LLM in Global Criminal Law
Groningen, Netherlands
LLM
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 May 2027*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
EUR 22,200 **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Dutch, EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA students
** non-EU/EEA | EU/EEA: € 2695
Key Summary
About: The LLM in Global Criminal Law at The University of Groningen trains you to apply substantive and procedural criminal law globally. The programme covers organised, transnational and international crime and lets you specialise in financial, cyber and international crimes. Teaching staff also do research across faculty programmes and Centres of Expertise, so you'll learn current legal scholarship and comparative international criminal law.
Career Outcomes: You'll be prepared for work in prosecution, defence, compliance, cybercrime units, NGOs, international organisations and academia.
Career opportunities: prosecution, defence, policy advisor, compliance officer, financial-crime investigator, cybercrime analyst, NGO or international organisation roles, legal researcher.
Our LLM in Global Criminal Law equips you to understand and apply criminal law – both substantive and procedural – in today's globalised world.
The program addresses pressing forms of criminality, including organised, transnational, and international crime. What makes this program unique is its two-fold focus:
- You will gain in-depth knowledge of substantive and procedural criminal law from a comparative and international perspective.
- You will specialise in specific areas of criminal behaviour such as organised and financial crime, cybercrime, and international crimes.
This is more than a degree – it is a gateway to a meaningful international career in law, policy, or practice.
Research
The Faculty of Law conducts research in many fields of law.
Almost all teaching staff have an appointment to both teach and do research. The Faculty's research is organised into several research programmes. In addition to this, the Faculty houses several Centres of Expertise.
All Faculty researchers are linked to or more of these programmes and/or centers and as a result, students will always hear the latest information with regard to academic research done in the area of their LLM.
Year 1
Our LLM in Global Criminal Law offers you not only substantive and procedural criminal law, but also international criminal law and criminal behavior.
Courses
- Comparative Criminal Law (6 EC)
- Criminal Procedure and Human Rights (6 EC)
- Seminar Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters (6 EC)
- Cybercrime and Cybersecurity (6 EC)
- International Crimes and Gross Human Rights Violations (6 EC)
- Organised and Financial Crime (6 EC)
- Law in Practice (6 EC)
- Master's thesis (12 EC)
- International Criminal Tribunals and Courts (6 EC)
Study abroad
- Study abroad is optional
All master's students can go for a semester abroad, albeit extracurricularly.
Job prospects
The Faculty conducts an alumni survey regularly, in which we check where the alumni of our programs are currently working. It also gives you some information about the general job prospects of this LLM program.
The Global Criminal Law program has a strong focus on the application of criminal law in a globalised and international context. The program offers a unique insight into transnational criminality, and you will benefit from the expertise of renowned academics as well as from specific training in research and presentation skills.