Master in International Law, Foreign Trade and International Relations
Program director:
Madrid: D. José Luis Risco, D. Francisco Javier Silván.
Barcelona: D. José Ignacio Parellada.
Campus:
Madrid, Barcelona
Date:
September 2026
LANGUAGE:
English
ACADEMIC STAY:
Academic Stay at NYU
Advance your career with a global legal perspective.
The Master’s Degree in International Law, Foreign Trade, and International Relations at ISDE prepares you to excel in a globalized environment where legal and commercial challenges are increasingly complex and demand professionals with broad vision and strategic skills. In response to the growing internationalization of economic and political relations, this program combines the study of international law with analysis of foreign trade and relations between states and organizations, providing you with the tools to interpret, apply, and manage effective solutions in transnational contexts.
With a practical approach and connections to the professional world, this master’s program not only gives you solid knowledge in key areas but also helps you develop the skills to negotiate, resolve conflicts, and advise in real-world scenarios, opening doors to opportunities in international law firms, multilateral organizations, consultancies, and globally oriented companies.
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Introduction and objectives
Globalization is a fact and the training of lawyers must adapt to this phenomenon, which is changing legal practice. Today, even family businesses are likely to face complex legal issues, involving immigration law, international labour law, international trade or complex tax law regulations.
In the face of this phenomenon, training in law schools does not sufficiently prepare lawyers to deal with it. This requires additional specialization and that this comes from specialists who are used to working in this new environment. Moreover, this preparation cannot be limited to a mere study of the different subjects that make up the law. More than studied, it must be lived in an environment that reproduces the real cases we will encounter and know how to solve them successfully.
For all these reasons, this program is specialized in the most recognized firms and organizations that transmit their knowledge and skills to the students in a first phase, those who face the same challenges they assume in their profession. Later, during the internship phase of the program, they are welcomed in their own offices with a view to their definitive incorporation.
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Structure, location and calendar
CAMPUS: Madrid / Barcelona
START: September 2026
DURATION: One academic course
STRUCTURE
Two phases:
Phase one: Classroom instruction:
- One academic semester
- Classes from Monday to Thursday in the afternoon
- Fridays are dedicated to personal study, group work and workshops.
- Some mornings a week students will attend conferences and practical sessions in offices and institutions collaborating with ISDE, with offices in the city of Madrid.
- The program includes an educational stay at NYU, in New York City
Second phase: Integration in practices:
- Mandatory phase. One academic semester in law firms or legal departments of large companies that collaborate with ISDE (more than 250) both nationally and internationally.
Career Opportunities
- Law and consulting firms in all areas of law (commercial, civil, tax, labour, administrative, industrial and intellectual property, European law, public international, real estate, corporate, procedural, criminal or international trade, among others).
- Legal departments of national and international companies
- International organizations such as the European Union, the UN or the European Free Trade Association.
- Other types of entities, such as foundations, that develop their activity in an international context.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
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1. International Law
Business Law
- Corporate Law
- Directors: duties and responsibilities
- Joint ventures
- M&A: Due diligence structure and shareholder agreements
- Negotiation of complex mergers and acquisitions
- Comparative corporations
- Acquisitions of listed companies
- Introduction to accounting
- Real estate in corporate matters
- Procedural law in the USA
International Tax Law
- Introduction
- Transfer pricing
- International taxation in mergers and acquisitions: overview
Labor Law
- European labor law
Chinese Legal System
- Introduction to the Chinese legal system, foreign investment, and international trade law in China
Middle East
- Doing business in the Middle East
Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Litigation, and ADR
- Introduction to International Arbitration. ADR. Mediation
- Litigation and international arbitration – Award
International Family Law
- International regulation
- Marriage, separation, divorce, child custody, and adoption
- Inheritance law
Regulated Sectors
- Regulated sectors
- Energy law
International Criminal Law
- Economic, financial, and corporate criminal law
2. Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade
