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LL.M. in European and Asian Legal Studies

  • Universität Wien
  • Responsable(s) de la formation : Bea Verschraegen
  • Adresse : Universität Wien, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien, Vienne
  • Téléphone : +43-1-4277-10 800
  • Email administratif : [email protected]
  • Site Internet : Consulter

Application

The LL.M. program is aimed at graduates who are qualified in a corresponding academic discipline with a Bachelors, Masters or doctoral degree. It is also intended for those graduates with primary degrees who wish to prepare for doctoral studies, a PhD or a post-doctoral qualification in law. The program is also directed at those from the public and private sectors and/or international organizations with an interest in cross-border transactions between Asia and Europe and its practical relevance in their field of activity. Finally, it is also generally available for those legal practitioners, who wish to further familiarize themselves in this specialized area of research.


The tuition fee for 2015/2016 is : 11000 euros. The duration of the programme is one or two years, depending on the chosen curriculum. 


The following requirements must be met:


- Graduates must hold a degree in law with 180 ECTS (a minimum of 6 academic semesters must have been completed). 

- Applicants with a minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience may also be considered.

- Applicants who do not have English as their first language must include evidence of English language proficiency with either:

  • A test result in the International English Testing System (IELTS, 7 pt minimum)


OR


  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), internet based test 100pt minimum, with the following minimum section requirements:


Reading: 20, Listening: 20

Speaking: 20, Writing: 20


OR

  • Students with a first or second degree with the English language as a medium of instruction do not have to submit a TOEFL or IELTS test report, but need a statement from their university to confirm that their education language was in English.

Application

The LL.M. program is aimed at graduates who are qualified in a corresponding academic discipline with a Bachelors, Masters or doctoral degree. It is also intended for those graduates with primary degrees who wish to prepare for doctoral studies, a PhD or a post-doctoral qualification in law. The program is also directed at those from the public and private sectors and/or international organizations with an interest in cross-border transactions between Asia and Europe and its practical relevance in their field of activity. Finally, it is also generally available for those legal practitioners, who wish to further familiarize themselves in this specialized area of research.


The tuition fee for 2015/2016 is : 11000 euros. The duration of the programme is one or two years, depending on the chosen curriculum. 


The following requirements must be met:


- Graduates must hold a degree in law with 180 ECTS (a minimum of 6 academic semesters must have been completed). 

- Applicants with a minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience may also be considered.

- Applicants who do not have English as their first language must include evidence of English language proficiency with either:

  • A test result in the International English Testing System (IELTS, 7 pt minimum)


OR


  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), internet based test 100pt minimum, with the following minimum section requirements:


Reading: 20, Listening: 20

Speaking: 20, Writing: 20


OR

  • Students with a first or second degree with the English language as a medium of instruction do not have to submit a TOEFL or IELTS test report, but need a statement from their university to confirm that their education language was in English.

Curriculum

Content


The LL.M. program is based on the analysis of problems that arise in legal practice and solution-finding competences in the field of interdisciplinary comparative law. The participants of the course will acquire the necessary skills to understand and critically discuss all aspects of the organization and steering of cross-border legal relationships and legal transactions between Europe and (South-East) Asia.


The University of Vienna is delighted to cooperate with CityU Hong Kong in this exciting program.


Cooperation with (South-East) Asian partner universities and their expertise in the area of (South-East) Asian law and its connections to Europe means a firsthand comparative and multi-dimensional perspective of legal materials and cases.


The LL.M. program will strive to convey knowledge and an understanding of Asian legal systems, such as for example China and its special administrative regions, to European and international students, and likewise, communicate knowledge of European legal systems and cross-border relations including EU law and European law in a broader sense to students coming from Asia.


European-Asian relations are expressed in varying ways. Law and how it is planned, governed, influenced and the administration of justice is a significant aspect of the global framework. Nonetheless, globalism cannot ignore the legal, cultural and socio-economic differences. It is crucial to know and understand these differences within the context of cross-border and international cooperation. Every aspect of the preparation, negotiation, implementation and management of cross-border contracts will be illustrated through differing areas of focus. Differing (legal) cultures will be encountered and exchanged on a postgraduate level. The students of the respective universities will bring the necessary maturity and legal knowledge to the table and will through the meeting of ‘others’ understand and appreciate diversity.


