Maastricht University, Faculty of Law

LLM in Globalisation and Law

Are you looking for flexibility? This specialisation lets you combine courses about human rights, corporate and commercial law, and international trade and investment law to create a programme that fits your interests.

Are you interested in Globalisation and Law, but do you find the specialisation tracks too restrictive? Would you like to know more about human rights and corporate and commercial law? Or would you like to combine courses from corporate and commercial law with courses from international trade and investment law? Globalisation & Law’s General Programme will offer you the freedom to pursue all your interests. This track will allow you to customise your programme so that it meets all of your wishes.

Our world is globalising at an astonishing rate. This has an enormous influence on the legal systems of individual nations, yielding new challenges in all fields of the law. Law firms, governments and international organisations alike are in growing need of lawyers who can navigate through the legal complexities of this globalising world. The master's in Globalisation and Law is a unique one-year English-taught programme designed to fulfil that need.

Diversity and Debate

At Maastricht University’s Faculty of Law, we embrace a diversity of viewpoints, and debate is central to our curriculum. Instead of taking a ‘globalist’ or ‘anti-globalist’ stance, issues are discussed from different angles. You'll be invited to consider the arguments and make up your own mind. We also encourage you to participate in our moot courts and practise your argumentative reasoning skills. You’ll learn how to think ahead and respond quickly to situations - skills that will be invaluable later on in your legal career.

With our Problem-Based Learning method, you:

• learn to think and work in a solution-focused way to solve practical problems.
• learn to conduct independent research and develop a critical mindset.
• learn to collaborate with others in a dynamic and international environment.
• get actively involved in small tutorial groups of a maximum of 19 students.
• acquire the knowledge and skills that will boost your future career.

Personalise your programme

The Globalisation and Law programme includes 12 ECTS in elective courses, which means that you will have the opportunity to tailor your degree to your needs and wishes. You could, for example, complement your programme with some courses from the other Globalisation & Law specialisations. But you can also take related courses at our faculty, another faculty or another university, do an internship or participate in one of Maastricht University’s moot courts. So whether you’d like to expand your knowledge by taking a related course at the School of Business and Economics, perfect your rhetorical skills in one of our moot courts or decide to get some practical work experience at an internship, the flexibility of the programme provides you with the freedom to get all you want out of your time at our university.

As a graduate of the Globalisation and Law programme you'll be able to interpret, manage and anticipate changes in international law. You'll have a broad understanding of supranational and international organisations and the impact of globalisation on national legal systems, making you well-equipped to deal with the most urgent contemporary problems.