Today’s Lecture

What is “jus cogens”?
What rules are “jus cogens”?

Were there individually enforceable rights or duties under the pre-war system of international law?

Are there individually enforceable rights or duties under the post-war system of international law?

Name the principal international multilateral treaties (=conventions) in the post-war system.

How are legal rights characterized? Name classifications of legal right.

How are human rights characterized? Name classifications of human rights.

Why did individual human rights, and even individually enforceable human rights rise into the international legal system?

Note: these questions are of the sort which I could test you on at the mid-term and final exam!
Learning to learn: pretend you are the prof! Write out model questions and answers as if you were teaching this course. That always got me good grades. 🙂