Lisbon, Portugal
DEGREE TYPE
LLM
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English, Portuguese
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 10,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international students: 10,000 EUR | national students: 6,200 EUR
Key Summary
Introduction
General course information
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Number of ECTS: 120
- Number of places: 120 in the Master’s in Law – The places will be distributed by the jury between the various areas of specialisation (International and European Law, Public Regulation Law and Social and Innovation Law), according to the number of applications submitted for each of them.
- Teaching language: Portuguese and English, according to the subjects selected.
The NOVA School of Law is at the forefront of higher education, characterized by its innovation. The importance of Social Law and Innovation is well recognized.
The fundamental goal of the course is to provide an integrated vision of a wide range of fields of study, such as Labour Law, Social Security Law, Migration Law, and Resolution Conflict with its emergent legislation. The course is valued for its blend of traditional law with developments in the associated areas of Social and Innovation Law.
The course aims to provide law graduates with a balanced education in emerging areas of law and to equip them with the necessary tools for a specialized career in a range of professional fields. The interdisciplinary course structure facilitates strategies to deal with complex problem resolution inherent in Social and Innovation Law.
This master’s degree is taught in Portuguese and English, according to the course units selected.
Ideal Students
Target Applicant
The Master in Social and Innovation Law deepens the knowledge and skills acquired at the bachelor's degree level. Holders of a bachelor’s law degree or equivalent will be given preference in admissions.
Admissions
Curriculum
In addition to the mandatory curricular unit, students must complete 32 ECTS in restricted-option courses from the list below and 22 ECTS in free-option courses that they can freely choose from any course taught at NOVA School of Law. Total ECTS for the teaching phase: 60 ECTS
From 2024/25, students will need to approve the curricular component with, at least 13,50 points out of 20 (13,5/20) to be able to enrol in the research phase (2nd year of the course).
Completion of the curricular component (60 ECTS), with any positive grade, grants the award of a Diploma in Postgraduate Studies in Law.
1st year – Taught Component
1st Semester
Restricted Optionals
- Introdução à Mediação***
- Corporate Governance
- Direito do Trabalho em Funções Públicas
- Direito das Organizações Internacionais
- Environmental Law
- International Humanitarian Law
- Introduction to International and Regional Human Rights Systems
- Human Rights Moot Court
- Direito do Desporto
- Emerging Technologies: Governance and Regulation
- Business, Human Rights and Sustainability
- Energy Law
- Insolvência
Free Option
- Comparative Equality Law
- Contratação Pública
- Regulação e Riscos de Saúde Pública
- Fundamentos Constitucionais da Atividade Administrativa
- Introdução ao Direito da União Europeia
2nd Semester
Mandatory
- Metodologia da Investigação Jurídica****
Restricted Option
- Mediação – Técnicas e Processo***
- Direito da Segurança Social
- Direitos Fundamentais Sociais
- Human Rights International Protection Systems
- Processo Penal Especial
- Direito Processual do Trabalho
- EU Asylum and Migration Law*****
- Direito Penal Económico
- Data Protection and Management Law*
- Direito da Família e da Criança
- Energy, Climate and the Just Transition
- Ethics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
Free Option
- E-Governance
- Direito das Contraordenações
- Resolução de Litígos Administrativos
- Clinical Course in Cross-Border Child Protection Services**
2nd year – Research Phase
Research Phase
Mandatory
- Dissertation, internship at national or international institution or project work.
Program Outcome
Goals
Consolidate and deepen the knowledge acquired in the bachelor’s degree, especially with regard to Social and Innovation Law; Understand the structure, interconnection and scope of different social laws; Develop skills in scientific research; Identify labour negotiation strategies and conflict resolution with regard to labour, procedure, migration and social security; Knowledge of essential innovatory tools for a professional career in the field.