中国与国际法-China and International Law
Course ID：
02432429
Credits：
3
Department：
国际关系学院
Introduction in Chinese：
国际法与国际关系密不可分，中国与国际法律体系之间的关系是理解中国与世界关系的核心问题。改革开放以来，中国签署并参与制定多项国际条约、在国际组织中发挥日益积极的作用，是中国加入世界体系、参与国际法制建设进程中的关键举措；国际法律体系也深刻地影响了中国政治经济的发展。随着近年来中国国际地位的上升，以南海仲裁案、中美贸易战为代表的国际法问题成为中国外交面临的紧迫挑战。
本课程面向非法律专业学生开设，采取国际法和国际关系交叉学科视角，重点讲授国际法的核心概念、国际法律秩序的核心组成要素、国际法与国际关系之间的复杂互动、中国与国际贸易法、一带一路倡议与国际投资法、中国与国际法院、中美关系中的国际法问题。课程旨在帮助学生熟悉国际法的核心概念，以历史事实为基础建立起有关中国参与国际法律体系的客观认识，并通过具体案例研究帮助学生理解中国的国际法实践和国际法挑战。
Introduction in English：
The history of modern China is deeply intertwined with international law. Starting from the early 19th century, the European-originated international law made its way to the China-centered East Asian tributary system through military conquests and treaties. Over the past two centuries, international law has profoundly shaped the transformation of China in terms of building of a modern state and the national identity. The more recent decades have seen China’s increasingly active engagement with international law in terms of dispute settlement and treaty negotiation. Yet international law is still underappreciated in understanding China’s foreign relations, often being reduced to no more than legalistic cover for realpolitik by international relations scholars. Academic research on China’s foreign policy is largely devoid of serious legal analysis into China’s engagement with international law.
This course sits at the intersection of international law and international relations and bears four goals in mind. First of all, the course prepares the students for understanding the fundamental concepts of international law. The second objective is to examine China’s initial encounter with the Eurocentric concepts and practices of international law and its lingering legacy. Third, it aims for surveying China’s contemporary engagement with various international legal regimes in a historical and contextualized way. Rather than highlighting China’s uniqueness in the international legal system, the course encourages comparative inquiries into China’s position on and practices of international law. Last, the course invites the students to empirically re-examine popular impressionistic discourses about China and international law by making extensive use of primary sources and incorporating competing perspectives.
