International law and international politics (in English)

The course will introduce students to the approaches of various schools of international relations and international law regarding the relationship between law and politics in the global arena. Among other things, the course will examine the schools of realism, liberalism, institutionalism, constructivism, as well as traditional and alternative legal schools (positivism, political and critical approaches, etc.).

Students will learn about different points of view on the following issues, among others: In what environment do states interact (in a legal order or in anarchy)? Is international law law in the traditional sense of the term? Why do states sometimes comply with international law and sometimes not? Is it possible to create a world government in the future, and is it even necessary?

Students will have the opportunity to learn how the approaches they have learned apply to the role of law in various areas of transnational relations (use of force, environmental protection, international treaties and political agreements, international investment, international trade, etc.) and to past and present events in international politics (the war in Ukraine, global warming, trade wars, competition between the US and China, etc.).