International Justice Maynooth University

Overview

The International Justice programme from Maynooth University   focuses, in particular, on issues of human rights, equality, and social inclusion in the context of international law.

Why choose this programme?

• It provides insights into how the international legal order works, and how it seeks to protect vulnerable groups, including minorities, migrants, and people with disabilities. It critiques the applicable legal regimes, and illustrates how these systems operate in practice. 

• Teaching is delivered by means of small class lectures, in-class simulations, workshops, and master classes. In addition to the modules, The School works with leading academics and practitioners who provide seminars in various fields of law throughout the academic year.

Career Options

Graduates of the postgraduate programmes have secured roles at a variety of organisations including leading law firms such as Mathesons and A&L Goodbody, commercial organisations such as AIB, public bodies such as the NSAI and the Department of Justice, and non-governmental organisations such as the Peter McVerry Trust and the Organization for Women and Children. 

Graduates have also successfully pursued PhD studies in a range of fields.