Peace, Justice and Development
| Specialisation of: | Public International Law (Advanced) |
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| Degree: | Master of Laws in Advanced Studies in Public International Law |
| Mode of Study: | Full-time, part-time, single modules |
| Duration: | 1 year |
| Start date: | September |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Location: | Leiden and The Hague |
| Croho/isat code: | 75027 |
The objective of the Peace, Justice and Development specialisation is to provide students with advanced knowledge of, and skills in, various areas of public international law which attract considerable attention in international affairs and which are inter-related.
Staff
Teaching staff – The courses are taught by faculty members of the Leiden Law School, visiting professors, guest lecturers, and distinguished legal practitioners from international legal institutions and tribunals in The Hague. Our current Leiden staff includes:
- Prof. Nico Schrijver (Public International Law)
- Prof. John Dugard (Public International Law, International Law Commission)
- Prof. Niels Blokker (International Institutional Law)
- Prof. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (International Relations, former NATO Secretary General)
- Prof. Horst Fischer (International Humanitarian Law)
- Prof. Dr. Larissa van den Herik (International Crimes)
- Prof. Dr. Carsten Stahn (International Criminal Law)
Past and present lecturers include:
- Judge Thomas Buergenthal (ICJ)
- Judge Bruno Simma (ICJ)
- Judge Elizabeth Odio-Benito (ICC)
- Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova (ICC)
- Judge Christine Van den Wyngaert (ICTY)
- Prof. Hugh Thirlway (formerly Principal Secretary ICJ)
- Prof. Pierre d’Argent (Professor of International Law at the University of Louvain and former First Secretary ICJ)
- Prof. William Schabas (Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway)
For Curriculum Vitae and further information on teaching staff please consult our website.
