Lesson Plan: International Law
Lesson Plan: International Law
Topic: International Law | |
Week #: 10 | Estimated Time: 150-180 minutes |
Assigned Readings:
Total page count: 50
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Learning Objectives: By the end of this lesson plan, students will be able to:
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Misconceptions of Topic:
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Lesson Component | Ancillary(ies) |
Lecture: Review learning objectives | Lecture slides |
Lecture and discussion: What’s special about international law?
| Reading 1 Lecture slides
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Lecture and discussion: -Key concepts in international law -Sources of international law | Reading 1 Lecture slides |
Example of a treaty: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
Think Pair Share: Should the US join UNCLOS? | Reading 2 Lecture slides
Additional online resource: UNCLOS Website: https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm
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Lecture and discussion: Evolution of international law
Application and discussion: International Criminal Court | Readings 1 and 3 Lecture slides Handout |
Online video and discussion: ICC | Reading 3 Online resource: POV/PBS (2015), Excerpts from “The Reckoning: History of the ICC” (Approx. 17 minutes) URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--m3foHOecE
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Conclude and wrap-up | Lecture slides |