Its aim is for the students to obtain a deep knowledge in: - Concepts of peace, security and conflict and their evolution. - Analysis of threats and risks to international peace and security. Terrorism in International Law: the discussion on the concept of terrorism and international action against terrorism. - The international collective security system: peaceful settlement of disputes, the international legal regime on the use of force (self-defence and Security Council authorization), international conflict management (conflict prevention, peace-keeping, peace-enforcement and peace-building). - The legal protection of human beings in armed conflicts: ILHR and IHL, International Criminal Court, relations between peace and justice considering victims¿ rights and their consequences for peace processes.

FIRST PART. RISKS AND THREATS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY 1. Conceptual Approach to International Conflicts: The evolution of the concepts of peace and security from the Cold War to the Global International Society. Conceptual distinction between tensions, crisis, international disputes and armed conflicts. Hybrid conflicts and grey zones. 2. Risks and Threats to Peace and Security in the Global International Society: General approach to the study of risks and threats to peace and security. Analysis of the main risks and threats to peace and security: Ideological/political, environmental, socio-economic, geo-economic, others (weapons, cyber ¿). 3. Terrorism as a Threat to the International Peace and Security: The inexistence of a definition of terrorism in International Law: the debate on the definition of terrorism and its consequences. The international action against terrorism: UN and EU. Human Rights and Terrorism. SECOND PART. THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT 4. The International Peaceful Settlement of Disputes: The principle of peaceful settlement of disputes: article 2.3 UN Charter. Diplomatic or political means of peaceful settlement: Negotiation, good offices, mediation, enquiry and conciliation. Jurisdictional means of peaceful settlement: Arbitration and judicial settlement. 5. The International System of Collective Security (I): Theoretical and historical approach to the use of force in Classical International Law: From ius ad bellum to ius contra bellum. The use of force in Contemporary International Law: The general prohibition of article 2.4 UN Charter. 6. The International System of Collective Security (II): The two exceptions to the prohibition: Self-defense (article 51 UN Charter) and the Security Council powers under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Regional collective security: Chapter VIII UN Charter. 7. International Conflict Management: Conflict Prevention, Peace-Keeping, Peace-Enforcement and Peace-Building. Concept of conflict prevention and Peace-Building: Light and deep methods. Concept, legal regime and development of international peace operations at universal and regional levels: UN, NATO, OSCE and EU Operations. THIRD PART. THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN DIGNITY AND ARMED CONFLICTS 8. The Protection of People in Armed Conflicts: The International Law of Human Rights and the International Humanitarian Law: Concept and relations. Contents of the International Humanitarian Law: general principles and International Conventions. 9. The International Criminal Court: Background, concept and objectives. Personal, material and temporary competence. The ICC at work: The exercise of its competence and the principle of complementarity. Victims and the ICC. 10. The Pace to Sustainable Peace through Transitional Justice: The complex relations between Peace and Justice: From ¿Peace versus Justice¿ to ¿Peace with Justice¿. The rights of victims of international core crimes in International Law: The international legal status of victims and its consequences for peace negotiations and peace processes.

THEORETICAL PRACTICAL CLASSES Knowledge and concepts students must acquire. Student receive course notes and will have basic reference texts to facilitate efollowing the classes and carrying out follow up work. Students partake in exercises to resolve practical problems and participate in workshops. REading and view of different materials -films and documentaries, etc.-, all geared towards acquiring the necessary capabilities. TUTORING SESSIONS Individualized attendance (individual tutoring) or in-group (group tutoring) for students with a teacher. Subjects with 6 credits have 4 hours of tutoring/ 100% on- site attendance. STUDENT INDIVIDUAL WORK OR GROUP WORK