Bachelor in International Law

To earn a bachelor’s degree at KIMEP University a student must complete 146 KIMEP credits.

Category of Courses	Credit Hours	ECTS
General Education courses	36	56
Program Foundation Requirements	41	67
Program Foundation Electives	27	45
Program Specialization Requirements	15	25
Program Specialization Electives	21	35
Other Graduation Requirements	6	12
Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation	146	240

For General Education requirements please see the General Education section of the Catalog.Program Foundation Required courses is divided into six different modules. Students have to complete 41 credits, 67 ECTS.

Module of Language, Research and Professional Skills		11 cr	18 ECTS	Prerequisites
GENxxxx	Business Russian /Kazakh	2 cr	3ECTS	None
GEN1100	Academic Speaking	3 cr	5ECTS	Academic Listening and Note Taking(English)
LAWENG1121	Academic Reading andWriting for Law Students	3 cr	5ECTS	Academic Reading and Writing I (English)
LAW1301	Legal Research, Readingand Writing	3 cr	5ECTS	LAWENG1111; LAWENG1121
Module of Legal Theory		3 cr	5ECTS
LAW1101	Theory of State and Law	3 cr	5ECTS	None
Module of Legal History		3 cr	5ECTS
LAW4521	History of Internationallaw	3 cr	5ECTS	None
Module of State Regulation / Public Law		6 cr	10ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW2104	Constitutional Law ofKazakhstan	3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW3311	Public International Law	3 cr	5ECTS	Theory of State and Law
Module of Criminal law		6 cr	10ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW2106	Criminal Law ofKazakhstan: General Part	3 cr	5ECTS	Theory of State and Law
LAW2107	Criminal Law of	3 cr	5	Criminal Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
	Kazakhstan: Special Part		ECTS
Module of Civil law		9 cr	15ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW2108	Civil Law of Kazakhstan:General Part	3 cr	5ECTS	Theory of State and Law
LAW2109	Civil Law of Kazakhstan:Special Part	3 cr	5ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: GeneralPart
LAW3312	Private International Law	3 cr	5ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part
Internship		3 cr	4ECTS
LAW3602	Internship I	3 cr	4ECTS	36 credits plus Civil Law of Kazakhstan:General Part

Program Foundation Electives courses. In this section students must complete 27 credits, 45 ECTS. For those students who want to obtain Minor degree from other colleges, they need to take only 15 credits, 25 ECTS. The rest 12 credits, 20 ECTS will be counted toward Minor degrees.

Module of Legal Theory. Students must takeone elective course in this module		3 cr	5 ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW2301	History of Political and LegalStudies	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
LAW2302	Philosophy of Law	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
LAW2305	Sociology of Law	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
Module of Legal History. Students must takeone elective course in this module		3 cr	5 ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW1102	History of State and Law ofKazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
LAW1103	History of State and Law inForeign Countries	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
LAW2303	Roman Law	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
State regulation / Public law. Students musttake three elective course in this module		9 cr	15 ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW1101	Introduction to the LegalSystem of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
LAW2105	Administrative Law ofKazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Constitutional Law of Kazakhstan
LAW3307	Land Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
LAW3308	Environmental Law ofKazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
LAW3309	Animal Law	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
LAW3310	Customs Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
LAW4507	Law of Energy and NaturalResources	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
LAW4508	Financial Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
LAW4509	Tax Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
Criminal Law. Students must take one electivecourse in this module		3 cr	5 ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW4512	Criminalistics	3 cr	5 ECTS	Criminal Law of Kazakhstan: SpecialPart
LAW4519	Criminology	3 cr	5 ECTS	Theory of State and Law, Criminal Law of Kazakhstan: General Part (pre- orco–requisite)
Civil and Private Law. Students must takethree elective course in this module		9 cr	15 ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW2110	Labor Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
LAW3101	Civil Law General Part Seminar	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
LAW3301	Contract Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
LAW3302	Tort Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
LAW3303	Company Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
LAW3304	Family and Inheritance Law ofKazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
LAW3306	Intellectual Property Law ofKazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
LAW3313	Property Law	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: General Part
LAW4501	Commercial Litigation inKazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Procedure Law of Kazakhstan

Program Specialization required courses. Students need to complete 15 credits, 25 ECTS

Internship		3cr	5ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW4603	Internship II	3cr	5ECTS	LAW3602 Internship I plus completionof at least 120 credits of courses
Public International Law and InternationalRelations		9cr	15ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW4514	Law of International Treaties	3cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4520	Public International Law (advanced)	3cr	5ECTS	Public International law
LAW4523	International Institutional law / Lawof International Organizations	3cr	5ECTS	Public International law (co-requisite)
Comparative Law		3cr	5ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW3305	Comparative Constitutional Law	3cr	5ECTS	Constitutional Law of Kazakhstan

