Daniel Abebe : Courses and Seminars
Public International Law
LAWS 72901
This course introduces students to public international law, the body of law designed by states to regulate their relations, and to the broader structure of the international legal system. Topics include the sources of international law and the role of international institutions, and substantive areas of international law such as human rights, the environment, the use of force and international limits on national power. Grades are based on class participation and an in-class examination.
Winter 2010
Daniel Abebe
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
Second- and third-year students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Winter 2010
Daniel Abebe
International Law and International Relations Theory
LAWS 48502
This seminar examines modern conceptions of international law through an international relations theory framework. The seminar will introduce students to the international relations theory literature, including realism, institutionalism, liberalism, and social constructivism. The seminar aims to provide students with the tools to understand, discuss and critique different aspects of international law--trade, human rights and security law, among others--from an international relations perspective. Students do not need a background in international law or international relations theory for the seminar. Grades are based on response papers and class participation.
Winter 2010
Daniel Abebe
Foreign Relations Law
LAWS 97801
This course examines the constitutional and statutory doctrines regulating the conduct of American foreign relations. Topics include the allocation of foreign relations powers between the three branches of the federal government, the status of international law in U.S. courts, the scope of the treaty power, the validity of executive agreements and the power to declare and conduct war. The course will also focus on the political question and other doctrines regulating judicial review in foreign relations cases. Where relevant, current events will be explored, such as ongoing controversies regarding individual rights during wartime, the post-September 11 war on terrorism and the war in Iraq. Grades will be based on a final examination.
Autumn 2009
Daniel Abebe
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
Second- and third-year students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Autumn 2009
Daniel Abebe
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
Second- and third-year students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Spring 2010
Daniel Abebe
