Courses
The CTL (30 ECTS) can be completed in one or two semesters. Students take one required course (6 ECTS) and four optional courses (6 ECTS each).
Required Course
Autumn Semester 2020/2021
- Comparative Methodology: Contract Law (T. Kadner Graziano)
Spring Semester 2021
- Comparative Methodology: Tort Law (T. Kadner Graziano)
- Droit comparé: la responsabilité délictuelle (G. P. Romano)
Students may choose to take two of these courses on comparative methodology, but must indicate on the exam registration form which they take as the "required course" for the CTL.
Optional Courses
Year-long Course
Droit international public* (Mbengue)
Autumn Semester 2020/2021
Courses in English
- Comparative Human Rights (Hertig Randall)
- European Competition Law (Bovet)
- International Capital Markets Law (Darbellay)
- International Arbitration (Schultz)
- Introduction to the Law of Trusts (Thévenoz)
- Practice of International Humanitarian Law (Sassòli)
- WTO Law and Practice (Marceau)
Courses in French
- Droit collectif du travail: aspects de droit suisse, international et européen (Lempen)
- Droit civil européen: les principes de la responsabilité civile (Forster)
- Droit de l'art et des biens culturels : aspects suisses et internationaux (Renold)
- Droit international de la santé** (Dagron)
- Droit international et européen de la sécurité sociale (Dagron)
- Droit pénal international suisse (art.3-8 CP) et entraide internationale en matière pénale (Ludwiczak)
- Droit suisse et européen de la consommation (Tran)
- L'action extérieure de l'Union européenne (Kaddous)
- La philanthropie et ses principaux enjeux juridiques (Neri-Castracane)
- Légistique - droit suisse et de l'Union européenne (Weerts)
- Organisation internationale (Boisson de Chazournes)
- Droit de l'Union européenne* (Kaddous)
- Droit international privé* (Kadner Graziano)
Spring Semester 2021
Courses in English
- Contemporary Challenges in Public International Law (Gaggioli Gasteyger)
- Economic Analysis of Law (Bahar)
- Health and social security systems** (Dagron)
- International Enforcement in Financial Markets (Zulauf)
- International Intellectual Property Law (de Werra)
- International Sale of Goods (Chappuis)
- Internet & IT Law (Bovet, de Werra)
- Introduction to the Common Law (Douglas, Landolt)
- Investment Management Law (Thévenoz)
- Sociology of Family Law (Cottier)
- Theories and issues of Global Justice** (Levrat)
- International Environmental Law** (Mbengue)
Courses in French
- Droit de l'environnement (Magistro)
- Droit du marché intérieur de l'Union européenne (Kaddous)
- Droit fiscal international et comparé (Oberson)
- Droit international de la protection des biens culturels (Chaire UNESCO) (Renold)
- Droit pénal économique (Cassani)
- Droit pénal international, crimes internationaux et justice transitionnelle (Garibian)
- Droit pharmaceutique (Junod)
- Droits de l'homme (n.n.)
- La famille en droit international privé (Romano)
- La philanthropie culturelle et le droit (Bandle)
- La protection des minorités en droit constitutionnel comparé et en droit international (Hertig Randall)
- Rédaction de contrats (Marchand)
- Le droit des obligations dans le Code civil chinois - analyses comparatives (Shi)
*Courses indicated with an asterisk are only available to students arriving from other Swiss or foreign universities.
**Course offered by the Global Studies Institute (GSI). Students registering for courses and exams at the GSI should be aware that the respective registration deadlines are different from those of the faculty of law. We kindly ask that you contact the GSI for information on the relevant registration dates.
Seminars, Moot Courts
Students arriving from other Swiss or foreign universities may opt to replace two optional modules with a seminar (12 ECTS credits). Anyone wishing to participate in a seminar is required to notify the Student Secretariat (Office 3093) as soon as possible. Acceptance of CTL students is subject to availability.
Please note that the planning for seminars, competitions and moot courts will be determined by the professors once the registrations have been completed.