Program Specialization Elective coursesStudents should complete 21 credits or 35 ECTS from program specialization elective courses.

a) Procedural Law. Students must take oneelective course in this module			3 cr	5ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW4401	Criminal Procedure Law of Kazakhstan		3 cr	5ECTS	Criminal Law of Kazakhstan: SpecialPart
LAW4402	Civil Procedure Law of Kazakhstan		3 cr	5ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part
LAW4510	Procuracy Supervision in Kazakhstan		3 cr	5ECTS	Criminal Procedure Law of Kazakhstan (co – or prerequisite)
LAW4511	Advocacy in Kazakhstan and Professional Ethics of Lawyer		3 cr	5ECTS	Criminal Procedure Law of Kazakhstan (co – or prerequisite)
LAW4513	Court System of Forensic Inquiry		3 cr	5ECTS	Criminal Procedure Law of Kazakhstan
b) Public International law and Internationalrelations. Students must take five elective course in this module			15cr	25ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW3040	Antimonopoly Law		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4502	Law of the WTO		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4503	Law of the European Union		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4504	International Human Rights law		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4505	International Investment Law		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4506	International Commercial Law		3 cr	5ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part
LAW4515	International Criminal Law		3 cr	5ECTS	Criminal Law of Kazakhstan: SpecialPart
LAW4522	Diplomatic and Consular Law		3 cr	5ECTS	Public International Law (co-requisite)
LAW4524	International Conflict and SecurityLaw		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4525	IT (Cyberspace) Law		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4526	International Humanitarian Law		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4529	International Tax law		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4530	International Commercial Arbitration		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4531	Mootcourting		3 cr	5ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: SpecialPart; Public International law
LAW4533	Eurasian Economic Union Law		3 cr	5ECTS	None
GEN1711/IRL1512	Fundamentals Relations of International		3 cr	5ECTS	None
IRL3520	Foreign Policy of Kazakhstan		3 cr	5ECTS	None
IRL3521	Theories of International Relations		3 cr	5ECTS	FundamentalsRelations of International
IRL3545	Diplomatic Protocol and Documents		3 cr	5ECTS	None
c) Comparative Law. Students must take one electivecourse in this module			3 cr	5ECTS	Prerequisites
LAW4516	Introduction to the Legal system ofForeign Countries		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4517	Comparative Contract Law		3 cr	5ECTS	None
LAW4535	Comparative Law		3 cr	5ECTS	The completion or parallel study of the Theory of State and Law (LAW1101) is an advantage
LAW4536	Introduction to Common Law		3 cr	5ECTS	Theory of State and Law (pre- or co–requisite)

BIL Students have an option to choose minor or the second major in Laws. The courses must not be double- counted in Program Foundation or Specialization elective courses.Major in Laws for BIL students (42 credits or 70 ECTS):

LAW2105	Administrative Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Constitutional Law of Kazakhstan
LAW4401	Criminal Procedure Law	3 cr	5 ECTS	Criminal Law of Kazakhstan: SpecialPart
LAW4402	Civil Procedure Law	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: Special Part
LAW3301	Contract Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: GeneralPart
LAW3302	Tort Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: GeneralPart
LAW3303	Company Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: GeneralPart
LAW3304	Family and Inheritance Law ofKazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: GeneralPart
LAW3307	Land Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: GeneralPart
LAW3308	Environmental Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	None
LAW4501	Commercial Litigation in Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Procedure Law of Kazakhstan
LAW4508	Financial Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: GeneralPart
LAW4509	Tax Law of Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Civil Law of Kazakhstan: GeneralPart
LAW4510	Procuracy Supervision in Kazakhstan	3 cr	5 ECTS	Criminal Procedure Law ofKazakhstan (co-or prerequisite)
LAW4511	Advocacy in Kazakhstan andProfessional Ethics of Lawyer	3 cr	5 ECTS	Criminal Procedure Law ofKazakhstan (co – or prerequisite)
TOTAL		42cr	70ECTS

Final Attestation
LAW4769	Thesis I	3cr	6 ECTS	Prerequisite all academic credits plus completion of at least 130credits of courses
LAW4707	Thesis II	3cr	6 ECTS	Prerequisite all academic credits plus completion of at least 130 credits of courses
	TOTAL	6cr	12ECTS

