Readings - State Responsibility and Dispute Resolution

Next week we will finish up our examination of State Responsibility. We will in particular at the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary v. Slovakia); and then Reparations (Section 5) and Countermeasures (Section 6). We will not review the procedural aspects in Sections 7 & 8.

We will then turn to Dispute Settlement in Chapter 9. As mentioned in class, we will go through this quite quickly, and so will not be examining all the material in the chapter. In particular, you should review: All of Section 1; just skim Section 2 (just familiarize yourself with the different mechanisms); Section 3(A); Section 4(intro and part of (A) (just p. 586-596), and (B) (just p.624-628); Section 5, Intro and (A).

By Friday we will begin consideration of the Bases of Jurisdiction (Chap. 11) and Immunity (Chap. 12). We will cover these topics very briefly. In Chap. 11, review Section 1; Section 2, Intro, (B) (p.769-776); Section 4; Section 5 (p.798-802); Section 6 (p. 804-810); Section 7, Intro; Section 8, (p. 818-825). Section 11(A).

On Immunity, in Chap. 12, review Section 1; Section 2(A)(p. 860-64); (E); (G); Section 4(A)(p.916-20); (B)(p.924-29).

The following week we launch into the substantive area of human rights!