Study programme
Dutch-taught Master of Laws
This programme is taught in Dutch. On these pages, and for informational purposes only, we provide basic information about this programme in English.
We do offer this programme in English. Were you looking for the English equivalent of this programme? Take a look at the study programme of the English-taught programme
2024-2025
Model path part 1
In addition to the compulsory legal courses (FIRST semester) and the skills you choose one module. Within this module you choose in the SECOND semester 2 advanced courses and 1 special study
Compulsory Foundations and Auxiliary Sciences
Ethics
Professional Responsibility
Compulsory legal courses
Droit Comparé
Human Rights Law
Insolvency Law including Collateral Securities
Private International Law
Skills
Communication skills and dispute settlement
Master Project - Research proposal and introduction to internship
Module Civil Law
Advanced courses Civil Law
Advanced Course Family Property Law
- Renate Barbaix
- - NNB
Advanced Course on Property Law and Contract Law
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course on Law of Persons and Family Law
- Frederik Swennen
- - NNB
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Special studies Civil Law
Evidence Law
Children's rights and Juvenile (protection) Law
Insurance Law
Business Contracts and Technology
Module Tax Law
Advanced courses Tax Law
Advanced Course on International Tax Law
Advanced Course on Registration and Succession Rights and Estate Planning
Advanced Course on Corporate Tax including Restructuring
Special studies Tax Law
Customs and Duties
Fiscal Penal Law
Taxation Procedures
Module European Law and International Private Law
Advanced courses European Law and International Private Law
Advanced Course on the EU's Economic Integration and the Internal Market
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course Law of the European Union
Special studies European Law and International Private Law
European and Comparative Discrimination Law
External Relations of the European Union
International and European Health Law
Module Business Law
Advanced courses Business Law
Advanced Course on Financial Law
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course on Unlawful Competition Law
Advanced Course on Competition Law
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Special studies Business Law
Evidence Law
Legal Aspects of Working in Logistics
Legal Aspects in Well Being at Work
Sports Enterprise Law
International Corporate Governance
Insurance Law
Business Contracts and Technology
Module Public Law
Advanced courses Public Law
Advanced Course on Constitutional Law
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Special studies Public Law
Migration Law
Law related to decentralized administrations
Module Criminal Law
Advanced course Criminal Law
Advanced Course on Criminal Law
Special studies Criminal Law
Fiscal Penal Law
Children's rights and Juvenile (protection) Law
Criminal Sanctions Law
Module Social Law
Advanced courses Social Law
Advanced Course on Individual Labour Law
Advanced Course on International and European Social Law
Advanced Course on Social Protection of Employees
Special studies Social Law
European and Comparative Discrimination Law
International and European Health Law
Legal Aspects in Well Being at Work
Migration Law
Module European Constitutionalism and Fundamental Rights
Advanced Course on Constitutional Law of the European Union
Advanced Course on Institutional Dynamics in Multilevel Constitutionalism
Comparative Federalism
European Fundamental Rights Law
Module Sustainable Development and Global Justice
Advanced Course on International Law and Sustainable Development
- - NNB
Advanced Course on Human Rights and Global Justice
Law and the Ecological Crises
Law and the Global Economic Governance of Development
Module Commercial Transactions & Disputes
Advanced Course on International Commercial Transactions
Advanced Course on Dispute Settlement
Harmonised Private Law
International Insolvency Law
Model path part 2
Foundations and auxiliary sciences: 1 course to choose
Philosophy of Law
Psychology and Law
Sociology of Law
History of Law
Legislation Theory
Legal Pluralism
Law and Economics
Skills
Master's Project Internship
Master Project Part 2
Module Civil Law
Advanced courses Civil Law
Advanced Course on Tort and Insurance Law
Advanced Course on Civil Procedural Law
Advanced Course on Contract Law
Advanced Course Contracts with the Government
Advanced Course Family Property Law
- Renate Barbaix
- - NNB
Advanced Course on Property Law and Contract Law
