Master in Law of International Trade and Dispute Resolution
HSE University
Key Information
Campus location
Moscow, Russia
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
RUB 400,000 / per year *
Application deadline
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* 200 000 – 400 000 RUB/year
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Introduction
The master's program in Law of International Trade and Dispute Resolution is a unique program that is taught in English and aims to train a new generation of lawyers who are able to work as professionals in international economic relations.
Significant focus is given to studying the best practices in various spheres of international business relations, as well as the risks that stakeholders in international economic relations inevitably face.
Students of the program master such skills as proper legal processing of international agreements, contracts and proceedings, cross-border dispute resolution, and work in a multicultural environment.
Program Overview
The new HSE Master's program "Law of International Trade and Dispute Resolution" invite applications for the coming academic year. Qualified students who wish to specialize in international economic law and work in international environments, such as international organizations, international law firms, and international business corporations, are encouraged to apply.
The program presents a unique opportunity to study global trends in international trade and investment regulation with an emphasis on Eurasia. Associate Professor Vladislav Starzhenetsky, First Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law and the Academic Director of the program, describes its challenges and advantages.
Get High-Demand Expertise for a Career in International Law
This program is unique in that its courses are taught not only by HSE faculty members but international visiting professors and practicing lawyers as well. Lawyers invited to teach in the program have extensive experience in international economic relations and international trade dispute settlements.
Our program prepares students to work in export-oriented companies and investment banks, international and Russian law firms, business entities that implement investment projects in foreign countries, national governments, and international organizations (WTO, World Bank, IMF, OECD, WIPO, ICSID, EU, EEU, and others).
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Curriculum
Program Tracks
The Programme consists of four tracks, each of which focuses on a crucial area of expertise for international lawyers specializing in international economic relations.
The first track covers the fundamental areas of international economic law.
Among these areas are Contemporary International Economic Law; Negotiations and Resolution of International Economics Disputes; International Trade, Global Finance, and Sustainable Development; as well as Legal Research and Legal Writing;
The second track is dedicated to the study of different economic unions and their corresponding legal issues. Courses cover the institutional foundations of Eurasian economic integration, as well as the regulation of different sectors of the economy within the Eurasian Union (Law of the Eurasian Economic Union). In the same block, we also study in detail the Law of the European Union.
The third track concentrates on the regulation of trans-border movement of goods and services. Of particular focus are World Trade Organization law, global standards and requirements, as well as the functioning of regional free trade zones (Law and Jurisprudence of the World Trade Organization). The track includes special courses, such as International Business Law, and International Intellectual Property and Information Law.
The fourth track is dedicated to the transnational movement of capital, standards of protection, and guarantees of investors’ rights. Among the disciplines of this track are International Financial Law; International Investment Law; International Regulation of Countering Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism and Corruption.
Program Outcome
Program graduates will gain knowledge and expertise in the following subject areas:
- Regulation of International Trade and Commerce;
- International Standards and the Best practices in International Economic Law;
- Compliance and Risk Analysis of Complex Legal Issues in International Economic Relations;
- Drafting of International Treaties, Legal Opinions and Court Documents;
- Negotiation and Resolution of Disputes in Multinational Environment.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the master’s program learn the necessary skills to pursue successful careers in international trade, finance, and international integration. Knowing the specifics of legal regulation in the global economy, integration processes, as well as international standards and best practices in various spheres of international economic law will help when it comes to building a career in national public and international organizations, which are in a need of specialists who are able to undertake new and highly important responsibilities.
The following companies and organizations are key partners of the program:
Governmental agencies and international organizations
- Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
- Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor)
- Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
- Eurasian Economic Commission
Non-profit organizations
- WTO Expertise Centre
- Institute of Law and Public Policy
- Russian Arbitration Centre
- St. Petersburg International Legal Forum
Consulting and legal companies
- Baker McKenzie
- White & Case
- ALRUD
- KPMG
- PwC
- Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners
- BGP Litigation
- Ivanyan and Partners
Companies
- Adidas
- Renaissance Insurance
- Tatnefteproduct
- X5 Retail Group