About this MicroMasters
International Law is the law of the international community. In our globalized world, it is an expanding field and international politics cannot be understood today without some knowledge of the legal constraints bearing on it.
With this International Law MicroMasters program, you’ll master the language and institutions of international law. The MicroMasters program will give you a clear understanding of the ways by which international law exists as a legal order and bears on domestic governance (human rights), war (law of armed conflict), migration (asylum and refugee law) and the economy (investment law). You’ll learn to decode international news from a legal perspective and to understand the legal rules at play in specific professional fields of international relations (diplomacy, humanitarian aid, NGOs...).
If you’re not a lawyer, you’ll become able to interact with professional lawyers in an articulate way. If you already graduated in law, political sciences or international relations, you might even become interested in taking your MicroMasters credential to the next level, either by
What you'll learn
- Understand the legal rules at play in specific professional fields of international law and international relations (diplomacy, humanitarian aid, NGOs...).
- Make sound legal arguments in order to enhance claims based on international law and interact with professional lawyers in an articulate way.
- Decrypt international news from a legal perspective.
| From | Université catholique de Louvain, LouvainX, Université catholique de Louvain via edX |
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| Hours | 390 |
| Instructors | Olivier De Schutter, Pierre d’Argent, Raphaël Van Steenberghe, Jerôme de Hemptinne, Yannick Radi, Sylvie Sarolea, Jean-Yves Carlier |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Humanities Social Sciences |
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Careers
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Law Lecturer $50k
Law Secretary $50k
Law Enforcement 3 $52k
Law & Contracts $67k
Librarian for Foreign, Comparative and International Law $70k
Law Editor $86k
Student-At-Law $87k
Law Ambassador $87k
Professor of Law, Lecturer in Law $101k
School of Law $116k
Professor emerita of Labor Law and International Law $120k
Visiting Adjunct Professor of Law (International Trade & Investment) $127k
Courses in this MicroMasters
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International Human Rights Law Human rights have been defined as a concern of the international community since the post-Second World War period, when the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and... edX | Université catholique de Louvain, LouvainX |
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International law can be considered as the law of the international community, the law that governs relations between States. But it also relates to what international... edX | Université catholique de Louvain, LouvainX |
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International Humanitarian Law (You were viewing this course) Armed conflicts have always existed around the world. Unfortunately, recent events have shown that this phenomenon is becoming increasingly complex, especially with respect to... edX | Université catholique de Louvain, LouvainX |
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Are you aware of the controversial investor-State disputes and arbitral awards in which the public interest has been at stake, for instance, the protection of human rights and the... edX | Université catholique de Louvain, LouvainX, Université catholique de Louvain |
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What is asylum? What is the principle of non-refoulement? Who should be recognized and protected as a refugee? These questions are both ancient and contemporary. Whether you are a... edX | LouvainX, Université catholique de Louvain |
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| From | Université catholique de Louvain, LouvainX, Université catholique de Louvain via edX |
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| Hours | 390 |
| Instructors | Olivier De Schutter, Pierre d’Argent, Raphaël Van Steenberghe, Jerôme de Hemptinne, Yannick Radi, Sylvie Sarolea, Jean-Yves Carlier |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Humanities Social Sciences |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Law Lecturer $50k
Law Secretary $50k
Law Enforcement 3 $52k
Law & Contracts $67k
Librarian for Foreign, Comparative and International Law $70k
Law Editor $86k
Student-At-Law $87k
Law Ambassador $87k
Professor of Law, Lecturer in Law $101k
School of Law $116k
Professor emerita of Labor Law and International Law $120k
Visiting Adjunct Professor of Law (International Trade & Investment) $127k
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