Master of European Law
The Master of European Laws or Master of European and International Business Laws (from the Latin legum magister europae , in German Magister des European (and international) business law , abbreviated LL.M. Eur. ) Is a postgraduate academic degree . It is a special type of Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the English-speaking world . LL.M. means legum magister , whereby the abbreviation LL. stands for rights (plural).
LL.M. and LL.M. Eur.
The focus of a classic LL.M. program is on imparting a condensed insight into a national legal system , plus elements of comparative law. As a rule, it is completed in most countries with common law (such as Great Britain or the USA ) and can facilitate or enable admission to the legal profession there . In addition to this professional component, the LL.M. - especially with internationally operating law firms - a recognized proof of English language skills. It is not infrequently seen as comparable to a doctorate . In addition to the Anglo-Saxon countries, German and other European universities have long been offering graduates from foreign faculties an LL.M. degree in the respective national legal system.
Due to the increasing need for specialized lawyers - in addition to the above-mentioned LL.M. programs - more and more specialized courses in individual areas of law have developed in recent years. They are domestic or foreign graduates equally accessible (programs for tax law , environmental law , business law , intellectual property law, commercial criminal law , financial law , etc.).
The European Master’s program (LL.M. Eur.) Has a markedly international subject-specific orientation and is intended to deepen the knowledge of European business law acquired during the course (mostly only rudimentary) in order to promote later practical work in these areas (e.g. in European Institutions). In view of the diverse influences of Community law on the legal systems of the member states of the European Union and the increase in cross-border legal issues, the postgraduate course can be seen as a useful addition to the classic legal training, the technical importance of which is likely to increase further. It provides, among other content from the European law , the law of the European institutions, the competition law and intellectual property law, environmental law, corporate law , antitrust law , Administrative law and international private and procedural law . In addition, cooperation between European universities makes study visits abroad possible.
In some cases, despite the clear focus in European law, the addition Eur. Is dispensed with. Example is the Master in European Law ( LL.M. ) (Master of Advanced Studies en droit Européen) of the College of Europe (College of Europe).
Education
The postgraduate course (the standard period of study is usually two semesters) requires a first professional qualification (usually the first state examination in law or comparable degrees). Some training regulations also provide for admission restrictions , ie access is only possible if certain minimum grade requirements are met. In addition, it is not uncommon for evidence of a good knowledge of English and / or French or previous stays abroad to be required in order to emphasize the international character of the course - foreign language courses are not uncommon. During the mostly two-semester study period, certain performance certificates (e.g. exams) are usually required. In addition, a master’s thesis has to be completed. Alternatively, some of the examinations can also consist of a master's thesis and an oral examination.
The following German universities offer LL.M.Eur. Courses: Europa-Institut Saarbrücken , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (“Magister Legum Europae”, MLE), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg , Ludwig Maximilians University Munich , University of Bremen , University of Leipzig and University of Passau (LL.M.).
The Magister in German and Foreign Law (Mag. Iur.) Is awarded at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. The undergraduate law degree is extended by a one-year study abroad at one of the partner universities, which is completed in the language of the respective country and is essentially completed with a comparative law master's thesis, which must be written in German and in the respective national language. Partner universities are located in Great Britain, Finland, Greece and Italy, but also in Latin America.
Grading
The grading is based on the Latin terms: summa cum laude ('excellent'), magna cum laude ('very good'), cum laude - ('good'), bene ('satisfactory'), rite ('sufficient'), insufficienter ('insufficient', failed).
fees
As a rule, the German faculties do not (yet) charge any special fees for the European master’s program , ie over and above general tuition fees . With the LL.M. Fundamentally different in English-speaking countries, total costs of up to 30,000 euros are not uncommon there. In Germany, for example, the Europa-Institut Saarbrücken charges € 2,800 (as of winter semester 2018/2019) or the Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Economics and the Environment charge € 3,000 fees per semester.
Magister Legum Europae
→ See also: Magister Legum Europae .
The Magister Legum Europae (MLE) is a European Magister degree and takes into account the steadily increasing effects of European integration on law .
The MLE is a supplementary course and therefore follows from the postgraduate LL.M. -Define the course of study.