Law - Political Science - Administration

Master's degree in general private law

  • ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    2 years

  • Training structure

    Faculty of Law and Political Science

Presentation

The teaching provided during the first year of the Master's degree in General Private Law is designed to prepare students for the national examinations and competitions leading to access to the traditional judicial and legal professions. In this perspective, the essential subjects of civil law and civil procedure (in the program of the written exams), as well as fundamental rights and legal culture (in the program of the oral exams) are considered.
The second year of the program aims to broaden the legal culture of the students while developing their critical spirit and stimulating their capacity for analysis.
Two tracks are offered to students:
The first one, which can be done in alternation, is intended for those who wish to enter the professional life at the end of the training.
The second allows those who wish to embark on an academic career to be introduced to legal research.

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Objectives

The Master's degree in fundamental private law has two objectives:
- To enable those who wish to do so to enter professional life at the end of the program. The program has been designed with a view to the various national examinations and competitions (CRFPA, ENM, CFPN etc.). In addition to the teaching and training of the classic academic exercises, the program offers students the opportunity to do an internship in order to confront themselves with legal and judicial practice and, in so doing, to reinforce their professional project.
- To allow those who wish to embark on an academic career to be introduced to legal research. Students write a dissertation on a subject related to the themes covered in the diploma. This initial writing work may lead, for those whose qualities allow it, to enrollment in a doctoral program with the goal of completing a thesis in law.

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Know-how and skills

Aptitude for reasoning and rapid synthesis of ideas.
Aptitude for coherent formulation and communication (written or oral) of the results of the work accomplished.
Autonomy in individual work coupled with an aptitude for teamwork.
Aptitude for questioning, critical spirit.
Ease with regard to NTIC

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Organization

Program

The courses are spread over the two semesters between October and the end of March. The internship takes place in April and May. All students must write a thesis during the year, the subject of which is determined at the beginning of the course. The topic is related to the student's interests and is consistent with his or her professional project. In April and May, students interested in a career in academia carry out a collective research project which is intended to be published. The year ends in June with the defense of the dissertations.

 

SEMESTER 1

> FUNDAMENTAL DISCIPLINARY COMPETENCIES
UE Civil law :
- Matrimonial regimes (33h CM + 15h TD) 5C+2C
- Practice of the law of obligations - Contracts (10h CM) 2C
UE Civil law : Securities (33h CM + 15h TD) 5C+2C
UE Private international law (33h CM) 5C

> COMPLEMENTARY DISCIPLINARY COMPETENCIES
UE Litigation system of the ECHR (33h CM) 3C
UE History of legal thought (33h CM) 3C
UE Bioethics (33h CM) 3C

> LINGUISTIC SKILLS
UE Language (8h CM + 12h TD) 1C

 

SEMESTER 2

> FUNDAMENTAL DISCIPLINARY COMPETENCIES
UE Civil law :
- Successions (33h CM + 15h TD) 5C+2C
- Practice of the law of obligations - Responsibilities (10h CM) 2C
UE In-depth civil procedure and enforcement (33h CM + 15h TD) 5C+2C
UE Law of collective procedures (33h CM) 5C

> COMPLEMENTARY DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
EU Comparative private law (33h CM) 3C
EU Practice of constitutional litigation (33h CM) 2C
EU European and national application of the ECHR (33h CM) 3C

> PRE-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Two-month internship (optional)
Writing and speaking workshops / Help with professional integration
Participation in the life of the laboratory and in the organization of scientific days

 

SEMESTER 3

> FUNDAMENTAL DISCIPLINARY COMPETENCIES
UE Droit des obligations approfondi (60h CM) 5C
UE Droit civil - Les personnes / La famille (40h CM) 5C
UE Culture juridique (54,5h CM) 5 C
UE Méthodologie de la recherche (14h CM) 5C

> LINGUISTIC SKILLS
UE Language (8h CM) 5C

 

SEMESTER 4

> FUNDAMENTAL DISCIPLINARY COMPETENCIES
UE Civil law - Property / Securities (20h CM + 2h TD) 5C
UE Civil procedure (20h CM) 5C
UE Sources of law (20h CM) 5C
UE Fundamental notions of private law (40h CM) 5C

