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 International Refugee Law (5 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6618 Climate Change Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6622 Sale, Insurance and Carriage of Goods at Sea (5 credits)
LW6623 Global Maritime Security (5 credits)
LW6627 International Environmental Law (5 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 2018/2019 Book and for
each module in the Book of Modules 2018/2019.
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: