• International Law and Global Governance provides the opportunity to engage with a dynamic and responsive approach to contemporary global problems through law and legal institutions. 
  • This program will enhance their understanding and challenge preconceptions of the complex legal and political nature of international law-making and governance. It will explore the often competing concepts that infuse the subject of international law.
  • Students will critically engage with a rich collection of contemporary themes set against the background of the concerns and activities of states and non-state actors in the international community.
  • The program will give students the opportunity to:
    • explore the legal nature of international law on a global, regional, and local level
    • examine the impact of international law on contemporary problems
    • consider how international law has failed to address certain issues and maybe harnessed to tackle future problems
    • investigate principles relating to sovereignty, universality, jurisdiction, territory, self-determination, and human rights