Faculty of International Law and International Relations

The Department of International Law is one of the three departments at the Faculty of International Law and International Relations and is a young team of scholars engaged in both educational and research activities in two major areas of law – international public and international private law. Department staff are involved in the implementation of undergraduate educational programs at the faculty, as well as in other structural units of the university, thereby ensuring inter-faculty interaction in the implementation of university educational activities.

Subjects offered by the department:

General humanitarian and socio-economic disciplines

·        Foundations of Turkmenistan’s Legislation (3 credits)       

General professional disciplines

·         Constitutional Law of Turkmenistan (5 credits)        

·         Theory of the State and Law (10 credits)

·         Roman Law (5 credits)

·         Administrative Law (5 credits)

          Disciplines in the specialty

·         Civil Law of Turkmenistan (10 credits)

·         Criminal Law of Turkmenistan (4 credits)

·         Business Law (12 credits)

·         Civil Procedural Law (8 credits)

·         Criminal Procedural Law (8 credits)

·         International Law (10 credits)

·         Private International Law (5 credits)

·         International Civil Procedure (5 credits)

·         International Criminal Law (5 credits)

·         International Criminal Procedure (5 credits)

·         Family law (5 credits)

·         International treaty law (5 credits)

·         International Humanitarian Law (5 credits)

·         International economics law (5 credits)

·         Comparative Intellectual Property Law (5 credits)

·         International judicial bodies (5 credits)

·         International Financial Law (5 credits)

·         International Sea Law (5 credits)

·         International Arbitration Law (5 credits)

General and Special elective courses

·         Professional Ethics of Lawyers and Civil servants (5 credits)

·         Legal Systems of the World (4 credits)

·         Introduction to Public Law (5 credits)

·         Introduction to Private Law (5 credits)

·         Introduction to International Private Law (4 credits)

·         Constitutional Law of foreign countries (5 credits)

·         International Human Rights (5 credits)

·         Refugee Law (3 credits)

·         International Customs Law (3 credits)

·         International Treaty Law (5 credits)

·         International Investment Law  (5 credits)

·         Legal Foundations of Education System (2 credits)

The department encourages its students to actively engage in extracurricular activities and supports the activities of – the “Lawyers’ Club” – a student run law student’s club. Our students, members of the aforementioned club, actively participate in moot court competitions at both national and international levels, such as: the Jean-Pictet Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian law, the Martens Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law, Youth for Peace competition on international law,  the Asia Cup Moot, local moot court competitions on commercial arbitration, etc. Besides our students take active participations in various scientific competitions both at the national and international levels. The department organizes for its students meetings with the representatives of law enforcement agencies and other government bodies on a regular basis. Faculty members and students publish their research regularly in top journals of the country.

The department supervises “Lawyers’ Club”. Together with the club, it annually holds:

·         Law week;

·         Exhibitions;

·         Meeting with honored guests;

·         Competitions for students such as Moot Courts, Debates, etc.;

·         Workshops for students and teachers on Preparing for Moot Courts, Debates, etc.;

·         Scientific, methodological and practical conferences and seminars.

The staff of the International Law Department regularly improve their qualifications, participate in national and international conferences, and submit applications for competitions of scientific projects, organize various events, publish in scientific journals, and actively cooperate with other departments.

The teaching staff of the department successfully combines teaching activities with creative and scientific work in the field of international law. The results of this work are reflected in the publication of textbooks and teaching aids, publication of articles in local and international publications, participation in scientific symposia and conferences.

International Relations Department is successfully functioning within the Faculty of International Law and International Relations at International University for the Humanities and Development. Instructors of the department providing excellent theoretical and practical knowledge for the students in international relations, foreign policy, diplomacy and world politics. Lectures, seminars and other academic activities are conducted in order to develop a new generation of leaders who combine traditional and modern knowledge of international relations with specific and profound understanding of both the domestic and the foreign policy of Turkmenistan. Graduates from this department are employed at state ministries, agencies, higher educational institutions as well as at private companies of Turkmenistan.

