International Law
| Award | Attendance | Study | Duration | Start | Domestic fees | International fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | On-Campus | Full-time, Part-time | 1 - 3 years | find out | £17000 per year | £24650 per year |
About International Law, MA - at SOAS University of London
The SOAS MA in International Law provides a diverse and unique range of courses that interrogate critically the theory and practice of international law and explore cutting edge topics of contemporary significance particularly as they relate to the global south: refugee law and the migrant crisis; climate change and natural resources; the rights of women; gender and armed conflict; international criminal law; the law of armed conflict; multinational enterprises and human rights; sustainable development; and conflict resolution, peace-building and transitional justice.
At SOAS you will not only gain fresh insights into the fundamentals of international law; you will have the opportunity to engage with issues that reflect the research specialisms of our expert teaching staff.
Professor Gina Heathcote is the Programme Convenor in Term 1.
Dr Catriona Drew is the Programme Convenor from Term 2.
See School of Law
Entry requirements
Contact SOAS University of London to find course entry requirements.
Why study at SOAS University of London
- SOAS is in London, which is officially the best student city in the world - and has been for five years in a row (QS World Rankings 2024)
- There are 5,630 students on campus, from 135+ countries
- 2nd in the UK for international faculty (QS World Rankings 2024)
- Top 30 in the UK (The Times Good University Guide 2024)
- Top 40 in the UK for research quality Complete University Guide 2024)
- 6th in the UK for employment outcomes (QS World Rankings 2023)
- Top 100 in the world for addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals for Peace, Justice, Poverty and Gender Equality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, 2023)
- One of 35 National Research Libraries in the UK. We have over 1.5 million volumes, periodicals and audio-visual materials in 400 languages, focusing on Asia, Africa and the Middle East
- 87% of research ranked 'world-leading or internationally excellent' (Research Excellence Framework 2021)