Or*

LAW4710	State Examination	4cr	8ECTS	Prerequisite all academic credits plus completionof at least 130 credits of courses
LAW4705	State Exam in Public International Law	1cr	2ECTS	Prerequisite all academic credits plus completion of at least 130 credits of courses
LAW4706	State Exam in Private International Law	1cr	2ECTS	Prerequisite all academic credits plus completion of at least 130 credits of courses
	TOTAL	6cr	12ECTS

*Students are allowed to pass two comprehensive exams, instead of defending a thesis (project), if they are:

• in long-term treatment in a hospital for health reasons;
• with special educational needs, including disabled students, disabled since childhood, disabled people of group I;
• pregnant women or taking care of a child under the age of 2 years;
• on a distance

To replace the defense of the final work / project with two comprehensive exams, the student submits the corresponding application in electronic form to VPAA, with preliminary approval of the Dean along with the provision of supporting documents (extract from the medical history, birth certificate of the child) no later than 2 weeks before the start of the final attestation. Medical certificates / documents prove must be certified by the Director of the KIMEP Medical Center.New elective courses introduced in this year catalog can be used to fulfill the analogous areas for the student curriculum of catalogs of other years.The program plan below recommends the following course track for Bachelor of Laws students:

MINOR IN LAW FOR UNDERGRADUATES

The School of Law offers students of other colleges two types of minor in law programs: 1) Minor in Law; and 2) Minor in International LawTo obtain Minor degree in International Law students need to earn 15 credits.

Minor in International Law			ECTS
Prerequisites
LAW3311	Public International Law	3	5
LAW3312	Private International Law	3	5
Any three courses (9 credits) from the list below
LAW4502	Law of the WTO	3	5
LAW4503	Law of the European Union	3	5
LAW4504	International Human Rights Law	3	5
LAW4514	Law of International Treaties	3	5
LAW4515	International Criminal Law	3	5
LAW4520	Public International law (advanced)	3	5
LAW4523	International Institutional law / Law of International Organizations	3	5
LAW4524	International Conflict and Security Law	3	5
TOTAL		15	25

UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS OF BACHELOR OF INTERNATIONAL LAW PROGRAM

LAW3311 Public International Law (3 Credits)Public international law is the system of law governing the international community, thus the aim of the course provides a framework to understand the normative dimensions of international relations. The course introduces students, through lectures, seminars and practical exercises, to the fundamental principles and doctrines of public international law as a meaningful tool for providing order to world politics and for minimizing global conflict. The course reflects the breadth and diversity of international law and covers all its main branches. The course builds upon the practice of international relations and institutions, developments in political economy, mass media, domestic and international legislation.LAW3312 Private International Law (3 credits)Private International Law is the study of private international law relationships from the point of view of the jurisdiction of domestic courts, the substantive law applicable to those relationships, as well as international cooperation between domestic courts of different jurisdictions. Students will learn about jurisdiction rules, conflict of law rules, and recognition of foreign judgments and international cooperation through the study of the domestic law and treaties of Kazakhstan. Ample used will be made from real life case studies, as well as hypothetical sets of facts to which the law has to be applied in order to find possible solutions. This course is very useful for all those students who wish to pursue a career in litigation.LAW3040 Antimonopoly Law (3 credits)This course provides a comprehensive overview of the structure and substance of the EU and Kazakh competition rules, with some comparative references to other systems, examining both the current legal framework and the underlying competition policy considerations that have informed their application and development. Moreover, this course will look at regulatory alternatives to competition law, which is the direct intervention of a Government in economic regulation.LAW4502 Law of the WTO (3 credits)The course explores the regulatory framework governing international trading relations. It begins with the economic theory of international trade and in particular the case for free trade, then examines the politics of trade policy and objections and sources of opposition to free trade. The following topics are examined: international economic institutions, the Bretton Woods System, the GATT/WTO, Preferential Trade Agreements, international regulation of tariffs, national tariff administration, the principles of nondiscrimination. This course will emphasize the role of developing and transition countries in global trade and the impact of the current regulatory framework on these countries.LAW4503 Law of the European Union (3 credits)Through lectures, seminars and practical exercises, this course studies the new constitutional order of the EU and covers the most important substantive areas of EU law such as Free Movement of Workers, The Right of Establishment, Freedom to Provide Services, and Free Movement of Capital. These core rights developed over decades through decisions of the ECJ, Community Regulations and Directives, and supplementary concepts such as free movement of goods and EU Citizenship. The course is closely related with the practice of international relations and law.LAW4504 International Human Rights Law (3 credits)This course is a basic introduction to International Human Rights law. Through lectures, seminars and practical exercises, the course will acquaint students with every significant aspect of this critical field including its history, theory, and practice. Beginning with a focus on the historical origins, philosophical foundations and the emergence of the concept of human rights, the course will go on to cover such topics as: the United Nations human rights system, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and United Nations Charter; the various generations of rights – including political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights – and remedies for human rights violations including the use of force and humanitarian intervention; major international and regional human rights conventions and other related legal instruments and organizations; and the mechanisms for the implementation human rights and the reporting of violations, including through the advocacy efforts of NGOs.LAW4505 International Investment Law (3 credits)This course deals with the international law applicable to the rights and obligations of foreign investors and States of the place where the foreign investment is made. The course will have two parts: substantive and procedural. The substantive part will study the rights and obligations of foreign investors and national States, as included in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), other international instruments, as well as in customary law and which protect the investment from unlawful State actions such as expropriation without appropriate compensation or unfair and inequitable treatment. The procedural part will deal with the different dispute resolution mechanisms between foreign investors and national States, focusing on arbitration under the Washington Convention of 1965 and the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).LAW4506 International Commercial Law (3 credits)This course provides an overview of key concepts of certain areas of the substantive law applicable to international trade transactions, especially to the international sale of commodities and other kind of goods, as well as ancillary contracts and transactions such as international payments, carriage, guarantees or insurance. Attention will also be paid to international engineering contracts and international loan agreements. This course is very useful for all those students who wish to pursue a career in international trade, logistics or international commercial litigation, as well as for those students who simply wish to learn how to draft legal documents with a view to avoiding complex future litigation. The main instruments of uniformity are examined, such as the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG).LAW4507 Law of Energy and Natural Resources (3 credits)Acknowledging the importance of energy on a global scale, and particularly to the economic development of Kazakhstan, this course explores the agreements/contracts/treaties and negotiations between states (public) and multinationals (private) in the exploration, supply of, and investment in energy resources. The course examines the role of major players in energy resources including international organizations in the energy sector, such as OPEC, the OECD, the IEA, the UN, the EU as well as NGOs. Students are expected to be able to apply the law and principles to real case study questions, as well as to hypothetical sets of facts presented by the lecturer in each class. Ample use will be made from the jurisprudence and practice of foreign states.LAW4514 Law of International Treaties (3 credits)There is no area of international law that is not, to a lesser or higher extent, regulated by a treaty. This course offers a comprehensive overview of the foundations, principles and sources of the law of international treaties (LIT), clarifies the role of bilateral and multilateral treaties between states as well as treaties of international organizations, and explains the very notion of a “treaty”, together with the key role it plays in the system of international law. The main sources of treaty law such as the Vienna Conventions of 1969 (VCLT), 1978 and 1986 are considered and characterized. Key issues such as the treaty-making process, stages and the role played by domestic law, treaty parties, the relationship between treaties, customary international law and rules of jus cogens, as well as the role of the language in treaty-making are discussed.LAW4515 International Criminal Law (3 credits)After the Second World War, but especially since the 1990s – that is, after the establishment of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda – international criminal law (ICL) is gaining in significance. In conjunction with the key concepts of the law of