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Advanced Master in International Law

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The Advanced Master in international law is designed to provide students who have completed their studies in law with a specialized high level training in international law, covering both international public law as well as international private law. In line with the tradition established for many years at Louvain, this specialized training in international law is also firmly anchored in European law.

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The Advanced Master in international law is a programme lasting one academic year (60 credits) made up of three main groups of activities : seven compulsory courses (35 credits), two optional subjects chosen from a wide range of option courses (10 credits) and a final assignment done in the context of a special seminar on international law and lectures on current issues (15 credits). These sessions, as well as certain other compulsory courses and some optional subjects, are reserved for students taking the Advanced Master.

Présentation détaillée du programme

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Admission

See the general admission requirements

Specific procedures :

Special procedures :

The special admission conditions for this programme are as follows :

Students should preferably have gained a Master’s degree in Law, or a foreign degree in law which is considered equivalent, with a high grade. However the Master in International Law is not only reserved for lawyers ; students who have a Master’s degree in international relations or political science or any other degree considered to be equivalent with basic courses in law (international) may join the programme if they have gained a high grade for their degree.

Application forms should be submitted in the usual way, with the necessary documents; they are considered by the President and the Secretary of the Advanced Master panel. Students who satisfy academic entry requirements are informed by email straight away.

Mature students

As far as possible, the courses for the Advanced Master are grouped together over several weekdays, to make it possible for mature students to attend. In the past, students with professional responsibilities such as lawyers, diplomats serving in Brussels and European officials, have been allowed to stagger their courses: this will continue according to criteria set by the university.



Contact

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President

Secrétaire du Jury

secrétaire du jury

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Responsable administratif

Informations sur les admissions



Teaching method

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A certain number of courses (prefixed MCEU) are specific to the Advanced Master in International Law and the Advanced Master in European law: this gives added reinforcement to the way in which international and European subjects are brought together. This is a long established Louvain tradition. 

The final assignment consists of a special seminar on international law throughout the academic year for 2 hours per week starting from the 7th week of classes, as well as a series of lectures on current issues. 
The specialized seminar consists of interactive sessions in which students are required to make presentations on specialized points of international public and private law. It mainly deals with recent jurisprudence and other legal documents which students are required to comment on. Each student is assigned different presentations based on the reading that all students have to do. The final written assignment is an overview of these presentations and a critical dissertation relating to the lectures on current issues.

Experience shows that this way of working is more helpful and effective for students, particularly those from foreign countries, than the solitary production of a traditional ‘dissertation’, possibly in another language.

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The final assessment is continuously assessed ; there is also an assessment of the written overview and the dissertation.  Apart from this, assessment is through written or oral examinations.


Internationalisation
The nature of the programme makes it attractive to foreign students; a large majority of students from foreign universities usually attend.


Detailed programme
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Year
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MandatoryCours obligatoires (36credits)

MandatoryCours obligatoires (6credits)
L'étudiant est tenu de suivre un des deux cours suivants:
Optional LDROI2102

 Private international law  Jean-Yves Carlier, Marc Fallon, Stéphanie Francq 60h  6credits  1q  x
Optional LDROI2103

 Public International Law  Pierre d'Argent, Frédéric Dopagne 60h  6credits  1q  x

MandatoryOption obligatoire (15credits)
L'étudiant est tenu de choisir l'une des deux options suivantes :
 

OptionalOption : Droit international public (15credits)
Cette option peut être suivie comme option au choix si elle ne l'a pas été comme option obligatoire.
Mandatory LDROP2161

 Questions d'actualité en droit international public  Philippe Couvreur, Joe Verhoeven 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2162

 Droit international humanitaire  Jean d'Aspremont Lynden, Jérôme De Hemptinne 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2163

 Règlement des litiges internationaux  Philippe Gautier 30h  5credits  2q  x
 

OptionalOption: Droit international privé (15credits)
Cette option peut être suivie comme option au choix si elle ne l'a pas été comme option obligatoire.
Mandatory LDROP2172

 Droit international privé et droits fondamentaux  Marc Fallon, Sylvie Sarolea 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2171

 Droit judiciaire européen  Stéphanie Francq 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2173

 Droit international privé (questions d'actualité)  Stéphanie Francq, Jean-Louis Van Boxstael 30h  5credits  2q  x

MandatoryTravail de fin d'études du Master complémentaire en droit international (15credits)
Mandatory LMCEU2306

 Directed seminar of international law  Frédéric Dopagne 15h  15credits  1+2q  x

MandatoryCours et options au choix (24credits)
L'étudiant est tenu de choisir pour un total de 24 crédits parmi les cours et options suivantes

OptionalCours au choix sans prérequis
Les cours LDROI2102 et LDROI2103 peuvent être choisis s'ils n'ont pas été suivis comme cours obligatoires.
Optional LDREU2203

