Zeman I. Formation and Development of Science of International Law at Lviv University

The thesis is devoted to the analysis of the history of formation and development of science of international law at Lviv University. A comprehensive analysis of main periods of the development of international legal doctrine at Lviv University has been performed for the first time in the Ukrainian science. Characteristic features of the evolution of teaching international law by specialist of the university have been investigated. Main directions of the research in every historical legal period have been defined on the basic of the analysis of scientific works of international lawyers. The subject of the research covers the issues of international humanitarian law, diplomatic and consular law, the law of international organizations. In the dissertation a thesis of the presence of elements of continuity during the stages of the development of international legal science at Lviv University has been argued. The existence of an independent school of international law in the inter-war period has been proved. A comparative legal analysis of scientific concepts of Lviv University researchers with doctrinal views of west European contemporaries has been conducted. Special attention has been paid to the methodology of scientific research used by international lawyers of Lviv University. The representatives of this educational institution have been found to keep to legal positivism views in the understanding of international law.