Public International Law Syllabus

MSU –IIT School of Law 2nd Sem, 2015- 2016

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW FE V. PUYOS

Basic textbooks: 1. Cruz, PIL 2. Agpalo, Public International Law, 2008 3. Bernas, Introduction to PIL, 2009 4. Higgins, Problems & Process, 1994 5. Brownlie, Principles of Public International Law, 1998 edition COURSE SYLLABUS I. INTRODUCTION  Defintions, common concepts and principles II. SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW  Art. 38, ICJ Statute  Art. 53, 1969 Vienna Convention on Treaties Cases:  Kuroda v. Jalandoni. 83 SCRA 171  Yamashita v. Styer, 75 Phil 563  Kookooritchkin v. Solicitor General, 81 Phil 435  Military & Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. US), ICJ Reports, 1986  North Sea Continental Shelf Case, ICJ Reports, 1969  South West Africa Case (2nd Phase), ICJ Reports, 1966  Asylum Case, ICJ Reports, 1950  Nuclear Test Cases, ICJ Reports: -New Zealand v. France, 1974 -Australia v. France, 1974 -Request for an examination of the situation in accordance with par. 63 of the court’s judgment of the 20 December 1974 in the Nuclear Tests (New Zealand v. France) Case, 1995  Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons, ICJ Reports, 1996 1

 Paquete Habana, 175 US 677, 1900  Preah Vihear Temple Case, ICJ Reports, 1962  Case Concerning Right of Passage over Indian Territory (Portugal v. India)  Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Reports, 1949  Chorzow Factory Case, 1928 PCIJ Ser. A, No. 17  Barcelona Traction, Light & Power Company Case, ICJ Reports, 1970  Texaco v. Libya, 17 ILM or 53 ILR 389, 1978  BP v. Libya, 53 ILR 297  Saudi Arabia v. Arabian American Oil Company, 27 ILR 117 III.ACTORS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW  Art. 1, Montevideo Convention on Rights & Duties of States, 49 Stat 3097, 1933 Cases:  Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company Case, ICJ Reports, 1970  Reparations for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the UN, ICJ Reports, 1949  Mavrommatis Case, PCIJ, Ser. A, No. 2, 1924  Certain Expenses of the UN, ICJ Reports, 1962 A.States 1. Territorial Sovereignty Cases:  Island of Las Palmas Case (US v. Netherlands), 2 RIAA 829  Las Palmas Arbitration Revisited, H. Harry L. Roque, Jr.  Eastern Greenland Case, PCIJ Ser. A/B, No. 53  SS Lotus Case, PCIJ Ser. A, No. 10 Thematic Lighthouses:  Minquiers & Ecrehos Case, ICJ Reports, 1951  Case Concerning Sovereignty Over Pulau Ligitan and Pulau Sipadan (Indonesia/Malaysia)  Eritrea-Yemen Arbitration, ICJ Reports, 1998 Map Cases: 2

 Eritrea-Yemen Arbitration, ICJ Reports, 1998  Preah Vihear Temple Case, ICJ Reports, 1962  Frontier Dispute Case (Burkina Faso v. Mali), ICJ Reports, 1986  Libya v. Chad, ICJ Reports 1994  Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case, ICJ Reports, 1951  Western Sahara Case, ICJ Reports, 1975  El Salvador v. Honduras, with Nicaragua intervening, ICJ Reports,1992  Clipperton Island Arbitration (France v. Mexico), January 28, 1931

2. UNCLOS  International Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), ILM 21, 1982  Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the UNCLOS, ILM 33, 1994  Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the UNCLOS Relating to the Conservation & Management of Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Cases: a. Internal Waters  Military & Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. US), ICJ Reports, 1986  Saudi Arabia v. Arabian American Oil Company, 27 ILR 117 b. Territorial Sea  Arts. 27-32, UNCLOS  The Gulf of Sidra Incidents, 5 Italian Yearbook of International Law  Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case, ICJ Reports, 1951  El Salvador v. Honduras, with Nicaragua Intervening, ICJ Reports, 1992  US v. California, 382 US, 1966  US v. Louisiana, 382 US 11, 1969 c. Straits  Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Reports, 1949 3

d. Archipelagos  Arts. 49, 52-53, UNCLOS  Coquia, Analysis of the Archipelago Doctrine in the Law of the Sea, 8 PYIL 30  Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Reports, 1949 e. The Contiguous Zone f. The Continental Shelf  North Sea Continental Shelf Case, ICJ Reports, 1969  Libya v. Malta, ICJ Reports, 1985  Tunisia v. Libya, ICJ Reports, 1982  Guinea v. Guinea Bissau, ILR 77, 1985  Aegean Sea Continental Shelf Case (Greece v. Turkey), ICJ Reports, 1978  Anglo-French, ICJ Reports, 1979  Case Concerning Maritime Delimitation in the area between Greenland and Jan Mayen (Denmark v. Norway), 1993  Canada & France, St. Pierre g. The Exclusive Economic  Arts. 55-58, 70-73, UNCLOS  Spain v. Canada (facts only), ICJ Reports, 1966  M/V Saiga (St. Vincent & Grenadines v. Guinea), ITLOS Judgment, July 1, 1999  Camouco Case (Panama v. France), Judgment, 7 Feb 2000, www.un.org/depts/ios/itlos/jud-camouco.htm) h. Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries  Gulf of Maine Case (Canada v. US), ICJ Reports, 1994 i. The High Seas  Arts. 86-97, 105-111, UNCLOS j. Conservation & Management of Living Resources of the High Seas  Southern Blue Fin Tuna Cases (NZ & Australia v. Japan), Order on Request for Provisional Measures, ITLOS Order, August 27, 1999 k. Right of Land-Locked States to & from the Sea 4

l. International Seabed Area m. Navigation n. Marine Pollution  Civil Liability Convention of 1969  International Fund Convention of 1971  TOVALOP  CRISTAL  1984 Protocols to CLC & FC Conventions  1992 CLC & FC  TOVALOP Supplement of 1994  Crystal 1992 o. Settlement of Disputes p. Peaceful Use of the Oceans q. Archaeological & Historical Objects 3. Jurisdiction & Immunities Cases on Jurisdiction:  Brownwell v. Sunlife, 95 Phil 228  People v. Lol-lo & Saraw, 43 Phil 19  Tubb v. Greiss, 78 Phil 249  Haw Pia v. China Banking, 80 Phil 604 Cases on Sovereign Immunities:  Hilao v. Estate of Ferdinand Marcos, Judgment of Feb 1985 & Opinion/Order of November 1995  JUSMAG Philippines v. NLRC, 239 SCRA 224  USA v. Reyes, 219 SCRA 192  Wylie v. Rarang, 209 SCRA 357  USA v. Ruiz, 136 SCRA 487  WHO v. Aquino, 48 SCRA 242  Lyons Inc. v. USA, 104 Phil 593  Liang v. People, March 26, 2001  Minucher v. CA, 214 SCRA 242  Holy See v. Rosario, 238 SCRA 524 5

 SEAFDEC v. Acosta, 226 SCRA 49  ICMC v. Calleja  Ex Parte Pinochet, 38 ILM 581, March 1999  Israel v. Eichmann, 1962  Ker v. Illinois, December 6, 1886  Machain v. Sosa  Sosa v. Machain  Ebrahim Case  UNOCAL Case: Decision by the California Central District Court  Congo v. Belgium, ICJ Reports, February 14, 2002  US v. Purganan (Mark Jimenez Cases) = 2 cases: SC & MFR  Flowers v. Clinton  Teotico v. Governor General 4.

International Responsibility ILC Draft Articles on State Responsibility, Harris Casebook, 2004 edition Cases:  Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Reports, 1949  Rainbow Warrior Arbitration (Report)  US Diplomatic & Consular Staff (US v. Iran), ICJ Reports, 1980  DC Decision on UNOCAL  Chorzow Factory Case, 1928 PCIJ Ser. A, No. 17  Prosecutor v. Tadic  Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories  Bosnia Case (Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro)), February 26, 2007  State Responsibility, Harris Case book , 1994 & 2004 editions 1994 edition  Union Bridge Company Claim (US v. Great Britain), 1924  Youmans Claim (US v. Mexico), 1926  Zafiro Claim (Great Britain v. US), 1925  Bolivar Railway Company Claim (Great Britain v. Venezuela), 1903 2004 edition 6

 Neer Claim (US v. Mexico, 1926)  Starrett Housing Corp. v. Iran (Interlocutory Award) (US v. Iran), 1983 5.

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Cases: Definition of “treaty”  Abaya v. Sec. Ebdane, G.R. No. 167919, February 14, 2007  DBM v. Kolonwel Trading; Vibal v. Kolonwel; DEPED v. Kolonwel, June 8, 2007 Definition of “ratification”  Lim v. Exec. Sec., G.R. No. 151445. April 11, 2002  Bayan v. Zamora, October 10, 2000  Pimentel v. Exec. Sec. (Class Project of Prof. Roque’s evening class)  Salonga Petition on the VFA, January 22, 2007  Reservations to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide  Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. US), ICJ Reports, 1986

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Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations; Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and Optional Protocols Cases:  US Diplomatic & Consular Staff (US v. Iran), ICJ Reports, 1980  Case Concerning Avena and other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. USA), March 31, 2004

B.International Organizations 1. The UN Charter & the Use of Force Arts. 2(3), 2(4), 24(1), 25, 23(1), 27(3), UN Charter Higgins, Chapters 10, 14 & 15 Cases: 7

 Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. US), ICJ Reports, 1986  Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons, ICJ Reports, 1966  Legality of the Use of Force (Yugoslavia v. US), 38 ILM 1199  The Relationship between the UN Charter and General International Law regarding non-use of force: The Case of NATO’s air campaign in the Kosovo Crisis of 1999, Shinya Murase  The Caroline Case  M.W. Reisman, “Assessing Claims to Revise the Laws of War,” 97 AJIL 82 at 87, 2003  Case Concerning Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America), December 12, 1996 2. International Court of Justice Arts. 92, 93, 94, 96, UN Charter Arts. 1, 34(1), 35(1), ICJ Statute a.

Applicable Law  Arts. 38 & 59, ICJ Statute  The Security Council under Chapter VII of the UN Charter: Problems under the Rule of law, H. Harry L. Roque, Jr.

b. Jurisdiction  Art. 36(1), (2) & (3), ICJ Statute c.

Advisory Opinions Cases on Jurisdiction:  Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. US), ICJ Reports, 1986  Lockerbie Case (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. USA), ICJ Reports, 1988  ELSI Case, ICJ Reports, 1989  South West Africa Cases, ICJ Reports, 1966  Nauru v. Australia, ICJ Reports, 1992  Case Concerning East Timor (Portugal v. Australia), ICJ Reports, 1995 8

Cases on Provisional Measures:  Bosnia Case (Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro)), February 26, 2007  Lockerbie Case (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. USA), ICJ Reports, 1988 Cases on Dispute:  Admissions Case (Conditions of Admission of a state to membership in the United Nations), ICJ Reports, May 28, 1948  Free Zones Case (Case of the Free Zones of Upper Savoy and the District of Gex), PCIJ Ser. A/B. No. 45, June 7, 1932  Marvrommatis Case, PCIJ Ser. A, No. 2, 1924  UN Headquarters Advisory Opinion (Applicability of the Obligation to Arbitrate under Sec. 21 of the UN Headquarters Agreement of June 26, 1947), ICJ Reports, April 26, 1988 Cases on Advisory Opinions:  Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Conflict (WHO Request), ICJ Reports, 1996  Monetary Gold Case (Monetary Gold Removed from Rome in 1943 (Italy v. France, UK of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, & the USA)), ICJ Reports, June 15, 1954  Certain Expenses of the UN, ICJ Reports, 1962  Western Sahara Case, ICJ Reports, 1975  Botswana v. Namibia (Case Concerning kasikili/Sedudu Island), ICJ Reports, 1999  Status of Eastern Carelia (Finland v. Russia), PCIJ Ser. B, No. 5, July 23, 1923  Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories C. The Individual 1. Human Rights (Report) 2. International Criminal Law 9

a. Nurumberg Tribunal b. Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal (Report) c. 1949 Geneva Conventions d. 1978 Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention e. Security Council Resolution No. 827 (Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal) f. Security Council Resolution No. 955 (Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal) g. 1998 Rome Convention on the International Criminal Court Cases:  Advisory Opinion on the Legality of Nuclear Weapons (WHO Request), ICJ Reports, 1996  Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal Decision on Tadic, July 15, 1999 (www.un.org/icyt/ pressreal/tad-sumj99)  Yamashita v. Styer, 75 Phil 563  Dizon v. Commanding General (Report) 3. Foreign Investments & Natural Resources Cases:  Texaco v. Libya, 17 ILM or 53 ILR 389, 1978  BP v. Libya, 53 ILR 279  Saudi Arabia v. Arabian American Oil Company, 27 ILR 117  Chorzow Factory Case, PCIJ Ser. A, No. 17, 1928  LIAMCO v. Libyan Arab Republic, 62 ILR 140  Starrett Housing Case, 4 Iran-US Claims Tribunal Report  Kuwait v. Aminoil, 66 ILR 518  Sapphire Case, 35 ILR 136

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a. When Lawful Starrett Housing Case, 4 Iran-US Claims Tribunal Report AMOCO Case (US v. Iran), 27 ILM 1314 Phillips Petroleum Company Iran, v. The Islamic Republic of Iran, and The National Iranian Oil, 21 Iran-US Claims Report

Readings  Higgins, “The Taking of Property by the State,” vol. 162, Rescueil des Cours, 1979 10

 Jimenez de Arechega, “State Responsibility for the Nationalization of Foreign Property,” 11 NHUJ of International Law & Politics 189, 1978  E. Lauterpacht, “Issues of Compensation and Nationality in the Taking of Alien Property,” 8 JENRL 241, 1990  M. Meldelson, “What Price Expropriation? Compensation for Expropriation: The Case Law,“ 79 AJIL 414, 1985 b.

WTO  The Philippines and the WTO: Survey of Current Practices with Emphasis on Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duties and Safeguard Measures, H. Harry L. Roque, Jr. Cases:  Bautista Paper (Amicus Memorandum of Ambassador Lilia Bautista), GR No. 118295, August 1996  Tañada v. Angara, GR No. 118925, May 2,1997 Appellate Body Reports:  Japan—Taxes on alcoholic beverages, October 4, 1996  Korea—Taxes on alcoholic beverages, January 18, 1999  European Communities—Measures Affecting Asbestos and Asbestos-Containing Products, March 12, 2001  United States—Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline, April 29, 1996  European Communities—Anti-Dumping Duties on Imports of Cotton-type Bed Linen from India, April 8, 2003

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