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| Courses in International Law |
 Teaching international law at LLB and LLM level continues to be an important part of the work of members of the Centre.
Undergraduate Teaching
Members of staff from the Scottish Centre for International Law run a first year Ordinary LLB course which takes places in semester one. This
course develops knowledge and understanding of the international legal system
and the main institutions which contribute to the development and application
of international law. It also looks at
the legal rules, principles and processes which govern key areas of inter-state
activity, such as the use of force and dispute settlement. This course is taken not only by law students, but also by students of international relations and other schools.
Members of staff from the Centre also run advanced LLB courses in international law to be taken by honours students in their third and fourth years. Presently these courses are:
International Law A: The Individual and International Law
International Law B: Inter-state Conflict and Dispute Settlement
For those with an interest in international law and diplomacy, the University of Edinburgh now offers undergraduate degree programmes allowing you to combine Law and International Relations:
Postgraduate Teaching
LLM in International Law
More than forty students from a very wide variety of countries are admitted each year to the LLM in International Law. The aim of the programme is to allow students to study the fundamentals of international law at an advanced level, as well as permitting students to undertake detailed and specialised studies in particular fields of international law.
The Centre offers an extensive range of postgraduate taught courses, including:
- European and International Human Rights Law (two semesters)
- Fundamental Issues in International Law (two semesters)
- International Criminal Law (two semesters)
- International Environmental Law (two semesters)
- Law of Climate Change (one semester)
- WTO Law (one semester)
- International Investment Law (one semester)
- International Law of the Sea (one semester)
- Inter-State Conflict and Humanitarian Law (one semester)
- General Principles and Institutions of International Economic Law (one semester)
We cannot guarantee to offer all of these courses every year so please contact the School of Law to see what courses will be offered in the forthcoming academic year.
LLM in Global Environment and Climate Change Law
The Centre also offers a specialist programme in Global Environment and Climate Change Law. The programme aims to enable students to analyse and evaluate the development of international, European and national law for environmental protection, the inter-relations between these different levels of law-making, as well as the interactions between environmental law and other areas of law. The programme offers the possibility of exploring different areas of environmental law with leading experts, alongside students from all around the world. The flexible and inter-disciplinary nature of this course enables each student to tailor his/her curriculum as best suits individual interests and future career plans drawing from a choice of specialised courses at the School of Law, as well as environment-related courses at the School of Social and Political Science, the Business School and the Geosciences School of the University of Edinburgh.
LLM in International Economic Law
From September 2011, the Centre is also pleased to be offering an LLM in International Economic Law. This programme requires students to take a core course in General Principles and Institutions of International Economic Law, as well as a choice of options, including:
- WTO Law (one semester)
- International Investment Law (one semester)
- International Commercial Arbitration (one semester)
- Principles of International Tax Law (one semester)
- Law of Climate Change (one semester)
- Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law (one semester)
For further information on the LLM in International Law, the LLM in Global Environment and Climate Change Law, and the LLM in International Economic Law, see the postgraduate pages of the School of Law website or contact the Postgraduate Office.
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