INTERNATIONAL LAW CSS SYLLABUS (100 MARKS)
I. Nature, Origin and Basis of International Law
- The emergence of international law
- Early European authors
- The nation-state system
- The enforcement of international law
- The effectiveness of international law
- The weakness of international law
- The juridical basis of international law
- The future of international law
- Material sources of international law
II. Relation between International Law and State Law
- Article 38 of the Statute of International Court of Justice
- Primary sources of international law
- Subsidiary sources of international law
- International soft law
III. State in General and Recognition
- Personality and statehood in international law
- The subjects of international law
- Recognition of state and government in international law
- Recognition of state and government in national law
IV. The Law and Practice as to Treaties
- The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
V. The Settlement of International Disputes
- Negotiation
- Mediation and good offices
- Inquiry
- Settlement by the United Nations
- Conciliation
- Arbitration
- The International Court of Justice
VI. International Humanitarian Law
- International armed conflicts
- Non-international armed conflicts
- ‘Combatant’ and ‘Protected Persons’
- Protection of wounded, sick and ship-wrecked persons
- Prisoners of war (POWs)
- Civilians
- Limitations on the conduct of war
- Limits on the choice of methods and means of warfare
VII. The Use of Force
- The law before the UN Charter
- The law after the UN Charter
- The collective use of force
- The right of self-defence
VIII. International Institutions
IX. State Territorial Sovereignty
X. State Responsibility
XI. State Jurisdiction
XII. Succession to Rights and Obligations
XIII. The State and the Individual
XIV. The State and the Economic Interest
XV. Diplomatic Envoys, Counsels and other Representatives
XVI. War, Armed Conflicts and other Hostilities
XVII. Neutrality
FPSC RECOMMENDED BOOKS List for INTERNATIONAL LAW CSS SYLLABUS
| S.No. | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | International Law | Malcolm N. Shaw |
| 2. | Principles of Public International Law | Ian Brownlie |
| 3. | International Law | Dr. S.K. Kapoor |
| 4. | Introduction to International Law | J.G. Starke, QC |
| 5. | International Humanitarian Law | ICRC Pakistan |
| 6. | Extradition Act, 1972 | Nil |
| 7. | The Diplomatic and Consular Privileges Act, 1972 | Nil |
| 8. | Territorial Waters and Maritime Zone Act, 1976 | Nil |
| 9. | U.N. Convention on Law of the Sea, 1984 | Nil |
| 10. | Cases and Materials on International Law | D.J. Harris |
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