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About the Course

International Law in Action explains the functions of each international court and tribunal present in The Hague, and it looks at how these institutions address contemporary problems. On the basis of selected cases, and through interviews with judges and lawyers, you will explore the role of these courts and tribunals and their potential to contribute to global justice. The first module of the course will investigate how judicial settlement is different from other more political forms of dispute settlement, such as negotiation and mediation. It offers a brief historical overview and introduces the judicial and arbitral bodies based in The Hague. In the remaining modules you will learn about the functions of these courts and tribunals, and some of the challenges and prospects that they face. Three cross-cutting themes tie together all of these modules: (i) The interaction between law and politics; (ii) The continuing role of State consent; and (iii) The ability of international courts and tribunals to protect the public interest and global values. This course offers you an opportunity to gain a better insight into the functions and features of the courts and tribunals present in The Hague. You will gain a familiarity with each court or tribunal. You will develop realistic expectations of their capacity to address contemporary problems and an awareness of their limitations. You will also be able to discuss some of their most prominent cases. If you would like to have a better understanding of international law in action in The Hague, this is definitely the course for you! This course is free to join and to participate in. There is the possibility to get a verified certificate for the course, which is a paid option. If you want a certificate, but are unable to pay for it, you can request financial aid via Coursera...

Top reviews

MV

Apr 28, 2019

It was good overview course about three main international courts in The Hague. The lectures were good structured and clear. Interviews were impressed and made international court practices "real".

AG

Nov 16, 2021

Excellent course. The material is well presented and explained. The course helps to structure known information and learn new information, which supports further research on the topics discussed.

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By Amirhosein M

Dec 29, 2016

This course was very good and i hope to see you in leiden university in summer school. thank you

By Luis M X d C

Sep 21, 2016

Interesting course but was expecting something sligtly different.

By Yvonne Y

Sep 1, 2016

Basic understanding. Recommend to those under graduate students.

By Hélène J d G

Oct 2, 2016

The course is excellent for beginners in international law

By Geordie K

Feb 23, 2018

Good course to learn the basics of international courts.

By Julie R

May 25, 2017

Very interesting course with good examples.

By Hun L

Sep 22, 2017

Thank you for the wonderful modules.

By Rahul B

Jan 16, 2019

Good reading and reference material

By SAUMYA S

May 21, 2020

generally a informative course..

By Aashima S

Aug 22, 2020

Could have been more detailed

By Suhavi A

Sep 25, 2017

Very interesting course

By Mona A

Jun 28, 2022

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By Aleks L

Feb 21, 2016

The scope of the course is really limited, and that is fine for super-introductory courses like this one, but all the emotional attachments aside, looking only into one city's tribunals is questionable from the methodological point of view.

By Miriam S

Mar 9, 2018

Interesting course, but rather superficial introduction: Fast paced with little ressources. Good for a quick overview into the Int'l Courts in The Hague

By Charger

Feb 11, 2017

Too much emphasis on irrelevant fact-repeating (eg date a convention was signed) rather than content and implications of the content for practice.

By Ewerton B

May 29, 2020

Good course if you want to have a basic understanding of the main international courts and tribunals.

By Julian D

Mar 29, 2016

Very superficial teachings. This course seems aimed at non legal students, considering the very rare references to the legal instruments' articles. For the price paid, I could have found most information on Wikipedia... Furthermore, the staff isn't responding AT ALL to the —many—requests of the students regarding errors in the questionaries, deadline explanations, etc. Even worse, the subtitles to the videos are full of small typos and wrong transcriptions, sometimes changing the meaning of a sentence, thereby confusing the audience.

By Michael T

Feb 4, 2016

Some good content. However, text has numerous spelling mistakes and there is no involvement by academic staff. Nor can one see one's answers to quizzes once done., nor standard answers provided. As with so many Coursera MOOC's, little involvement by fellow students in discussion fora. No certificate on completion, which is a pity because the cost of a purchased one is somewhat prohibitive for third world students with our exchange rates.

By Haya A O

Sep 28, 2023

good course and very beneficial for law students however poor grading system it's sometimes a struggle to pass.

By Matlab A

Mar 9, 2017

It is not free. They just sell the certificates. There is not any free statement about accomplishment of the course, so nobody will knows that you have completed it. In the future you have not got anything to show in your CV.

I want my Statement of Accomplishment.

By Reza J

Mar 3, 2021

Very basic course

By прозоров п а

Dec 13, 2021

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