2016 Basic International Law and Diplomacy

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering
Instructor(s)
Saito Masaki  Horimura Takahiko 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Fri9-10(N2-571)  
Group
-
Course number
NCL.U510
Credits
1
Academic year
2016
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2016/4/27
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

This is one of the advanced global liberal arts courses of global nuclear safety and security agents. To minimize risks of atomic energy caused by such as severe accidents, terrorism and use for weapons of mass destruction, it is important to understand the basic international law and the role of diplomacy.
In this class, through discussion together with lecturers, students will be able to understand the important roles of international law and diplomacy.

Student learning outcomes

Students will be able to understand the important roles of international law and diplomacy in order to minimize severe risks of atomic energy.

Keywords

International law, Diplomacy.

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

After each lecture, students discuss together with lecturers for better understanding of international law and diplomacy.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Concept of international law Instruction in the lecture
Class 2 Legal nature of international law Instruction in the lecture
Class 3 General nature of international law Instruction in the lecture
Class 4 Relations between international law and domestic law Instruction in the lecture
Class 5 Status of states in international law Instruction in the lecture
Class 6 International responsibility of states Instruction in the lecture
Class 7 Diplomacy Instruction in the lecture
Class 8 Summary

Textbook(s)

Lecture Materials

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Lecture Materials

Assessment criteria and methods

Level of the understanding of the lecture (70%), Discussion (30

Related courses

  • NCL.U511 : History of Research, Development and Utilization of Nuclear Energy
  • NCL.U507 : International Relations of Nuclear Technology
  • NCL.U605 : Risk Communication I
  • NCL.U606 : Risk Communication II
  • NCL.U508 : International Political Economy and Energy Strategy

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

saito.masaki[at]nr.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

E-mail in advance

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