Semester	Fall Semester, 2023
Department	Sophomore Class of BA in Global Governance Junior Class of BA in Global Governance Senior Class of BA in Global Governance
Course Name	International Organisations
Instructor	KEVIN CHIA-KANG CHANG
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Elective
Prerequisite

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

Week	Topic	Content and Reading Assignment	Teaching Activities and Homework
1	Introduction to international organisations	Full reading list to be provided	Classroom lecture
2	IO roles, functions, types		Classroom lecture
3	Power and legitimacy of IOs		Classroom lecture
4	IOs and international law		Classroom lecture
5	The United Nations: UN Charter & major organs		Classroom lecture
6	Peace and security: Dispute settlement, use of force, sanctions		Classroom lecture
7	Public seminar: Taiwan and international law (TBC)		Seminar Participation
8	Justice and human rights		Classroom lecture
9	Mid-term break		No class
10	Peace and security: peacekeeping and peacebuilding		Online lecture
11	United Nations: Field presence & specialised agencies		Online lecture
12	Development & humanitarian Assistance Responsibility of IOs		Online lecture
13	Health & environmental protection		Online lecture
14	Regional inter-governmental organisations Student presentations 1		Online lecture
15	Trade and commerce Student presentations 2		Online lecture
16	Taiwan and IOs Exam revision		Online lecture
17	Exam preparation		Online consultation by appointment
18	Final examination		Classroom exam

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

Requirement/Grading

1. Class participation 10%

2. Reflection notes 15%

3. In-class presentation 15%

4. Final examination 60%

Textbook & Reference

A full reading list will be provided in early September. The course will use a combination of textbooks and journal articles. The main reference textbooks are listed below. Excerpts from these texts will be provided, thus it is not necessary for students to purchase these books.

The United Nations and Changing World Politics

Thomas G. Weiss, David P. Forsythe, Roger A. Coate, Kelly-Kate Pease

8th Edition, 2017, Routledge

The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations

Edited by Jacob Katz Cogan, Ian Hurd, and Ian Johnstone

2016, Oxford University Press

An Introduction to International Organizations Law

Jan Klabbers

4th edition, 2022, Cambridge University Press

Urls about Course

Charter of the United Nations: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter/full-text

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