LL.M. students complete their year with a Capstone Colloquium, where students present summaries of their theses, reflect upon the year's studies and engage in discussions with legal practitioners and scholars. This residential colloquium has been held at the Tufts University Center in Talloires, France, which is located on the shores of Lake Annecy, approximately one hour from Geneva. Guest speakers usually remain for lunch and/or dinner, offering students a unique opportunity to discuss substantive and career issues with knowledgeable international legal experts from a variety of backgrounds and institutions.
The first four Capstone Colloquia included the following speakers:
- H.E. Joyce Aluoch, Judge, International Criminal Court
- Gian Luca Burci, Legal Counsel, World Health Organization
- Andrew Clapham, Director, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights; Professor of International Law, Graduate Institute of International Studies
- Hon. Robert Cordy, Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Alice Edwards, Chief, Protection Policy and Legal Advice, Division of International Protection, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- David Harland, Executive Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
- Alejandro Jara, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization
- Edward Kwakwa, Legal Counsel, World Intellectual Property Organization
- Rafael Lima, Consultant for the Office of the Vice President for Countries, Inter-American Development Bank
- Gabrielle Marceau, Counsellor in the Cabinet of the Director-General, World Trade Organization
- Ambassador Wayne McCook, Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations in Geneva
- Kingsley Moghalu, Partner, Sogato Strategies; Executive Director, Swiss-Africa Business Roundtable
- Michael O'Boyle, Deputy Registrar, European Court of Human Rights
- Peter Olson, Legal Adviser to the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Mona Rishmawi, Legal Advisor to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and Director of the Rule of Law and Democracy Unit
- Jacqueline Ronconi, Legal Counsel, Richemont International
- Cornelia Schneider, Rule of Law Advisor, European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan
- Garth Schofield, Assistant Legal Counsel, Permanent Court of Int'l Arbitration
- H.E. Bruno Simma, former Judge, International Court of Justice
- Serge Sur, Professor of International Law and International Relations, University Pantheon-Assas (Paris 2)
- Olivia Swaak-Goldman, International Cooperation Advisor, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
- Chibole Wakoli, Junior Legal Affairs Officer, World Trade Organization
- Luzius Wildhaber, President of the European Court of Human Rights