Diploma Exam in Public International Law IREWI

Examination Process

All candidates are invited at the examination date in units of a maximum of two hours. The specific time slots will be announced the day before the examination takes place. The exam lasts for about 20 minutes. Each candidate receives three independent questions, possibly supplemented by related additional questions. The questions will not be passed on. Please bring the second volume of the Austrian Public International Law Textbook (Materialienteil des Österreichischen Handbuchs des Völkerrechts) or the Codex of Public International Law with you to the exam - or for exams in English a similar collection e.g. Blackstone's International Law.

The Diploma Exam in Public International Law IREWI is taken in English according to the curriculum.

Assessment

Assessment standards and criteria are, in particular, the knowledge and identification of the relevant legal foundations, the understanding of their practical interplay, the precision of the application of the legal methodology to concrete cases, the understanding and evaluation of the facts and the level of legal argumentation. Knowledge of all areas of international law indicated as the relevant examination subjects is an indispensable prerequisite for a positive result.

 

Support materials for International Law IREWI

Recommended books: Reinisch (eds.), Österreichisches Handbuch des Völkerrechts, 6th edition (2021), Vol. I+II

Examination Subjects:

  • Fundamentals of Public International Law today
  • Sources of International Law
  • International Law, European Union Law and Domestic Law
  • Subjects of International Law
  • Individuals in Public International Law
  • Privileges and Immunities in International Law
  • Prohibition of the Use of Force and the Principle of Non-Intervention
  • Territorial Aspects of Public International Law
  • International Economic Law
  • State Responsibility
  • International Humanitarian Law and the Law of War
  • Austria´s International Status and It´s Position within the Framework of Public International Law since 1918


I recommend the following additional reading also to get familiar with English International Law terminology:

  • Malcolm Shaw, International Law (Cambridge University Press 9th ed., 2021)
  • James Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of International Law (Oxford University Press 9th ed., 2019)


Current Dates of Examination for International Law IREWI

Examinations take place on the following days (subject to correction):

28.11.2024, 11:00 - 13:00 und 16:00-17:30

Please address organisational questions and concerns regarding the examination (e.g. cancellations, etc.) exclusively to brigitte.weidinger@univie.ac.at

If you are demonstrably unable to attend one day of the examinations week, please inform the SSC (ssc.rechtswissenschaften@univie.ac.at) when registering. As far as possible, we will try to assign you another examination day. However, there is no entitlement to specific examination days. You can find more information on registering for and cancelling module examinations HERE.

Important information on oral exams:

Candidates for the oral exam on International Law IREWI with Prof. Marboe will find all relevant information under this link:

Examination modalities - Important information on the oral MP International Law IREWI examination.

ATTENTION: Please always observe the relevant registration deadlines for the exams and pay attention to the general information and mailings by the University of Vienna.

Information for listeners

Oral exams take place in a lecture room and will be announced via u:space when the candidates are assigned to the dates.

Due to limited room capacities, we ask interested listeners to register by e-mail from their u:account at brigitte.weidinger@univie.ac.at at least 4 days before the examination date.

The same applies to trusted representatives (Vertrauenspersonen) of the examination candidates!