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 2023/2024
- Comparative Methodology: Contract Law (Kadner Graziano)
Spring Semester 2024
- Comparative Methodology: Tort Law (Kadner Graziano)
- Droit comparé: la responsabilité délictuelle (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
Autumn Semester 2023/2024
Courses in English
- European Competition Law (Bovet)
- How can trade contribute to sustainable development ? (Kaddous)
- International and European Family Law (Romano)
- International Arbitration (Schultz)
- International Commercial Litigation (Romano)
- Introduction to the Law of Trusts (Thévenoz)
- Practice of International Humanitarian Law (Sassòli)
- WTO Law and Practice (Marceau)
Courses in French
- Compétence et entraide internationales en matière pénale (Ludwiczak)
- Droit civil européen: les principes de la responsabilité civile (Forster)
- Droit des plantes (Ducor)
- Droit suisse et européen de la consommation (Tran)
- Histoire comparée du droit privé (Forster)
- L'action extérieure de l'Union européenne (NN)
- La philanthropie et ses principaux enjeux juridiques (Neri-Castracane)
- Légistique - méthodes et techniques de rédaction législative (Flückinger)
- Organisation internationale (Boisson de Chazournes)
- Rédaction de contrats (Marchand)
- Droit de l'Union européenne* (Clerc)
- Droit international privé* (Kadner Graziano)
- Droit international public* (Mbengue)
Spring Semester 2024
Courses in English
- Current Issues of International Law Through the Case-Law of International Courts and Tribunals (Mbengue)
- Economic Analysis of Law (Bahar)
- Global Legal History (Forster)
- International Environmental Law (Mbengue)
- International Intellectual Property Law (de Werra)
- Internet & IT Law (Bovet, de Werra)
- Introduction to the Common Law (Landolt, Landbrecht)
- Sociology of Family Law (Cottier)
- Theories and issues of Global Justice (Levrat)
Courses in French
- Droit de l'environnement (Vallier)
- Droit du marché intérieur de l'Union européenne (Kaddous)
- Droit fiscal international et comparé (Oberson)
- Droit international et européen de la sécurité sociale (Dagron)
- Droit médical (Ducor)
- Droit pénal économique (Villard)
- Droit pénal européen (Ludwiczak)
- Droit pharmaceutique (Junod)
- Droits humains (Bernard)
- 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)
- Le droit des obligations dans le Code civil chinois - analyses comparatives (Professeur invité: Jiyaou Shi, Renmin University of China, School of Law, Beijing)
- Les relations économiques en droit international privé (Romano)
- Services financiers : conseil en placement et gestion de fortune (Thévenoz)
*Courses indicated with an asterisk are only available to students arriving from other Swiss or foreign universities.
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; students doing their Master at UNIGE are prioritised. Information regarding the availability can be sought at the Student Secretariat.
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)
- Moot Court in European Law (concours) (Kaddous)
- Vienna Arbitration Moot Court (concours) (Romano, Neidhart)
Autumn Semester 2023/24
- Droit international des investissements (Cima)
- Le droit sans l'Etat (Schultz)
- Les ressources en eau transfrontières et le droit international (Tignino)
- Mesures et sanctions en droit économique (Bovet)
- Règlement des différends internationaux: problèmes choisis (Boisson de Chazournes)
- Vie professionnelle et discrimination: droit suisse, international et européen (Lempen)
Spring Semester 2024
- La protection internationale de l'enfant (Romano)
- Questions d'actualité du droit international privé suisse, européen et comparé (compétence et droit applicable) (Kadner)
Courses at the Graduate Institute**
+++ Please note: Information on how to sign up to courses at the Graduate Institute will be shared during the CDT/CTL welcome session at the start of the semester +++
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 2023
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Climate Change and International Law, Anne Saab
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Compliance with International Law: Theories and Mechanisms, Fuad Zarbiyev
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Corporate Accountability Law, Nico Krisch
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Forced Migration and International Law, Vincent Chetail
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Génocide et responsabilité internationale, Paola Gaeta
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International Criminal Law, Paola Gaeta
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International Environmental Law, Anne Saab
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International Organisations Law, Nico Krisch
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International Tax Law & Policy, Alice Pirlot
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International Trade Law, Joost Pauwelyn
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Law without the State, Thomas Schultz
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Regulating the Internet, Neha Mishra
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Research Seminar on International Law Theories, Andrea Bianchi***
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TradeLab International Economic Law & Development Clinic, Scott Andersen & Colette van der Ven** (enrolment no longer possible)
Spring semester 2023
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Africa and Disputed Topics in Public International Law, Phoebe Okowa
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Climate Change Litigation, Anne Saab
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Diplomatic and Consular Law, Daryna Abbakumova
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Global Health Law, Gian Luca Burci
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Global South Perspectives to International Law, Eslava Luis
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International Intellectual Property Law: Current Issues, Edward Kwakwa
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International Investment Law, Dolores Bentolila, Nathalie Bernasconi & Michele Potesta
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Legal Issues in International Organizations Clinic, Nico Krisch & Gian Luca Burci**
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Seminar on Human Rights and Political Justice, Maria Neus Torbisco Casals
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The Theory and Practice of Treaty Interpretation, Andrea Bianchi***
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The Trade of International Lawyer: Anatomy of a Profession, Fuad Zarbiyev
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The Urban in International Law and Governance, Janne Nijman
**Admission subject to the case-by-case approval of the course organiser.
***Number of CDT/CTL students limited. Please contact Natalia Henczel (
).****All CDT/CTL courses are worth 6 ECTS, even those which are worth 3 or 9 ECTS at the Graduate Institute.
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.