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This is a basic international law course designed to introduce the central topics, concepts and principles of contemporary public international law. It will cover the following matters, among others: the structure of the international community and the function of international law; subjects of the international legal order; customary international law and ius cogens; treaties; general principles of law and soft law; use of force and the UN collective security system; foreign sovereign immunity and diplomatic immunities before municipal courts. The course will also consider the relationship between international law and municipal legal systems as well as international law enforcement mechanisms. Particular emphasis will be placed on discussing actual cases with a view to ascertaining how the main actors of international law behave and to what extent the law affects their conduct.