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LAUNCH OF THE LL.M. IN INTERNATIONAL LAW<br />
BUILDING ON A DISTINGUISHED TRADITION<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>’s new LL.M. in International Law could not<br />
be more timely. Today, the nature of international legal<br />
practice is such that it requires lawyers to be fluent both<br />
in public international law as well as to possess the tools<br />
ne cessary to traverse its many disciplinary boundaries. As<br />
such, the LL.M. will offer courses that provide a firm grounding<br />
in public international law while allowing participants<br />
to follow one of three specialty streams:<br />
> Environment, Energy and Natural Resources<br />
> International Economic Law<br />
> International Protection of Vulnerable Groups<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is also an increasingly acute need to harness and<br />
develop the international legal tools that exist to meet a<br />
variety of global challenges. To this end – and placing a<br />
special emphasis on participants from Global South countries<br />
– the LL.M. will equip students with the knowledge<br />
and skills to further sustainable development and human<br />
rights in their home countries. Similarly, the LL.M.’s law<br />
clinics, tutorials and intensive courses will serve as a forum<br />
for research, progressive thinking and discussion.<br />
Given the broad spectrum of legal traditions that will be<br />
represented on the Programme, participants from both<br />
developing and developed countries will benefit from a<br />
variety of perspectives on any given international legal<br />
problem, making them well qualified to further the rule<br />
of law in international relations and to acquire a more<br />
comprehensive understanding of how to craft multilateral<br />
legal solutions.<br />
United Nations headquarters in <strong>Geneva</strong>.<br />
Designed to bridge the gap between the theory and practice<br />
of international law, the Programme is committed to<br />
cultivating professional legal skills. In this respect, workshops<br />
on legal writing, presentation skills and career development,<br />
as well as a variety of network-building events, will provide<br />
the best possible springboard from which to launch or<br />
advance a career in international law.<br />
As well as attracting the most promising international lawyers<br />
of tomorrow, the LL.M. will also engage some of the<br />
most distinguished international lawyers of today, with<br />
former judges, prominent legal practitioners and internationally-renowned<br />
scholars all forming part of the LL.M.<br />
faculty. As a consequence, the LL.M. in International Law<br />
presents an important opportunity to consolidate the<br />
<strong>Institute</strong>’s position at the forefront of international legal<br />
research, education and practice.<br />
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