- Foreign Trade Law. International Economy
- Industrial development organization
- Universal Economic Organization
- General Agreement on Tariffs and trade
Commercial Law
- International contracts
- Banking contracts and international financing
- Bankruptcy Law
- Data Privacy (I)
- Data Privacy (II)
- Distressed Acquisitions
- International Insurance Programs. Survival of your business
Competition Law
- Competition Law Introduction
- Abuse of dominant position
- Competence/Mergers. State Aid
3. International Relations
- Society and the international community
- Theory of international relations
- International cooperation for development
- Contemporary international conflicts
- International cooperation: United Nations system – Refugees
- Foreign policy. International protocol
- Diplomacy, International Law, and International Relations
4. NYU University
Negotiation
- Negotiation training
- Contract negotiation: an overview
- The principles for reaching YES
- How to gain acceptance from various stakeholders
5. Cybersecurity
- Privacy and cybersecurity
- Data protection: international context and risk factors surrounding data protection and cybersecurity
- Digital transformation and data processing
- Global standards for data protection and cybersecurity legislation and regulation
- Cyber risk management: responsibility
- Information security. Implementation of security management systems
- Guidance on information security controls
- Security in digital transformation
- The landscape of cyber threats and the security of emerging technologies
- Practical management of data leakage
6. Human Resources
- Leadership skills
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INTERNATIONAL LAW:
Company Law
- Corporate Law and Corporate Governance
- Company’s Directors: Duties and Liabilities
- Joint Ventures
- M&A
- M&A EU Perspective
- Negotiating Complex M&A
- Comparative Corporations
- Listed Companies Takeovers
- Introduction to accounting
- Corporate Real Estate
- Litigation in the US
International Tax Law
- Transfer Pricing
- International Double Taxation
- Indirect Taxes
Employment Law
- European Employment Law
- Immigration – Expatriates
- International Hiring
China’s legal system
- Legal System of China: Introduction to Chinese Legal System, Foreign Investment and International Trade Law in China
Public International Law
- Regulated Sector / Energy Law
Arbitration and Other ADRs
- International Commercial Arbitration
- Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
- Mediation: Conciliation and other ADRs
International Family Law
- International regulations
- Marriage, separation, divorce, child custody and adoption
- Inheritance Law
International Criminal Law
- Corporate Compliance
- Economic, financial and Business criminal law-corporate
FOREIGN TRADE:
Foreign Trade
- Foreign Trade Law
- International Economy and Foreign Affairs
- Universal Economic Organization
- Industrial development organization
- Dispute settlement
- Controls to export of dual use items (in particular, EU)
- Analysis of international trade sanctions
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Commercial Law
- Commercial Contract Management
- International contracts. International Business agreements
- Banking contracts and international financing.
- Project Finance
- Data Privacy (I)
- Data Privacy (II)
- Intellectual property Law
- International Bankrupty, Distressed Acquisitions.
- Restructuring
- International Insurance contracts.
Competition Law
- Competition Law Introduction
- Abuse of dominant position
- Competence/Mergers. State Aids.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
- World society and globalization
- International Relations main approaches: realism vs liberalism
- Current conflicts
- The geopolitics of world trade today Theory of the International Relations
- International cooperation for development
- Foreign politics. International protocol
- Public Affairs Strategies
- Consular affairs
- Guiding Principles de les Nacions Unides
- International cooperation: United Nations operating system- Refugees
- Vienna Convention
- Consular affairs International contemporary conflicts
- Order and Disorder in the International System
- Emerging conceptions of security and levels of analysis in foreign policy
- Non-western and third world approaches to international relations and international law
- Intercultural Dialogue
Course on Privacy and Cybersecurity:
- International context, risk factors around data protection and cybersecurity
- Digital Transformation & intense data processing
- International laws and regulation on data protection and cybersecurity
- International data protection/cybersecurity regulations landscape
- International protection laws
- Managing cyber risk
- Cyber risk management & Risk appetite
- Implementing a cybersecurity risk management system
- Transferring cyber risk: cyber insurance and other relevant policies
- Practical data breach management
- De-construction of the Equifax data breach
PARALLEL AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
- International in-House legal team in a multinational Corporation
*This syllabus is subject to change.
