Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 31 Lessons
- 38 Weeks
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- Course 1: Global Structures and International LawInstructor: Dr. Mahmoud Masaeli Duration: 8 weeks + 2 weeks break for assignments Start Date: April 4, 202511
- 1.1Week 1: Nature of the International System (Westphalian system, sovereign and independent states)
- 1.2Week 2: International Legal Personality (international actors, criteria for state formation)
- 1.3Week 3: Sources of International Law (hierarchy of laws, treaties, customary law)
- 1.4Week 4: Break and assignments
- 1.5Week 5: Law of Treaties (Vienna Convention, components of international treaties)
- 1.6Week 6: Customary International Law (concept of crime, peremptory norms)
- 1.7Week 7: Relationship between National Law and International Law (dualism/monism)
- 1.8Week 8: Break and assignments
- 1.9Week 9: International Territorial Law (state sovereignty, territorial integrity)
- 1.10Week 10: Concepts of International Criminal Law (international responsibility of states)
- 1.11Week 11: Prohibition of the Use of Force in International Relations (UN Charter)
- Course 2: Diplomacy Theories in a Changing WorldInstructor: Dr. Mahmoud Masaeli Duration: 8 weeks + 2 weeks break for assignments Start Date: June 4, 202510
- 2.1Week 1: Where Do We Stand in the World? (Globalization conditions, basic concepts and theories of diplomacy)
- 2.2Week 2: International Relations Theories (political realism, institutional liberalism, critical theory)
- 2.3Week 3: Contemporary Diplomacy and International Structures (diplomatic practices after World War II)
- 2.4Week 4: Break and assignments
- 2.5Week 5: Traditional Theories of Diplomacy and Modern Diplomacy (the art of dialogue in diplomacy)
- 2.6Week 6: Global Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practices in the United Nations
- 2.7Week 7: Diplomacy and Civil Society (role of non-governmental organizations)
- 2.8Week 8: Break and assignments
- 2.9Week 9: Public and Cultural Diplomacy
- 2.10Week 10: The Future of Diplomacy: Challenges and Perspectives
- Course 3: Diplomatic Law, Protocol and Rules of ConductInstructor: Dr. Mahmoud Masaeli Duration: 4 weeks Start Date: Mid-September to end of October 20256
- Course 4: Transitional Justice ProcessInstructor: Dr. Nireh Ansari Duration: 4 weeks Start Date: November to December 20254
- 4.1Lesson 1: Introduction to Transitional Justice (pre-transition, during transition, and transitional government)
- 4.2Lesson 2: Principles of Transitional Justice (right to know the truth, right to justice, victims’ rights)
- 4.3Lesson 3: Environmental Justice and Rational Governance as a Solution
- 4.4Lesson 4: Jurisdiction of Criminal Courts and Transitional Justice Processes