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This one-year postgraduate degree course provides advanced, comprehensive and practical training in international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL), international criminal law, as well as the interplay between them. Students gain access to a world-renowned faculty, benefit from direct connections with leading actors in the field like the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and share ideas with other participants from an array of different legal backgrounds and perspectives. The programme allows students to tailor their studies according to their particular interests. Core courses provide a firm grounding in public international law, IHL, IHRL, international refugee law and international criminal law.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Masters
This one-year postgraduate degree course provides advanced, comprehensive and practical training in international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL), international criminal law, as well as the interplay between them. Students gain access to a world-renowned faculty, benefit from direct connections with leading actors in the field like the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and share ideas with other participants from an array of different legal backgrounds and perspectives. The programme allows students to tailor their studies according to their particular interests. Core courses provide a firm grounding in public international law, IHL, IHRL, international refugee law and international criminal law.
Admission Requirements
100+
6.5+
1 Year
Jan-2000
Domestic
0 CHF
International
18,000 CHF
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International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
# 101-150QS Subject Rankings
12 monthsProgramme duration
18,000 CHFTuition Fee/year
Law and Legal StudiesMain Subject Area
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Masters
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Masters
Admission Requirements
Domestic
International
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