Target level of study
BAC +5
ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Law and Political Science
Presentation
Public Law specialization
- Master of Public Law and Litigation
Teaching staff: Pascale Idoux - Fanny Tarlet - Master's degree in the theory and practice of constitutional law
Coordinator: J. Arlettaz
The transformations of contemporary public law, linked in particular to the recomposition of the legal field induced by the interpenetration of domestic, European and international legal orders and by the constitutionalization of the various branches of law, but also to the growing "demand for law" in the most technical areas of public action, require the public lawyers of the 21st century to have both a solid general legal culture, involving mastery of the fundamental disciplines of public law - administrative law, constitutional law, European and international law - and a "cutting-edge" knowledge of the specific scientific field in which they plan to specialize.
This fact and this need justify the merging of the existing Masters in Public Law and European Law into a single Master's in General Public Law.
The Master 2 in Public Law comprises 2 courses:
Public Law and Litigation
Theory and Practice of Constitutional Law
Contents:
The Master 2 in Public Law at the University of Montpellier provides students with a high-level education in public law.
The course is taught "à la carte", i.e. according to the students' professional objectives. At the beginning of the year, students can choose "options" and "seminars" that will enable them to specialize in administrative law, European law or constitutional law.
Teaching takes the form of lectures, case studies and practical exercises. Students have the opportunity to undertake an internship in a company, local authority or law firm. They are also required to write and defend an end-of-year dissertation on a theme chosen in consultation with a teacher. Emphasis is also placed on students' participation in various mooting competitions, such as the Cassin competition in European law or the Vedel competition in constitutional law.
The teaching staff of the Master 2 "Droit public" are academics and practitioners specializing in French and comparative public law, litigation law and the law of fundamental freedoms.
To train general lawyers capable of practicing all branches of public law (general administrative law, constitutional law, European law, legal theory, public business law including public procurement law, local authority law, environmental and sustainable development law, town planning law, civil service law, public property law, public finance law, etc...) advisory, defense, trial, conciliation or arbitration functions, drafting of official documents, legal watch, university or extra-university legal training, including professional training, as well as legal research, whether to become a legal advisor to a company or local authority (legal affairs department), to become a lawyer (after passing the CRFPA entrance exam), or to sit competitive entrance exams for the civil service, in particular those for the recruitment of administrative court councillors, or for a university career (after completing a doctorate in this case). To provide students with top-level training in public law.
Know-how and skills
Organization
Open on a sandwich basis
This course is offered on a sandwich basis.
Program
Select a program
Master of Public Law and Litigation
Public Law specialization
- Master of Public Law and Litigation
Course coordinators: Pascale Idoux and Fanny Tarlet
Generalist Master's degree. Montpellier's new Master's degree in Public Law is a selective, high-level program designed to train generalists in public law, who are immediately ready to enter the professional world. We believe that the most qualitative approach to public law is a global one, which is why the Public Law and Litigation Programme offers courses in all areas of public law, both theoretical and practical, and covers all levels of legislation and litigation.
Course content. Our aim is to provide our students with both fundamental knowledge and a general legal culture, as well as cutting-edge knowledge in areas that are currently undergoing change. With this in mind, courses are devoted to sustainable development law and public digital law, and seminars are devoted to the future of public law. The litigation aspect of the Master's program is of course particularly rich and developed, and covers all levels of jurisdiction. The result is a truly general public law culture.
M1/M2 continuity. The two years of the Master's program are conceived as a single block, with a progression in teaching that leads students towards greater autonomy each semester. In this way, our students build and personalize their projects in a logic of co-production of knowledge over two years. Our innovative approach to teaching encourages student initiative.
Practical experience. Our students take part in the Clinique juridique and carry out tutored projects. In addition to substantive lectures, they also benefit from numerous practical seminars and case studies, particularly in the Public Affairs Practice module.
The Master in Public Law is also compatible with the Magistère in Applied Public Law at the University of Montpellier.
Customized training in M2. Students are offered three alternative paths in M2. They can choose from one of the following three projects:
- Writing a research dissertation: the Master's program is directly attached to our laboratory, CREAM (Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes Administratives de Montpellier), and students work there regularly, in contact with doctoral students and their teachers, when they are not working in the Master's own room located on the same premises.
- Preparation for competitive examinations: CRFPA for future lawyers, TACAA advisors for future administrative magistrates, senior civil servants, etc.
- Apprenticeship: one week out of two is spent working in an administration, a court, a law firm or a company, helping to professionalize students, who then sign an employment contract and are paid for 12 months.
Teaching staff. The teachers and lecturers on the Master's degree in Public Law are academics, teacher-researchers, administrative magistrates and public legal experts from a wide variety of backgrounds, who bring their unique backgrounds and experience to our students.
Recruitment. The selection of students for entry to the Master's program is based on simple criteria: a good level of undergraduate results is expected, but the personal project and motivation of each student are decisive factors for us, whatever the candidate's university of origin. Admissions interviews take place in June or July.
Public business law
6 creditsPublic economic law
6 creditsPublic litigation
6 creditsPublic affairs practice
6 creditsAnticipating changes in the fundamentals of public rights
6 credits
Language - Legal English
Tutored Project/Memoir
15 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
Tutored project
Memory
15 credits
Promoting sustainable development
9 creditsElective UE
Master in Theory and Practice of Constitutional Law
Public Law specialization
- Master's degree in the theory and practice of constitutional law
Coordinator: Jordane ARLETTAZ
The "Théorie et pratique du droit constitutionnel" (TPDC) Master's degree in Public Law at the University of Montpellier relies primarily on the Centre d'études et de recherches constitutionnelles, comparatives et politiques (CERCOP) for constitutional law and legal philosophy, whose visibility at national level is well established, and whose members have written numerous reference works.
The teaching staff of the Constitutional Program are academics and practitioners specializing in French and comparative constitutional law, legal theory, constitutional litigation and the law of fundamental freedoms. Courses are taught both in the form of lectures and through case studies and practical exercises. For several years now, the course has also been leading the Montpellier team of students taking part in the "Georges Vedel" moot competition sponsored by the French Constitutional Council.
Major trends in legal thought (ST)
5 creditsEU litigation system (ST)
3 creditsPublic economic law (ST)
Environment & Policy (ST)
UE Comparative constitutional law
7 creditsCM Comparative constitutional law
5 creditsTD Comparative constitutional law
2 credits
EU language
EU Litigation system of the ECHR
7 creditsDigital skills - In-depth documentary research
Language
In-depth constitutional litigation
14 creditsContemporary developments in the state
16 creditsOptional
Optional
Research (workshops)
Contemporary challenges
10 creditsPre-professional skills
19 creditsYour choice: 1 of 2
Search
19 creditsResearch + Commitment
19 creditsSearch
17 creditsStudent involvement