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LL.M. in International Law

MAS

Geneva Graduate Institute

Kategorien
Ausbildungsort

Genf (GE)

Unterrichtssprache

Englisch

Ausbildungstyp

Universitäre Hochschulen UH - Weiterbildung: Lehrgänge

Zeitliche Beanspruchung

Vollzeit

Ausbildungsthemen

Recht, Rechtswissenschaften

Studienrichtungen

Rechtswissenschaft

Swissdoc

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Aktualisiert 14.07.2025

Beschreibung

Beschreibung des Angebots

Le Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) est une formation postgrade donnée par les hautes écoles et elle équivaut à au moins 60 crédits ECTS. Le MAS (LL.M.) in International Law équivaut à 60 crédits ECTS.

Objectives

  • Acquire a well-rounded knowledge of international law and learn from an unparalleled variety of world-renowned faculty and leading practitioners
  • Explore some of the most pressing questions in the field
  • Concentrate in a particular area of international law (economics, environment, protection)
  • Develop the transferable skills you will need to succeed in the professional world by engaging in clinical projects with international organisations, NGOs, private sector firms and governments
  • Build professional networks

Aufbau der Ausbildung

1 crédit ECTS correspond à environ 25-30 heures de travail.

Programme

Foundations of International Law

  • International Law Making
  • Participants in International Legal Processes
  • The International Law of Responsibility
  • International Dispute Settlement
  • International Institutional Law

Selected Topics in International Law

  • Treaty Interpretation
  • The Law of the Sea
  • Immunities
  • International Law in Domestic Courts
  • Optional Courses

Concentrations

  • The Protection of the Individual in International Law
  • International Economic Law
  • International Environmental Law and Governance

Professional Development and Immersion

  • Legal clinics
  • Workshops on legal research and writing, advocacy and legal counselling
  • Guest lectures and institution visits
  • Internship opportunities

Voraussetzungen

Zulassung

Entry equirements

To be eligible for the LL.M. Programme, applicants must possess a complete legal education which entitles them to sit for the bar exam in their country of origin, e.g. the Maîtrise de droit in Switzerland, the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in the United Kingdom, the Juris Doctor (J.D.) in the United States, the Maîtrise de droit (or equivalent title from a Haute Ecole) in France or the Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen in Germany. However, please note that there is no need to have completed any professional courses requirements, such as the Ecole d'avocature in Switzerland or Legal Practice Course in the United Kingdom, or other training courses organised by the bar association of the respective country.

Englisch

All students must have an excellent command of English. Students whose mother tongue is not English, who do not have secondary or post-secondary qualifications taught in English, or who have not spent a minimum of one year studying full-time at the university level in English must provide a certificate to prove their mastery of English.

Kosten

CHF 28'000.-

Abschluss

  • Master of Advanced Studies MAS

MAS (or LL.M.) in International Law (60 ECTS credits).

Praktische Hinweise

Ort / Adresse

  • Genf (GE)

Zeitlicher Ablauf

Beginn

September.

Dauer

12 months.

Zeitliche Beanspruchung

  • Vollzeit

Unterrichtssprache

  • Englisch

Links

Auskünfte / Kontakt

Tanya Norton
Programme Manager
E-mail: llm@graduateinstitute.ch

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