Type of Credit: Partially Required
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This course focuses on various inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) which are of particular significance both at the international level and for Taiwan. For each IGO, the course introduces its establishment, objectives, functions, organs, operations, special characteristics, and selected legal and policy issues. The role and work of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will be incorporated, where relevant.
能力項目說明
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Topics and Readings |
Class Activities |
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01 |
02/21 |
Course Introduction |
Lecture |
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Readings: Ian Hurd, International Organizations: Politics, Law and Practice 1-15 (4th ed. 2020); Jon Pevehouse & Inken von Borzyskowski, International Organizations in World Politics, in The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations 3 (Jacob Katz Cogan, Ian Hurd & Ian Johnstone eds., 2016). |
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02 |
02/28 |
228 Memorial Day |
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03 |
03/06 |
United Nations – Introduction (to be rescheduled) |
Lecture, group discussions |
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Readings: Karen A. Mingst, Margaret P. Karns & Alynna J. Lyon, The United Nations in the 21st Century 1-61 (6th ed. 2022); GA Resolutions 2758, 65/308, and 67/19. Relevant Lecture: The Procedures for Admission as a Member State of the United Nations and the Procedures for, and Consequences of, Being Considered a Non-Member State by the General Assembly, https://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Johnson_UN.html |
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04 |
03/13 |
United Nations and Maintenance of International Peace and Security |
Lecture, group discussions |
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Readings: UNGA 11th Emergency Special Session Resolutions, https://research.un.org/en/docs/ga/quick/emergency; Michael Wood & Eran Sthoeger, The UN Security Council and International Law 90-135 (2022); Lise Morjé Howard & Anjali Dayal, Peace Operations, in The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations 191 (Jacob Katz Cogan, Ian Hurd & Ian Johnstone eds., 2016). Relevant Lecture: The United Nations and Its Contribution to International Peace, https://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Sarooshi_UN.html |
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05 |
03/20 |
United Nations and Human Rights Protection |
Lecture, group discussions |
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Readings: Georges Minet, Human Rights Co-Ordination within the UN System, in The United Nations and Human Rights: A Critical Appraisal 709 (Frédéric Mégret & Philip Alston eds., 2d ed. 2020); George A. Lopez, Enforcing Human Rights through Economic Sanctions, in The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law 772 (Dinah Shelton ed., 2013). |
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06 |
03/27 |
United Nations and Environmental Protection |
Lecture, group discussions |
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Readings: David A. Wirth, Environment, in The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations 425 (Jacob Katz Cogan, Ian Hurd & Ian Johnstone eds., 2016); Rosalyn Higgins et al, 1 Oppenheim’s International Law: United Nations 908-26 (2017). |
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07 |
04/03 |
Intercollegiate Activities (No Class) |
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08 |
04/10 |
Doing Research & Taiwan & International Organizations |
Lecture, research exercises |
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Research Guides: Peace Palace Library, Research Guides, https://peacepalacelibrary.nl/research-guide Anne Burnett, Electronic Resource Guide: International Organizations, https://www.asil.org/sites/default/files/ERG_IO.pdf Readings: Bonnie S. Glaser, Taiwan’s Quest for Greater Participation in the International Community (CSIS Report, Nov. 2013); MOFA, IGO, https://subsite.mofa.gov.tw/enigo/ (in English) https://subsite.mofa.gov.tw/igo/cp.aspx?n=DED5DAB0D6C7BED6 (in Mandarin). |
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09 |
04/17 |
Poster Presentations |
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10 |
04/24 |
World Trade Organizations |
Lecture, group discussions |
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Readings: Peter Van den Bosschen & Werner Zdouc, The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization: Text, Cases, and Materials 84-172 (5th ed. 2022); Marios C. Iacovides, Topoi of Ambiguity: WTO Membership without Statehood: The Case of Separate Customs Territories, 2019 Hague Y.B. Int’l L. 103; WTO, Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei) and the WTO, https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/chinese_taipei_e.htm. |
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11 |
05/01 |
International Labour Organization |
Lecture, group discussions |
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Readings: Brian Langille, Labor, in The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations 472-89 (Jacob Katz Cogan et al. eds, 2016); Claire La Hovary, A Challenging Menage a Trois - Tripartism in the International Labour Organization, 12 Int’l Org. L. Rev. 204 (2015). |
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12 |
05/08 |
Regional Organizations, IGOs’ External Relations, and Their Role in Settlement of International Disputes |
Lecture, group discussions |
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Readings: Felix Heiduk & Reuben Wong, Security Relations between the EU and ASEAN, in The European Union’s Security Relations with Asian Partners 301 (Thomas Christiansen et al. eds., 2021); EU-ASEAN Blue Book 2022, https://euinasean.eu/downloads/; John R. Crook, Dispute Settlement, in The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations 644-62 (Jacob Katz Cogan et al. eds, 2016); European Union, The EU’s External Relations, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/chapter/213/the-eu-s-external-relations |
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13 |
05/15 |
Take-Home Assignment |
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14 |
05/22 |
Final Presentations and Discussions |
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15 |
05/29 |
Final Presentations and Discussions |
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16 |
06/05 |
Final Presentations and Discussions |
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Course materials for each session will be provided electronically at the beginning of the semester.
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