Study Trip

LLM 2016-2017 students during their study trip to Belgrade and Kosovo. LLM 2016-2017 students during their study trip to Belgrade and Kosovo.

A Great Networking Opportunity

In the Spring Semester, the study trip allows students to experience the practical side of international humanitarian law (IHL), international human rights law (IHRL) and international criminal law (ICL). This trip is a marvellous opportunity to understand the work of international organizations and NGOs, meet staff and experts and discuss IHL, IHRL and ICL issues.

Organized by Geneva Academy Students

LLM students have the opportunity to organize a study trip, with a small contribution from the Geneva Academy.

Past Study Trips

In past academic years, our LLM students had the opportunity to travel to the Balkans (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia), to The Hague, or to Solferino. They often recall these trips as one of the best experiences of the programme, which allowed them to put into practice what they have learned in class.

LLM students: group photo at Yerevan's market News

Exploring IHL and Human Rights: Our LLM Students' Journey to Armenia

13 October 2023

In July, students enrolled in our LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights embarked on a week-long study trip to Armenia.

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Picture of all students in Ministry of Security Directorate for coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina News

Students Spend One Week in the Balkan for their Annual Study Trip

26 July 2022

Students of our LLM in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights (LLM) and MAS in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law (MTJ) spent a week in the Balkans – Belgrade, Sarajevo and Srebrenica – where they met experts and institutions who work in the fields of IHL, human rights and transitional justice. 

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Group photo of LLM students during their study trip News

Six Intense Days in the Balkans to Grasp with Current Humanitarian and Human Rights Challenges

24 February 2020

As part of the programme’s annual study trip, students of our LLM in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights travelled to Belgrade, Sarajevo and Budapest where they met experts and institutions who work in the fields of IHL, international human rights law and international criminal law.

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Several years have passed and I am now surrounded by former Geneva Academy students anywhere I go to work. I often come back to Geneva: walking through the streets, meeting my friends and seeing current LLM students full of hope and expectations makes me somewhat emotional, particularly because I know that they will meet those expectations.

Niccolò Pons

Associate Legal Officer, Trial Chamber, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

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