European Law in a Global Context

The European Law in a Global Context LLM is a one year long, full-time programme. The language of instruction and examination in the programme is English. The academic year in Groningen runs from the first week of September to the end of August and is divided into two semesters of two blocks each. Each lecture block is followed by periods of examinations.

Programme structure
Below you will find the exact build-up of our LLM programme European Law in a Global Context.  You can find detailed course descriptions in Ocasys.

*Course names and schedules are occasionally subject to change.

If you'd like to know more about the European Law in a Global Context LLM programme, you are welcome to join one of our Masters Week presentations for the programme. You can also watch a recording of our most recent (online) masters week presentation here.

The European Law in a Global Context programme covers all key aspects of
European Law, but also places them in the context of global developments and relations with non-EU states and other international organizations. Using the words of former Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union, Allan Rosas:

“‘Any meaningful study of the constitutional order of the EU must include the external relations of the Union. In fact, EU external relations law offers one of the best ways of understanding the essential features of the Union legal order in general.”

More than other programmes in European Law, this LLM is also of interest to students that are interested in international law, international organizations and global developments and challenges. More generally, the programme devotes ample attention to interactions between different legal systems and thus studies the interface between global, EU and various domestic legal orders. The teaching team consists of specialists in the field with extensive international networks. The Director of the programme, Professor Ramses Wessel, specialises in European law, with a focus on the interface between EU law and international and domestic law, EU External Relations Law, and the Law of International Organizations. You can read more about his expertise  here.

If you'd like to know more about the European Law in a Global Context LLM programme, you are welcome to join one of our Masters Week presentations for the programme.

The European Law in a Global Context programme is designed to equip its graduates with specialist knowledge and skills for a career with European institutions and national authorities, and with policy-influencing bodies, major law firms, or as in-house lawyers. Given the continuing and growing importance of European law, both at European level and in the national legal orders of the Member States, and the importance of the EU as a trading partner and international actor, the demand for specialised European lawyers continues to grow. To see if this LLM will qualify you for "civiel effect" in the Netherlands, please read here (in Dutch).

Below you will see a distribution of the different arenas where past students are currently working (please note this programme was previously known as European Economic Law). And here you can read about the various career paths of Faculty international LLM programme graduates.

Further, all students have access to the university Career Services which can help them in finding and preparing for internships and employment.

If you'd like to know more about the European Law in a Global Context LLM programme, you are welcome to join one of our Masters Week presentations for the programme. You can also watch a recording of our most recent (online) masters week presentation here.

You can read about the experiences of previous students below:

• Antonia Maria Tzinevraki, Greece
• Luisa Schneider, Germany
• Suzanne Blaauw, Netherlands

You will find information about applying to our LLM programmes, including admissions requirements and application deadlines, here.

Prospective students
Prospective students interested in pursuing an LLB, pre-LLM or LLM at the Faculty of Law can fill out our information request form.

Applicants
If you have started an application to a degree programme and are applying with a non-Dutch educational qualification, please contact the Admissions Office if you have questions about your application. If you have applied to a degree programme with a Dutch educational qualification, please contact the International Office if you have questions about your application.

Current students
Current Faculty of Law students should contact the International Office if questions about their current studies or admissibility to other Faculty of Law degree programmes.