Application Deadline: 31 January 2015
Ph.D./LL.M in Law Outstanding research environment for scholars from all over Europe and beyond
• Europe’s leading institution for postgraduate studies in law • Four-year funded Ph.D. degree and one-year LL.M. degree • Law studied in social, cultural, political and economic contexts • Research focuses on: European legal institutions and the development of European law; public and private European, comparative, transnational and international law; legal informatics, legal theory and philosophy of Law • First-class library • International faculty, cosmopolitan environment, cultural and linguistic diversity
International and European law are the strongest elements in the department’s programme, which has long offered specialisations in European Union law; constitutional law; international economic law; human rights law; competition, labour and social law; legal informatics; legal theory and philosophy; and European and transnational private law. Apply for the Ph.D. programme: www.eui.eu/ApplyPhDLaw Apply for the LL.M. programme: www.eui.eu/ApplyLLM See the Law Department web site at: www.eui.eu/Law
The European Commission supports the EUI through the European Union budget
Faculty from September 2014:
Loïc Azoulai
Professor of European Union Law
Nehal Bhuta
Professor of International Law
Marise Cremona
Professor of European Law
Claire Kilpatrick
Dennis Patterson
Petros Mavroidis
Ruth Rubio Marin
Professor of International and European Labour and Social Law Professor of Global and Regional Economic Law
Bruno de Witte
Hans-W. Micklitz
Stefan Grundmann
Giorgio Monti
Professor of European Union Law Professor of Transnational Private Law
Professor of Economic Law Professor of Competition Law
Professor of Legal Theory and Legal Philosophy Professor of Constitutional Law and Public Comparative Law
Giovanni Sartor
Professor of Legal Informatics and Legal Theory
Martin Scheinin
Professor of International Law and Human Rights
European University Institute The European University Institute is one of the world’s leading academic institutions for postgraduate studies, specialising in the fields of law, history, economics and social and political science. It is located on the hills overlooking Florence, and stands out for its unique international character and strong European focus in teaching and research. It was founded in 1972 by the European Community Member States to provide advanced training to Ph.D. and LL.M. researchers and to promote research at the highest levels.
Ph.D. in Law The Law Department offers a four-year degree leading to the award of a doctorate. Researchers participate in seminars on the basis of a structured programme of research and training during their first two years. A wide range of seminars and workshops is offered in key fields. Many of them are linked to current research projects in the Law Department, or are interdisciplinary and organised jointly with other departments in the Institute. Researchers submit their thesis by the end of the fourth year of their doctoral studies as the basis for the conferral of the Ph.D. Doctoral researchers receive the Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree upon successful completion of the first year of the Ph.D. programme.
LL.M. in Law The one-year LL.M. programme leads to the award of a Master in Comparative, European and International Laws. It is a research-based Master’s degree aimed at candidates who wish to advance their legal knowledge and their analytical skills in a stimulating international and interdisciplinary environment. LL.M. researchers, counselled and supervised by a professor in the department, participate in departmental seminars and courses along with the Ph.D. researchers. The LL.M. is awarded on the basis of a thesis to be submitted at the end of the year.
Application Procedures, Selection Criteria and Grants For admission, the primary consideration is academic qualification and excellence. Candidates should have a solid background in the appropriate theory and research methodology. The department’s capacity to supervise a candidate is also a key consideration. Candidates should have knowledge of at least two official languages of the EU. The Law Department welcomes applications from Europe and elsewhere. Four-year grants for the Ph.D. programme are available for applicants from most EU Member States. A small number of grants are also reserved for applicants from non-EU Member States. LL.M. applicants must have their own funding for the entire period of study; a few small grants are offered each year by the EUI. For further details on admission requirements, grants and the selection process please visit: www.eui.eu/ApplyPhDLaw www.eui.eu/ApplyLLM
The deadline for applications is 31 January 2015 General information on the Law Department: www.eui.eu/LAW General information on the EUI Doctoral Programme: www.eui.eu/PhD Application information for the Ph.D. and LL.M. programmes in Law: www.eui.eu/ApplyPhDLaw www.eui.eu/ApplyLLM General information on applications as visiting student or visiting fellow: www.eui.eu/Law/Visitors Contact European University Institute Law Department Villa Schifanoia Via Boccaccio 121 50133 Florence, Italy Tel: +39 055 4685 034 Fax: +39 055 4685 200 www.eui.eu