Education objectives

The Master in Litigation and Arbitration prepares students to be at the forefront of modern dispute resolution. Not only will Master´s students be able to deepen their knowledge in core areas of the traditional legal professions but also and equally relevant, they will be trained to deal with new knowledge, new realities and to create new solutions for emerging legal issues. The students qualified in this Master will have the skills to tackle the challenges the modern world presents to dispute resolution practitioners in secure but innovative ways.

General characterization

DGES code

M8631

Cicle

Specialization Area

Degree

Master

Access to other programs

Access to the PhD Program.

Coordinator

Mariana França Gouveia,Mariana França Gouveia,Frederico de Lacerda da Costa Pinto,Frederico de Lacerda da Costa Pinto,João Pedro Pinto-Ferreira

Opening date

September

Vacancies

45.

Fees

National student Annual Tuition Fees for the Academic Phase: 4600,00 Euros National student Annual Non-Taught Phase Tuition Fee: 1300,00Euros National student Tuition Fees for Additional Non-Taught Semester: 1000,00 Euros International student Annual Tuition Fees for the Academic Phase: 7000,00 Euros International student Annual Non-Taught Phase Tuition Fee: 3000,00Euros International student Tuition Fees for Additional Non-Taught Semester: 1500,00 Euros

Schedule

This course is taught during daytime hours. Some optional Course Units may be taught after working hours.

Teaching language

Portuguese and English.

Degree pre-requisites

A master´s degree is awarded to students who have passed all the course units that make up the taught part of the course, for a total of 60 credits; and the dissertation, project work, or internship report.

This path is an option of

Master's in Law: Litigation and Arbitration

Conditions of admittance

Holders of the degree of licenciado or legal equivalent.

Evaluation rules

The final assessment of the curricular units consists, as a rule, of a written exam with a maximum duration of three hours, under an anonymous regime, designed to assess the extent to which students have achieved the curricular goals and learning objectives of such curricular units. Other complementary elements of assessment may be used, as long as they are announced to the students orally and in writing at the beginning of the semester.

Structure

1 year - Mandatory
Code Name ECTS
33155 Moot Courts 4
33180 Oral Presentation for Attorneys 4
33152 European Civil Procedure 4
33181 Extracurricular Work Assignment 2
33155 Moot Courts 4
33180 Oral Presentation for Attorneys 4
33152 European Civil Procedure 4
1 year - Optional
Code Name ECTS
Options
33283 State Aid, Grants and Structural Funds 4
33241 Cybercrime 6
36121 Cybersecurity and Governance 6
37016 Public Procurement
33285 European Law and Regulation 4
37008 European Administrative Law
33157 Banking Law 6
33108 Competition Law 6
33203 Energy Law 4
33266 Comparative Equality Law 6
37035 Data Protection and Management Law 6
37083 Social Security Law 6
37003 International Organizations Law
33273 Law of Online Platforms 6
37057 Copyright and Design Law 4
37004 Diplomatic and Consular Law 6
33234 Environmental Law 6
33116 Sports Law 4
33159 Financial Instruments Law 4
33158 Insurance Law 4
37020 Public employment Law 6
33271 Law and Public Policies 4
33265 Advanced EU Law 6
33235 EU Asylum and Migration Law 6
33249 European Law of the Sea 4
37032 Corporate Tax Law 6
33240 International Law of the Sea and International Courts 6
33121 International Economic Law 4
45003 International and European Security Law 6
33120 International Tax Law 6
33122 International Humanitarian Law 6
33216 Maritime Law and Civil Liability 4
33195 Advanced Criminal Law 4
33250 Port's Law and Shipping Management 4
33239 Fundamental Social Rights 6
33303 E-Governance 6
33196 Business, Human Rights and Sustainability 4
33256 Energy, Climate and the Just Transition 4
33257 Ethics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence 4
37056 Fintech 4
33268 Constitutional Foundations of Administrative Activity 4
37034 Mergers & Acquisitions 6
33162 Risk Management in Financial Contracts 4
45004 Globalization and Security 6
33244 Ocean Governance 4
37033 Corporate Governance 6
37030 Legal English 4
33227 Intelligence and Strategic Analysis 6
33267 Introduction to EU Law 2
33187 Transitional Justice 4
33274 Legaltech 4
33262 Methodology of Legal Research 6
33261 Metodologia da Investigação Jurídica 6
33276 Natural Marine Resources and the Ocean Economy 4
33247 Ocean Policies 4
37041 Tax Practice 6
33140 Intellectual Property Law and Sustainable Innovation 6
33286 Regulation and Environmental Risks 4
33269 Regulation and Public Health Risks
33145 Regulation and Supervision of Financial Markets 4
45005 Security and Geopolitics 6
45001 Security, Governance and the Rule of Law 6
33215 Maritime Security 4
36122 National Security and International Cooperation 6
33233 Human Rights International Protection Systems 6
33204 Emerging Technologies: Governance and Regulation 4