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International Justice (LUC)

Major

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Major requirements:

  • 15 EC: compulsory 100-level courses, namely Public International Law, Introduction to Socio-legal Studies, and Sovereignty & Statehood

  • 20 EC: complete two of the following core Major tracks: International Law, Human Rights & Society, and Integration & Statehood. Completing a core track means completing courses worth 10EC in total in that track.

  • 10/15 EC: complete one additional track, either a third core track or one of the co-convened tracks

  • 15 EC: complete Research Design (IJ) and two of the following methodology courses: Legal Methods Lab, Advocacy & Litigation, or Qualitative Research Methods. Note that we strongly recommend that all students take Legal Methods Lab as it offers foundational skills for the major. We also suggest that all students intending on using qualitative methods (e.g. interviews/focus groups/surveys etc.) for their Capstone take the Qualitative Research Methods course.

  • 10 EC: Capstone

  • 10/15 EC: complete additional IJ courses, one of which at the 300-level

Note: it is mandatory to complete at least four courses at the 300-level

100-level

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Women, Human Rights and World Religions 5
Principles of Public International Law 5
Sovereignty and Statehood 5
Comparative Justice Systems 5
Introduction to Gender Studies 5
Introduction to Socio-legal Studies 5

200-level

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2
International Dispute Settlement 5
International Environmental Law 5
Legal Methods Lab 5
Structure and Functioning of the EU 5
Gender, Media and Conflict 5
Law, Culture and Society 5
Security and Rights 5
International and Regional Human Rights 5
Qualitative Research Methods 5
Constitutions and Constitutionalism 5
International Humanitarian Law 5
Gender & Development 5
Advocacy and Litigation 5
Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality 5
Political and Economic Foundations of Law 5
Research Design (IJ) 5

300-level

Vak EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Making Human Rights Work 5
Transitional Justice 5
Comparative Legal and Economic Integration 5
Global Security and Collective Action 5
History and Theory of International Norms and Institutions 5
International Criminal Law 5
International Migration and Refugee Law 5
Law of the Sea 5
Vulnerability, Gender and the Ethics of Care 5
Feminist Philosophy 5
Foreign Relations Law 5
Law, Governance and Development 5