About the International Law Programme

UNITAR has acquired substantial training experience in the field of Public International Law as well as in International Environmental Law, through its former Environmental Law Programme (ELP). As of 2007, the Institute is offering a new Programme specifically dedicated to International Law training which includes the following activities: 

  • Fellowship Programmes – capacity development activities organized at the global, regional and sub-regional level for least developed and developing countries as well as for countries with economies in transition which is based on a selection process
  • Tailor-made Training – customized training activities on international law topics, tailored to the specific needs of Member States
  • Distance and e-Learning – computer-based training courses providing personalized support to participants through interactive learning tools
The International Law Programme (ILP) aims to enhance the legal and institutional capacities of Member States through the adequate application and implementation of international law at the national level. The main goals of the programme can be summarized as follows:
 
  • Strengthen and support the bodies and institutions overseeing the application, implementation, respect for and effectiveness of the international obligations
  • Provide participants with an opportunity to update and deepen their knowledge of recent developments in international law with particular focus on enhancing awareness of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
  • Enable participants to acquire additional knowledge on the legal work of the United Nations and its associated bodies
  • Provide a platform for intensive exchange and sharing of information among practitioners of international law with respect to legal problems of common interest
The training activities conducted by ILP address various practice areas within international law: Law of Treaties, Law of the Sea, International Protection of Human Rights, Refugee Law, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Investment Law, International Trade Law etc. Within this range of international law topics, ILP has also developed special expertise in providing training in international environmental law.
 
All ILP’s training activities favour an interactive, practice-oriented, participatory and experiential approach (simulation exercises, case studies, interactive lectures, discussion fora, etc.).
 
ILP privileges the participation of candidates from least developed and developing countries as well as from countries with economies in transition. Our beneficiaries include diplomats and government officials from various ministries (Foreign Affairs, Justice, Environment, etc.); judges, magistrates and prosecutors; academics, law professors and researchers; students in the fields of law, international relations and sustainable development; NGO representatives; and lawyers in private practice.

 
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 Trends in International Law

Lima, from 6 to 17 July 2009

 

  

 The course will be conducted in Spanish

 

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Sixteen Fellowships Awarded for the 2009 United Nations International Law Fellowship Programme

 

 

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UNITAR has a new partner in Ibero-America

 

Memorandum of Understanding signed between UNITAR and the Andean Community General Secretariat

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