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Programme Structure

The master's programme "International Criminal Justice (Law, History, Politics)" consists of the following compulsory and elective modules:

• Introduction to Legal Science
• Introduction to Historical Research
• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Principles of International Criminal Law
• Advanced Topics in International Criminal Law and Procedure
• History and Politics
• Genocide (Interdisciplinary Approaches)
• Crimes against Humanity (Interdisciplinary Approaches)
• War Crimes (Interdisciplinary Approaches)
• Aggression (Interdisciplinary Approaches)
• Transitional Justice
• International Humanitarian Law & Human Rights
• CriminologyCurrent and Critical Issues
• Practical Experience
• Master-Thesis and Defence

Students can also opt for elective courses up to 18 ECTS points from other Master`s Programmes of the Philipps-University in Marburg, as well as for the courses offered by its Centre for Gender Studies.