UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES COLLEGE OF LAW

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

PROF. HARRY ROQUE, JR.
Basic textbooks:
1.
Higgins, Problems & Process, 1994
2.
Brownlie, Principles of Public International Law, 1998 edition
COURSE SYLLABUS
I. In General
Higgins, Chapter 1
II. Sources of International Law
Art. 38, ICJ Statute
Art. 53, 1969 Vienna Convention on Treaties
Higgins, Chapter 2
Brownlie, Chapter 1
Cases on Customary Law
o Kuroda v. Jalandoni, G.R. No L-2662, 26 March 1949
o Yamashita v. Styer, G.R. No. L-129, 19 December 1945
o Kookooritchkin v. Solicitor General, G.R. No. L-1812, 27 August 1948
o Case Concerning the Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua
(Nicaragua v. US), ICJ Reports, 27 June 1986
o North Sea Continental Shelf Cases, ICJ Reports, 20 February 1969
o South-West Africa Cases (Ethiopia v. South Africa; Liberia v. South Africa); Second
Phase, 18 July 1966
o Asylum Case (Colombia v. Peru), ICJ Reports, 20 November 1950
o Nuclear Test Cases, ICJ Reports:
New Zealand v. France, 1974
Australia v. France, 1974
Request for an examination of the situation in accordance with par. 63 of the
court's judgment of the 20 December 1974 in the Nuclear Tests (New Zealand v.
France) Case, 1995
o Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Conflict (Advisory Opinion),
ICJ Reports, 8 July 1996
o The Paquete Habana, 175 U.S. 677 (1900)
o Case Concerning the Right of Passage Over Indian Territory (Portugal v. India), ICJ
Reports, 12 April 1960
o Texaco v. Libya, 17 ILM or 53 ILR 389, 1978
Cases on General Principles of Law
o Case Concerning Preah Vihear Temple (Cambodia v. Thailand), ICJ Reports, 15 June
1962
o Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Reports, 9 April 1949
o Chorzow Factory Case, 1928 PCIJ Ser. A, No. 17
o Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company Case, ICJ Reports, 1970
o BP v. Libya, 53 ILR 297
o Saudi Arabia v. Arabian American Oil Company, 27 ILR L17
o Prosecutor v. Tadic, ILJ, 2 October 1995
o Salonga v. Executive Secretary, G.R No. 176051, 11 February 2009
o Medellin v. Texas, 552 U.S. 491 (2008)
III. Actors in International Law

Higgins, Chapter 3
Brownlie, Chapter 3
Art. 1, Montevideo Convention on Rights & Duties of States, 49 Stat. 3097,1933
Cases:
o Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company Case, ICJ Reports, 1970
o Reparations for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the UN, ICJ Reports, 1949
o Mavrommatis Case, PCIJ, Ser. A, No. 2, 1924
o Certain Expenses of the UN, ICJ Reports, 1962

A. States
Brownlie, Chapters 4 & 5
Higgins, Chapter 4
Henkin et al, International Law, Cases & Materials, 2nd edition, Chapter 4
1. Territorial Sovereignty
Brownlie, Chapter 4
Cases:
o Island of Las Palmas Case (US v. Netherlands), 2 KIAA 829
o Las Palmas Arbitration Revisited, H. Harry L. Roque, Jr.
o Bishop Pedro Dulay et.al. v. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita (Case filed by Sir, et al,
regarding Palawan)
o Eastern Greenland Case, PCIJ Ser. A/B, No. 53
o SS Lotus Case, PCIJ Ser. A, No. 10
Thematic Lighthouses:
o Minquiers and Ecrehos Case, ICJ Reports 1953, p. 47
o Case Concerning Sovereignty Over Pulau Ligitan and Pulau Sipadan
(Indonesia/Malaysia)
o Eritrea-Yemen Arbitration, ICJ Reports, 1998
Map Cases:
o Eritrea-Yemen Arbitration, ICJ Reports, supra
o Preah Vihear Temple Case, ICJ Reports, supra
o Libya v. Chad, ICJ Reports 1994
o Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case, ICJ Reports 1951, p. 116
o Western Sahara Case, ICJ Reports, 1975
o El Salvador v. Honduras, with Nicaragua intervening, ICJ Reports,1992
o Clipperton Island Arbitration (France v. Mexico), 8 January 1931
2. UNCLOS
Brownlie, Part 4, Chapters 9-11
International Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), ILM 21, 1982
Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the UNCLOS, ILM 33,1994
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the UNCLOS Relating to the Conservation
& Management of Straddling Fish Stocks & Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
Cases:
a. Internal Waters
Military & Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. US), supra
Saudi Arabia v. Arabian American Oil Company, supra
Magallona et.al. v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 187167, 16 July 2011
b. Territorial Sea
Arts. 27-32, UNCLOS

