- Klabbers, Jan, (latest ed) International Law, Cambridge UP; eller Henriksen, Anders (2018), International Law (OUP)
- Brownlie, Ian (latest ed) Principles of Public International Law (OUP)
- Evans, D. Malcolm (latest ed), Blackstone’s International Law Documents, Oxford UP (or equivalent compilation of international treaties and other relevant instruments)
500 pages of additional reading material may be added to the reading list.
Public International Law
Freestanding course
Freestanding course, bachelor’s level
7.5 credits
Malmö | daytime | 50%
10 November 2025 - 18 January 2026
Applications open 17 March
International students
International students
Full tuition fee: 13,000 SEK
EU/EEA students are generally not required to pay tuition fees.
About the course
Course content
The aim of the course is to acquire basic knowledge and understanding of international law, and how it is formed, regulated and applied. The course introduces the traditional legal fields of international law, key concepts and principles and how public international law relates to other systems of law. The course also provides basic practical skills in legal analysis by training in solving legal issues in an international context and analyzing cases through the means of legal method.
The course covers the basics of the international legal system with focus on public international law, its classification and features along with substantive law. The course addresses the following parts:
- The nature of public international law
- Sources
- Legal actors – states, international organizations and private actors
- States’ fundamental rights and obligations – sovereignty, territorial law, the Law of the Sea and jurisdiction
- State responsibility
- States’ representation and immunities
- Settlements of legal disputes
Entry requirements and selection
Entry requirements
General entry requirements + English 6.
Selection
34% Upper Secondary Grades - 34% Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) - 32% University Credits
Course literature
Course evaluation
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