Year-long Moot Courts
- John H Jackson Moot Court Competition (Marceau)
- Vienna Arbitration Moot Court (concours) (Romano)
Autumn Semester 2020/21
- Moot Court in European Law (concours) (Kaddous)
- Droit international des investissements (Mbengue)
- Le droit sans l'Etat (Schultz)
- Les ressources en eau transfrontières et le droit international (Tignino)
- Règlement des différends internationaux: problèmes choisis (Boisson de Chazournes)
- Sanctions en droit économique international et suisse (Bovet)
- Vie professionnelle et discrimination: droit suisse, international et européen (Lempen)
Spring Semester 2021
- Droit international privé suisse, européen et comparé (Kadner Graziano)
- La protection internationale de l'enfant (Romano)
- Le rôle de l'UE sur la scène internationale (Kaddous)
Courses at the Graduate Institute***
Two of the optional courses may be completed through cross-registration at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID). CTL students are exceptionally admitted to courses at the Graduate Institute after a minimum of two years of studies. Eligible courses (6 ECTS each) may include:
Autumn Semester 2020
- The Foundations of International Law (Marcelo Kohen) - Mercredi 14h15 – 16h00, S8
- International Law in the 21st Century (Paola Gaeta) – Mardi 14h15 – 16h00, S8
- Climate Change and International Law (Anne Saab) – Mercredi 10h15 – 12h00, S5
- International Environmental Law and Policy (Jorge E. Viñuales) – Vendredi 14h15-18h00, S5 (4h/2semaines dates voir syllabus IHEID)
- International Migration Law (Vincent Chetail) - Lundi 16h15-18h00, S5
- International Trade Law (Jan Bohanes) – Jeudi, 18h15 – 20h00, A2
- International Law Theories (Andrea Bianchi) – Lundi 14h15-16h00, S5
- The Law and Practice of International Organizations (Gian Luca Burci) - Jeudi, 16h15 – 18h00, S5
- Law of the Sea: Current Challenges (Zachary Douglas) - Lundi 10h15 – 12h00, S5
- Law without the State (Thomas Schultz) – Jeudi, 14h15 – 16h00, S7
- The Place of the State in International Law at the Time of "Globalization” (Marcelo Kohen) - Mardi 16h15-18h00, S4
Spring Semester 2021
- Transnational Law (Nico Krisch) - Mardi 14h15 – 16h00, S8
- Génocide et responsabilité internationale (Paola Gaeta) - Jeudi, 10h15-12h00, S5
- Global Health Law (Gian Luca Burci) – Lundi 14h15 – 16h00, S5
- History and Theory of International Law (Janne Nijman) - Lundi 12h15 – 14h, S5 et Mercredi 8h15 -10h, S4
- International Investment Law (Joost Pauwelyn) - Mardi 10h15 – 12h00, S8
- Internet Governance: the Role of International Law (Thomas Schultz) – Vendredi, 10h15-12h00, S5
- Political Justice and Human Rights: Foundational Questions (Neus Torbisco-Casals) - Jeudi, 14h15-16h00, S8
- The Politics of International Law (Nico Krisch) – Mercredi 12h15 – 14h00, S5
- La rétroactivité en droit international (Marcelo Kohen) - Mardi 16h15 – 18h00, S3
- Self-determination in International Law (Marcelo Kohen) - Mercredi 16h15 – 18h00, S5
- The Theory and Practice of Treaty Interpretation (Andrea Bianchi and Fuad Zarbiyev) - Lundi 10h15 – 12h00, S5
- The Trade of International Lawyer: Anatomy of a Profession (Fuad Zarbiyev) - Lundi 16h15-18h00, S5
- WIPO and International Intellectual Property Law (Edward Kwakwa) – Jeudi, 18h15-20h00, S8
***Admission subject to the case-by-case approval of the course organiser.
Courses taught in French
CTL students are free to choose up to two courses taught in French. Students who take a majority of courses in French earn the Certificat de Droit Transnational (CDT) instead of the CTL.