UCL - International Organizations

[SPRI2045]

[30h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Amine Ait-Chaalal

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

At the issue of this course, the students will be able to understand the politico-institutional working structures and to analyse the main modes of action of contemporary international organizations.

Main themes

The major themes of the course are : the theory of international organisations, the United Nations Organisation (main organs, peace-keeping missions and specialised institutions), politico-military organisations and regional organisations.

Content and teaching methods

Content : The part on " the theory of international organisations " raises the question of the definition and clas-sification of international organisations. We then turn on the means of the organisations (competencies, legal entity, organs, finances, international officers). The part on the UN will be divided in three chapters: 1) the insti-tutional approach : history and UN Chart, aims and principles of the UN, admission and members, analysis of the main organs (General Assembly, Security Council, Social and Economic Council, Secretariat, International Court of Justice; 2) questions related to international peace: peace-keeping operations; 3) specialised institutions (UNESCO, WHO, ILO, financial and economic institutions). The part on politico-military organisations deals with the NATO and the part on regional organisations in the Organisation of American States / OAS and of the African Union/AU (the organisations selected may change). Method: lectures (open to discussion), analysis and discussion of a collection of readings and, if possible, organisation of conferences with international experts.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Essential foundations of the analysis of international relations.

Synthesis questions via an oral or written exam

Syllabus with readings. Reference Books :: C-A. Colliard & L. Dubouis, Institu-tions internationales, Dalloz (Précis), Paris, 1995 ; P. Weiss, Les organisations internationales, Nathan-Université, Paris, 1998.

This teaching is combined with :
"Law of the Nations", " Geopolitics and International Contemporary System ".