Master's Degree in Law and Sustainable Development
Milan, Italy
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
This LL.M., entirely taught in English, aims at educating professionals capable of using their advanced legal knowledge and skills, integrated with an understanding of the underlying socio-economic issues, to further the realization of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the activities of public and private organizations, at the international, national, and local level. The LLM currently offers four curricula:
- Law;
- Economics, and Development;
- Human Rights Law and Social Development;
- Environmental Law and Policy;
- Rule of Law
The LL.M. in Law and Sustainable Development, entirely taught in English, aims at educating professionals capable of using their advanced legal knowledge and skills, integrated with an understanding of the underlying socio-economic issues, to further the realization of the SDGs in the activities of public and private organizations, at the international, national, and local level.
The programme provides students with an advanced understanding of contemporary legal and socio-economic dynamics, characterised by interdependence, increasing complexity, rapid evolution, and integration between different fields of knowledge, as well as by a pluralist legal landscape, in which the traditional boundaries between levels (international, supranational, and domestic) and sources (public/private) of regulation are blurring. In this context, students will develop an advanced understanding of the theoretical foundations of sustainability processes and the ethical implications of the choices made in this field by policy-makers and regulators, as well as by economic and social actors. They will also acquire an in-depth knowledge of the international and European legal framework applicable to the design and implementation of sustainability policies by international and supranational organisations, national and local public authorities, corporations (both in the domestic and transnational dimension), and organisations of the civil society (including NGOs).
Year: 1
First Semester
Compulsory
- Global Constitutional Law
- International Law and International Law on Sustainable Development
- Society, Law, and Development
- Society, Law, and Development
- Workshop on: Social Mobility and Social Inequality
Second Semester
Compulsory
- Economic Geography and History
- Economic Geography
- World Economic History From Growth to Sustainable Development
- Economics, Economic Policy, and Social Justice
- Empirical Legal Studies
- Public Administration for Sustainable Development
Study Plan Rules
- 1a - 3 ECTS
- Additional Language Skills: Italian
Year: 2
First Semester:
Optional
- Access to Justice in a Multilevel Constitutional System
- International Refugee Protection and Sustainable Development
- Law and Policies of Social Rights Protection in Europe
- Multi-Level Protection of Rights in AI
- Public Health and Sustainability
- Workshop on "Human Rights and the Ombudsman"
Second Semester
Optional
- Cultural Diversity and Human Rights Law
- EU Migration and Asylum Law
- Gender Justice
- International Human Rights Law
- Labour Law and Environmental Sustainability
- Legal Clinic On "Arctic Studies"
- Legal Clinic On "Rule of Law and Democracy"
- Scientific Innovation and Legal Challenges of Food Regulation
- Workshop On "Project Management for Sustainable Development"
Conclusive Activities
Compulsory
- Internship
- Final Dissertation
Study Plan Rules
3a - Elective Courses that form part of curricula
- Four elective courses, two of which (12 ECTS) must belong to the area of international, European, or comparative law (s.s.d. IUS/02, IUS/09, IUS/13, IUS/14, or IUS/21).
6a - Optional courses
- Additional Language Skills: Italian (3 ECTS)
Curriculum Propedeutical Courses
Curriculum: Environmental Law and Policy
Curriculum: Rule of Law
The LL.M. aims at shaping a new type of international legal expert able to contribute to the realization of the SDGs, within the public sector (at the local, national, supranational, and international levels), the private sector (business enterprises), the professional services sector (consultancy and legal firms), and within the third sector (non-profit organizations, NGOs, and advanced research institutions). Students will be educated and trained for the following professional profiles:
Legal Expert in SD for Public Institutions (Public Administration, supranational and international institutions)
- Graduate students, especially those who choose the curriculum "Rule of Law," will be able to develop normative approaches and policies in line with the SDGs
- They will contribute to guiding decisional processes within international and supranational organizations, and national, regional, and local institutions, with a view to promoting social, economic, and environmental standards
- They will manage private-public partnerships and green and ethical public procurement, enhance transparency, and tackle corruption
Legal Expert in SD for Business (Sustainability Managers in Enterprises, National and Multi-national Corporations)
- Graduate students, especially those who choose the curriculum "Law, Economics, and Development," will be able to deal with the legal aspects related to sustainability in business enterprises focusing mainly on corporate social responsibility
- They will contribute to drafting contracts and adopting business strategies that meet the needs of the enterprise and its stakeholders while promoting social and environmental standards
Legal Expert in SD in Consulting (Consultancy-Firms and Law-Firms)
- Graduate students, especially those who choose the curricula "Law, Economics, and Development" or "Environmental Law and Policy," will be able to provide legal advice and other professional services regarding applicable social and environmental rules and standards
- They will conduct research and draw up reports on human rights and environmental regulations adopted at the international, European, and national levels, also in a comparative perspective
- They will use their knowledge of regulations and standards applicable in different areas (i.e., environment, trade, finance and investments, competition, manufacturing, agriculture, and health) in tasks such as auditing and compliance
Legal Expert in SD for the Third Sector (Non-profit Organizations, NGOs, Think Tanks, Research Institutes)
- Graduate students, especially those who choose the curricula "Human Rights Law and Social Development" or "Environmental Law and Policy," will be able to provide legal advice to not-for-profit organizations operating in the areas of development aid and cooperation, environmental protection, and human rights law
- They will engage in advocacy activities and strategic litigation, fund-raising, as well as the design, management, and monitoring of projects.
- They will conduct advanced research in public and private research centres