Sorbonne – Kazakhstan Institute

About the Department of International Law

The Department of International Law was organized in 1993, currently it is a structural subdivision of the Sorbonne-Kazakhstan Institute since 2014 and carries out educational activities in Kazakh, Russian and French. Since the 2018 academic year, the department is headed by Doctor of Law, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan S.N. Sabikenov.

The Department of International Law cooperates with leading universities in France: University of Lorraine, University of Poitiers, University of Strasbourg, University of Inalco, "Universite Sorbonne Paris Cite" (France).

The training is carried out by both Kazakh and invited foreign teachers of the University of Lorraine (France).

Accreditation of the educational program

The international specialized accreditation of the educational program "6B04205-International Law" by the NCCA was held in 2023. Accreditation period: 22.06.2023-21.06.2028.

Educational programs:

The Department of International Law provides training in two areas:

• Bachelors in educational programs: 6B04205-International Law and 6B0411-International Law, double-degree program (Lorraine, France)
• Masters in educational programs: 7M04205 - International Law (scientific and pedagogical direction) and 7M04209-International Law (specialized direction)

The purpose of the educational program

Training lawyers in the field of international law, possessing modern subject, communicative, digital, entrepreneurial competencies, a high level of legal culture and legal awareness, capable of professionally applying legal acts and solving complex issues

Advantages of the educational program

The competitive advantages of the program of the OP "International Law" are:

- international cooperation with leading foreign universities in France.

- the department provides ample opportunities for obtaining higher education in a double-degree program in international and European law with the University of Lorraine (France) under the bachelor's program, which is included in the highest-rated top universities;

- classes are taught by professors and practitioners invited from France, judges of the European Court of Human Rights;

- a continuous process of studying foreign languages ​​for 7 semesters with a gradual increase in the level of language training with an emphasis on international law;

- academic mobility of students to universities in France.

The department trains highly qualified international lawyers with knowledge of foreign languages ​​(French and English).

For 1st-year students, the opportunity to live in a dormitory is provided.

There is a good material and technical base for training specialists: language laboratories and multimedia labs, computer labs, the Internet, distance learning is used.

Areas of professional activity of graduates:

- protection of the rights and interests of the state, individuals and legal entities in the Republic of Kazakhstan and abroad;

- contractual and legal regulation of legal relations;

- legal support for foreign policy and foreign economic activity of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Graduates of the International Law program can hold the following positions:

- employee of foreign relations bodies (diplomat, consul);

- legal expert;

- consultant in the field of international law (in ministries and agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in representative offices of international organizations);

- legal adviser;

- lawyer (on issues of foreign economic and foreign policy activities);

- employee of law enforcement agencies and national security agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

- employee in the prosecutor's office and courts;

- specialist in the apparatus of local government bodies, etc.

Model of a graduate of the International Law program:

- Professional and social responsibility

- Clarity of goals and value orientations

- Hard work, self-discipline, speech activity

- Emotional intelligence and emotional stability

- Practice-oriented and entrepreneurial skills

- Respect for historical and cultural heritage, tolerance

- Deep understanding of digital environments, skills in creating new content

- Multilingualism

- Ability to constructively interact, adaptability to global challenges

- Ability to be a leader, make independent decisions

- Creativity, ability to be creative and constructive socially active

- Ability to continuously grow professionally and self-develop.