MicroMasters® Program in International Law

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Course Features

Duration

15 months

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Advanced

Effort

9 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

International Law is the law that governs the international community. It is an ever-expanding field. International politics can only be understood today if you are aware of its legal constraints.

This International Law MicroMasters program will help you to master the language, institutions and principles of international law. This MicroMasters program will help you understand how international law works as a legal order. It relates to domestic governance (human rights), war and investment law. You'll be able to interpret international news from a legal perspective, and understand the legal rules that apply to specific fields of international relations (diplomacy ...)., humanitarian aid, NGOs).

Even if you’, are not a lawyer you will be able to communicate with professionals lawyers in an articulate manner.

You might be interested in pursuing a master's degree in Louvain if you have already completed a degree in international relations, law, or political science.

The MicroMasters certificate you receive will be worth 20 credits of the 60 credits required to complete the advanced master. You will save 33% on your study time!

This program is only available until August 31, 2022. To obtain the MicroMasters in International Law certificate, you must pass all four courses in the certifying track by August 31st 2022. *

Course Overview

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Decrypt international news from a legal perspective

Make sound legal arguments in order to enhance claims based on international law and interact with professional lawyers in an articulate way

Understand the legal rules at play in specific professional fields of international relations (diplomacy, humanitarian aid, NGOs)

Course Content

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Module 1: International Law

Module 2: International Human Rights Law

Module 3: International Humanitarian Law

Module 4: International Investment Law

Course Instructors

Jean-Yves Carlier

Professeur de droit at Université catholique de Louvain

Jean-Yves Carlier is a professor at UCLouvain and at the University of Liège (Belgium). He is also an attorney. He teaches private international law, European law and human rights law. He has given l...

Jerôme de Hemptinne

Professor of International Humanitarian Law at Université catholique de Louvain

After a law degree at the University of Louvain (1992) and two LL.M. in public international law at the University of Cambridge (1994) and at the New York University (NYU) (1995), Jerome De Hemptinne...

Olivier De Schutter

Professor at Université catholique de Louvain

Olivier De Schutter is a Professor at the UniversitÃ© catholique de Louvain (UCL) in Belgium and at SciencesPo (Paris), and a Member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights since ...

Pierre d'Argent

Full Professor at Université catholique de Louvain

Pierre d'Argent is full professor at the University of Louvain in Belgium, where he holds the Public International Law Chair. He is also a guest professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands. He ...