The Summer School on Public International Law

The curriculum comprises a General Course and a series of Special Courses on different topics, seminars, and independent learning.

In addition, other activities can be carried out, both on international law issues and aimed at improving contacts between attendees

There are 34 slots available at the Summer School in 2022.

Successful applicants will be required to pay a registration fee of ₽ 5,000 no later than 14 calendar days after notification about the results of the selection process. In case of a subsequent refusal to participate in the Summer School, the registration fee is not refundable. Foreign experts read their courses in English, with no interpretation.

Attendees are welcome to use all information resources available at the Center's Library, including databases.

The Summer School schedule is intense — it is not recommended to combine it with other activities (work/study). At the end of the term, attendees are awarded a Certificate of Attendance (to qualify for a Certificate attendance at not less than 90% of all courses is required)

If you have any questions concerning the School please contact us at summer_school@iclrc.ru

Program and Experts 2022

General course

General Course on Public
International Law

Special course

Germany and International Law

Special course

US and International Law

Special course

China and International Law

Special course

Brazil and International Law

Special course

South Africa and International
Law

Guest lectures on various issues of International Law:

Roman Kolodkin Martina Polasek Evgeniy Zagainov Anna Joubin-Bret

Admission

The School is open to nationals of Russia and other States of the Commonwealth of Independent States with a bachelor's degree in law (or equivalent), who have passed an exam on public international law as part of their studies and are able to study in English.

All those willing to attend the School, have to:

  1. Submit the application form
  2. Submit the following documents:
  • a copy of applicant’s valid passport (if the original document is not
    in Russian, please add a You can translate the document into Russian yourself, as long as you add the date, place, your name and signature. )
  • an identity photograph (front view, light background, the face
    should cover not less than 80% of the photo, size 480×640,
    file type JPEG)
  • proof of having obtain a bachelor or higher (e.g. masters) degree in
    law (or equivalent) and having passed an exam in international
    law (if the original document is not in Russian, please add a
    translation
  • the CV (in Russian or English)
  • motivation letter (in Russian and English, 1 page А4,
    Times New Roman, 12)

Scholarship

Non-resident Non-resident participant – a person residing outside Moscow and the Moscow Region who meets the requirements for attendance of the School. may be granted a scholarship of up to
₽ 30,000 to cover the actual expenditures — accommodation costs incurred by living in Moscow and transport costs for their travel from the place of residence to Moscow and back. The participant, who has been granted the scholarship, shall submit documents confirming the relevant expenses no later than August 15, 2022.

Please, apply for the scholarship while filling the application form.

The scholarship will be paid to the participants upon presentation and signing of the relevant documents during the second week of the Summer School.

Members of the Advisory Board

The Advisory Board, in particular, determines the issues of the School’s Special courses, its experts and students.

Roman Kolodkin
Roman Kolodkin
Sergey Punzhin
Sergey Punzhin
Leonid Skotnikov
Leonid Skotnikov
Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov
Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov
Sergey Usoskin
Sergey Usoskin

Past schools

August 2…13
Online format
August 10…21
August 5…16
August 13…26
Topics and schedule

The curriculum comprised a General Course and a series of Special Courses on the topic "International Investment Law", seminars, independent learning, meetings on various issues of international law with Roman Kolodkin, Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Martina Polasek, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Evgeniy Zagainov, Director of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Anna Joubin-Bret, and also entertaining programme

General Course: 10 lectures, 2 seminars Special courses: 5 lectures, 1 seminar
Topics and schedule

34 researchers/practitioners
in the field of international law from: Armenia
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Uzbekistan

Program

Rüdiger Wolfrum

General course on Public
International Law

Recommended reading
Catharine Titi

The Right to Regulate in International
Investment Law

Recommended reading
Anna Joubin-Bret

Substantive Standards of Protection in
International Investment law

Recommended reading
Samuel Wordsworth

International Investment Law — History,
Present, Perspectives

Recommended reading
Sergey Usoskin

Foreign Investments and Investors

Makane Moïse Mbengue

Investor-State Dispute Settlement

Recommended reading

Guest lectures on various issues of International Law:

Roman Kolodkin Martina Polasek Evgeniy Zagainov Anna Joubin-Bret