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LLM in International Commercial Law

Programme requirements

In order to obtain an LLM degree in International Commercial Law a candidate must successfully complete a total of 60 ECTS:
a. Six compulsory courses:
-   Comparative Private International Law (6 ECTS)
-   Comparative Property Law (6 ECTS)
-   Comparative Tort Law (6 ECTS)
-   Cross-border Commercial Transactions (6 ECTS)
-   International Commercial Dispute Settlement Law (6 ECTS)
-   International Contracts Law (6 ECTS)
b. The seminar Contracts Law (6 ECTS)
c. A Law in Practice module (6 ECTS)
d. Master’s thesis (12 ECTS)

Block 1

Block 2

Block 3

Block 4

International Contracts Law

6

International Commercial Dispute Settlement Law

6

Comparative Tort Law

6

Cross-border Commercial Transactions

6

Comparative Property Law

6

Comparative Private International Law

6

Law in Practice

6

Seminar Contracts Law

6

Master’s thesis

12

Total semester 1

30

Total semester 2

30

Programme structure

The programme consists of six courses (minimum), a seminar, a Law in Practice module and the writing of a Master’s thesis. The programme requires one year, full-time to complete.

Exchange period in the first semester (Fall term), as exchange student:
- Comparative Private International Law (6 ECTS)
- Comparative Property Law (6 ECTS)
- International Commercial Dispute Settlement Law (6 ECTS)
- International Contracts Law (6 ECTS)
- Seminar Contracts Law (6 ECTS)

LLM completion in the second semester as registered regular LLM student (Winter/Spring term), after graduation at home university:
- Comparative Tort Law (6 ECTS)
- Cross-border Commercial Transactions (6 ECTS)
- Law in Practice (6 ECTS)
- Master’s thesis (12 ECTS)

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