Master in Law – Specialization in International and European Law
NOVA School of Law
Key Information
Campus location
Lisbon, Portugal
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 semesters
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 6,200 *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* 10.000€: total tuition fee for non-EU candidates
Introduction
The Master’s in International and European Law, lectured in English, offers students the opportunity to expand their legal knowledge in an area that is becoming increasingly essential considering world globalization, in which national boundaries are losing importance.
Operating within an increasingly transnational and globalized world requires legal knowledge that today is less focused on classical issues of public international law, and more on areas that focus on issues related to the internationalization of businesses and private/public transnational legal relationships, as well as human rights, humanitarian law and new developments in international criminal law. European integration is part of the new geopolitical environment. This explains the focus of the master’s on several areas of European Union law such as the freedom of movement of people and the European jurisdictional system. It is crucial for a lawyer to be familiar with the diverse and increasingly vast areas of International Law and European Union Law in order to successfully address the theoretical and practical challenges they face.
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Ideal Students
Graduates in Law or in other social sciences who wish to deepen their knowledge.
Program Outcome
Building on the knowledge acquired in the bachelor’s degree in the fields of International Law, this Master's in Law develops the interdisciplinary nature of both International and European Law, namely in the area of the protection of human rights. It addresses the development of skills in scientific research and prepares students for their professional life.
Curriculum
1st year – Taught Component
In addition to the mandatory course, students must complete 32 ECTS in the restrictive optional courses listed above and 20 ECTS in free-option courses that they may choose from any Master’s course taught at NOVA School of Law (subject to availability).
1st Semester
Restrictive Optional
- Diplomatic and Consular Law
- Human Rights International Protection Systems
- International Humanitarian Law
- Direito Internacional do Mar e Tribunais Internacionais
- Legal English
- Transitional Justice
Free Optional
- Direito Internacional Público Avançado
2nd Semester
Mandatory
- Metodologia da Investigação Jurídica*
Restrictive Optional
- International Commercial Law
- International Tax Law
- Data Protection and Management Law**
- Competition Law
- Environmental Law
- EU Asylum and Migration Law
- Direito Internacional e Europeu de Segurança
- International Economic Law
- EU Criminal Law
- European Law of the Sea
- Business, Human Rights and Sustainability
- Moot Courts
*Taught in English & Portuguese. Students must choose the version they wish to attend.
**Data Protection and Management Law is a course offered by NOVA School of Law’s Jean Monnet Module on the European Union Data Protection Law in Portugal (DataporEU).
2nd year – Research
1st Semester / 2nd Semester
Mandatory
- Dissertation, internship at a national or international institution, or project work.
Opportunity to benefit from the THEMIS NETWORK international experience. Three core elements: a semester abroad, an international internship, and the THEMIS seminar.
Admissions
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Scholarships and Funding
Merit Awards
Merit Awards are awarded to:
- Candidates whose final average admission to a 2nd study cycle at NOVA School of Law, according to assessment and ranking by the appropriate jury, is equal to or higher than 17 points (on a scale of 0/20) and who enroll and attend the same course, benefit from an award in cash corresponding to 50% of the tuition fee for the taught component of the Master’s degree.
- Candidates whose final average admission to a 2nd study cycle at NOVA School of Law, according to assessment and ranking by the appropriate jury, is equal to or higher than 16 points (on a scale of 0/20) and who enroll and attend the same course, benefit from an award in cash corresponding to 30% of the tuition fee for the taught component of the Master’s degree.
In the non-taught phase, three prizes for academic merit are awarded (by master’s degree or area of specialization, in the case of the Master’s Degree in Law). These awards assume the completion of the taught component within the stipulated time.
- The best student of the taught component of each study cycle or specialization area of a study cycle who continues and attends the non-taught phase benefits from an award in cash corresponding to 100% of the tuition fee for the non-taught phase of the Master’s degree;
- The second-best student of the taught component of each study cycle or specialization area of a study cycle who continues and attends the non-taught phase, benefits from an award in cash corresponding to 60% of the tuition fee, corresponding to the non-taught phase of the Master’s degree;
- The third-best student of the taught component of each study cycle or specialization area of a study cycle who continues and attends the non-taught phase of the Master’s degree.