Program objectives


One of the goals of the LL.M. program "EALS" is to bring what are increasingly necessary, critical and interdisciplinary reflections on legal elements and paradigms of cross-border legal transactions into actual legal practice. The participants will be placed in a position to carefully and confidently familiarize themselves with the initiation, formation and implementation of cross-border legal transactions in the pluralistic network of European and Asian legal systems on national, supranational and international levels. The LL.M. program "EALS" will provide a solid framework of legal doctrine and methodology in order to be able to deal with and solve the pertaining legal problems adequately. Comparative law at the interfaces of European and Asian legal systems faces a threefold challenge but this course will build bridges in areas that have ordinarily been perceived and treated as disconnected:


  1. The differing actors, legal traditions, national and regional legal cultures will be examined. One of the tasks of the comparatist-at-law is to bring these principles and traditions into legal practice in a fruitful and useful way.
  2. Differing studies of European and Asian law and their socio-economic principles will be examined together. All too often both sides of cross-border legal transactions are treated, taught and researched as separate and isolated fields of study.
  3. The focus of the comparative law work and analysis will not be to just merely compare. An exchange and dialogue in which solutions for cross-border legal questions shall be found and these will inspire and enrich differing approaches and opinions.

Curriculum

Content


The LL.M. program is based on the analysis of problems that arise in legal practice and solution-finding competences in the field of interdisciplinary comparative law. The participants of the course will acquire the necessary skills to understand and critically discuss all aspects of the organization and steering of cross-border legal relationships and legal transactions between Europe and (South-East) Asia.


The University of Vienna is delighted to cooperate with CityU Hong Kong in this exciting program.


Cooperation with (South-East) Asian partner universities and their expertise in the area of (South-East) Asian law and its connections to Europe means a firsthand comparative and multi-dimensional perspective of legal materials and cases.


The LL.M. program will strive to convey knowledge and an understanding of Asian legal systems, such as for example China and its special administrative regions, to European and international students, and likewise, communicate knowledge of European legal systems and cross-border relations including EU law and European law in a broader sense to students coming from Asia.


European-Asian relations are expressed in varying ways. Law and how it is planned, governed, influenced and the administration of justice is a significant aspect of the global framework. Nonetheless, globalism cannot ignore the legal, cultural and socio-economic differences. It is crucial to know and understand these differences within the context of cross-border and international cooperation. Every aspect of the preparation, negotiation, implementation and management of cross-border contracts will be illustrated through differing areas of focus. Differing (legal) cultures will be encountered and exchanged on a postgraduate level. The students of the respective universities will bring the necessary maturity and legal knowledge to the table and will through the meeting of ‘others’ understand and appreciate diversity.


Program objectives


One of the goals of the LL.M. program "EALS" is to bring what are increasingly necessary, critical and interdisciplinary reflections on legal elements and paradigms of cross-border legal transactions into actual legal practice. The participants will be placed in a position to carefully and confidently familiarize themselves with the initiation, formation and implementation of cross-border legal transactions in the pluralistic network of European and Asian legal systems on national, supranational and international levels. The LL.M. program "EALS" will provide a solid framework of legal doctrine and methodology in order to be able to deal with and solve the pertaining legal problems adequately. Comparative law at the interfaces of European and Asian legal systems faces a threefold challenge but this course will build bridges in areas that have ordinarily been perceived and treated as disconnected:


  1. The differing actors, legal traditions, national and regional legal cultures will be examined. One of the tasks of the comparatist-at-law is to bring these principles and traditions into legal practice in a fruitful and useful way.
  2. Differing studies of European and Asian law and their socio-economic principles will be examined together. All too often both sides of cross-border legal transactions are treated, taught and researched as separate and isolated fields of study.
  3. The focus of the comparative law work and analysis will not be to just merely compare. An exchange and dialogue in which solutions for cross-border legal questions shall be found and these will inspire and enrich differing approaches and opinions.