LLM in Globalisation and Law
Maastricht, Netherlands
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 May 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 2,601 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 1 May for non-EU students and 1 June for EU students
** The statutory tuition fee (generally for EU/EEA students) for this programme is: €2,601 | The institutional tuition fee (generally for non-EU/EEA students) for this programme is: €21,400
Key Summary
Introduction
Are you fascinated by international law? Can you see yourself working on an international criminal case? Or would you like to pursue a career advising international corporations on legal issues related to competition? The master’s in Globalisation and Law will offer you what you are looking for. This 1-year program in Globalisation and Law will provide you with a comprehensive overview of different national and international legal systems. You can choose to specialize in Human Rights, Corporate and Commercial Law, or International Trade and Investment Law, or combine courses from these three specializations to create a tailor-made program. After you’ve graduated, you’ll have all the training you need to pursue a career as a legal professional in an international setting.
Why this program?
Our world is globalizing 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 organizations alike are in growing need of lawyers who can navigate through the legal complexities of this globalizing world. The master's in Globalisation and Law is a unique one-year English-taught program designed to fulfill that need.
Admissions
Curriculum
Compulsory courses
- Foundations of Global Law
- European Competition Law
- International Commercial Law
- Comparative Company Law
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Comparative Corporate Governance
Specialization courses
- Public International Law
- International Commercial Law
- Comparative Corporate Governance
- International Commercial Dispute Resolution
Elective courses
- Advanced European Law
- Arbeidsrecht I
- Capita Selecta Criminologie
- Criminological Perspectives
- Europese en Nederlandse Vennootschapsbelasting
- Evidence
- Family Law in Europe
- Fundamentals of International Taxation
- Gezondheidsrecht I
- Ondernemingsrecht
- Rechtshandeling en Overeenkomst
- The Foundations of European Institutionalisation
- Verdieping Staatsrecht
- Verdieping Strafprocesrecht
- Advanced Criminal Procedure
- Bewijs in Strafzaken
- European Corporate Tax
- European Fundamental Rights Law
- Global Environmental Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Internal Market Law and Governance
- International Business Taxation
- International Human Rights Law
- Rechtspsychologie en Forensisch Bewijs
- Sociale Zekerheid I
- Tussen publiek en privaat: een metajuridische analyse
- Arbeidsrecht II
- Comparative Company Law
- Criminalistics and Forensic DNA
- Criminalistiek en Forensisch DNA
- Cross-border Taxation of Human Capital
- Customs Law
- Estate Planning: Bedrijfsopvolging
- European Criminal Law
- European Environmental Law
- European Migration and Asylum Law
- Medische Aansprakelijkheid
- Organisational Crime
- Sociale Zekerheid II
- Strafrechtelijke Sancties
- Transfer Pricing
- Verdediging in Strafzaken
- Advanced International Trade Law
- Advanced Property Law
- Civiele Rechtspleging
- European Data Protection and Privacy Law
- European Labour and Social Security Law
- External Relations of the European Union
- Forensic Psychopathology
- Forensische Accountancy
- Geschillen in de Onderneming
- Gezondheidsrecht II
- Global Tax Policy and Sustainable Governance
- Insolventierecht
- International Criminal Law
- International Dispute Settlement
- International Supply Chain Taxation
- Law and Economics
- Law of the Sea
- OM en Rechtshandhaving
- Openbaar Bestuur
- Overheid en Privaatrecht
- Responsible for International Tax Planning, Compliance, and Administration
- State Aid and Public Procurement
- The Good Lawyer
- The Law of the Economic and Monetary Union
- Verdieping Formeel Belastingrecht
- Verdieping Materieel Strafrecht
Internships
Thesis
Rankings
The faculty consolidates its already strong position in the 2023 ranking by maintaining its 23rd position. Looking at all law faculties within the European Union, we are very proud to see that we also kept third place in this prestigious ranking.
Covering 11 subject areas, Times Higher Education’s (THE) annual World Subject Rankings provides an overview of the best places in the world to study a chosen discipline. The rankings table for LAW uses the same range of 13 performance indicators as the overall World University Rankings combined with scores provided under the following five categories: Teaching, Research, Citations, International outlook, and Industry income.
THE is a leading provider of higher education data for the world's research-led institutions and helps students around the world make the right study choice.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The program provides you with a solid background and a career in a variety of settings, which may include the following:
- International Business
- International organizations
- Governments
- NGOs