MASTER PROGRAMME IN CRIMINAL LAW

Master Program in Criminal Law

Number of admission places: 35 vacant places

The University examination type: written test (English langauge test - B2 level, case study,)

Academic Quailification:  Master of Criminal Law

Program objectives

The objective of the Master Program in Criminal Law is to prepare a competitive and qualified lawyer who will have systematic knowledge of criminal law (including court practice, European and international criminal law, criminal law institutions) as well as the skills necessary for practical activities, and who will be able to identify, study and analyze the legal problems in the field of criminal law and solve them, which will be useful in daily practical activities both in the public (judicial, prosecutor's office, investigative bodies) and private (lawyer) sectors.

Brief description:

The Master Program in Criminal Law includes mandatory and elective courses in criminal law, including courses necessary to develop practical and research skills. The program offers students the opportunity to choose courses from any master's program of Ilia State University within the framework of 12 credits. The Master Program in Criminal Law is oriented to helping students with an in-depth study of problems in the practice of criminal law. For this purpose, the Master Program in Criminal Law offers students a course to study the practice of the common courts and, first of all, the Supreme Court of Georgia. The course on justification of the sentence in the criminal law case is especially important, which will allow the student to get acquainted with the "forms" of sentencing, the components necessary for its justification and stylistic fluency.

In order to achieve the objective of the Master Program in Criminal Law, the courses of international criminal law, European criminal law and comparative criminal law are also of great importance, which will allow the student to get acquainted with the international instruments for the protection of human rights in the field of criminal law (including important decisions of the European Court of Human Rights) and the criminal justice systems of the European Union and other countries.

The program also includes a course on the justification of the use of restraining measures in a criminal case, through which the student will learn about the practice of using coercive measures limiting human rights in the context of the presumption of freedom.

The program also includes a course on the judicial-political aspects of terrorism in light of contemporary challenges, as well as a course on the goals of punishment and practical problems related to its imposition. At the same time, the Master Program in Criminal Law is focused on helping students develop practical skills. Accordingly, the program also offers students courses on the practical activities of parties to criminal proceedings. The program provides an opportunity for the student to explore the problematic and comparative legal aspects of juvenile justice and jury trials.

Employment areas:

• International organizations of relevant profile
• Public sector of the relevant profile, including the prosecutor's office, the court, the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
• Continuation of studies at the doctoral level;
• Non-governmental organizations working in the field of human rights
• Lawyer practice
• Practicing expert in criminal law issues

Contact information

School of Law
➳0162, Tbilisi Chavchavadze Ave.#32
Rooms A 403, A 407
☏ (995 32) 222 0009 (301)
✉ lawfaculty@iliauni.edu.ge