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Summer intensive courses

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights offers intensive online courses designed for professionals, researchers, and postgraduate / advanced students.

Our 2026 Summer Intensive Courses have now ended. Check our Spring Intensive Courses page to keep informed with new educational opportunities.

These short, academically rigorous online programmes offered participants the opportunity to deepen their expertise in international humanitarian law and human rights through focused, intensive learning. Delivered in small, highly select groups, each course provided close interaction with experts and meaningful engagement with peers. Combining flexibility with academic excellence, the courses were designed to fit alongside full-time professional commitments. Postgraduate participants who successfully completed a course also earned 3 ECTS credits.*

Thank you to everyone who joined us this summer for this rich and engaging programme, which featured the following courses:

Accountability for Atrocity Crimes

Online June 2026 (online sessions run 3 to 29 June)
The course will aim at better understanding how international criminal law pursues accountability for atrocity crimes before international and domestic courts and tribunals.

Human Rights and AI Systems

Online August & September 2026 (online sessions run 19 August to 16 September)
The course will aim at better understanding how AI systems threaten or promote human rights across diverse social groups and regulatory contexts.

Weapons Law Fundamentals

Online July 2026 (online sessions run 7 – 17 July)
The course will aim at better understanding the legal frameworks governing weapons use, regulation, and transfers under international law.

Transitional Justice and Structural Violence: Making Connections

Online August 2026 (online sessions run 17 – 26 August)
The course will aim at better understanding how transitional justice can advance socioeconomic rights and transformative justice in post-conflict and post-authoritarian settings.

Frontiers in International Human Rights Law

Online August – September 2026 (online sessions run 28 August – 8 September)
The course will aim at better understanding how international human rights law is evolving in response to contemporary global challenges, through the analysis of recent jurisprudence from UN bodies and regional human rights courts.

Contemporary Challenges to the Classification of Armed Conflicts

Online August and September 2026 (online sessions run 31 August to 9 September)
The course will aim at better understanding the legal classification of armed conflicts and its practical implications under international humanitarian law.