Subjects offered by the department:

General professional disciplines

·         Theory of State Structure (5 credits) 

·         Foundations of Public Administration (5 credits)

·         Digital Diplomacy (5 credits)

·         Comparative Political Systems (4 credits)

Disciplines in the specialty

·         History of International Relations (10 credits)

·         Theory of International Relations (4 credits)

·         Foreign Policy of Turkmenistan (5 credits)

·         History of Political Thought (10 credits)

·         Political System of Turkmenistan (5 credits)

·         Research Methods in Political Science (5 credits)

·         World Energy Supply and Security (5 credits)

·         International Security (5 credits)

·         Geopolitics (4 credits)

·         International Organizations (4 credits)

·         International Political Economy (4 credits)

·         Preventive Diplomacy (5 credits)

·         Current Issues in International Relations (5 credits)

·         Information Analysis and Forecasting (5 credits)

·         Foundations of Diplomatic and Consular Service (5 credits)

·         Diplomatic Protocol and Etiquette (4 credits)

·         Neutrality Policy in International Relations (5 credits)

·         Foreign Policy of Asian and African Countries (5 credits)

·         Foreign Policy of European and American Countries (5 credits)

General and Special elective courses

·         The art of speech (5 credits)

·         History of Turkmenistan's foreign policy and diplomacy (5 credits)

·         The United Nations and its system (9 credits)

·         Globalization and world politics (9 credits)

·         Central Asia in International Relations (5 credits)

·         Regional studies (5 credits)

·         Intercultural communication in international relations (5 credits)

·         Diplomatic missions and information-analytical work (5 credits)

·         Economic diplomacy (5 credits)

·         Transnational migration and refugees in international relations (5 credits)

The department supervises “Diplomats Club”. Together with the club, it annually holds:

·         Diplomats week;

·         Exhibitions;

·         Meeting with veteran diplomats;

·         Competitions for students such as Public speaking, Brain Ring, Fast Typing, Chess Tournament, Academic writing, Football Championship, Book Reading.;

·         Workshops for students and teachers on Model UN, SDG ambassadors, Diplomatic protocol and etiquette, Digital diplomacy, Chess classes;

·         Scientific, methodological and practical conferences and seminars.

The staff of the International Relations Department regularly improve their qualifications, participate in national and international conferences, submit applications for competitions of scientific projects, organize various events, publish in scientific journals, and actively cooperate with other departments.

The teaching staff of the department successfully combines teaching activities with creative and scientific work in the field of international relations. The results of this work are reflected in the publication of textbooks and teaching aids, publication of articles in local and international publications, participation in scientific symposia and conferences.

The Department of Languages (LD) was created in 2014 as a separate structure of the Faculty of International Law and International Relations. The purpose of the training is professionally-oriented teaching of foreign languages to future professionals, the formation of the fundamentals of foreign language competence necessary for professional intercultural communication, mastering, first of all, written forms of communication in a foreign language as the means of information activity and further self-education. Experienced instructors of the department help to achieve a level of fluency in languages, which allows graduates to effectively build a professional career and increases their competitiveness in the labor market. Currently, the department carries out educational, methodological and research work in the areas of training and academic disciplines.

Subjects offered by the department:

            English for Specific Purposes (LANG1221H):

* English for International Law (Spr., Aut.)  

* English for International Relations (Spr., Aut.)

* English for Information Technology (Spr., Aut.)

* English for Economy (Spr., Aut.)

* English for Social Studies (Spr., Aut.)

            Second Language Elective Courses (LANG29089):

* Chinese Language (Spr., Aut.)

* Japanese Language (Spr., Aut.)

* Italian Language (Spr., Aut.)

The department supervises “Curious Intellects’ Club” (CIC). Together with the club, it annually holds:

Festival of languages;

Week of languages;

Holidays and competitions for students;

Teacher and student trainings;

Scientific, methodological and practical conferences, seminars, and workshops.

The staff of the Languages Department regularly improve their qualifications, participate in national and international conferences, submit applications for competitions of scientific projects, organize various events, publish in scientific journals, and actively cooperate with other departments.

The teaching staff of the department successfully combines teaching activities with creative and scientific work in the field of linguistics and methods of teaching foreign languages. The results of this work are reflected in the publication of textbooks and teaching aids, publication of articles in local and international publications, participation in scientific symposia and conferences.