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)
LW6566 Contemporary Issues in International Law (5 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6618 Climate Change Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6627 International Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6633 Public International Law (5 credits)
LW6634 Refugee and Forced Displacement 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 2020/2021 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2020/2021.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in International Law (NFQ Level 9, Minor award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Critically evaluate and analyse key concepts in International law;
• Critically evaluate and analyse the conceptual and practical challenges that arise in the implementation and enforcement of international law;
• Critically evaluate primary and secondary legal materials of relevance to International Law including legislation, international legal instruments, case-law and academic commentary;
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving legal problems in International Law;
• Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking in relation to relevant legal issues;
• Connect changing values and sentiments in society with legal developments in respect of International Law.