International Law

The course addresses international humanitarian law as part of general international law. It introduces the student to the history and codification of IHL, from the 16th century until today. The course is explained by highlighting the difference between jus ad bellum (the legitimacy of armed operations) and the jus in bello (law applicable during armed conflict). The four Geneva conventions of 1949 and the two additional protocols of 1977 are looked upon into detail as well. Attention is paid to the question of law enforcement, in particular the numerous resolutions of the UN Security Council. The course illustrates IHL in some practical armed conflicts such as the NATO air campaign in Kosovo, the Libyan civil war, the Syrian civil war and looks at some new challenges of IHL regarding armed drones, cyber warfare and '91foreign terrorist fighters'92.

This course focuses on the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC). It explains history of the GCC, member states, the GCC charter, organizational structure, objectives and logo of the organization. Economic Cooperation Agreement is studied. Achievements of economic cooperation in the various fields is illustrated. This includes cooperation in agriculture, energy, planning statistics and development, telecommunication, transportation and communication, fight against harmful and injurious practices in international trade, VAT and other taxes, finance, the customs union, common market and economic nationality, monetary union and the single currency. Likewise, cooperation in intellectual property, human and environmental affairs, security, media and legal and judicial proceedings is reflected. Cooperation in environmental protection is focused on. The course in this respect looks into the GCC Environment Act 1997, The conservation of natural life and environment act 2010 and other environmental protection instruments in comparison with counterpart Saudi Arabia environmental law.

This course will begin by reviewing the process of creating an international arbitration agreement and potential defenses to the establishment of the same. Then the course will focus on the actual international arbitration proceedings. It will highlight the specific procedural rules that govern such proceedings and which international arbitrators and practitioners must abide by. Given the abundance of such rules, the course will focus mainly on the ICC Arbitration Rules and any arbitral awards in the required text derived from the same.

In today'92s global marketplace, legal negotiations conducted by individuals in the context of international business, government matters, and dispute resolution are increasingly important. Negotiation is the process by which two or more parties overcome competing interests, needs, and desires to resolve a particular problem. In the field of law, every lawyer negotiates whether it relates to commercial agreements, business relationships, real estate transactions, employment concerns, intellectual property, finance, dispute resolution (litigation/arbitration), governmental affairs, or other matters. One does not have to be a lawyer to negotiate though. Corporate workers, contract manager, governmental staff, and others negotiate on a daily basis. However, many people negotiate without sufficiently understanding the skills, strategies, approaches, and choices necessary to succeed. This course is designed to enhance your understanding of negotiations in an international context. More specifically, it is intended to teach you about the theory and practice of international business negotiations, international contract drafting, and dispute settlement.

The course offers an introduction into the European Union law. It basically provides insights into the way the EU functions and operates; the decision-making process of the EU; the sources of EU-law; the relationship between EU-law and the law systems of EU Member States; the internal market legislation of the EU as well as into the European Convention on Human Rights and the '93Treaty on European Union'94. In a second part, the course makes decision-making in the EU evident by focusing on EU anti-corruption legislation. By doing so, it provides students with insights about the problem of corruption in Europe in general and how this affects the efforts of the Community to combat corruption. Furthermore, the course intends to embed law related questions into the wider political, social and economic EU-context.

This course will provide students with exposure to the international laws and policies that focuses on counterterrorism efforts and will survey the wide range of legal issues implicated by such efforts within Saudi Arabia and abroad. Issues to be addressed will also include international and domestic law applicable to counterterrorism activities, the authorities that can use force, offensive operations overseas, surveillance of terrorists, capture, detention, and interrogation of terrorism suspects, prosecutions in military commissions and domestic courts, immigration matters, and other legal authorities for addressing terrorism issues. Moreover, this course will help answer the critical question of how to design and execute peacekeeping operations that assist new leaders to provide effective governance and new security forces to control borders, police cities and protect citizens.