In the framework of the IHL core course given by Professor Marco Sassòli.
Francesca Gortan, Sarah Surget and Sophie Timmermans represented the Geneva Academy at the 38th Edition of the Jean-Pictet Competition.
Helmer Jonelid and Edward Millett – enrolled in our LLM – represent this year the Geneva Academy at the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition.
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The Geneva Academy team at the 2022 Mandea Moot Court – Helmer Jonelid and Edward Millett – qualified for the final rounds of the competition that will take place in Geneva from 18 to 21 July 2022.
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Half of the class of our LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights – 26 students – pleaded on 21 May at Villa Moynier on the 2008 South Ossetia armed conflict between Russia and Georgia.
Director of the Geneva Academy and Associate/SNF Professor at the Law Faculty, University of Geneva
Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
President of the Board and Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Professor of International Human Rights Law at the University of Milano-Bicocca
The Geneva Academy equipped me to get my current job and do it effectively. It was a memorable experience and is still a key highlight in my career.
Core courses provide a solid legal basis and understanding of public international law, international humanitarian law, international human rights law, international refugee law and international criminal law.
This unique series of events relating to military institutions and the law aims to improve our students’ knowledge of military actors and operations.
Our LLM students can participate in two moot courts, the prestigious Jean-Pictet Competition on international humanitarian law and the Nuremberg Moot Court Competition.
Our LLM students have the opportunity to acquire first-hand professional experience via internships with Geneva-based humanitarian and human rights actors