International Law

I am aware that there are recent changes to the syllabus in the Malaysian law schools.

International Law is now a core subject in the Bachelor of Jurisprudence (External) offered by University Malaya.
During my time in UM (2000-2004), the focus was on the municipal laws.

I will spend sometime in April to learn the operational aspect of the International Law namely:
-- the mechanics of International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court

-- The UN Charter and various treaties

-- Application of International Law in Malaysia

There are high authorities of Malaysian Federal Court that International law is not part of the domestic law unless there are domestic legislations to that effect. The cases in point are Merdeka Universiti and Mohd Ezam.

Abdul Ghafur Hamid (an IIUM lecturer who is from Yangon) wrote a good piece of analysis on the judicial application of International law in Malaysia.

My other reference books are Mark Dixon on International Law, Cases and Materials on International Law by DJ Harris.