L.L.M. in European Private Law - University of Luxembourg
The Master in European Private Law is among the most innovative Master programmes in EU law. It focuses on the Europeanisation of private law sectors, covering key issues of company, labour, intellectual property, and banking and financial law and allowing students to understand how national legislation on private law will evolve in the future. Students are trained to evaluate legal issues in a unique way, encouraging analysis that goes beyond national jurisdictions in order to draw upon European legal sources, and to propose more innovative solutions. Private law is explored through case methods combined with a presentation of the relevant legal provisions.
The programme mixes theoretical and practical approaches with students taught how to write memoranda and critical reviews of legislative documents and scholarly doctrines, as well as how to organise various legal events.
Students can further deepen their practical experience through monthly workshops with practitioners, a mandatory internship and by benefiting from the clinical programme offered by the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance – the Consumer Law Clinic – where they meet real clients with real problems.
Location: Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Single Diploma
Language: English, French
Number of Places/Students per year: 25 in M2
Duration: 1 year
Price/Fee: 200 EUR per semester
Scholarships: There are no scholarships for this programme, however students can apply for financial aid from the state of Luxembourg.
Accommodation: University residence halls are reserved for full time students. The University offers help to students seeking private accommodation.
Application Process:
Students who have successfully completed 4 years of study amounting to 240 ECTS can apply directly to this programme (M2). Students who have completed 3 years of study amounting to 180 ECTS must apply to the common first year of LL.M. studies at the University of Luxembourg (M1).
Applicants must follow the process that has been described in the Master en Droit et Contentieux de l’UE.
Online application: from Monday, 16 January 2017 to Friday, 28 July 2017
Deadline to submit application: Friday, 04 August 2017
Deadline for payment: Monday, 04 September 2017
Programme Structure:
• Courses:
o Semester 1 (30 ECTS): European Legal Integration in the Field of Private Law, The Acquis Communautaire in the Field of Private Law, Professional Skills (Consumer Law Clinic, Mini Master Thesis, European Moot Court).
o Semester 2 (10 ECTS): European Prospective law (substantive and procedural aspects)
• Master Thesis (10 ECTS)
• Internship (10 ECTS): The Master in European Private Law offers the students the opportunity to take a 3 month internship for their last semester, starting in April. The internship is made up with 480 working hours, split in 40 hours per week. Students shall be motivated, but also curious and personally involved, in order to put into practice the knowledge they have gathered during their courses.
Career Opportunities: Students will be granted employment opportunities in national administrations, the European institutions, law firms, the judiciary, banks and financial institutions, or as notaries. They will also be equipped to pursue further academic studies at PhD-level.
LLM CONTACT
Mailing Address: University of Luxembourg, Faculté de Droit, d'Economie et de Finance, 162 A, avenue de la Faïencerie, L-1511 Luxembourg
By Alin Badea