COURSE OUTLINE 3.

Right of Equality (Par in

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW Parem Non Habet Imperium)
(TF: 5:30pm – 7:00pm) 4. Right to Territorial Integrity
and Jurisdiction
5. Right of Legation
I. Nature of Public International Law
a. Agents of Diplomatic
a. Definition of Public International Law
Intercourse
b. Scope of Public International Law
b. Congress of Vienna of
c. History and Evolution of Public
1815
International Law
c. Functions of Diplomatic
d. Divisions of Public International Law
Mission
e. Distinction between Public and
d. Agreation
Private International Law
e. Letter of Credence
f. Consuls: Their Kinds and
II. Sources of Public International Law
Ranks
a. Primary Sources of Public
g. Privileges and Immunities
International Law
accorded to Diplomatic
b. Secondary Sources of Public
Envoy
International Law
h. Liang vs. People of the
c. Functions of Public International Law
Philippines, March 26,
d. Application of Public International
2001
Law in Local Jurisdiction
iv. Recognition of government; Its
i. Dualism vs. Monism
Kinds and Effects
ii. Secretary of Justice vs. Lantion,
v. Consequences of recognition and
January 18, 2009
non-recognition
iii. Tañada vs. Angara, May 2, 1997
vi. Succession of States
d. Colonies and Dependencies
III. Subjects of Public International Law
e. Mandates
a. International Legal Personality
f. The Vatican (Holy See)
b. Subjects of Public International Law
i. Holy See vs. Judge
c. The State
Rosario, Jr., December 1,
i. Commencement of its existence
1994
1. People
g. The United Nations: Its Charter,
2. Territory
Purposes, Organs, and Structure
a. Magallona vs. Ermita,
h. Belligerent Communities: Conditions
G.R. No. 187167, July 16,
and effects of Recognition of
2011
Belligerency
3. Government
4. Sovereignty
IV. Treaties and International
ii. Recognition of States
Conventions
iii. Fundamental Rights of States
a. Treaties: Its Nature and Effects
1. Right to Existence and Self-
b. Bilateral and Multilateral Treaties
Defense
c. Requisites of a Valid Treaty
2. Right of Sovereignty and
Independence
 i. The Province of North Cotabato vs. iii. Mediation
The Government of the Republic of iv. Conciliation
the Philippines Peace Panel on v. Tender of Good Office
Ancestral Domain, October 4, 2008 c. Quasi-Judicial Method of Settling
ii. Bayan vs. Executive Secretary, Disputes
October 10, 2000 d. Judicial Method of Settling Disputes:
iii. Saguisag vs. Executive Secretary, The International Court of Justice
January 2, 2016 e. Hostile Methods of Settling Disputes
d. Treaty-making Processes i. Severance of Diplomatic Relations
e. Most Favored Nation Clause ii. Retorsion
f. Termination of Treaties iii. Reprisal
iv. Embargo
V. Nationality and Statelessness v. Boycott
a. Nationality vi. Non-intercourse
i. Doctrine of Effective Nationality vii. Blockade Intervention
1. Frivaldo vs. COMELEC, June
23, 1989 VII. The International Humanitarian
b. Statelessness Law
i. De Jure Statelessness a. War: Its Declaration and
ii. De Facto Statelessness Commencement
c. Aliens b. Basic Principles of Conducting
i. Deportation Hostilities
ii. Reconduction c. The Laws of War
iii. Persona non grata d. Effects of the Outbreak of War
d. Refugees e. Occupation of Enemy Territory
i. Non-refoulement principle f. Commercia Belli
e. Asylum g. Termination of War
f. Extradition h. Postliminium
i. General Principle of Extradition i. Combatants and Prisoners of War
ii. Kinds of Extradition Treaties j. Sanctions for Violation of the Laws of
iii. Ex post facto law and extradition War
iv. Bail in Extradition Cases k. The International Committee of the
v. Attentat Clause Red Cross (ICRC)
g. Doctrine of State Responsibility l. Mercenary
i. Calvo Clause m. Spy
ii. Drago Doctrine n. Espionage
o. Terrorism and Terrorist
VI. Settlement of International Disputes p. UN Convention against Torture
a. International Disputes: Its Meaning q. War Crimes
and methods of resolution r. Genocide
b. Peaceful or Amicable (non-judicial)
Methods of Settling Disputes VIII. The International Criminal Court
i. Negotiation a. Rights of the Accused
ii. Enquiry b. Victim Participation and Reparations
 c. Relationship with the United Nations

IX. Neutrality
a. Neutrality: Its Concepts and
Consequences
b. Neutralization
c. Declaration of Neutrality
d. The Relationship of Belligerents with
Neutral States
e. Duties of Neutral States
f. Right of Angary
g. Visit and Search of Vessels
h. Convoy
i. Blockade
j. Prize
k. Prohibited Acts of Neutral States
l. Breach of Blockade
m. Contrabands and Its Kinds
n. Doctrine of Ultimate Consumption vs.
Doctrine of Ultimate Destiantion
o. Unneutral Service
p. Penalty of Unneutral Service
q. Termination of Neutrailty

X. International Economic Law

a. Nature of Economic International
Law
b. Important Economic Institutions
c. Key Principles of International Trade
Law and Exceptions thereto
d. Dispute Resolution
e. Expanding Scope of International
Economic Law

XI. International Environmental Law

a. Nature of International Environmental
Law
b. Emerging Principles in International
Environmental Law
i. Stockholm Declaration
ii. Rio Declaration
iii. The UN Conference on
Environment and Development