International Law
The research paper must include a clear thesis statement and two to three arguments (this includes an introduction, analysis, and conclusion). *In the analysis, must engage with Third World Approaches to
International Law.*
Paper topics may include:
• What is the role of UN Security in resolving international armed conflict?
• What is the role of UN Security Council in prosecuting international war
criminals?
• What is the role of the UN in maintaining world order?
• Can the United Nations (and the UN Security Council) maintain world order?
• Can the history of international law explain our present world order?
• What is the status of Jerusalem in international law?
• Describe and theorize the role of the Third World in the current world order.
Discuss the contested and complicated history of the Sovereignty doctrine and its current significance.
• What is the history of statehood and why is it so contested?
• Critically discuss the sources of international law from a “Third World Approaches to International Law” perspective.
Paper must not exceed 23 pages (e.g 6000 words), double spaced, Times New Roman or Arial, font size 12 (twelve), margins: one inch (Left Right/Top Bottom). Word count does not include footnotes
Footnotes/Citations: Proper citations are required based on the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 9th ed (the Mcgill Guide)