 International relations Law of the EU  N. 30h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LDRHO3402

 Dimensions collectives des droits de l'homme  (in French) N. 30h  4credits    x
Optional LDROP2013

 European and comparative law of torts  Michaël Faure, Denis Philippe 30h  5credits  2q  x
Optional LDROP2081

 European and International Tax Law  Edoardo Traversa, Melchior Wathelet 30h  5credits  2q  x
Optional LDROP2143

 European and international social law  Pascale Vielle 30h  5credits  2q  x
Optional LETAT2201

 General theory of State  Yves Lejeune 30h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LSPRI2020

 Geopolitics and the International contemporary System   Claude Roosens 30h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LSPRI2080

 International relations theory  Michel Liegeois 30h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LSPRI2330

 International Strategy and Security   Michel Liegeois 30h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LDROI2102

 Private international law  Jean-Yves Carlier, Marc Fallon, Stéphanie Francq 60h  6credits  1q  x
Optional LDROI2103

 Public International Law  Pierre d'Argent, Frédéric Dopagne 60h  6credits  1q  x
Optional LDRHO3404

 Human Rights Protection Systems at National, European and Universal Levels  Olivier De Schutter, Julie Ringelheim 45h  8credits  1q  x
Optional LDRHO3401

 Rights preserving the Autonomy of the Person  Jean-Yves Carlier, Olivier De Schutter, Sylvie Sarolea 45h  8credits  1q  x
Optional LDROP2051

 Comparative European Contract Law  Denis Philippe, Patrick Wéry 30h  5credits  2q  x
Optional LDRHO2291

 Droit humanitaire pénal  N. 30h  4credits  2q  x

OptionalCours au choix avec prérequis
Ces cours ne sont accessibles qu'aux étudiants ayant suivi un cours de droit des institutions européennes dans leur université d'origine :
Optional LDREU2201

 European litigation  Melchior Wathelet 30h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LDREU2205

 Status of persons in the European Union  Jean-Yves Carlier 30h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LDREU2206

 Free movement of goods, services and capital in the European Union  Marc Fallon 30h  5credits  1q  x
Optional LDREU2208

 Droit européen de la concurrence  Paul Nihoul, Anne-Lise Sibony (supplée Paul Nihoul) 30h  5credits  1q  x
 

OptionalOption : Commerce international (15credits)
Mandatory LDROP2041

 International Business Agreements  Denis Philippe 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2042

 International economic law  Philippe Coppens 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2043

 Alternative Methods of Settlement of Commercial Disputes  Bernard Hanotiau 30h  5credits  2q  x
 

OptionalOption : Droit international public (15credits)
Cette option peut être suivie comme option au choix si elle ne l'a pas été comme option obligatoire.
Mandatory LDROP2161

 Questions d'actualité en droit international public  Philippe Couvreur, Joe Verhoeven 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2162

 Droit international humanitaire  Jean d'Aspremont Lynden, Jérôme De Hemptinne 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2163

 Règlement des litiges internationaux  Philippe Gautier 30h  5credits  2q  x
 

OptionalOption : Droit pénal international, européen et comparé (15credits)
Mandatory LDROP2121

 Comparative criminal law  Maria Luisa Cesoni 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2122

 European criminal law  Marie-Aude Beernaert 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2123

 International criminal law  Maria Luisa Cesoni, Damien Vandermeersch 30h  5credits  2q  x
 

OptionalOption: Droit international privé (15credits)
Cette option peut être suivie comme option au choix si elle ne l'a pas été comme option obligatoire.
Mandatory LDROP2172

 Droit international privé et droits fondamentaux  Marc Fallon, Sylvie Sarolea 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2171

 Droit judiciaire européen  Stéphanie Francq 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2173

 Droit international privé (questions d'actualité)  Stéphanie Francq, Jean-Louis Van Boxstael 30h  5credits  2q  x
 

OptionalOption: Law of International Globalization (15credits)
Mandatory LDROP2181

 World Trade Organization Law  Colin Brown, Isabelle Van Damme 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2182

 International Organizations and World Governance  Frédéric Dopagne, Philippe Gautier 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2183

 International Protection of the Environment  Nicolas de Sadeleer, Philippe Gautier, Philippe Gautier (supplée Nicolas de Sadeleer) 30h  5credits  2q  x
 

OptionalOption: Droits fondamentaux (15credits)
Mandatory LDROP2091

 International Protection of Human Rights  Olivier De Schutter 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDROP2093

 Leading cases of the European Court of Human Rights  Johan Callewaert 30h  5credits  2q  x
Mandatory LDRHO3406

 Droit d'asile et des réfugiés  (in French) Jean-Yves Carlier, François Crépeau 30h  5credits  2q  x