LL.M. Programme in International Law

The LL.M. in International Law is a one-year postgraduate degree course that provides advanced, comprehensive and practical training in international law, proposed by the International Law Department and organised by the Executive Education

In theory, there is no gap between the theory and the practice of public international law. In practice, there is. The LL.M. in International Law at the Graduate Institute is specifically designed to bridge this gap. Founded in 1927, the Graduate Institute is Europe's oldest school of international affairs and, since the time of Hans Kelsen, the Institute's International Law Department has been at the forefront of public international law, in theory and in practice.

The LL.M. in International Law is a one-year postgraduate degree course that provides advanced, comprehensive and practical training in international law. Students in the LL.M. Programme gain exposure to a world-renowned faculty, benefit from being at the heart of international legal affairs in Geneva and share ideas with other participants who come from an array of different legal backgrounds and perspectives.

The Programme allows students to tailor their studies according to their particular interests, while compulsory courses provide a firm grounding in public international law. Small tutorials and intensive courses facilitate a deeper exploration of the most pressing questions in the field with professors and practitioners at the cutting edge of international law.

The LL.M. in International Law is also profoundly committed to developing the transferable skills necessary to succeed in the professional world. To this end, law clinics, workshops on legal writing, presentation skills and career development, as well as a variety of network-building events, provide the best possible springboard from which to launch or advance a career in international law. 

The LL.M. Programme in International Law

 

The structure and content of the LL.M. in International Law reflects the development of public international law in practice over recent years. There is an increasing need for international lawyers to master not just one specialty area in the field but also the core foundations of the international legal system, which in turn will allow them to adapt to different specialty areas.

The Programme comprises both compulsory and elective, general and specialty international law courses. Not only does this provide students with a firm basis in public international law, but it also permits them to engage with the areas of international law that interest them most. In addition to their international law courses, students also have the opportunity to discuss legal problems in masterclasses, develop their professional skills in practical workshops and write an LL.M. paper on a topic within their specialty stream. Moreover, LL.M. participants undertake real legal work for a client as part of a law clinic and gain exposure to leading practitioners through the intensive courses and guest lectures.

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

LL.M. in International Law

The LL.M. in International Law is a one-year postgraduate degree course that provides advanced, comprehensive and practical training in international law.