Law – Specialization in International and European Law
Connecting the dots
The Master’s in International and European Law offers students the opportunity to expand their legal knowledge in an area that is becoming increasingly essential considering world globalization, in which national boundaries are losing importance.
Operating within an increasingly transnational and globalized world requires legal knowledge that today is less focused on classical issues of public international law, and more on areas that focus on issues related to the internationalization of businesses and private/public transnational legal relationships, as well as human rights, humanitarian law and new developments in international criminal law. European integration is part of the new geopolitical environment. This explains the focus of the master’s on several areas of European Union law such as the freedom of movement of people and the European jurisdictional system. It is crucial for a lawyer to be familiar with the diverse and increasingly vast areas of International Law and European Union Law in order to successfully address the theoretical and practical challenges they face.
Scientific Commission
President: Cristina Queiroz | Board Members: Francisco Pereira Coutinho (taught component) | João Zenha Martins (taught component) | Miguel Moura (non-taught component) | Fabrizio Esposito (non-taught component)
GOALS
Building on the knowledge acquired in the bachelor’s degree in the fields of International Law, this Master in Law develops the interdisciplinary nature of both International and European Law, namely in the area of the protection of human rights. It addresses the development of skills in scientific research, and prepares students for their professional life.
TARGET APPLICANT
Graduates in Law or in other social sciences who wish to deepen their knowledge.
TIMETABLE
This course is taught during working hours.
CERTIFICATION
|
Study Cycle |
Degree |
A3ES Decision |
Number of Years |
Publication of the A3ES decision |
DGES registration number |
Publication in Diário da República |
|
Law |
Master |
accredited |
5 |
R/A-Ef 3196/2011/AL02 |
Curricular Plan
In addition to the mandatory courses, students must complete 32 ECTS in the elective courses listed above, and 20 ECTS in any courses taught at NOVA School of Law or selected from the above electives.
1st year – Taught Component
B
P
P
* Taught in English & Portuguese. Students must choose the version they wish to attend
OP= Restrictive Optional Courses (total of 32 ECTS)
In addition to these course units, students are free to choose from all course units offered at NOVA School of Law (20 ECTS in total).
Total ECTS Taught Component: 60 ECTS
2nd year – Research
B
Opportunity to benefit from the THEMIS NETWORK international experience. Three core elements: a semester abroad, an international internship and the THEMIS seminar.
Coordinators
LENGTH 4 SEMESTERS
120 ECTS
TAUGHT IN ENGLISH
ENTRIES
120 places
These places are available within the areas of specialization of International and European Law, Law and Technology, Social and Innovation Law.
Applications from students who prove they will be able to complete their bachelor’s degree(licenciatura) by September will be accepted.
APPLICATIONS
1st Phase:
Submission of applications: from 1 to 26 February
Announcement of application results: 30 March
Submission of appeal against results: from 30 March to 05 April
Enrolment: from 06 to 12 April
REQUIREMENTS
Holders of a bachelor’s degree (licenciatura) or legal equivalent.
SELECTION CRITERIA
– Final grade of the degree which the applicant is applying with (50%);
– Relevance and suitability of previous background to the master’s degree course with regard to the pluridisciplinary nature of the course (50%); the jury assigns each applicant a grade of 0 to 20, based on analysis of the letter of motivation and curriculum vitae. If necessary, the members of the jury may decide to conduct an interview with all or some of the applicants;
– Applicants with a rating lower than 9.5 will automatically be excluded.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS (ONLINE):
– Completion of the application form (online);
– Payment of the application fee using the ATM or Paypal reference provided through the submission procedure (51.00€);
– Online submission of the following documents: motivation letter, curriculum vitae (European model), copy of the course(s) certificate(s); copy of the tax number identification card; copy of the Identification Card;
– Applicants conditioned upon the conclusion of the bachelor’s degree must submit an interim academic transcript showing the subjects already completed with their final grades, and the degree, the institution, expected average and the conclusion date. In addition, a statement from the institution of higher education where they are attending the degree should be submitted, proving their academic situation;
– Applicants with foreign qualifications must send an academic transcript or a declaration with the final average of the degree;
– Applicants who do not report the final grade average, expected or completed will be graded with a minimum score of 10 on the 0-20 scale.
During the application, candidates must submit a request for accreditation of academic qualifications and professional experience obtained before entering the study cycle. For this purpose, the applicant must complete the appropriate form and attach all relevant documentation. When the request for accreditation occurs at the time of the application, the accreditation is not a sufficient condition to be accepted into the study cycle and only can be granted after the admission into the study cycle, in the same study cycle only.
All documents must be presented in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish, and endorsed by the competent authority of the State where the document originates.
Applications omitting the documents requested or where the application fee has not been paid will be rejected.
Applications available through the NOVA School of Law applications portal.
FEES*
– Application fee: 51.00€
– Administrative costs per registration/enrolment (each year): 35.00€
– School insurance (each year): 3.00€
– Annual fee of the taught component: 4,200.00€
– Non-curricular phase, one year: 2,000.00€
– Enrolment in additional semester of the non-taught component (dissertation): 1000,00€
– Extension of the non-curricular component: 600.00€
*Tuition fees are subject to approval of the General Council of NOVA University, Lisbon.
*Consult the full documentation regarding fees, emoluments and taxes for the academic year in question.
Tuition fees are annual and due in full upon enrolment in the course. The payment in instalments is allowed for the students’ mere convenience.
In the case of withdrawal from the course, the amounts already paid are not refundable. The remaining tuition fee payments due for the academic year to which the application relates must also be paid.
