Course content – International Law and Sustainability

In the Master's pro­gramme in Inter­national Law and Sustain­ability, students spend the first year (October to August) in Lüne­burg and the second year (August to August) depen­ding on their chosen speciali­sation path­way, in Glas­gow (Scot­land) or Cape Town (South Africa) or Milan (Italy) or Bridge­town (Barba­dos/alterna­tively, the UWI speciali­sation path­way can also be comple­ted through dis­tance learning).*

In Lüneburg, the following ten compul­sory modules (5 CP each) must be comple­ted:

Semester 1

• Public Inter­national Law
• Inter­national Sustain­ability Law
• Environ­mental Law
• Sustain­able Ocean Law and Gover­nance
• Inter­national Eco­nomic Law & Sustain­able Develop­ment

Semester 2

• Law and Sustain­ability Trans­formation
• Trans­national Private Law & Sustain­ability I: Conflict of Laws and Trans­national Liti­gation
• Trans­national Private Law & Sustain­ability II: Sustain­able Private Law
• Trans­national Private Law & Sustain­ability III: Corpo­rate Social Respon­sibi­lity
• Current Issues in Trans­national Environ­mental and Sustain­ability Law

In addition, 5 CP per semester at Leuphana are awar­ded for electives from the inter­disciplinary and trans­discipli­nary Comple­mentary Studies.

Semester 3

In the second year of study, students focus on sustain­ability law and/or inter­national law. The content depends on what is offered by the chosen partner uni­versity, so students can deepen their exper­tise in the relation­ship between inter­national law and sustain­ability in a way that suits them.*

At the University of Glasgow (Glas­gow, Scot­land), students can choose from four LL.M. pro­grammes:

• Inter­national Law
• Inter­national Law and Secu­rity
• Human Rights
• Inter­national Eco­nomic Law

At the Univer­sity of the Western Cape (Cape Town, South Africa), students are part of the LL.M. in Environ­mental Law.

At the Università degli Studi di Milano Statale (Milan, Italy), students are part of the LL.M. in Law and Sustain­able Develop­ment.

At the University of the West Indies (Bridge­town, Barba­dos/alterna­tively: distance learning), students can choose online courses from a wide range of modules in the fields of Corpo­rate & Commer­cial Law and Public Law, such as Corpo­rate Law, Finan­cial Law, Intellec­tual Proper­ty Law and Trans­national Commer­cial Trans­actions Law. All courses at the Univer­sity of the West Indies are held online.

Semester 4

Building on the in-depth know­ledge gained in the first year of study and the chosen speciali­sation path in the second year, students com­plete their studies with a Master's thesis.

In keeping with the inter­national nature of the sub­ject matter, all modules of the study pro­gramme are offered exclu­sively in English, both in Lüne­burg and at the four partner uni­ver­sities. The close co­opera­tion between the uni­versi­ties and the inte­grated study abroad pro­gramme ensure that, in addition to tech­nical qualifi­cations, students acquire linguis­tic and cultu­ral skills that are very impor­tant for inter­national law in the con­text of sustain­ability.

* the different specialisation pathways are subject to approval

The Master's thesis is to be written at the Univer­sity of Glasgow or the Univer­sity of the Western Cape or the Univer­sità degli Studi di Milano Statale or the Univer­sity of the West Indies, depen­ding on the chosen speciali­sation path­way, under the terms of the exami­nation regula­tions of the respec­tive univer­sity. The first exa­miner is an exa­miner from the respec­tive univer­sity and the second exa­miner is an exa­miner from Leuphana Univer­sity of Lüne­burg.

The following link provides access to documents which set out the general conditions for examinations, an overview of the curriculum, as well as detailed and legally binding regulations.

General Assessment Regulations and the Subject-Specific Schedules

In the course catalogue you can get an overview of the courses currently offered and their specific contents.