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The subject of jurisprudence is the study and interpretation of historical and current legal regulations and other legal texts. The Law degree programme at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) teaches students the methods of thinking and working in law, the historical, social, economic and philosophical foundations of law and knowledge of the compulsory subjects, including the regulations for legal proceedings. The compulsory subjects cover the three major areas of German law:
- Civil law governs the relationships between natural persons or legal entities with the same legal status. In addition to a general section, this includes the law of obligations, property law, family law and inheritance law.
- Public law regulates the relationship between the holders of state authority and the subjects of private law as well as legal aspects of the organisation and function of the state. This includes, for example, fundamental rights, state organisation law and administrative law.
- Criminal law comprises the legal norms by which certain actions are prohibited and subject to sanctions.
The Magister/Magistra in International Law (Magister/Magistra Juris Internationalis - MJI) is a law degree programme with an additional focus on the areas of international and European legal relations and comparative law. It is partly identical to the Law degree programme leading to the first examination. However, unlike this programme, it does not lead to the preparatory legal service or the 2nd state examination. Graduates are therefore not ‘fully qualified lawyers’ and cannot work as judges, public prosecutors or lawyers. If you wish to pursue one of these activities, you must have successfully completed the Law degree programme with the first examination, the preparatory service and the second state examination.
The Magister/Magistra degree programme in International Law can be studied
- independently,
- parallel to the Law degree programme with completion of the first examination as a double degree programme or
- following the Law degree programme with completion of the first examination.
- Überblick: Das Besondere bei uns
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What makes us special
The law degree programme in Giessen is characterised by a favourable ratio of teachers to students and, above all, by the ‘Giessen model’, i.e. intensive small group work with the responsible participation of students (management of working groups). As a result, the programme remains streamlined and manageable. A large number of practitioners (e.g. judges, lawyers, administrative lawyers) who are closely connected to the faculty are involved in the teaching programme. They provide students with a professional perspective on the law during their studies. The practical orientation of the department is also documented by the regular organisation of practitioner seminars in labour law, environmental law and criminology.
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What you should bring with you
The development of the extensive subject matter through complex legal texts and case studies requires abstract thinking skills as well as the ability to work independently, in a structured and focussed manner over longer periods of time. Furthermore, lawyers are expected to have impeccable written and oral expression and argumentation skills. An interest in social, economic and socio-political issues is also a prerequisite for successfully studying law.
For students on this degree programme, the three-semester specialist language course ‘Legal English’ is offered. More...
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Number of students
There are 39 students enrolled on the Master's degree programme in International Law (as of winter semester 2020/21).