Diploma Exam for Public International Law

Examination Process

You will be given a specific time for your exam no later than the day before the exam. The exam usually lasts 15-20 minutes. Each candidate receives 3 questions plus additional questions that arise from the answers. I examine one person at a time and do not pass questions onto the next candidate. Some questions relate to real or fictitious fact patterns, judicial decisions or provisions in treaties. Please bring the “Materialienteil des Handbuchs” or a “Kodex Völkerrecht” to the exam, or for exams in English, a similar collection such as Blackstone’s International Law.

The following is expected: identifying problems and critical thinking; understanding the basic concepts rather than memorization; understanding of the broader context and current developments in international law; the ability to argue different points of view; and to apply the law to fact patterns; precise expression

Preparing for the exam in Public International Law

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

Scope of the Exam

• 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 its Position within the Framework of Public International Law since 1918

These examination subjects refer to the Diploma Study "Rechtswissenschaften" and the Master of Laws (LLM) "Business Law".