The Postgraduate Certificate in International Law is a part-time programme running for 9 months from the date of first registration for the programme.
Entry Requirements
Candidates must be approved by the School of Law and must normally:
(a) hold a Law Degree with at least Second Class Honours Grade 1
or
(b) have such other relevant third level educational qualifications and/or professional experience as, in the opinion of the School of Law, qualifies the candidate to undertake the Postgraduate Certificate in International Law.
The number of places available in any given year is dependent on resources and all qualified candidates may not be admitted.
Students choose modules to the value of 30 credits from the following:
LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW6572 Contemporary Issues in International Law (10 credits)
LW6584 Refugee Law (5 credits)
LW6585 Migration Law and Human Rights (5 credits)
LW6590 International Trade and Transport Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)
LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy)/Postgraduate Diploma in Law (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) Candidates who successfully complete the Postgraduate Certificate in International Law may undertake the LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) or the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy).
Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules
2015/2016.
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate Postgraduate Certificate in International Law (NFQ Level 9, Minor award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to: