European Law (in English)

Language: English.

 

 The aim of the specialised training (in English) is to provide legal practitioners with additional knowledge about European Union law, law enforcement and harmonisation.

 

- degree in law,

- high-level proficiency in English.

The part-time programme is intended for individuals already holding a law degree. The duration of the correspondent training is 4 semesters. Students will prepare their theses and take the final exam in the fourth semester of the training.

Each semester consists of a term-time, during which students attend to the lessons, and an examination period, during which students take their exams. The lectures take place on the same weekday each week, usually 2-3 times per month. A typical day consists of 6 lectures (6 × 45 min.) organized into 3 × 1.5 hours. Each course includes an exam during the examination period which can be either oral or written and provides the mark for that course (marks 1–5, where 1 means ”fails” and 5 means “excellent”).

The training is based on the common EU higher education framework and is credit-based, meaning that the LL.M. outcome is recognized worldwide.

Fee: HUF 220,000 / semester.

The training is scheduled to start in September 2024.

Leading lecturer assigned with the course: Dr. Gyeney Laura.

 

Students successsfully completing the postgraduate course (subject to passing the final exam and  defending their thesis successfully) will be entitled to  obtain a certificate of specialist qualification and hold the title of:

The diploma is recognized as an LL.M level certificate.

1st Semester:
The Law and Institutions of the EU
Relationship between EU and National Laws
Economy of the EU Policy Making
Regional Policy of the EU
European Court of Justice 

2nd Semester:
European Private Law
Internal Market
EU Competition Law
Company Law of the EU
Tax Harmonisation in the EU

3rd Semester:
Human Rights and Minority Rights within the EU
EU Intellectual Property Law*
Environmental Policy of the EU*
Theory and Practice of Product Liability, Consumer Protection of the EU*
Foreign and Security Policy of the EU*
Banking and Financial Law in the EU*
Labour Law of the EU*
Justice and Home Affairs in the EU*
Public Monopolies and State Aid*
(* students are required to complete four courses of their choice)

4th Semester:
Practice of European Law. Case Studies
Complex Final Exam Preparation Studies
Thesis Consultation

 

The programme is offered by the Deák Ferenc Postgraduate School at the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Pázmány Péter Catholic University and takes place in central Budapest.