1.‘International law is simply an instrument for policymakers’. Discuss.
2. Do you agree that the concept of a threat to international Peace and Security has been overstretched? If so, does it matter?
3. Is the Responsibility to Protect simply updated Just War Theory?
4.To what extent does the recognition of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine at the 2005 World Summit by UN member states create a legal norm, if at all?
5. Are traditional rules of International Humanitarian Law able to effectively regulate new forms of warfare (drones, cyber, etc.)?
6. Does self-determination lead to an automatic right to secession in international law?
7. To what extent was the prosecution of sexual violence at the ad hoc criminal tribunals a radical departure? Discuss with reference to the prosecution of wartime rape at the ICTY and/or ICTR
8.‘The right to have rights can only be recognised within a state.’ Do you agree with this statement?
9. `Is the lack of a formal legal framework governing the use of force in UN Peacekeeping missions an advantage or a disadvantage?`
10. Open borders or controlled migration? Discuss with reference to international refugee law.
12. To what extent have politics restricted the ICC’s effectiveness?
13. To what extent would you agree that the term ‘Genocide’ has become detached from the perceived obligation to respond?
14. Can liberal democratic governments be constrained from using torture?
15. To what extent the violation by some states of the prohibition of use of force affects the relevance of the UN Charter’s legal framework?
16. Why do states differ in their justification for targeted killings?
