Geneva Master in International Dispute Settlement

  Switzerland

Geneve [Geneva]

Description: The Geneva Master in International Dispute Settlement is a one-year full-time graduate degree program providing the opportunity of an in-depth and high-profile study of international dispute settlement from a broad range of perspectives. The program covers all current approaches to the subject-matter, including private and public international law, and delves into today's relevant fields, such as international commercial and investment arbitration, WTO dispute resolution and proceedings before the International Court of Justice.

Students are admitted for one academic year of study in residence (September through June), typically followed by up to two months of independent research and writing, leading to the degree of Master of Advanced Study in Law (strictly equivalent to an LL.M.). The structure of our largely elective program is such that it offers students sufficient latitude to pursue their specific interests in dispute settlement while keeping within parameters that we set to ensure the acquisition of the indispensable knowledge in the field.

Highlights: Covers the settlement of international disputes across the board, including private and public international law and in particular international commercial and investment arbitration, WTO dispute resolution, proceedings before the International Court of Justice, negotiation and mediation.

International faculty, including professors from Harvard Law School, the Sorbonne in Paris, Boston University Law School, the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, the Cabinet of the Director-General of the WTO World Trade Organisation, and of course Geneva Law School and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Our Faculty further includes the Deputy Director of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Chairman of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the Chair of Shearman & Sterling's international arbitration practice.

Includes Cambridge/Oxford-style tutorials.

Cost in US$: 22500

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Switzerland Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Scholarships are Available. - Financial aid, based on the applicant's demonstrated financial need, is available for the ten-month period of residence for the degree. However, our funds are limited. We therefore ask students wishing to apply for financial aid to first make timely efforts to obtain grants from other sources. We only entertain requests from students demonstrating to have made best efforts to obtain scholarships in their home country or in Switzerland. For this purpose, we maintain a database of the principal funding sources in Switzerland and in a number of other countries. Students requiring financial aid who have made scholarship applications elsewhere but were unsuccessful may apply for financial support from our program by contacting us directly by email.

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network