LLM in International Law
Duration : 2 years
Modules offered in the First Year:
1) Legal Research (100 Marks):
Course Objectives:
- To help students develop critical knowledge of fundamental concepts, elements and processes of legal research,
- To help them develop research based professionalism,
- To encourage involvement in multi-faceted research of laws, and
- To help thereby development of laws and justice in Nepal.
2) Comparative Study of Legal Systems (100 Marks):
Course Objectives:
- To help students critically understand the tenets and trends of various legal systems, and thus prepare them to develop critical analysis of concepts and principles of laws.
- To impart knowledge on theoretical base of the Nepalese system, and thus develop it as a viable system to address the needs.
3) Public International Law:
Course Objectives:
- To introduce the basic principles and rules of public international law.
- To introduce and discuss the recent developments in public international law.
- To prepare students for advanced courses and discourses on various areas of international law.
4) International Environmental Law:
Course Objectives:
- To introduce the basic principles and normative standards of international environmental law.
- To discuss recent developments in international environmental law.
5) International Human Rights Law
Course Objectives:
- To introduce the basic principles and rules of international human rights law.
- To discuss various forms of human rights and international law governing protection of human rights.
- To introduce basic procedural aspects of implementation and enforcement of international human rights law.
Modules offered in the Second Year:
1) Settlement of International Disputes
Course Objectives:
- To introduce the basic principles and rules of settlement of international disputes.
- To discuss the procedural rules relating to settlement of international disputes in international courts, tribunals and arbitration.
2) Law of Armed Conflict and International Criminal Law
Course Objectives:
- To introduce and discuss the basic principles and rules relating to law of armed conflict.
- To introduce and discuss the basic principles and rules of international criminal law.
- To introduce and discuss the basic principles and rules relating to enforcement of international criminal law and law of armed conflict.
3) International Economic Law
Course Objectives:
- To introduce and discuss principles and rules of international economic law.
- To introduce and discuss various regimes of international economic law according to various international organizations and systems.
- To introduce and discuss basic substantive and procedural rules and principles relating to international trade, economic and financial systems.