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UGC NET Law (058) Public International Law and IHL: Detailed Study Notes

Public International Law and IHL is a scoring unit because the questions are factual and the same cases, treaties and Article numbers repeat. Topic 0 shows how the unit is tested. Topics 1 to 4 cover sources, recognition, nationality, refugees, extradition and asylum; Topics 5 to 7 cover the UN organs, dispute settlement and state responsibility, and the WTO; Topic 8 covers international humanitarian law. Topics 9 and 10 are revision: rapid tables of numbers, years and cases, then frequently confused pairs, mnemonics and a recent-developments radar.

  • 4modules
  • 11topics
  • 66sub-topics
  • 61 minto read once

Start here: How This Unit Is TestedRapid-recall sheet

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How to use these notes

  1. Round 1: ReadStart with Topic 0, then read Topics 1 to 8 in order. For each topic learn the definition, the key Articles and years, three to five leading cases, the India angle and the recent development.
  2. Round 2: ReviseSwitch on Revision mode on any topic page to keep each section's key terms, lists and tables. Then work through Topic 9 (numbers, years, case-to-principle) and Topic 10 (confusing pairs and mnemonics).
  3. Last week: RecallUse the rapid-recall sheet (numbers, years, case matches, WTO agreements), then the recent-developments radar in Topic 10, and practise MCQs.

Full syllabus map

Every topic and sub-topic in this chapter, in study order.

Module 1Start Here, Sources and Recognition

How the unit is tested, the sources of international law and how States and governments are recognised.

3 topics · 18 sub-topics · 14 min

Module 2Individuals: Nationality, Refugees, Extradition and Asylum

Nationality and statelessness, the refugee regime, and the rules on extradition and asylum.

2 topics · 11 sub-topics · 10 min

Module 3Institutions and Disputes: UN, Dispute Settlement and WTO

The UN organs, peaceful and coercive dispute settlement with state responsibility, and the WTO.

3 topics · 21 sub-topics · 19 min

Module 4Humanitarian Law and Revision

The Geneva Conventions and the law of armed conflict, then rapid tables and examiner's traps.

3 topics · 16 sub-topics · 18 min

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