ClassInfo - Fall 2022 Political Science Classes

Fall 2022 | POL 8409 Section 001: International Law and Regulation (32656)

Instructor(s): Cosette Creamer
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person
Enrollment Requirements:: Political Science grad student
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022

Mon 01:25PM - 03:20PM

UMTC, West Bank

Social Sciences Building 1383
Enrollment Status:: Open (8 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:: Fall 2022

Course Catalog Description:

This is a graduate seminar that examines seminal interdisciplinary research on the role of international laws, institutions, and regulations in world politics. Its objective is to enhance your understanding of the ways in which international rules shape international and domestic politics, practices, values, and relations. To what extent does international law help resolve conflicts between countries? What is its relationship with governments' foreign policies? To what extent has international law helped governments achieve common goals or express important values? How does international law interact with domestic politics, legal systems, or cultures? Throughout the course, we emphasize the relationship between law and politics and seek to understand the nature of international law and transnational regulatory standards. The course is divided into three main parts. First, we will explore a variety of approaches to conceptualizing and analyzing international rules and institutions. This part will consider different reasons for legalizing cooperation, the role of domestic politics in the turn to international law and regulation, institutional design considerations, and the process and politics of delegating authority to a supranational legal body. The second part of the course examines tools and approaches scholars use to evaluate the effectiveness or effects of these efforts. We assess whether and how legal or regulatory institutions engender compliance with rules; explore different ways in which they can have an effect on the behavior, beliefs, and identities of a range of actors; and interrogate the intended and unintended consequences of legal regulation in global politics. Finally, after workshopping our own research, we consider broader implications of the turn to international law in terms of complexity, fragmentation, backlash, and pressing problems for the current political moment.

Class Description:

This seminar examines the role of international laws and regulation in world politics. Its objective is to enhance your understanding of the ways in which international rules shape - and are in turn shaped by - supranational and domestic politics, practices, and values. By the end of this course, you will be able to reflect critically on the promise and limitations of international law for addressing pressing global issues.

The course is divided into three parts. The first explores analytical frameworks used to study international rules and institutions. The second examines tools and approaches scholars use to evaluate international law's effectiveness and effects. We will consider whether and how legal institutions engender rule-compliance; the ways in which law affects actors' behavior, beliefs, and identities; and the intended and unintended political consequences of legal regulation. The final part of the course develops and workshops your own research.

Who Should Take This Class?:

Open to graduate (PhD/SJD) students from any discipline interested in international law and politics; MA, JD, and advanced undergraduate students should consult with the instructor for permission to enroll.

Grading:

Critical Reviews & Discussion Leads: 20%

Presentations: 20%

Paper(s): 45%

Attendance & Participation: 15%

Textbooks:

https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32656/1229

Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:

2 April 2022

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