About

This programme engages with the ongoing globalisation and the connected structural transformation of normativity in law. It introduces the Anglo-American as well as the continental tradition of legal theory. However, its focus is on safeguarding European traditions as the basis of constitutionalism for a global perspective, developing legal scholarship and jurisprudence as a science, and developing jurisprudence as applied legal theory so as to enable students to solve system conflicts. Such conflicts occur quite regularly nowadays because national law is becoming supra-, inter- and transnational and because of the growing weight of transnational law-making on the part of non-state actors. This is reflected in the unique character of the programme. Moreover, it offers an excellent institutional setting on the new Westend campus of Goethe University Frankfurt. (1) The programme's exclusive concentration on legal theory makes it unique in the field of advanced legal studies in Europe, enabled by the university cluster of EALT. (2) It rests on synergies between three institutions located on the same campus: a large law faculty, the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History (http://www.rg.mpg.de); the "Normative Orders" Research Center (http://www.normativeorders.net), which integrates the Frankfurt social sciences with a focus on normativity; and the House of Finance (Institute for Law and Finance, http://www.ilf-frankfurt.de). (3) It also connects the reputation of Goethe University (GU) with that of other renowned German and European universities. Besides GU, the partners in the programme are the universities of Bologna (and EUI Florence), Krakow, Glasgow, Lucerne, Stockholm, and associate partners. Associated partners contribute in a specific way within the activities of the Third Term Network, namely, in the supervision of students' Master's theses. They currently include renowned instructors from the universities of Glasgow and Oxford, Lucerne, Stockholm, Paris, and further universities as in Belgrade, Groningen, Palermo, Barcelona, and others. In addition, close cooperation exists with the International Association for Legal and Social Philosophy (IVR). The programme also has ties to major legal theory scholars at German universities such as Freiburg, GÃ¶ttingen, Hamburg, and Munich.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

For the Master of Laws in Legal Theory (LLM), the following requirements must be met: Graduates must hold a basic degree in law or a basic degree in another field of study relevant to legal theory (e.g., arts, humanities or cultural, social, political, or economic studies) with a minimum duration of six semesters (180 ECTS). In general, they should also prove a minimum of one year of professional and/or research experience outside the basic degree programme prior to the start of the Master's programme in Legal Theory. Applicants who do not have English as their first language must include evidence of English language proficiency. For further information, please see: https://www.legaltheory.eu/llm-in-legal-theory/application-admission-language/.

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How to Apply

Online at www.legaltheory.eu Or via e-mail using the application form (see website) â€“ send application materials to the following e-mail address:[email protected]

International Master's Programme â€“ LLM Legal Theory (with the European Academy of Legal Theory)