MA in International Law
Duration: One calendar year (full-time); Two or three years (part-time, daytime only)
Overview
Minimum Entry Requirements: Upper second class honours preferably in a related discipline
Start of programme: September intake only
The MA in International Law allows students to study international law and its application in a broad range of legal areas, including commerce, criminal law, humanitarian law, environmental law, and human rights. All SOAS courses are designed not only to introduce students to the general fields of law, but also to provide an understanding of how generic legal structures and processes may operate in non-Western social and cultural settings. All teachers on courses offered at SOAS are experts in their designated field. Many have years of experience advising governments, international organisations or non-governmental organisation, and many also have been or continue to be legal practitioners.Structure
Programme Specification
MA in International Law programme specification.
Programme Structure
Please note that all MA students need to take a two week Law and Legal Methods Pre-sessional Course before the teaching term begins.
Students are required to take three taught courses and a dissertation as follows:
- At least two courses from the list below
- The third option may be chosen from the General List or can be from the list below
- Dissertation (10,000 words), on a topic related to the specialism of the degree (15PLAC999)
- International Economic Law - 15PLAH033 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Climate change law and policy - 15PLAC154 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Colonialism, empire and international law - 15PLAH025 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Economic approaches to law - 15PLAH030 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Foundations of international law - 15PLAH021 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2012/2013
- International Criminal Law in Practice - 15PLAC168 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- International environmental law - 15PLAC118 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- The law of armed conflict - 15PLAH022 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- International Labour Law and Equality Rights - 15PLAC169 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- International law and global orders - 15PLAH019 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- International law and international relations - 15PLAH037 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- International laws on the use of force - 15PLAH020 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2012/2013
- International protection of human rights - 15PLAC119 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Jurisprudence of international criminal tribunals - 15PLAH042 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Justice, Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Post-Conflict Societies - 15PLAH040 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Law and policy of international courts and tribunals - 15PLAH026 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Law, human rights and peace building: the Israeli-Palestinian case - 15PLAC133 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Law of international finance - 15PLAC135 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Multinational enterprises and the law - 15PLAC140 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Teaching & Learning
How to apply
How to apply
- How to Apply
- Online Application
- Funding options
- English language requirements
- Tuition Fees
- Admissions Contacts
Scholarships
For further information visit the Scholarships section
D.G.E. Hall Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2013-03-22 00:00
Felix Scholarships
Application Deadline: 2013-01-31 00:00
SOAS Master's Scholarships - Faculty of Law and Social Sciences
Application Deadline: 2013-03-22 00:00
A Student's Perspective
Rehana AhmedNever, have I heard or seen the world so at peace, I mean only at SOAS will you see at one and the same time debates and events in support of both Israel and Palestine happening side by side harmoniously.
