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