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Master’s programmes have a duration of four curricular semesters: the two first semesters consist of a specialization programme (curricular phase) and the last two semesters are dedicated to the drafting of the thesis (thesis phase).

Pre-Bologna Master’s programmes last for three curricular semesters: one semester consisting of a specialization programme (curricular phase) and the last two semesters are dedicated to the drafting of the thesis (thesis phase).

Completion of the curricular phase of any Master’s programme grants the candidate the chance to prepare, under the supervision of a Professor of Law of this School, a thesis on a subject proposed by the candidate and approved by the Scientific Board of the School. A public defence of the thesis is held with a jury appointed by the School of Law which may include members from other national and foreign academic institutions. The jury evaluates the thesis and the defence and assigns the Master’s student the final grade for the Programme.

Duration: 2 curricular years (4 semesters), one year for the curricular phase and one year to prepare the thesis

Duration of Pre-Bologna programmes: 1.5 years (3 semesters), one semester for the curricular phase and one year to prepare the thesis

Number of credits: 120 ECTS

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Programmmes and Lecturers 2014/2015

Programmes and Lecturers 2015/2016

Law and Finance

1st Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
Financial Markets1st Sem.Compulsory
Competition Law
Project Finance and Public-Private Partnerships2nd Sem.
Regulation
Public Procurement1st Sem.Elective
European Tax Law
Regional and Local Finance2nd Sem.
Corporate Taxation
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and two elective curriculum units in each semester.

The Master’s in Law and Finance (Post-Bologna) lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

Access the regulation of the programme  and the changes to the curriculum here.

 

1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
Legal Methodology1st Sem.Compulsory
Financial MarketsElective
Competition Law
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.

The Master’s in Law and Finance (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

(*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.

Legal Practice

1st Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
Registries and Notaries1st Sem.Compulsory
Civil Procedure Law IV
Criminal Procedure Law II
Criminal Law IV2nd Sem.
Constitutional Justice
Administrative and Tax Justice
Law of Evidence
1st Sem.Elective
Government Contracts
Insolvency Law
European Union Litigation2nd Sem.
Children's Law
Law of Administrative Offences
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s, each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and one elective curriculum unit in each semester.

The Master’s in Legal Practice lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

Access the regulation of the programme and the changes to the curriculum here.

 

1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
Legal Methodology1st Sem.Compulsory
Registries and NotariesElective
Criminal Procedure Law II
Civil Procedure Law IV
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.

The Master’s in Legal Practice (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

(*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.

Administrative Law

1st Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
Administrative System1st Sem.Compulsory
Administrative Justice
Administrative Procedure2nd Sem.
European Administrative Law
Private Law of the Public Administration1st Sem.Elective
Public Procurement Law
Local Government Law2nd Sem.
Police Law
EC Litigation
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and two elective curriculum units in each semester.

The Master’s in Administrative Law lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

Access the regulation of the programme and the changes to the curriculum here.

 

1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
Legal Methodology1st SemCompulsory
Administrative SystemElective
Administrative Justice
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.

The Master’s in Administrative Law (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

 (*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.

Law and Economics

1st Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
Public Procurement1st Sem.Compulsory
Tax Law
Economic Analsyis of Law2nd Sem.
Regional and Local Finance
Competition Law1st Sem.Elective
Environmental Economics and Taxation
Project Finance and Public-Private Partnerships2nd Sem.
Regulation
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and two elective curriculum units in each semester.

Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and two elective curriculum units in each semester.

The Master’s in Law and Economics lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

Access the regulation of the programme here.

 

1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
Legal Methodology1st Sem.Compulsory
Public ProcurementElective
Tax Law
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.

The Master’s in Law and Economics (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

(*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.

International Law and International Relations

1st Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
History of International Relations1st Sem.Compulsory
International Relations
Law of the United Nations2nd Sem.
International Human Rights Law
Diplomatic and Consular Law1st Sem.Elective
International Organizations
Law of International Responsibility
International Law of the Sea2nd Sem.
International Justice
International Environmental Law
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and two elective curriculum units in each semester.

The Master’s in International Law and International Relations lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, which are divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

Access the regulation of the programme and the changes to the curriculum here.

 

1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
Legal Methodology1st Sem.Compulsory
History of International RelationsElective
International Relations
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.

The Master’s in International Law and International Relations (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

(*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.

Business Law

1st Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
Corporate Law I1st Sem.Compulsory
Commercial Law IV
Labour Law III2nd Sem.
Corporate Law II
Securities Law
1st Sem.Elective
Insolvency Law
Registries and Notaries
International Contracts2nd Sem.
Arbitration Law
Corporate Taxation
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Master’s student attends during his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s, each semester’s compulsory curriculum units and one elective curriculum unit in each semester.

The Master’s in Legal Practice lasts for two years and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 45 in compulsory curriculum units, 15 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

Access the regulation of the programme and the changes to the curriculum here.

1st Curricular Year Pre-Bologna
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
Legal Methodology1st Sem.Compulsory
Registries and NotariesElective
Criminal Procedure Law II
Civil Procedure Law IV
2nd Curricular Year
Curriculum UnitsSemesterType
ThesisAnnualCompulsory

Each Pre-Bologna Master’s student attends, in his/her 1st curricular year of the Master’s programme a 1st semester elective curriculum unit and Legal Methodology (compulsory), also in the 1st semester.

The Master’s in Legal Practice (Pre-Bologna) lasts for 3 semesters and corresponds to 120 ECTS, divided as follows: 7.5 (*) in compulsory curriculum units, 7.5 in elective curriculum units and 60 in the thesis.

(*) Assignment of 45 ECTS, pursuant to article 45 Decree-Law no. 74/2006, of 24 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 107/2008, of 25 June, and amended by Decree-Law no. 230/2009, of 14 September, applicable to students who finished their Bachelor’s degree in Law under the system in force prior to the Bologna process, which comprised a five-year curriculum.

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