FACULTY
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- Guillermo Guerra – GA&P
- Lucia Goy / Pablo Francescini
- Jose Manuel Cajigas – Cajigas & Asociados
- Juan Bezares – Tribeca
- Eduardo Peñacoba / Juan Calvente – Simmons & Simmons
- Mariana Robles / Álvaro Salvadores – Crowe
- Carolina Anderez – CEFE
- Richard Van Vliet – EY
- Jesús González – EY
- Lucía Andrés Pérez – EY
- Susana Gómez Badiola – EY
- Andrés de Castro – IUGM – UNED
- Eva Massa – Council of Europe
- Jaime Sánchez – Mediterráneo Vida
- Carlos Vergez – CMS – ASL
- Álvaro de Castro – Pérez Llorca
- Ignacio Díaz – Clifford Chance
- Ángel Navarro – Eastcorp Consulting
- Cristina Díaz-Malnero (RCD Legal) / Adriana de Ruiter (Tulp Abogados)
- Mario Blanco – Auren
- Pablo Paisán – Cuatrecasas
- Íñigo de Luisa – Cuatrecasas
- Patricia Pugnaire – Cuatrecasas
- T. Arranz / J. Beltrán – Uría Menéndez
- Patricia Leandro – Uría Menéndez
- Pablo Murcia, Miguel Barredo y Juan Valcarcel – Clifford Chance
- Julia Villalon – White & Case
- Bernardo Ruiz – Penningtons Manches Cooper
- Risteard de Paor – Consultant
- Ramón Castilla – Squire Patton Boggs
- Alfonso Codes – CMS
- Manuel Moral – Aquila
- Alejandro Osma y José Ángel Nabal – Pérez Llorca
- Cesar Herrero y Carmen Fdez Ladreda – DLA Piper
- Juan Gelabert – Baker McKenzie
- Rafael Montejo / Víctor Mancera – Osborne Clarke
- Isabel Cortés – PONS IP
- Carmen Hériz – CAF Signalling
- Luis Miguel Gutierrez – EY
- Francisco Javier Zabala – Meana Green Maura
- Jaime Bragado Yturriaga – Garrigues
- Jorge Velasco – Axpo Iberia
- Joaquín Muñoz – Bird & Bird
- Delia Castaños – GA_P
- Carmen Aja Ruiz – Tragsa
- Borja Díaz Puertollano / Carmen Alba – RocaJunyent
- Pablo Solano – Xiaomi
- Marlen Estévez – RocaJunyent
- Juerguen Foeking – European Union
- Chris Sykes – Manchester Metropolitan University
- María Rubert – Rubert & Partners
- María Martínez – Netherlands Competition Authority
- Kalyani Unkule – Jindal Global University
- Jeffrey Batt – Georgetown University
- Paul Mishkin – Davis Polk
*Faculty is subject to change
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- Albert Badia Gimenez – AACNI – Partner
- Albert Carles Subirats – Martell Abogados – Lawyer
- Alessandra Sgubini – Bridge Mediation LLC (San Diego, California) – Founder and CEO
- Alvaro de Luis – Net-Craman – Partner – Director Asian Desk
- Alvaro Gasull – Alvaro Gasull – Partner
- Alvaro Hernández Puértolas – Net-Craman – Partner
- Beatriz Larrosa – EY – Manager
- Bosco de Checa – Allen & Overy LLP – Partner
- Carlos Alberto Ruiz – Cuatrecasas – Partner
- Carlos Pérez – Fieldfisher – Partner
- Clara Guasch Morera – KPMG – Director International Tax / M&A and Corporate Tax Services
- Cristina Duch Fonoll – Baker & McKenzie – Partner
- Cristina Yerro – Capgemini – Head of Commercial and Contract Management Spain
- Daniel González Pila – Garrigues – Partner
- Diego Pol Longo – Cuatrecasas – Partner
- Gerard Correig Ferré – Cuatrecasas – Partner
- Javier El Hage – Human Rights Foundation – Chief Legal and Policy Officer
- John Rigau – Pepsico – Vice President & General Counsel, PepsiCo Western Europe
- Jordi Hernandez Pomés – KPMG – Partner
- Jordi Sellarés Serra – Cambra de Comerç – Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce
- Juan José Berdullas – Garrigues – Partner
- Kalyani Unkule – Jindal Global University – Professor at OP Jindal Global University
- Marc Gallardo Mesenguer – RSM – Partner
- Martí Arribas Álvarez – SD Verdia Abogados – Lawyer
- Nicolò Minella – International Chamber of Commerce (Paris, France) – Deputy Counsel
- Pablo García – Cuatrecasas – Lawyer
- Patricia Toro – DAUSS Abogados – Senior Lawyer
- Pedro González Anta – ETL – Managing Director – Partner
- Pol González Mansilla – Mansilla Llop – Partner
- Roger Freixes – Cuatrecasas – Partner
- Sandra Gatejeanu – Consulate – Consul of Romania in Barcelona
- Santiago Gil Gruart – Allen & Overy LLP – Lawyer
- Scott Sheridan Wishart – Universidad de Navarra – Assistant Dean, International Program, School of Law
*Faculty is subject to change
ACCREDITED DEGREE
Once the relevant Program has concluded and ISDE has verified that the STUDENT has completed their work satisfactorily, the STUDENT will receive the corresponding Degree certificate for each PROGRAM.
In compliance with current legality and, specifically, as set forth in article 4.4 of decree 84/2004, it is noted that ISDE’s programs are professionally oriented and therefore, unless explicitly stated otherwise, they are courses that do not lead to the acquisition of a title with official value, but to that of a proprietary title from ISDE.