> PRE-PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
UE Professional integration 5C
Internship (two months) or apprenticeship contract - (for the professional track) or collective research (for the university track)
Or
UE Professional integration 3C + Student commitment 2C
UE Tutored project 5C
Dissertation or tutored project
Participation in conferences and colloquia
UE Training for oral exams and national competitions 5C

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Select a program

Master 1 General Private Law

  • Private international law group 2 (ST)

  • ECHR litigation system (ST)

  • UE Language

    • Your choice: 1 of 2

      • English

      • Spanish

  • Civil law: Practical law of obligations-contracts(ST)

    2 credits
  • Bioethics (ST)

    3 credits
  • History of the legal peninsula (ST)

    3 credits
  • UE Civil law: Matrimonial property regimes group 2

    7 credits
    • TD Civil law: Matrimonial property regimes group 2

      2 credits
    • CM Civil law: Matrimonial property regimes group 2

  • UE Civil law: Security interests group 1

    7 credits
    • TD Droit civil : Sûretés group 1

      2 credits
    • CM Civil law: Security interests group 1

  • Digital skills - In-depth documentary research

  • Optional

    • Legal clinic (F)

    • Memory (F)

    • Internship (F)

    • Work integration workshops (F): CV/LM

    • Tutored project (F)

    • Apprenticeship (F)

    • Legal watch (F)

  • Insolvency law group 2 (ST)

  • European and national application of the ECHR (ST)

    3 credits
  • Comparative private law (ST)

    3 credits
  • Digital skills - Pix+Droit preparation

  • Civil law: Practice of the law of obligations-responsibilities(ST)

    2 credits
  • UE Civil law: Inheritance

    7 credits
    • TD Civil law: Inheritance

      2 credits
    • CM Civil law: Inheritance

  • Practice of constitutional litigation (ST)

  • UE In-depth civil procedure and enforcement

    7 credits
    • CM In-depth civil procedure and enforcement

    • TD In-depth civil procedure and enforcement

      2 credits

Master 2 General Private Law

  • Law of obligations

    5 credits
    • Law of obligations

    • In-depth law of obligations

  • Research methodology

    5 credits
  • Legal English

  • Legal culture

    5 credits
    • Fundamental concepts

    • Coding

    • Founding awards

    • Law and literature

  • Civil law: Persons / The family

    5 credits
  • Fundamentals of private law

    5 credits
  • Civil law: Property / Security interests

    5 credits
  • Civil procedure

    5 credits
  • Training for oral exams and competitive examinations

    5 credits
  • Choice of academic / vocational path

    • Your choice: 1 of 2

      • University - Dissertation

        10 credits
      • Vocational path

        10 credits
        • Choice of Tutored Project / Dissertation

          • Your choice: 1 of 2

            • Tutored project

            • Memory

              5 credits
        • Choosing a career path

          • Your choice: 1 of 2

            • Professional integration

              5 credits
            • Career choice + Student commitment

              • Student Engagement

              • Professional integration

                3 credits
  • Sources du droit - Contemporary sources

Admission

Target audience

It is intended first of all for those who wish to work in the judicial world (lawyer, magistrate) or as a consultant (notary). It is then intended for those who wish to pursue a career at the university and become research professors.

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And then

Further studies

IEJ, CRFPA, ENM, CFPN, PhD

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Professional integration

The Master 2 General Private Law allows those who wish to pursue a career at the University to acquire a first experience in legal research.
For those who wish to enter working life, it provides access to the traditional judicial and legal professions (notably by taking the various national examinations and competitions).

  • The proposed training constitutes a good preparation:
    - For the competitive examination of the Ecole nationale de la Magistrature (ENM).
    - For the entrance examination to the Centres Régionaux de formation professionnelle des avocats (CRFPA). For the interview for admission to the notary's professional center (CFPN).
    - For the various civil service exams (clerks, police, etc.).
    - For entry into the workforce.
    - For a doctorate.
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