Overview

European law is an exciting and rapidly developing discipline. There are few areas of national law and policy within Europe that remain untouched by the influence of European legislation. The scope of EU law, however is even wider, as Europe is becoming an increasingly important actor on the international stage.

At this European Law LLM programme at Leiden University, you will focus on the various aspects of European Law, as well as the European protection of human rights. You will study topics ranging from EU competition law to EU external relations law, from European social policy to internal market regulations and EU institutional law. You will gain in-depth knowledge about these aspects, while at the same time developing the professional skills needed in a EU-related legal career.

Career perspectives

• European institutions, such as the Council of Europe;

• international organisations, such as the United Nations, the OECD and the OCSE;

• national and local government;

• governmental and non-governmental organisations, such as UNHCR, IOM, Amnesty International and Greenpeace

• corporate companies;

• major law firms in Amsterdam, London, Brussels and Luxembourg;

• academia.