Applications for the 2021–2022 Academic Year are Open!
Yulia Mogutova (Henry Dunant Research Prize), Berta Fernández-Rosón (Best LLM Paper Prize) and Camila Ruiz Segovia (Best MTJ Paper Prize).
For this academic year, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, courses will be taught simultaneously in-class and online.
This new section of our website provides information for current and incoming students about the organization of teaching and classes during the COVID–19 pandemic.
Discover what students and alumni say about this programme!
Sahar Ammar is a Project Associate in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) department of the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) in Geneva. In this interview, she tells about the programme and what it brought to her career.
Andrew Songa serves as the Delegate to the African Union for the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). In this interview, he tells about the programme and what it brought to his career.
Co-Director of the Master in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Co-Director of the Master in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Professor at the University of Essex School of Law and Director of the Essex Transitional Justice Network
Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford’s Centre for International Studies and Councillor at the World Future Council
Practicing Advocate at the Johannesburg Bar and Senior Programme Adviser at the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)
The most interesting aspect in the programme is without a doubt the fact that everybody comes from different background, professionally and culturally, making the class so interactive and enriching.
The programme is structured around six modules that cover central theoretical and practical issues in the fields of transitional justice, human rights and the rule of law.
The Master in Transitional Justice combines high-level academic education with real-world practice, allowing students to develop the transferable skills necessary to succeed in the professional world.
Our campus spans from Geneva’s international area to downtown Geneva with its vibrant cultural life.
Our Master in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law is organized around intimate learning communities enabling close interaction between students and professors.