International and Comparative Law

How systems differ, and what happens when a matter crosses a border.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Public and private international law distinguished
2. 1.2 The sources of international law
3. 1.3 Sovereignty, recognition and jurisdiction
4. 1.4 How international law is actually enforced
1. 2.1 Making, interpreting and ending treaties
2. 2.2 International organisations
3. 2.3 International courts and tribunals
4. 2.4 How international obligations take effect at home
1. 3.1 Why compare legal systems at all
2. 3.2 Legal families and their features
3. 3.3 Comparing by function rather than by label
4. 3.4 Legal transplants, and why they fail
1. 4.1 Sources, and the role of precedent
2. 4.2 Adversarial and inquisitorial procedure
3. 4.3 Contract and obligations compared
4. 4.4 Property and security compared
1. 5.1 How a mixed system operates
2. 5.2 Sharia-influenced commercial law in outline
3. 5.3 Customary law
4. 5.4 Pluralism, and conflict between norms
1. 6.1 Which court has jurisdiction
2. 6.2 Which law applies
3. 6.3 Recognising and enforcing a foreign judgment
4. 6.4 Forum shopping, and the responses to it
1. 7.1 Trade law and its institutions
2. 7.2 Investment protection and treaties
3. 7.3 Sanctions and export control
4. 7.4 Anti-bribery across borders
1. 8.1 Human rights and business
2. 8.2 Environmental and climate obligations
3. 8.3 Regulating digital activity across borders
4. 8.4 Researching and writing comparatively

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.