Corporations, Conflict and International Crimes- Period 4

Social Sciences & Humanities Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dates: late Jan 2026 - late Jun 2026

Social Sciences & Humanities

Corporations, Conflict and International Crimes- Period 4

Corporations, Conflict and International Crimes- Period 4 Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Law
Instruction in: English
Course Code: R_CorIC
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level Graduate
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: Exchange students need to have an understanding of either (international) law or criminology/other social science. Most importantly they have to be willing to study during the course to make up for the knowledge they lack (limited of course to the course subject). In general students from other backgrounds such as social psychology, economics, business, organizational studies, conflict studies, IR etc. are welcomed because the add to the interdisciplinary of the course. It is our experience that motivated students from these disciplines can add value to the discussion in class.

DESCRIPTION

- Corporate crime
- White collar crime
- International crimes (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes)
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Business ethics
- Totalitarian/authoritarian regimes and the role of business
- International conflict and the role of business
- Non-international conflict and the role of business
- Private military/security firms
- Resource curse and trading conflict commodities

Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.


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