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Anglo-Norwegian Fisheries Case, ICJ Reports, 1951
El Salvador v. Honduras, with Nicaragua intervening, ICJ Reports, 1992
US v. California, 382 U.S. 448 (1966)
US v. Louisiana, 382 U.S. 11 (1969)

c. Straits
Corfu Channel Case, supra
d. Archipelagos
Arts. 49, 52-53, UNCLOS
o Coquia, Analysis of the Archipelago Doctrine in the Law of the Sea, 8 PYIL 30
o Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Reports, 1949, supra
e. The Contiguous Zone
f. The Continental Shelf
North Sea Continental Shelf Case, ICJ Reports, 1969, supra
Libya v. Malta, ICJ Reports, 1985
Tunisia v. Libya, ICJ Reports, 1982
Aegean Sea Continental Shelf Case (Greece v Turkey), ICJ Reports, 1978
Anglo-French Arbitration, ICJ Reports, 1979
Case Concerning Maritime Delimitation in the area between Greenland and Jan Mayen
(Denmark v. Norway), 1993
Canada & France, St. Pierre
Malaysia v. Singapore
Arigo v. Executive Secretary, supra
Arigo v. Swift (Petition for Writ of Kalikasan, 2014)
g. The Exclusive Economic Zone
Arts. 55-58, 70-73, UNCLOS
o Spain v. Canada (facts only), ICJ Reports, 1966
o M/V Saiga (St. Vincent & Grenadines v. Guinea), ITLOS Judgment, July 1, 1999
o Camouco Case (Panama v. France judgment, 7 Feb 2000,
www.un.org/depts/ios/itlos/jud-camouco.htm)
h. Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries
Gulf of Maine Case (Canada v. US), ICJ Reports, 1994
i. The High Seas
Arts. 86-97, 105-111, UNCLOS
j. Conservation & Management of Living Resources of the High Seas
Southern Blue Fin Tuna Cases (NZ & Australia v. Japan), Order on Request for
Provisional Measures, ITLOS Order, August 27, 1999
k. Right of Land-Locked States to & from the EEZ(?)
l. International Seabed Area
m. Navigation
n. Marine Pollution

Civil Liability Convention of 1969

International Fund Convention of 1971
TOVALOP
CRISTAL
1984 Protocols to CLC & FC Conventions
1992 CLC & FC
TOVALOP Supplement of 1994
CRISTAL 1992

o. Settlement of Disputes
p. Peaceful Use of the Oceans
q. Archaeological & Historical Objects
r. Piracy
3. Jurisdiction & Immunities
Brownlie, Chapters 14 & 15
Higgins, Chapters 4 & 5
Cases on Jurisdiction:
o People v. Lol-lo & Saraw, 43 Phil. 19 (1922)
o Tubb v. Greiss, 78 Phil. 249 (1947)
o Haw Pia v. China Banking, 80 Phil. 604 (1948)
o Brownell v. Sunlife, 95 Phil. 228 (1954)
Cases on Sovereign Immunities:
o Under Military Bases Agreement
Lyons Inc. v. USA, 104 Phil 593
USA v. Ruiz, 136 SCRA 487
Wylie v. Rarang, 209 SCRA 357
USA v. Reyes, 219 SCRA 192
JUSMAG Philippines v. NLRC, 239 5CRA 224
o International Organizations
WHO v. Aquino, 48 SCRA 242
Minucher v.CA, 214 SCRA 242
SEAFDEC v. Acosta, 226 SCRA 49
Holy See v. Rosario, 238 SCRA 524
ICMC v. Calleja, G.R. No. 85750, September 28, 1990
Liang v. People, G.R. No. 125865, March 26, 2001
o Sovereign (Head of State) Immunities
Forbes v. Chuoco Tiaco, 16 Phil. 534 (1910)
Kuroda v. Jalandoni, supra
David v. Arroyo, G.R. No. 171396, 3 May 2006
Hilao v. Estate of Ferdinand Marcos, Judgment of Feb 1985 & Opinion/Order of
November 1995
Ex Parte Pinochet, 38 ILM 581 (March 1999)
Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681
Belgium v. Senegal, ICJ, 20 July 2012
Congo v. Belgium, ICJ Reports, 14 February 2002
Doe v. UNOCAL, 963 F.Supp. 880 (1997)

