LLM International Criminal Law University of Law

Program Description

A Master of Laws (LLM) in International Criminal Law is a postgraduate degree designed for law and non-law graduates to enhance your academic legal knowledge. This internationally recognised Master’s course will give you the skills to progress within international criminal law and can open up pathways to careers in judicial review, immigration practice, charity or NGO, international organisations, policy work, and more.The LLM International Criminal Law is an innovative, flexible programme that will provide you with an in-depth knowledge of international criminal law in practice. You will explore issues such as crimes against humanity, aggression and grounds for excluding liability, the international criminal court and the relationship between international criminal law and international human rights. As well as looking into specific areas of crime, you will also critically analyse key trials such as the Nuremburg Trials and the impact on the creation of the criminal offences of genocide and war crimes. Alongside this, other key focuses will include the Tribunals in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia and the responsibility to protect and prosecute.

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