Online LL.M in International Criminal Law & Justice

You want to keep up with the widening scope of international criminal law. Practicing lawyers learn about the latest developments affecting the international criminal law landscape.

Why get an LL.M.  Degree in International Criminal Law and Justice?

Gain an edge in understanding and combating transnational crime with an LL.M. in international criminal law and justice. Whether you intend to practice in the United States or abroad, students with a U.S. law degree or equivalent international degree will explore the most pressing issues in international criminal law and justice today, from the expanding reach of domestic criminal statutes to commerce issues around terrorism to crimes of war, drug laundering, human trafficking, weapons trafficking, human rights, international white-collar crime, and cybercrime. As an online program, students complete a diverse selection of courses in a flexible format with full-or part-time options starting in August and January.

Why Study International Criminal Law and Justice at UNH?

As one of the only law schools offering an international criminal law and justice program, UNH Franklin Pierce offers a unique lineup of expert faculty, scholars, and high-end practitioners from around the globe to teach at the cutting-edge of international law. If you are looking to be at the forefront when it comes to grappling with the widening scope of international criminal law, this online program is for you. The 24-credit LL.M. can be completed on a full- or part-time schedule in as few as 12 months or in up to three years. Students can start in August or January. Enjoy applied to learn in a self-paced, asynchronous but facilitated environment with course instructors.

Program Description

UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law's (UNH Law) LLM degree in International Criminal Law and Justice is available 100 percent online and addresses fast-paced developments in the globalization of commerce, terrorism, human rights, and criminal law, especially over the past 30 years.

The program is ideal for practicing lawyers, professionals, students, and scholars in diplomatic, criminal justice, military, and law enforcement communities around the world. Students gain insight from the program’s multi-national approach and master transnational law courses focused on domestic crimes with international implications, and also study the implications of nations expanding the reach of their domestic criminal statutes, the creation of the International Criminal Court and Special Tribunals and United Nations conventions, with bi- and multi-lateral treaties.

Our program offers a diverse selection of courses focusing on critical current issues around the globe, including Drugs & Weapons Trafficking, International White Collar Crime, CyberCrime, Human Trafficking, and Piracy & Terrorism.

A Community of Students and Scholars

The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law is an intimate, innovative law school, committed to developing students who enjoy challenging dialogue from the first moments of orientation, embrace practice-based learning, and stand ready to join the ranks of alumni who are global leaders in intellectual property, general practice, public interest, social justice, and commerce and technology. Our Legal Residency program allows students to work in their fields of interest for up to a full semester while receiving credit, and our Daniel Webster Scholar program is the only practice-based bar exam alternative in the nation. Our faculty consists of practitioners experienced in their fields of interest. The small student/faculty ratio promotes collaboration and collegiality. Accredited by the American Bar Association, UNH Franklin Pierce is located in Concord, New Hampshire, home to the state's legislature, state offices, as well as local, state, and U.S. federal courts. Concord is just an hour's drive from Boston, and we are located less than an hour from mountains, lakes, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Why UNH Franklin Pierce?

Beyond our U.S. News and World Report Top 10 distinction in intellectual property law, UNH Franklin Pierce is among the top 100 American Bar Association-accredited law schools in the nation. While we know rankings are important to prospective students, we also believe a law school experience should be innovative, rewarding, and ahead of the curve.

Powerhouse

UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is an ABA-approved law school and has maintained our Top 10 distinction in intellectual property law for 30 consecutive years - each year since rankings began in that category.

We are proud to be New Hampshire’s law school and the pioneering law school for the information age. Students at UNH Franklin Pierce are immersed in the legal profession from their first day. Our programs are designed to offer relevant and practice-based knowledge, skills, and values so that when students graduate, they join a network of successful alumni who work in more than 80 countries.

Graduate With Confidence

You’ll leave here with what it takes to succeed. Client-ready skills. An unparalleled education you can only get from small class sizes and learning from experienced lawyers. On-the-job experience in legal residencies and clinics.

We outperform our peers when it comes to what matters most – helping you obtain a high-quality legal job. New Hampshire was the first state in the Northeast to adopt the Uniform Bar Exam. UNH Franklin Pierce graduates who take the UBE in N.H. earn a portable score that can be transferred to more than 25 states across the country. Our alumni practice in 48 states and in more than 80 countries.

Diversity & Inclusion

The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law is committed to building and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and genuinely inclusive environment for all students, staff, applicants, and visitors. We believe that to foster diversity and inclusiveness in our school means to acknowledge the intrinsic worth of varied experiences and to promote equality of respect and opportunity for every member of our community. We seek to encourage greater mutual understanding of the ways that individual differences have shaped personal identities. We aim to celebrate the differences that make each of us unique and to support the growth and talents of our community members to ensure that all may reach their full potential. We recognize that this climate of inclusion is vital to our continued success in attaining the highest quality research, scholarship, teaching, engagement, and all other strategic goals of our school. We accept and welcome the responsibility of teaching and learning in a diverse democracy where social justice serves as a bridge between quality education and civic engagement.

Accreditation

American Bar Association

• The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.
• The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center, has been fully accredited by the American Bar Association since 1974.
• Standard 509 Information, an overview of UNH Franklin Pierce's admissions, enrollment, attrition, bar passage rates, faculty, and other information, was provided to the ABA.

New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

• The University of New Hampshire is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NHCHE).