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 2019/2020

Comparative Methodology: Contract Law (T. Kadner Graziano)

Spring Semester 2020

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* (M. Mbengue)

Autumn Semester 2019/2020

Courses in English

Comparative Human Rights (M. Hertig)
European Competition Law (C. Bovet)
International and European Family Law (G. P. Romano)
International Capital Markets Law (A. Darbellay)
International Arbitration (T. Schultz)
International Commercial Litigation (G. P. Romano)
Introduction to Chinese Law (X. Ding) (Contrary to previous years: exam papers will be graded, no pass/fail exam)
Introduction to the Law of Trusts (L. Thévenoz)
Practice of International Humanitarian Law (M. Sassòli)
WTO Law and Practice (G. Marceau)

Courses in French

Codifications civiles et pénales (B. Winiger)
Droit de l'art et des biens culturels (M.-A. Renold)
Droit international de la santé (S. Dagron)**
Droit pénal international suisse (art. 3-8 CP) et entraide internationale en matière pénale (M. Ludwiczak)
Droit suisse et européen de la consommation (L. Tran)
L'action extérieure de l'Union européenne (C. Kaddous)
La philanthropie et ses principaux enjeux juridiques (G. Neri-Castracane)
Légistique - droit suisse et de l'Union européenne (A. Flückiger)
Organisation internationale (L. Boisson de Chazournes)
Possession et propriété: des origines romaines au droit moderne (France, Autriche, Allemagne, Suisse et Italie) (B. Winiger)
Droit de l'Union européene* (C. Kaddous)
Droit international privé* (T. Kadner Graziano)

Spring Semester 2020

Courses in English

Contemporary Challenges in Public International Law (G. Gaggioli Gasteyger)
Economic Analysis of Law (R. Bahar)
Health and Social Security Systems** (S. Dagron)
International Enforcement in Financial Markets (U. Zulauf)
International Sale of Goods (C. Chappuis)
Introduction to the Common Law (P. Landolt, L. T. Wilson)
Investment Management Law (L. Thévenoz)
Sociology of Family Law (M. Cottier)
Theories and Issues of Global Justice** (N. Levrat)
International Environmental Law** (M. Mbengue)

Courses in French

Droit civil européen: les principes de la responsabilité civile (B. Winiger)
Droit de l'environnement (F. Magistro)
Droit du marché intérieur de l'Union européenne (C. Kaddous)
Droit fiscal international et comparé (X. Oberson)
Droit international et européen de la sécurité sociale (S. Dagron)
Droit pénal économique (U. Cassani)
Droit pénal international, crimes internationaux et justice transitionnelle (S. Garibian)
Droit pharmaceutique (V. Junod)
Droits de l'homme (M. Hertig)
La famille en droit international privé (G. P. Romano)
La philanthropie culturelle et le droit (A. L. Bandle)
Rédaction de contrats (S. Marchand)
Le droit des obligations dans le Code civil chinois - analyses comparatives (J. 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.

Autumn Semester 2019/2020

Droit international des investissements (M. Mbengue)
John H Jackson Moot Court Competition (Year-long) (G. Marceau)
Le droit sans l'État (T. Schultz)
Les ressources en eau transfrontières et le droit international (M. Tignino)
Mise en œuvre du nouveau droit bancaire et financier (C. Bovet)
Moot Court in European Law (Year-long) (C. Kaddous)
Vie professionelle et discrimination: droit suisse, international et européen (K. Lempen)
Vienna Arbitration Moot Court (Year-long) (G. P. Romano)

Spring Semester 2020

Droit international de la protection des biens culturels (Chaire UNESCO) (M.-A. Renold)
Droit pénal international et responsabilisation des États: questions d'actualité (S. Garibian)
La protection internationale de l'enfant (G. P. Romano)
Les successions en droit comparé (T. Kadner Graziano)
Paix justes, paix injustes: essai de clarification conceptuelle (A. Keller)
Relations bilatérales Suisse-UE (C. 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 2019

Compliance with International Law: Theories and Mechanisms (F. Zarbiyev) - Monday, 12:15 – 14:00, S7
Political Justice and Human Rights: Foundational Questions (N. Torbisco-Casals) - Monday, 14:15 – 16:00, S5
International Migration Law (V. Chetail) - Monday, 16:15 – 18:00, S5
Human Rights and the Media (S. Joseph) - Tuesday and Thursday, room N.N.
The Sources of International Law: Between Theory and Practice (M. Kohen) - Tuesday, 14:15 – 16:00, S2
International Trade Law (J. Bohanes) - Tuesday, 18:15 – 20:00, A2
International Criminal Law (P. Gaeta) - Wednesday, 10:15 – 12:00, S3
Change and Stability in the International Legal Order (N. Krisch) - Wednesday, 12:15 – 14:00, S5
Climate Change and International Law (A. Saab) - Wednesday, 14:15 – 16:00, S5
The Law of Maritime Delimitation (M. Kohen) - Wednesday, 16:15 – 18:00, S5
Law without the State (T. Schultz) - Thursday, 10:15 – 12:00, S2
The Law and Practice of International Organizations (G. L. Burci) - Thursday, 14:15 – 16:00, S5
Global South and International Law (B.S. Chimni) - Friday, 10:15 - 12:00, S5
Corporate Responsibility in International and Transnational Law (Z. Douglas) - Friday, 12:15 – 14:00, A2
International Environmental Law and Policy (J. E. Viñuales) - Friday, 14:15-18:00, S5

Spring Semester 2019

Transnational Regulatory Processes, (F. Zarbiyev) - Monday, 10:15 – 12:00, S5
A Discourse Analysis of International Law (F. Zarbiyev) - Monday, 12:15 – 14:00, S5
Global Health Law (G. L. Burci) - Monday, 14:15 – 16:00, S5
Les conflits territoriaux en droit international contemporain (M. Kohen) - Monday, 16:15 – 18:00, S4
The Theory and Practice of Treaty Interpretation (F. Zarbiyev, A. Bianchi) - Tuesday, 10:15 – 12:00, S5
International Investment Law (J. Pauwelyn) - Tuesday, 14:15 – 16:00, S8
Fundamental Principles of International Law (M. Kohen) - Tuesday, 16:15 – 18:00, S3
History and Theory of International Law, (J. Nijman) - Thursday, 10:15 – 12:00, S5
The Oceans: Law, Politics and the Future (S. Ranganathan) - Thursday, 14:15 – 16:00, S5 and Friday, 12:15 – 14:00, S5
WIPO and International Intellectual Property Law (E. Kwakwa) - Thursday, 18:15 – 20:00, S8
Internet Governance: The Role of International Law (T. Schultz) - Friday, 10:15 – 12:00, S3

***Admission subject to the case-by-case approval of the course organiser.

Courses taught in French