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Law: Public International Law

This programme is a specialization programme for Law.

Consult MyTimetable to see when the courses are taking place.

General information about the program and about the introductory meeting that will be held can be found on your program's Brightspacecourse; you will need to sign up for this via MyStudymap.

First Year

The LL.M programme Law – Public International Law is part of the ‘Smarter Academic Year’ pilot project. This project aims to make the academic year shorter and more efficient while maintaining (or even improving) the quality of teaching. As the project is in its pilot phase, this course description may be subject to change. All changes will be communicated and agreed with students in good time. For more information about the project, see here and here.

If you have any questions, please contact the secretariat at Volkenrecht@law.leidenuniv.nl.

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Semester 1

Voor Nederlandse studenten:

ILS – Global law: legal reasoning in International, EU and national law 5

For international students:

International Law in Context: Historical, Sociological and Theoretical Perspectives 5

For all students:

Public International Law (master) 10
International Dispute Settlement 5
International Criminal Law 5

Scriptie/Thesis part I, 5 out of 10 EC, level 600

Semester 2

The Law & Practice of International Organizations - Practicum 10
International Human Rights Law in Today’s World 5
Contemporary Issues - Privatissimum 10

Alternatively, participation in one of the following, by selection only:

  • International Criminal Court Trial Competition
  • Kalshoven International Humanitarian Law Competition
  • Philp C. Jessup International Law Moot Court
  • Telders Moot Court Competition
  • International Humanitarian Law Clinic
Thesis Master of Law 10

Career perspectives

Information will follow.