Only in situations where the applicant does not complete the degree which he/she is applying with (in these cases, the applicant must submit a declaration from the institution of higher education by September 2021), the amounts paid for the tuition fee will be reimbursed (application fee, school insurance and administrative costs are not reimbursed).
The application fee is to be paid by ATM or Paypal. The reference will be given online upon submission of the application form.
MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
– Students whose final average admission to this Master is equal to or higher than 17 points (on a scale 0/20) benefit from a 50% discount on the total amount of the tuition fee, which cannot be combined with other discounts;
– Students whose final average admission to this Master is equal to or higher than 16 points (on a scale 0/20) benefit from a 30% discount on the total amount of the tuition fee, which cannot be combined with other discounts;
– Three merit scholarships will be granted in the non-curricular semester (in either the master’s or specialization area): one corresponding to the total of the tuition fee, which will be awarded to the best grade in the curricular phase, and the other two merit scholarships will be granted to the second and third best classifications, which will receive a reduction of 50% of the tuition fee. To assess the best classifications in the curricular phase, only the classifications obtained in the NOVA School of Law will be taken into account. This scholarship assumes the conclusion of the curricular phase is within the stipulated time limit.
ALUMNI DISCOUNT:
Students or ex-students (undergraduate, graduate, master’s and doctoral) with a degree already completed at NOVA School of Law benefit from a 10% discount on the tuition fee, in addition to the financial discount.
FINANCIAL DISCOUNT:
– Students who choose to pay tuition fees in a single initial payment receive a 5% discount on the amount to be paid.
CURRENT PROTOCOL DISCOUNTS:
Discount of 25%, which cannot be combined with other discounts, for members of:
– Association of Portuguese Judges and the Trade Union;
– Association of Public Prosecution Service Magistrates.
* Discount on the annual fee is only provided if the degree is completed within the stipulated time limit.
* Discounts are applied on the final payment of the tuition fee.
TUITION FEES, EMOLUMENTS/CHARGES AND TAXES
National and International Students
Annual fee for the taught component: 4,200.00€
| Instalments | Amount € | Payment deadline |
| 1.st payment | 1 000,00 € | From 6 to 12 April 2021 |
| 2.nd payment | 355,56 € | From 1 to 10 July 2021 |
| 3.rd payment | 355,56 € | From 1 to 10 September 2021 |
| 4.th payment | 355,56 € | From 1 to 10 October 2021 |
| 5.th payment | 355,56 € | From 1 to 10 November 2021 |
| 6.th payment | 355,56 € | From 1 to 10 January 2022 |
| 7.th payment | 355,55 € | From 1 to 10 February 2022 |
| 8.th payment | 355,55 € | From 1 to 10 March 2022 |
| 9.th payment | 355,55 € | From 1 to 10 April 2022 |
| 10.th payment | 355,55 € | From 1 to 10 May 2022 |
Tuition fees are annual and are due in full upon enrolment in the course.
Students may also choose to pay the annual tuition fee in 4 installments, in which case they should select this option during registration.
Annual fee for the research component: 2,000.00€
| Instalments | Amount € | Payment deadline |
| 1.st payment | 500.00 € | From 1 to 10 September 2021 |
| 2.nd payment | 500.00 € | From 1 to 10 October 2021 |
| 3.rd payment | 500.00 € | From 1 to 10 November 2021 |
| 4.th payment | 500.00 € | From 1 to 10 January 2022 |
Tuition fee for the extension of the non-curricular component: 600.00€
Request for extension of the dissertation, internship report or work project delivery deadline, (90 days).
| Instalments | Amount € | Payment deadline |
| Single payment | 600.00 € | Before the delivery of the dissertation, internship report or work project |
Emoluments/Charges and Taxes
The charges presented in the table below are currently applicable. The publication of the national table of fees and charges of academic acts and services of public university education and polytechnic higher education is still awaited, and consequently they may change at any time.
| Designation | Amount € | Payment Deadline |
| Administrative costs per enrolment/registration | 35.00 € | Upon registration/enrolment |
| School Insurance | 3.00 € | Upon registration/enrolment |
| Registration Certificate | 6.00 € | At time of the request |
| Conclusion Certificate | 50.00 € | At time of the request |
| Improvement grade exam | 15.00 € | At time of the request |
Payments must be made by ATM or PayPal using the references available in the Restricted Area. Failure to make tuition fee payments within the indicated periods may incur an increased charge in the amount to be paid, or the suspension of registration and enrolment, as well as annulment of all acts performed in the academic year to which the non-compliance relates.
Testimonials
Patrícia Raminhos
Jurist at Altice Portugal
“This Master’s is ideal for anyone who wants to have a career with an international focus. The student has the opportunity to choose their curriculum path according to their own professional ambitions.
As a student of this Master’s, I had the once-in-a- -lifetime opportunity to visit the European Court of Justice and to see a judgment taking place. Recently, I was recruited by Altice Portugal, and am working with European Data Protection Law, and currently doing my Master‘s thesis in this field.
I strongly recommend this Master’s for those of you who, like me, have a thirst for knowledge which goes beyond national borders and who wants to be a jurist of XXI century.”
Sérgio Abreu
Trainee at Portuguese Embassy in Brussels
“The Master’s in International and European Law with NOVA School of Law distinguishes itself
for its approach to contemporary topics while contemplating the future, thus enabling its students to choose the topics that interest them from a wide array of curricular options. Due to the various protocols signed with the Faculty, in this Master’s I had the chance to do my second semester at the University of Ljubljana, and obtain professional experience through a curricular internship in Brussels. As I was looking for a master’s that steered away from the traditional path of advocacy, and which would prepare me for a career in an international setting, this was the obvious choice for me!”