Law - Political science - Administration

MASTER - PUBLIC LAW

Public law.
  • 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.

 

 




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Organization

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This course is offered on a sandwich basis.

Program

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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.

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  • ECHR litigation system (ST)

  • Administrative law for local authorities (ST)

  • UE Urban planning law

    6 credits
    • TD Town planning law

      2 credits
    • CM Urban planning law

  • UE Public economic law 1

    6 credits
    • CM Public economic law 1

    • TD Droit public économique 1

      2 credits
  • EU Litigation system

    6 credits
    • TD EU litigation system

    • CM EU litigation system

  • International environmental and sustainable development law (ST)

  • UE Language

    • Choice: 1 of 3

      • Spanish

      • German

      • English

  • Digital skills - In-depth documentary research

  • EU Environmental law

    6 credits
    • CM Environmental law

      4 credits
    • TD Environmental law

      2 credits
  • Digital skills - Pix+Droit preparation

  • UE Public economic law 2

    6 credits
    • CM Public economic law 2

    • TD Droit public économique 2

      2 credits
  • Public digital law (ST)

  • Legal theories of the State (ST)

  • UE Public contracts law

    6 credits
    • CM Public contracts law

    • TD Public contracts law

      2 credits
  • Practice of constitutional litigation (ST)

  • Optional

    • Legal clinic (F)

    • Memory (F)

    • Internship (F)

    • Work integration workshops (F): CV/LM

    • Tutored project (F)

    • Apprenticeship (F)

    • Legal watch (F)

  • Public business law

    6 credits
  • Public economic law

    6 credits
    • Business, development and human rights

    • National and European economic regulation law

    • Public property law

    • Constitutional economic litigation

  • Public litigation

    6 credits
    • Administrative litigation practice

    • Drafting QPC briefs

    • European procedural safeguards

    • Strategy, eloquence and conviction

    • European litigation practice

    • Constitutional case law of the ordinary courts

    • Current developments in litigation concerning rights and freedoms

  • Public affairs practice

    6 credits
  • Anticipating changes in the fundamentals of public rights

    6 credits
    • Contemporary constitutional changes

    • News conferences

    • The future of administrative law

    • Current developments in the European legal system

  • Language - Legal English

  • Tutored Project/Memoir

    15 credits
    • Your choice: 1 of 2

      • Tutored project

      • Memory

        15 credits
  • Promoting sustainable development

    9 credits
    • Digital and communications law

    • Sustainable development and law

    • Environmental law watch

    • European law and the fight against climate change

    • Science and law

  • Elective UE

    • Your choice: 1 of 2

      • Professional integration (internship-apprenticeship)

        5 credits
      • Professional integration/student commitment

        • Student involvement

        • Professional integration (Internship-Apprenticeship)

          3 credits

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.

 

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  • Major trends in legal thought (ST)

    5 credits
  • EU litigation system (ST)

    3 credits
  • Public economic law (ST)

  • Environment & Policy (ST)

  • UE Comparative constitutional law

    7 credits
    • CM Comparative constitutional law

      5 credits
    • TD Comparative constitutional law

      2 credits
  • EU language

    • English

  • EU Litigation system of the ECHR

    7 credits
    • TD Litigation system of the ECHR

    • CM Litigation system of the ECHR

  • 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)

  • Digital skills - Pix+Droit preparation

  • Public digital law (ST)

  • Legal theories of the State (ST)

  • UE Practice of constitutional litigation

    7 credits
    • CM Practice of constitutional litigation

    • TD Practice of constitutional litigation

  • UE Constitutional law of local authorities

    7 credits
    • CM Constitutional law of local authorities

      5 credits
    • TD Constitutional law of local authorities

      2 credits
  • Public contract law (ST)

  • Comparative politics (ST)

  • Language

  • In-depth constitutional litigation

    14 credits
    • Drafting QPC briefs

    • Constitutional case law of the ordinary courts

    • Theories of interpretation

    • Current developments in litigation concerning rights and freedoms

    • Constitutional economic litigation

  • Contemporary developments in the state

    16 credits
    • Comparative constitutional concepts

    • Contemporary constitutional changes

    • News conferences

    • Parliamentary law

    • The future of administrative law

    • Political life under the Fifth Republic

    • Current developments in the European legal system

  • Optional

    • Pleadings

    • Legal Clinic

  • Optional

    • Internship

  • Research (workshops)

  • Contemporary challenges

    10 credits
    • Constitutional engineering

    • Digital and communications law

    • Rule of law and democracy

    • Predictive justice

    • Science and law

  • Pre-professional skills

    19 credits
    • Your choice: 1 of 2

      • Search

        19 credits
      • Research + Commitment

        19 credits
        • Search

          17 credits
        • Student involvement