ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Law and Political Science
Presentation
The courses taught during the first year of the Master's in General Private Law aim to prepare students for national exams and competitive examinations that provide access to traditional legal and judicial professions. With this in mind, the program covers essential topics in civil law and civil procedure (covered in the written exams), as well as fundamental rights and legal culture (covered in the oral exams).
The second year of the program aims to broaden students' legal culture while developing their critical thinking and analytical skills.
Students can choose between two tracks:
The first, which can be completed on a work-study basis, is intended for those who wish to enter the workforce after graduation.
The second allows those who wish to pursue an academic career to be introduced to legal research.
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 their studies. The program has been designed with a view to the various national exams and competitive examinations (CRFPA, ENM, CFPN, etc.). In addition to teaching and training in traditional academic exercises, the program offers students the opportunity to complete an internship in order to gain practical experience in legal and judicial practice and, in doing so, to reinforce their career plans.
- To enable those who wish to pursue an academic career to be introduced to legal research. Students write a thesis on a subject related to the topics covered in the degree program. For those with the necessary skills, this first piece of writing may lead to enrollment in a doctoral program with the aim of completing a thesis in law.
Know-how and skills
Ability to reason and quickly synthesize ideas.
Ability to coherently formulate and communicate (in writing or orally) the results of work accomplished.
Ability to work independently, coupled with an aptitude for teamwork.
Ability to question and think critically.
Comfortable with new information and communication technologies.
Organization
Program
Classes are spread over 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 decided at the beginning of the program. The thesis is related to the student's interests and is consistent with their career plans. Students interested in an academic career carry out collective research in April and May, which is intended for publication. The year ends in June with the thesis defense.
SEMESTER 1
> FUNDAMENTAL DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
EU Civil Law:
- Matrimonial regimes (33 hours of lectures + 15 hours of tutorials) 5C+2C
- Practice of contract law – Contracts (10 hours of lectures) 2C
Civil Law Unit: Security interests (33 hours of lectures + 15 hours of tutorials) 5C+2C
Private International Law Unit (33 hours of lectures) 5C
> ADDITIONAL DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
EU ECHR litigation system (33 hours of lectures) 3C
EU History of legal thought (33 hours of lectures) 3C
EU Bioethics (33 hours of lectures) 3C
> LANGUAGE SKILLS
EU Language (8 hours of lectures + 12 hours of tutorials) 1C
SEMESTER 2
> FUNDAMENTAL DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
EU Civil law:
- Successions (33 hours of lectures + 15 hours of tutorials) 5C+2C
- Practice of contract law – Liability (10 hours of lectures) 2C
EU Advanced civil procedure and enforcement (33 hours of lectures + 15 hours of tutorials) 5C+2C
EU Collective proceedings law (33 hours of lectures) 5C
> ADDITIONAL DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
EU Comparative Private Law (33 hours of lectures) 3C
EU Constitutional Litigation Practice (33 hours of lectures) 2C
EU European and National Application of the ECHR (33 hours of lectures) 3C
> PRE-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Two-month internship (optional)
Writing and oral expression workshops / Career support
Participation in laboratory activities and the organization of science days
SEMESTER 3
> FUNDAMENTAL DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
EU Advanced Contract Law (60 hours of lectures) 5C
EU Civil Law – Individuals/Family (40 hours of lectures) 5C
EU Legal Culture (54.5 hours of lectures) 5C
EU Research Methodology (14 hours of lectures) 5C
> LANGUAGE SKILLS
EU Language (8 hours of lectures) 5C
SEMESTER 4
> FUNDAMENTAL DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
EU Civil Law – Property / Security Interests (20 hours of lectures + 2 hours of tutorials) 5C
EU Civil Procedure (20 hours of lectures) 5C
EU Sources of Law (20 hours of lectures) 5C
EU Fundamental Concepts of Private Law (40 hours of lectures) 5C
> PRE-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
UE Professional integration 5C
Internship (two months) or Apprenticeship contract - (for the vocational pathway) or collective research (for the academic track)
Or
Professional Integration 3C + Student Engagement 2C
Tutored Project 5C
Thesis or tutored apprenticeship project
Participation in conferences and symposiums
Training for oral exams and national competitions 5C
Select a program
Master's Degree in General Private Law
Private International Law Group 2 (ST)
ECHR litigation system (ST)
EU Language
Civil law: Practice of contract law (ST)
2 creditsBioethics (ST)
3 creditsHistory of Legal Thought (ST)
3 creditsEU Civil Law: Matrimonial Property Regimes Group 2
7 creditsEU Civil Law: Group 1 Securities
7 creditsDigital skills - In-depth documentary research
Optional
Insolvency Law Group 2 (ST)
European and national application of the ECHR (ST)
3 creditsComparative private law (ST)
3 creditsDigital skills - Pix+Law preparation
Civil law: Practice of the law of obligations and liabilities (ST)
2 creditsEU Civil Law: Succession
7 creditsConstitutional litigation practice (ST)
EU Enhanced civil procedure and enforcement measures
7 credits
Master's Degree in General Private Law
Contract law
5 creditsResearch methodology
5 creditsLegal English
Legal culture
5 creditsCivil law: Individuals / Family
5 credits
Fundamentals of private law
5 creditsCivil law: Property / Security interests
5 creditsCivil procedure
5 creditsTraining for oral exams and competitive examinations
5 creditsChoice of academic path/vocational path
Choose one of two options:
University track - Thesis
10 creditsVocational track
10 creditsChoice of Tutored Project / Thesis
Choose one of two options:
Supervised project
Memory
5 credits
Choice Professional integration
Choose one of two options:
Sources of law - Contemporary sources
Admission
Target audience
It is primarily aimed at those who wish to pursue a career in the legal profession (lawyer, judge) or in a advisory role (notary). It is also aimed at those who wish to pursue a career in academia and become teachers and researchers.
And after
Continuing education
IEJ, CRFPA, ENM, CFPN, Doctorate
Professional integration
The Master 2 in General Private Law allows those who wish to pursue a career at the University to gain initial experience in legal research.
For those who wish to enter the workforce, it provides access to traditional judicial and legal professions (in particular by sitting various national exams and competitive examinations).
- The training offered is good preparation:
- For the National School of Magistrates (ENM) entrance exam.
- For the entrance exam to the Regional Centers for Professional Training of Lawyers (CRFPA). For the interview for admission to the Professional Center for Notaries (CFPN).
- For various civil service competitive examinations (clerks, police, etc.).
- For entering the workforce.
- For a doctorate.