Master of International and European Law

The Master provides in-depth knowledge of international, European and European Union law, as well as domestic and comparative law, in a variety of fundamental areas of public and private intervention: economic activities (competition, trade), environmental protection, public institutions (States, international organizations), international and European litigation, humanitarian action, human rights.

The course provides solid knowledge of the issues and legal regimes involved, as well as the methodological skills needed to meet the expectations of the various professional sectors involved in international and European law.

• Initial training
• Continuing education : without timetable adjustment
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This program is selective from the 1st year of the Master's program.

Access is conditional on the submission of an application.

(see Prerequisites)

The Master's degree in International and European Law comprises a common first year and 3 second-year courses:

- Humanitarian action and law

- European Union law

- International law

In the 1st year of the Master's programme, the courses on offer are as follows:

Semester 1

Compulsory subjects with tutorials : - Law of international organizations

(24h)

- In-depth legal system of the European Union (24h)

- Tutorials (20h)

Compulsory subjects :

- International economic law (24h)

- International development law (24h)

- European Union policies and actions (24h)

Electives (2 choices)

The Master's degree in International and European Law comprises a common first year and 3 second-year courses:

- Humanitarian action and law

- European Union law

- International law

In the 1st year of the Master's programme, the courses on offer are as follows:

Semester 1

Compulsory subjects with tutorials : - Law of international organizations

(24h)

- In-depth legal system of the European Union (24h)

- Tutorials (20h)

Compulsory subjects :

- International economic law (24h)

- International development law (24h)

- European Union policies and actions (24h)

Electives (2 choices)

- History of international relations (24h)

- Nationality law and the status of foreigners (24h)

- International criminal law (24h)

- European judicial area (24h)

- International and European tax law (24h)

- Argumentation and legal reasoning (24h)

Settlement of transnational disputes (18h) Languages and professional integration

 Semester 2

Compulsory subjects with tutorials :

- International litigation (24h) - European litigation (24h)

- Tutorials (20h)

Compulsory subjects :

- Collective security law (24h)

- International humanitarian law (24h)

- International and European Environmental Law (24h)

Electives (2 choices)

- Private international law (24h)

- European criminal law (24h)

- International human rights law (24h)

- Fundamental law and personal data protection (24h)

- International commercial law (24h) - International private litigation (24h)

Internship, research report or moot court competition

Using a variety of innovative teaching techniques, students learn to :

- comply with and ensure compliance with regulations, interpret legal texts, provide legal advice to avoid or resolve disputes, monitor regulations, draft deeds, agreements and contracts, etc.

- Respond to requests for legal advice and expertise from public or private organizations, participate in the development of tools to help achieve regulatory compliance, participate in the preparation of project development files.

- Understand the cross-disciplinary nature of problems, place European and international issues in their legal, economic, social, national and local context; develop cross-disciplinary expertise: legal, economic, financial; research, analyze and synthesize information.

Throughout their training, students acquire in-depth research skills and actively prepare for their professional integration.

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• The first-year program (M1) is structured around 3 blocks of knowledge and skills, plus 2 pre-professionalization and language teaching units:

  - Mobilizing and producing highly specialized knowledge

  - Analyze, assist and advise on international and European law issues

  - Monitor legal developments in a European and international environment

  - Interact in a foreign language (language classes and courses taught in English)

  - Enhance pre-professional skills (C2I, internship, dissertation, mock trials, European competition, international negotiations)

In Master 1, as part of the second semester, students can choose to complete a professional internship (3 weeks), write a dissertation or take part in a mock trial competition.

In Master 2, although not all courses require students to do an internship, they strongly encourage them to do so. Internships are subject to a report and oral presentation.

M1 students of the mention benefit from the possibility to pursue a semester in many European universities thanks to the Erasmus+ programme.

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Depending on the type of course, the students of the mention can benefit from a mobility at the Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School (China) or at the University Glasgow University (United Kingdom), a double degree with the University of Ottawa (Canada) or a specific course (Noha Erasmus Mundus). They may be required to carry out their research at the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) or at the University of Laval (Canada).

The University of the Western Cape (South Africa)