International and European Sanctions

Course requirements

Throughout the course you are required to do:

1) Read required readings, watch the uploaded lecture, join the flipped classroom sessions


2) Prepare a short team project and presentation

In line with the ILOs of the course, the students will prepare a case-study team project evaluating and critically assessing a current sanctions regime with the following components: 

  • 12-page minimum team-written paper on the chosen case (sign-ups in week 3)
  • team presentation preparation and/or delivery up to 15minutes to be uploaded to the course

Project contents:

    • Utilizing introduced/debated theory and concepts, the project must have these mandatory components:
      • analysis of existing regime (not a historical overview, but an evaluation);
      • design limitations of the sender;
      • targeting deficiencies;
      • side-effects and opportunities;
      • circumvention challenges and their prevention;
      • assessing and proposing viable improvements or alternatives to the regime;

TEAMS

Topic 1 – Russia

Topic 2 – Iran

Topic 3 – China

Topic 4 - business

Jad - 542912@mail.muni.cz

Hewad – 543754@mail.muni.cz

Krista - 531471@mail.muni.cz

Anuolowapo - 542807@mail.muni.cz

Ziya - 531195@mail.muni.cz

Petra - 539038@mail.muni.cz

Emilie - 531473@mail.muni.cz

Martin - 531837@mail.muni.cz

David - 483782@mail.muni.cz

Anna - 483392@mail.muni.cz

Camille - 531836@mail.muni.cz

Mariia - mariiasinenko@gmail.com

Nikita - 536205@mail.muni.cz

Eduard - Eduard.Eichwald@hsrw.org

Tanvir - Tanvir-Abed.Rahad@hsrw.org

Emmanuel 531422@mail.muni.cz

Marie - 535740@mail.muni.cz

Amelie - Amelie-Maja.Bahlert@hsrw.org

 Muhammad  543430@mail.muni.cz 

 


The project deadline is 12/05/2023, for files to be uploaded into the MUNI IS System - project and recorded presentation. They will then be uploaded to digicampus by the lecturer. 

Project and project presentation upload
Please upload one copy of the project and its presentation by the due date here. The filename should consist of the chosen case.

3) Examination

The course includes a final open-question examination which constitutes a minority of the grade but must be passed (60%).


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Evaluation scale
0 – 5
  • Evaluation criteria – satisfactory (1-2): Major deficiencies in one or two of the course requirements. Exam is still above 60%.
  • Evaluation criteria – good (3-4): Minor deficiencies in project, presentation, and/or team participation. Exam is between 70-90%.
  • Evaluation criteria – excellent (5): Team participation, project brief and presentation are excellent. Exam is above 90%.
Failure to participate to a satisfactory level in any one of the course requirements results in a failure of the course.

Exam schedule:
Exams will be held online in the weeks subsequent to the teaching period with multiple accessible dates at the students’ choosing.