Why an LLM in International Criminal Law?
Taught by leading experts in the field, the Case Western Reserve University LLM in International Criminal Law provides students who hold a degree in law with an in-depth knowledge of international criminal law and procedure, international humanitarian law, and national security law, and will equip them to practice international criminal law before international tribunals or national courts.

About the program
The Case Western Reserve University LLM in International Criminal Law is a one-year master’s program based at the School of Law. It is also available on a part-time basis over two years.

To receive the degree, LLM students must take a total of 24 credit hours in international criminal law-related courses at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. The 3-credit “International Criminal Law and Procedure” course, taught each fall by Professor Michael Scharf, is a required course. In addition, LLM students must complete a major writing project, either as part of one of the labs or seminars or as a supervised independent research project in conjunction with one of the other international criminal law-related courses.

This LLM is designed for:

• Recent U.S. or foreign law school graduates who seek to practice in the field of international criminal law, which includes war crimes, counter-terrorism, military law, piracy, and human trafficking.
• Experienced U.S. or foreign prosecutors and defense counsel who seek to transition into the field of international criminal law.
• Attorneys already working in the field who seek advancement.

Career Opportunities
International Criminal Law career opportunities within the U.S. include: Department of Justice Office of International Affairs, Department of Justice Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions, Department of State Office of the Ambassador for War Crimes Issues, Department of State Office of the Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, National Counter-Terrorism Center, Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, and Department of Treasury Office of Terrorist and Financial Intelligence.

International and foreign career opportunities include: The International Monetary Fund and World Bank (Washington DC, USA), Interpol (France), U.N. Centre for International Crime Prevention (Austria), The International Criminal Court (The Netherlands), the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (The Netherlands), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Tanzania), the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (The Netherlands), the Special Court for Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone and The Netherlands), the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (Cambodia), the Regional Piracy Court (Kenya), and several internationalized domestic war crimes tribunals around the world.