Overview
International Law and International Humanitarian Law - Geneva Summer Schools from University of Geneva is made for students who are intrigued by international law or marvel at its day-to-day interactions with international politics, affairs and business. This is the opportunity for such students to get a crash course to introduce them to this fast moving, intellectually thrilling and profoundly humane field of the law. The course is shaped so as to bring out the best of current issues in international law, while remaining accessible to non-specialists and seeking to broach the main principles of “International Law 101”, so as to allow enthusiasts to go further.
Students at International Law and International Humanitarian Law - Geneva Summer Schools from University of Geneva will:
- have a general understanding of some of the cutting-edge issues in international law today.
- orient their future studies or refresh and extend existing knowledge.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- International Humanitarian Law today
- Refugee law
- Challenges of the International Criminal Court
- Terrorism
- Targeted killings
- International humanitarian law and human rights
- Sustainable development
- Non-state actors
- Politics of International Law
- International dispute settlement
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 21 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Credits
3, 6 or 9
Delivered
Disciplines
European Law International Law Legal Studies View 3 other Short Courses in Legal Studies in SwitzerlandAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- CV
- Motivation letter
- Reference letter (professor, employer...etc) (to be uploaded as a pdf or word document): the reference comes from a professional or academic acquaintance.
- Fill in the application form
- Language requirement
- be enrolled as a student in a university level academic institution, or have completed a university degree.
Tuition Fee
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International
1722 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1722 EUR for the full programme during 21 days. -
National
1722 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1722 EUR for the full programme during 21 days.
- 1 week option: CHF 800 / UNIGE students: CHF 200
- 2 weeks option: CHF 1,300 / UNIGE students: CHF 250
- 3 weeks option: CHF 1,700 / UNIGE students: CHF 300
Living costs for Genève
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.