international security, international humanitarian law and international human rights law, this course includes lectures, seminars and practical exercises, and covers the substantive issues of international criminal law and the fundamentals of international criminal procedure, including the operation of the International Criminal Court. The implementation of ICL in the CIS countries and selected common law and civil law jurisdictions is also covered. The course is closely related with the practice of international relations and law.LAW4521 History of International Law (3 credits)The course covers the development of international law, from antiquity to modern time. It presents international law as a cultural phenomenon common to the entire human civilization, intended to progressively install ideas of peace, cooperation, good faith and mutual respect among peoples and States. The major milestones in the development of international law are related to key events in the history of international relations, to show international law’s realistic nature and practicality. The course is closely related with the history of international relations.LAW4522 Diplomatic and Consular Law (3 credits)The course focuses, in a detailed fashion, on the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and other treaty-based and customary sources of international law dealing with the regulation of official bilateral or multilateral relations between States. Through lectures, seminars and practical exercises, the course covers the organization and functioning of permanent and temporary diplomatic missions, the legal status of diplomatic, administrative and technical, and service staff under international law, and the Republic of Kazakhstan’s legislation on diplomatic and consular service.LAW4523 International Institutional Law/Law of International Organizations (3 credits)The course deals with the nature of international organizations as secondary subjects of international law, and through lectures, seminars and practical exercises, provides an overview of the structure and functioning of the United Nations and organizations of the UN system, of other universal and regional international organizations. It also provides an overview of activities of international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The course is closely related with the practice of international relations and law.LAW4524 International Conflict and Security Law (3 credits)The course includes lectures, seminars and practical exercises and deals, on the one hand, with the prohibition of the use of force in international relations (Article 2(4) of the UN Charter) and lawful exceptions from this prohibition, and, on the other hand, with the international law of armed conflict (ILAC). In the first part, States’ inherent right to individual and collective self-defense, the UN collective security regime, peacekeeping and peace-enforcement, “humanitarian intervention”, the Responsibility to Protect, and other relevant legal regimes are dealt with. The second part of the course is devoted to the legal regulation of the conduct of hostilities and the protection of victims of international and non-international armed conflicts.LAW4529 International Tax Law (3 credits)The course focuses on the application of taxes and tax law in the international community as it relates to individuals, businesses and government agencies conducting cross-border commerce.LAW4530 International Commercial Arbitration (3 credits)This course deals with one of the most popular private dispute resolution mechanisms in international business transactions. It provides an overview of topics such as the jurisdiction and formation of arbitral tribunals, the procedural and substantive law applicable to arbitration proceedings and to the merits of the dispute, interim measures, challenges to the arbitration awards, and recognition of foreign awards. The emphasis will be on commercial arbitration under the UNCITRAL Model Law but with constant references to the most widely used arbitration rules and covering all aspects of the arbitration proceedings, from the drafting and enforcement of the arbitration agreement to the enforcement of the arbitration award. Students are expected to be able to apply the law and principles to real case study questions, as well as to hypothetical sets of facts presented by the lecturer in each class.LAW4531 Moot Courting (3 credits)The course is designed to give LLB students knowledge about moot courting, to provide methodology of further skills improvement and excellence in oral skills, writing, reading and critical thinking, to motivate their involvement in the moot court community in the university. The course boosts students’ skills in talking, writing, and thinking. It uses methodologies specifically designed to train advocates and moot courters. It also gives a chance to join one or more than 20 internationally known and respectable law competitions – a fantastic way to start one’s career in international law.LAW4533 Eurasian Economic Union Law (3 credits)This course introduces students to the substantive laws of the Eurasian Union, with comparative remarks to the European Union substantive law and references to the One Belt, One Road initiative. The course focuses on the following topics: Eurasian Economic Union: history and institutions, trade regulation, competition, intellectual property, special regulatory regimes, ICTs and innovation, agriculture and energy, the EAUE, the EU and the OBOR.LAW 4535 Comparative LawIn this course, students are introduced to comparative law as a method of legal enquiry. This course starts with an introduction to comparative law. Here, different methods and theories of comparative analysis will be analyzed. It follows a description of the main legal systems in the world and the reasons for their division in ‘legal families’. In particular, the course will focus on the common law tradition (distinguishing in particular the English model and the US model), the civil law tradition (with examples from the French, German, Italian, and Kazakh systems), and the Chinese system. The course explores, in a comparative fashion, the main legal traditions of the world. More specifically, it deals with the organization of power in the respective legal traditions, the sources of law and law-making techniques, the status and role of the judiciary, etc.LAW4536 Introduction to Common LawIn international law and with the opening of the AIFC, the common law has become an important element of jurisprudence for any jurisdiction. This course will provide an introduction into this system of law. The primary focus may be on UK and US law in addition to examples from other common law jurisdictions.

Tuition & Fees

Scholarship opportunitiesThere are many opportunities for merit-based scholarships for Kazakhstani and international students.
While studying at KIMEP University, students may also apply for part-time positions available on the University campus.
Contact the Office ofFinancial Aid, if you would like to apply for scholarship.

At the successful completion of this Program, the student is able to:

• Assess legal issues in terms of public and private international law by producing memoranda, notes and other analytical documents;
• Apply rules of public and private international law, in conjunction with the domestic law of Kazakhstan, in drafting claims and other procedural documents;
• Negotiate and litigate in favor of their clients, in domestic and international judicial and arbitral organs;
• Generalize and apply international case law in the substantiation of legal positions;
• Prognosticate trends in the development of public and private international law by means of the comparative legal method;
• Express themselves clearly on topics of public and private international law in Kazakh, Russian and English, orally and in writing;
• Correctly interpret and apply normative legal acts, and provide legal advice
• Perform legal work individually and in a team

Having achieved these learning outcomes, students are prepared to pursue further study of law at the Master level or to work locally or internationally. For example graduates will be qualified to work in:

• Law firms
• Business firms
• Financial services Firms
• International organizations
• Independent law practice