionality entail?.......................44
Problem 7.................................................................................................... 45
Learning objective 1: What is the principle of primacy of EU law?................................45
Learning objective 2: What is direct effect? And do EU primary law and general
principles of EU law have direct effect?.........................................................................46
, Learning objective 3: How does secondary law have direct effect in the national legal
order?............................................................................................................................ 47
Problem 8.................................................................................................... 52
Learning objective 1: What are the EU legislative procedures and how do they work?. 52
Learning objective 2: What is the preliminary ruling procedure and how does it work? 53
Learning objective 3: Are national courts allowed to nullify EU legislation?..................56
Lecture........................................................................................................ 57
Week 1: Sources of International Law...........................................................................57
Week 2: Use of Force.................................................................................................... 60
Week 3: Origins and Foundations of European Union....................................................62
Week 4: EU Law............................................................................................................ 68
Weblecture Week 1......................................................................................73
Part 1: Introduction and History....................................................................................73
Part 2: States................................................................................................................ 74
Part 3: Individuals and International organizations.......................................................75
Part 4: Jurisduction........................................................................................................ 76
Weblecture week 2.......................................................................................79
Part 1: State responsibility............................................................................................79
Part 2: State responsibility............................................................................................79
Part 3: Diplomatic and Judicial means of Dispute Settlement........................................80
Part 4: International Court of Justice and the Role of National Courts...........................81
Weblecture week 3.......................................................................................83
Part 1: Competences..................................................................................................... 83
Part 2: Ordinary Legislative Procedure..........................................................................84
Part 3: Primary Law, International Agreements of the Eu and Secondary Law..............85
Part 4: Secondary Law..................................................................................................88
Part 5: Charter of Fundamental Rights..........................................................................90
Weblecture week 4.......................................................................................95
Part 1: Introduction and action for infringement...........................................................95
Part 2: Action for annulment......................................................................................... 97
Part 3: Action for a failure to act.................................................................................101
Part 4: Preliminary ruling procedure............................................................................102
Weblecture week 5.....................................................................................104
Part 1: Interaction between International (PIL) and EU Law (EUL)...............................104
Part 2: Kadi and Al Barakaat Case...............................................................................104
Case Laws.................................................................................................. 106
Problem 1.................................................................................................................... 106
, Unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo..................................................106
Problem 2.................................................................................................................... 106
The Case of the S.S. Lotus.......................................................................................106
North Sea Continental Shelf Cases...........................................................................107
Nicaragua................................................................................................................ 108
Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons...................................................109
Problem 3.................................................................................................................... 110
Nicaragua................................................................................................................ 110
Tadic........................................................................................................................ 112
Genocide.................................................................................................................. 113
Teheran Hostages.................................................................................................... 113
Problem 4.................................................................................................................... 115
Armed Activities DRC v. Rwanda..............................................................................115
Nicaragua................................................................................................................ 116
Other cases from European Law.................................................................................117
The Island of Palmas................................................................................................ 117
Reperation for Injuries............................................................................................. 117
Problem 6.................................................................................................................... 118
ERTA........................................................................................................................ 118
Tobacco................................................................................................................... 119
Problem 7.................................................................................................................... 120
Costa V ENEL........................................................................................................... 120
Simmenthal II........................................................................................................... 121
Van Gend & Loos..................................................................................................... 121
Mangold................................................................................................................... 122
Inter-Environment Wallonië......................................................................................123
Marshall I Case......................................................................................................... 123
Faccini Dori.............................................................................................................. 124
Marleasing............................................................................................................... 124
Problem 8.................................................................................................................... 125
Köbler...................................................................................................................... 125
CILFIT....................................................................................................................... 125
Other cases from International Law............................................................................127
Titanium dioxide case.............................................................................................. 127
Internationale Handelsgesellschaft case (also known as Solange I).........................128
Wachauf case........................................................................................................... 129
Akerberg Fransson Case.......................................................................................... 130
Francovich case....................................................................................................... 131
Plaumann case......................................................................................................... 132
Les Verts case.......................................................................................................... 133
TWD Textilwerker Deggendorf case.........................................................................133
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