Germany v. Italy (3 February 2012), including Dissenting Opinion of Canado

Trindade
Kidnapping/Extradition Cases
Israel v. Eichmann, 36 ILR 277 (Israel Supreme Court, 1962)
Ker v. Illinois, 119 U.S. 436
United States v. Alvarez-Machain, 504 U.S. 655 (1991)
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692 (2004)
State v. Ebrahim, 26 February 1991, 2 SALR 553
US v. Purganan (Mark Jimenez Cases) = 2 cases SC & MFR, G.R. No. 148571,
24 September 2002

4. International Responsibility
Higgins, Chapter 9
Brownlie, Chapter 21
ILC Draft Articles on State Responsibility, Harris casebook, 2004 edition
RA 9851
Cases:
o Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Reports, supra
o Rainbow Warrior Arbitration (Report)
o US Diplomatic & Consular Staff (US v. Iran), ICJ Reports, 1980
o Doe v. UNOCAL, 395 F.3d 932 (9th Circuit); 403 F.3d 708
o Chorzow Factory Case, supra
o Prosecutor v. Tadic, supra
o Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the
Occupied Palestinian Territories
o Bosnia Case [Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro)], February 26,
2007
o Trail Smelter Case
State Responsibility, Harris Casebook, 1994 & 2004 editions
1994 edition
o Union Bridge Company Claim (US v. Great Britain), 1924
o Youmans Claim (US v. Mexico), 1926
o Zafiro Claim (Great Britain v. US), 1925
o Bolivar Railway Company Claim (Great Britain v. Venezuela), 1903
2004 edition
o Neer Claim (US v. Mexico), 1926
o Starrett Housing Corp. v. Iran (Interlocutory Award) (US v. Iran), 1983
5. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
o Brownlie, Chapter 26
o ROQUE, HARRY. Treaties, Chinese "Tied Loans, Government Procurement and Good
Governance. PLJ Vol. 84, No. 4 (2010)
o Cases:
Definition of "treaty"
Abaya v. Sec. Ebdane, G.R. No. 167919, 14 February 2007
DBM v. Kolonwel Trading (consolidated cases), G.R. No. 175608, 8 June 2007
Suplico v. NEDA, G.R. No. 178830, 14 July 2008
CNMEG v. Hon. Santa Maria, G.R. No. 185572, 7 February 2012
Definition of "ratification"
Commissioner of Customs v. Eastern Sea Trading, G.R. No. L-14279, October 31, 1961

Bayan v. Zamora, G.R. No. 138570, October 10, 2000

Lim v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 151445, April 11, 2002
Pimentel v. Executive Secretary, G.R No. 158088, July 6, 2005
Akbayan v. Aquino, G.R. No. 170516, July 16, 2008
Salonga et. al. v. Smith et. al., G.R. No. 176051, February 11, 2009
Vinuya v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 162230, April 28, 2010
Bayan Muna v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 159618, February 1, 2011
Reservations to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. US), supra

6. Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations; Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and Optional
Protocols
Brownlie, Chapter 27
Cases:
o US Diplomatic & Consular Staff (US v. Iran), ICJ Reports, 1980
o Case Concerning Avena and other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. USA), 31 March 2004.
B. International Organizations
1. The UN Charter & The Use of Force
Arts. 2(3), 2(4), 24(1), 25, 23(1), 27(3), UN Charter
Higgins, Chapters 10, 14 & 15
Cases:
o Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. US), supra
o Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons, ICJ Reports, supra
o Legality of the Use of Force (Yugoslavia v. US), US 38 ILM 1199
o The Relationship between the UN Charter and General International Law Regarding Nonuse of Force: The Case of NATO's air campaign in the Kosovo crisis of 1999, Shinya
Murase
o The Caroline Case
o M.W. Reisman, "Assessing Claims to Revise the loss of War," 97 AJIL 82 at 87, 2003
o Case Concerning Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America),
December 12,1996
o Armed Activities on the Territory of Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda),
ICJ (2005)
o Re: Certain Expenses of the UN, supra
2. International Court of Justice
Arts. 92, 93, 94, 96, UN Charter
Arts. 1, 34(1), 35(1), ICJ Statute
a. Applicable Law
Arts. 38 & 59, ICJ Statute
The Security Council under Chapter Vll of the UN Charter: Problems under the Rule of law, H.
Harry L. Roque, Jr.
b. Jurisdiction
Art. 36(1), (2) & (3), ICJ Statute
c. Advisory Opinions
Higgins, Chapter 11
Cases on Jurisdiction:

Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. US), supra
Lockerbie Case (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. USA) ICJ Reports, 1988
ELSI Case, ICJ Reports, 1989
South West Africa Cases, ICJ Reports, 1966
Nauru v. Australia, ICJ Reports, 1992
Case Concerning East Timor (Portugal v. Australia) ICJ Reports, 1995

Cases on Provisional Measures:

Bosnia Case (Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro), supra
Lockerbie Case (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. USA), supra
Cases on Dispute:
Admissions Case (Conditions of Admission of a state to membership in the United
Nations), ICJ Reports, May 28,1948
Free Zones Case (Case of the Free Zones of Upper Savoy and the District of Gex), PCIJ
Ser. A/B. No. 45, June 7, 1932
Mavrommatis Case, supra
UN Headquarters Advisory Opinion (Applicability of the Obligation to Arbitrate under Sec.
21 of the UN Headquarters Agreement of June 26, 1947), ICJ Reports, April 26, 1988
Cases on Advisory Opinions:
Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Conflict (WHO Request),
ICJ Reports, 1996
Monetary Gold Case (Monetary Gold Removed from Rome in 1943 (Italy v. France, UK of
Great Britain & Northern Ireland, & the USA)), ICJ Reports, June 15, 1954
Certain Expenses of the UN, supra
Western Sahara Case, supra
Botswana v. Namibia (Case Concerning Kasikili/Sedudu Island), ICJ Reports, 1999
Status of Eastern Carelia (Finland v. Russia;, PCIJ Ser. B, No. 5, July 23,1923
Advisory Opinion on the Local Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the
Occupied Palestinian Territories, supra
C. The Individual
1. Human Rights (Report)
Higgins, Chapter 6
2. International Criminal Law
a. Nuremberg Tribunal
b. Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal (Report)
c. 1949 Geneva Conventions
d. 1978 Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention
e. Security Council Resolution No. 827 (Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal)
f. Security Council Resolution No. 955 (Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal)
g. 1998 Rome Convention on the International Criminal Court
Cases:

Advisory Opinion on Legality of Nuclear Weapons; (WHO Request), ICJ Reports, 1996
Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal Decision on Tadic, 15 July 1999
Dizon v. Commanding General
Rasul v. Bush
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 548 U.S. 557 (2006)

Boumedienne v. Bush, 12 June 2008

3. Foreign Investments & Natural Resources

Brownlie, Chapter 24
Higgins, Chapter 8
Cases:

Texaco v. Libya, 17 ILM or 53 ILR 389, 1978

BP v. Libya, 53 ILR 2
Saudi Arabia v. Arabian American Oil Company, 27 ILR 117
Chorzow Factory Case, supra
LIAMCO v. Libyan Arab Republic, 62 ILR 140
Starrett Housing Case, 4 Iran-US Claims Tribunal Reports
Kuwait v. Aminoil, 66 ILR 518
Sapphire Case, 3B ILR 136

a. When Lawful
Starrett Housing Case, 4 Iran-US Claims Tribunal Reports
Amoco Case (US v. Iran), 27 ILM 1314
Phillips Petroleum Company Iran, v. The Islamic Republic of Iran, and The National
Iranian Oil Co., 21 Iran-US Claims Tribunal Reports
Readings
Higgins, "The Taking of Property by the Stale " Vol. 162, Recueil des Cours, 1979
Jimenez de Arechega, "State Responsibility for the Nationalization of Foreign Property,"
11 NHUJ of International Law & Politics 189, 1978
E. Lauterpacht, "Issues of Compensation and Nationality in the Taking of Alien Property,"
8 JENRL 241, 1990
M. Meldelson, "What Price Expropriation? Compensation for Expropriation: The Case
Law," 79 AJIL 414, 1985
b. WTO
The Philippine, and the WTO: Survey of Current Practices with Emphasis on AntiDumping, Countervailing Duties and Safeguard Measures, H. Harry L. Roque, Jr.
Cases:
Taada v. Angara, G.R. No. 118295, 2 May 1997
Amicus Curiae Memorandum of Ambassador Lilia Bautista in Taada v. Angara,
supra
Appellate Body Reports:
JapanTaxes on alcoholic beverages, October 4, 1996
KoreaTaxes on alcoholic beverages, January 3,1999
United StatesStandards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline, April
29,1996
European CommunitiesMeasures Affecting Asbestos and Asbestos-Containing
Products, March 12, 2001
European CommunitiesAnti-Dumping Duties on Imports of Cotton-type Bed
Linen from India, April 8, 2003