This document provides an overview of the Public International Law course. It introduces the instructor and their background. It outlines the class schedule, office hours, policies on attendance and academic integrity. Grading will be based on quizzes, assignments, a midterm, and final exam. The course will cover topics like the sources and subjects of international law, states, territory, human rights, and the law of the sea. The purpose is to teach both the theory and practical skills needed in international law careers. The next class will introduce public international law and compare it to other areas of law.

1. Public International Law
Pulkit Mogra
Class I: Intro to the course

2. Class 1
INTRODUCTIONS
CLASS SCHEDULING
OFFICE HOURS
POLICIES
GRADING
ORGANIZATION OF THE COURSE
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

3. Introduction
• Work Experience
Or-Hof Technology & IP Law, Tel Aviv, Israel
Catapulta Business Advisors, Costa Rica
China University of Political Sciences and Law (CUPL), Beijing
O.P Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India
• Education
Tel Aviv University, Israel, : LL.M (Law and Technology)
O.P. Jindal Global University: B.A. LL.B (Hons)

4. Class Scheduling
• Day: Tuesday: 11-12 AM
• Day: Wednesday: 10-11 AM
• Extra Classes (if required): Information for these will be communicated
few days in advance.

5. Office Hours
Day: Hours by appointment via email.
Email id: pulkit.mogra@ddn.upes.ac.in
Please email me for an alternate appointment
time if no time in this range works for you.

6. Policies
• Attendance
• Interruption Policy
• Cheating & Plagiarism

7. Attendance
• I do not give attendance for any reason other than you actually being in class. This means that
absence due to illness, moot court participation, or participation in any other activity will not
get you attendance.
• You must attend 75% of all class sessions to sit for the final.
• If you believe that your attendance is incorrectly logged, please contact the attendance
authority, I do not have the authority to change the attendance log.
• If you are not in the classroom 5 minutes after the official start time, I mark you absent for that
day.

8. Interruption Policy
• Please keep yourself on mute when the class is in progress so in order
to minimize the background noises.
• If you feel there is anything you haven’t understood or have any
questions, please feel free to interrupt.
• If in case you feel you want to clear a doubt in person, please email me
and we will fix your doubt solving session.

9. Cheating & Plagiarism
Policy
• I will give 0 points to any student I catch cheating or plagiarizing on any assessment.
• I frequently allow group work. If you work with someone on an assignment, simply hand in
one assignment with both of your names on it. This saves all of us a headache.

10. Grading
• Quizzes/Tests, Assignments/ Reports: 30% of final grade
• Midterm: 20% of final grade
• Final Examination: 50% of final grade

11. Organization of the course
• Introduction to the idea of International Law
• Sources of International Law
• States- Recognition, Acquisition of Territory
• Historical Developments in International law
• Relationship of International Law and Municipal Law
• Codification of International law

12. Organization of the course
• Subjects of International law
• Characteristics and Concept of State
• Recognition of States
• Law of The Sea
• Acquisition and loss of state territory and State Succession
• International Human Rights

13. Purpose of the course
• This will be a combination of theory and practice focused course.
• The purpose is to teach you the nuances of Public International Law, with a focus on the
types of skills you will need at a law firm or UN agencies.
• For each session there will be a power point presentation that will shared with you all after
every class. However, do take notes because power points may not cover our detailed
class discussion points.

14. Next class
• Introduction to Public International Law.
• Municipal/ Domestic Law vs International Law
• Private International Law vs Public International Law
• Is international law, really a law?
• Sources of International law