Study abroad in Leiden, Netherlands: Most popular universities for Criminal Law.

As a prestigious European research university, Leiden University plays a foremost role in academic research and teaching. High-quality academic research and teaching are crucial to a safe, healthy, sustainable, prosperous and just world. 

The course, which welcomes around 50 participants from all over the world, combines theory with practice: academics from Leiden University and experts from the international courts and tribunals lecture on topics as genocide, crimes against humanity, the crime of aggression, war crimes and modes of liability, while students develop their skills through an inter-active cross-examination session with senior trial lawyers from the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and a challenging moot court exercise. Confirmed faculty includes Prof. Niels Blokker, (Leiden University), Prof. William Schabas (Leiden University), Dr. Philipp Ambach (ICC), Dr. Mohamed M. El Zeidy (ICC), Hirad Abtahi (ICC), Gilbert Bitti (ICC), Alexis Demirdjian (ICTY), Geoff Roberts (STL), Coleen Rohan (International Criminal Law Bureau) and Niamh Hayes (Institute for International Criminal Investigations). Young professionals and (law) students with a clear interest in the topic are invited to apply.

Situated in The Hague, the International City of Peace and Justice, Leiden University offers participants in this summer school a unique opportunity to gain expertise in international criminal law.

Detecting and combatting crime is becoming increasingly complex. Security is high on the national and international agenda. The master’s programme Crime and Criminal Justice at Leiden University provides the skills to face these challenges.

In the International Criminal Law (Advanced LL. M) specialisation, at Leiden University, you will gain foundational knowledge on international criminal law and international criminal procedure. 

The objective of the International Criminal Law specialisation is to provide students with advanced knowledge of, and skills in, various areas of International Criminal Law.

Money laundering, fraud, DNA testing: current affairs is key in this master’s programme. Forensic Criminology at Leiden University provides specialist expertise related to the criminal justice system - from forensic psychiatry to criminalistics.