European Legal Studies

Overview

The European Legal Studies programme from University of Malta aims to:

• Provide postgraduate specialization in European Union Law and related comparative law to holders of a good first degree which is not in law.

• Prepare you for a specialist career as an advisor to government and other entities in Malta and abroad.

• The course provides knowledge that ranges over the understanding of treaty provisions, laws and other acts through study and critical analysis of the academic literature as well as the case law of the Court of Justice of the Union. The knowledge and skills acquired are applicable in law practice, in adjudication, and in further studies to Ph.D. level.

Career opportunites and access to further studies

This postgraduate academic programme provides you with an in-depth education in European law. The degree establishes a balance between providing knowledge of the core economic/social and the constitutional/institutional aspects of European law and allows for specialization in a number of areas of law which are fundamental to the European Union such as competition law, aspects of the law of the internal market, judicial protection among other.