Less than a Month Left to Apply to our LLM and MAS in Transitional Justice

While applications with a scholarship for our LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (LLM) and MAS in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law (MTJ) just closed, interested candidates can still apply until 25 February without a scholarship.

The LLM

This one-year full-time postgraduate programme is one of the most innovative and intellectually challenging programmes in international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights offered today. It focuses primarily on all rules applicable to armed conflicts, and their interaction, and promotes both academic excellence and independent critical thinking.

 The LLM admission section provides detailed information about:

  • Entry requirements
  • Tuition fee
  • How to apply and
  • Application timelines.

You can apply via a straightforward online form. Make sure you have all the requested information and documents before starting your application!

The MTJ

This one-year full-time postgraduate degree combines high-level academic education and real-world practice in the field of transitional justice, human rights and the rule of law. One of the very few programmes on this subject worldwide, its cross-disciplinary approach combines legal, political, historical, anthropological, philosophical and field perspectives and promotes both academic excellence and independent critical thinking.

 The MTJ admission section provides detailed information about:

  • Entry requirements
  • Tuition fee
  • How to apply and
  • Application timelines.

You can apply via a straightforward online form. Make sure you have all the requested information and documents before starting your application!

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