Executive Master - International Law in Armed Conflict (2023)

Designed for professionals with demanding jobs and responsibilities, this part-time and innovative programme provides strong theoretical and practical knowledge and responds to the growing need for specialists to address complex contemporary conflicts.

• Acquire specialised knowledge concerning the legal framework applicable to armed conflict 
• Develop analytical tools and improve expertise in international law

Diplomat, lawyer, legal advisor, judge, NGO staff, human rights advocate, media specialist, professional working in emergency situations, UN staff and staff from other international organsations

The programme is structured around 4 modules and the writting of a final Paper:

• Public International Law
• International Humanitarian Law
• International Human Rights Law (including International Refugee Law)
• International Criminal Law

Director(s)

Prof. Gloria GAGGIOLI, Faculty of Law, University of Geneva and Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, a joint Centre of the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva

The Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict is one of the few part-time, innovative and intellectually challenging programmes in the law of armed conflict offered today. Designed for professionals with demanding jobs and responsibilities, it provides strong theoretical and practical knowledge and responds to the growing need for specialists to address complex contemporary conflicts.

• Nine months (October to June) and the writing of a final paper
• World-renowned faculty
• Conferences and seminars with leading experts

New features:

• Distant learing

Candidates must have:

• Work experience in a relevant field
• A  bachelor’s degree
• Proficiency in English : candidates whose mother tongue is not English must provide a certificate to prove their knowledge of English or a statement highlighting their solid background in English