Public International Law Leiden University

Overview

This programme will provide you with a thorough understanding of the fundamental doctrines of public international law, offering various perspectives from theory and practice.
The one-year programme - taught in English - focuses on the law that governs international relations. In the not so distant past, this was more or less limited to relations between states, but in recent years international organisations, peoples, enterprises and individuals have also become part of the increasingly complex global society and therewith of the realm of international law.
As a student of this programme, you will be challenged to develop your own views on the role and functioning of law in international society.

As the programme will be taught in Leiden and The Hague, it will, in as far as possible, draw upon the expertise available in the various international institutions located in The Hague, such as the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Court and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

What you will learn

After a successful completion of this Master, the student:

• is able to write high quality papers on the theoretical aspects of complex legal issues;
• is able to present and defend his findings, and to critically appraise the findings of other students;
• is able to moderate a legal debate on particular issues.

Career prospects

The Public International Law Master’s programme offered at LeidenUniversity will provide you with a broad academic training.

You will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a career within:

• your national legal system;
• international law departments of national institutions;
• international governmental or non-governmental organisations;
• internationally operating business enterprises;
• academia.

Accreditation

Accredited by NVAO, the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders.