Syllabus Summary

Unit NumberTopic / Convention NameRelevant Provisions RangeCore Description / Subject Matter
Unit-IStatute of the ICJ (Article 38) & ConstitutionsArticle 38 ICJ Statute / Art 51 Constitution of IndiaSources of international law (Treaties, Custom, General Principles) and Monism vs. Dualism.
Unit-IIMontevideo Convention & ILC ArticlesMontevideo Art 1 / ILC Articles 1-55State recognition, state succession, state responsibility, and modes of acquiring territory.
Unit-IIIVCDR (1961) & VCLT (1969)Vienna Conventions (1961 & 1969)Nationality, extradition, asylum, diplomatic immunities, and treaty formation/termination.
Unit-IVUNCLOS (1982), Chicago (1944) & Outer Space Treaty (1967)Law of the Sea, Airspace, and Space TreatiesMaritime zones (EEZ, Continental Shelf), airspace sovereignty, and outer space non-appropriation.
Unit-VUN Charter, ICJ Statute & Rome StatuteUN Charter, ICJ Statute, Rome StatuteUnited Nations organs, ICJ jurisdiction, ICC criminal accountability, and specialized agencies.