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course on Law of Persons and Family Law
- Frederik Swennen
- - NNB
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Special studies Civil Law
Medical Law
Loss and Compensation
Evidence Law
Children's rights and Juvenile (protection) Law
Business Contracts and Technology
Insurance Law
Module Tax Law
Advanced courses Tax Law
Advanced Course on VAT
Advanced Course on European Tax Law
Advanced Course on Personal Income Tax including Multilevel Governance
Advanced Course on International Tax Law
Advanced Course on Registration and Succession Rights and Estate Planning
Advanced Course on Corporate Tax including Restructuring
Special studies Tax Law
Accounting Law and Financial Analysis
Customs and Duties
Fiscal Penal Law
Taxation Procedures
Module European Law and International Private Law
Advanced courses European Law and International Private Law
Advanced Course on the EU's Economic Integration and the Internal Market
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course Law of the European Union
Special studies European Law and International Private Law
European and Comparative Discrimination Law
External Relations of the European Union
International and European Health Law
Law of the sea basic
Module Business Law
Advanced courses Business Law
Advanced Course on Competition Law
Advanced Course on Intellectual Property Law and Free Movement
Advanced Course on the Social Status of the Self-employed
Advanced Course Companies and Capital Markets
Advanced Course on Insolvency Law, including Collateral Securities
Advanced Course Contracts with the Government
Advanced Course on Financial Law
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course on Unlawful Competition Law
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Advanced Course on the EU's Economic Integration and the Internal Market
Special studies Business Law
Accounting Law and Financial Analysis
Collective Labour Law
Maritime law
Transport Law
Evidence Law
Legal Aspects in Well Being at Work
Business Contracts and Technology
Insurance Law
Sports Enterprise Law
International Corporate Governance
Law and Technology
Module Public Law
Advanced courses Public Law
Advanced Course on Administrative Law
Advanced Course Contracts with the Government
Advanced Course on Constitutional Law
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Special studies Public Law
Migration Law
Public Procedural Law
Law related to decentralized administrations
Law of the sea basic
Module Criminal Law
Advanced courses Criminal Law
Advanced Course on International Criminal Law
Advanced Course on Criminal Procedural Law
Advanced Course on Criminal Law
Special studies Criminal Law
Specific Criminal Law
Fiscal Penal Law
Children's rights and Juvenile (protection) Law
Criminal Sanctions Law
Module Social Law
Advanced courses Social Law
Advanced Course on the Social Status of the Self-employed
Advanced Course on Individual Labour Law
Advanced Course on International and European Social Law
Advanced Course on Social Protection of Employees
Special studies Social Law
Collective Labour Law
European and Comparative Discrimination Law
International and European Health Law
Legal Aspects in Well Being at Work
Migration Law
Module European Constitutionalism and Fundamental Rights
Advanced Course on Constitutional Law of the European Union
Advanced Course on Institutional Dynamics in Multilevel Constitutionalism
Comparative Federalism
European Fundamental Rights Law
Module Substainable Development and Global Justice
Advanced Course on International Law and Sustainable Development
- - NNB
Advanced Course on Human Rights and Global Justice
Law and the Ecological Crises
Law and the Global Economic Governance of Development
Module Commercial Transactions & Disputes
Advanced Course on International Commercial Transactions
Advanced Course on Dispute Settlement
Harmonised Private Law
International Insolvency Law
Module Commercial Transactions: Rights & Governance
Advanced Course on European Economic Regulation
Advanced Course on International Trade and Investment Law
European, International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law
International Mergers and Acquisitions
Module Diversity and Law
Advanced Course Genders, Sexualities and the Law
Advanced Course The Inclusive, Sustainable City and Law
International and European Immigration and Asylum Law
Legal Issues of International Employment
Equivalent optional courses
You can replace certain courses from your semester package. This goes for all students, but you need permission from the faculty.
Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Moot Court Constitutional Law
Pax Moot Court Competition
Cold Case Project
Transnational Law Course - Environmental Law
- Dirk Vanheule
- - NNB
Transnational Law Course - Law and Armed Conflict
- Dirk Vanheule
- - NNB
Summer School: Companies Crossing Borders
Summer School: Animal Law
Summer School: Legal Technology and Legal Innovation
Winter School: Food Systems Law and Policy
2023-2024
Model path part 1
In addition to the compulsory legal courses (FIRST semester) and the skills you choose one module. Within this module you choose in the SECOND semester 2 advanced courses and 1 special study
Compulsory Foundations and Auxiliary Sciences
Ethics
Professional Responsibility
Compulsory legal courses
Droit Comparé
Human Rights Law
Insolvency Law including Collateral Securities
Private International Law
Skills
Communication skills and dispute settlement
Master Project - Research proposal and introduction to internship
Module Civil Law
Advanced courses Civil Law
Advanced Course Contracts with the Government
Advanced Course Family Property Law
Advanced Course on Property Law and Contract Law
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course on Law of Persons and Family Law
- Frederik Swennen
- Patrick Senaeve
- Tine van Hof
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Special studies Civil Law
Evidence Law
Children's rights and Juvenile (protection) Law
Insurance Law
Business Contracts and Technology
Module Tax Law
Advanced courses Tax Law
Advanced Course on International Tax Law
Advanced Course on Registration and Succession Rights and Estate Planning
Advanced Course on Corporate Tax including Restructuring
Special studies Tax Law
Customs and Duties
Fiscal Penal Law
Taxation Procedures
Module European Law and International Private Law
Advanced courses European Law and International Private Law
Advanced Course on the EU's Economic Integration and the Internal Market
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course Law of the European Union
Special studies European Law and International Private Law
European and Comparative Discrimination Law
External Relations of the European Union
International and European Health Law
Module Business Law
Advanced courses Business Law
Advanced Course Contracts with the Government
Advanced Course on Financial Law
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course on Unlawful Competition Law
Advanced Course on Competition Law
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Special studies Business Law
Evidence Law
Legal Aspects of Working in Logistics
Legal Aspects in Well Being at Work
Sports Enterprise Law
International Corporate Governance
Insurance Law
Business Contracts and Technology
Module Public Law
Advanced courses Public Law
Advanced Course on Administrative Law
Advanced Course Contracts with the Government
Advanced Course on Constitutional Law
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Special studies Public Law
Migration Law
Public Procedural Law
Law related to decentralized administrations
Module Criminal Law
Advanced course Criminal Law
Advanced Course on Criminal Law
Special studies Criminal Law
Fiscal Penal Law
Children's rights and Juvenile (protection) Law
Criminal Sanctions Law
- Joëlle Rozie
- Sofie Royer
Module Social Law
Advanced courses Social Law
Advanced Course on Individual Labour Law
Advanced Course on International and European Social Law
Advanced Course on Social Protection of Employees
Special studies Social Law
European and Comparative Discrimination Law
Legal Aspects of Working in Logistics
International and European Health Law
Legal Aspects in Well Being at Work
Migration Law
Module European Constitutionalism and Fundamental Rights
Advanced Course on Constitutional Law of the European Union
Advanced Course on Institutional Dynamics in Multilevel Constitutionalism
Comparative Federalism
European Fundamental Rights Law
Module Sustainable Development and Global Justice
Advanced Course on International Law and Sustainable Development
Advanced Course on Human Rights and Global Justice
Law and the Ecological Crises
Law and the Global Economic Governance of Development
Module Commercial Transactions & Disputes
Advanced Course on International Commercial Transactions
Advanced Course on Dispute Settlement
Harmonised Private Law
International Insolvency Law
Model path part 2
Foundations and auxiliary sciences: 1 course to choose
Philosophy of Law
Psychology and Law
Sociology of Law
History of Law
- Herman Van Goethem
- Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde
Legislation Theory
Legal Pluralism
Law and Economics
Skills
Master's Project Internship
Master Project Part 2
Module Civil Law
Advanced courses Civil Law
Advanced Course on Tort and Insurance Law
Advanced Course on Civil Procedural Law
Advanced Course on Contract Law
Advanced Course Contracts with the Government
Advanced Course Family Property Law
Advanced Course on Property Law and Contract Law
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course on Law of Persons and Family Law
- Frederik Swennen
- Patrick Senaeve
- Tine van Hof
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Special studies Civil Law
Medical Law
International Family Law
Loss and Compensation
Evidence Law
Children's rights and Juvenile (protection) Law
Business Contracts and Technology
Insurance Law
Module Tax Law
Advanced courses Tax Law
Advanced Course on VAT
Advanced Course on European Tax Law
Advanced Course on Personal Income Tax including Multilevel Governance
Advanced Course on International Tax Law
Advanced Course on Registration and Succession Rights and Estate Planning
Advanced Course on Corporate Tax including Restructuring
Special studies Tax Law
Accounting Law and Financial Analysis
Customs and Duties
Fiscal Penal Law
Taxation Procedures
Module European Law and International Private Law
Advanced courses European Law and International Private Law
Advanced Course on the EU's Economic Integration and the Internal Market
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course Law of the European Union
Special studies European Law and International Private Law
European and Comparative Discrimination Law
External Relations of the European Union
International and European Health Law
Module Business Law
Advanced courses Business Law
Advanced Course on Competition Law
Advanced Course on Intellectual Property Law and Free Movement
Advanced Course on the Social Status of the Self-employed
Advanced Course Companies and Capital Markets
Advanced Course on Insolvency Law, including Collateral Securities
- Melissa Vanmeenen
- Stijn De Dier
Advanced Course Contracts with the Government
Advanced Course on Financial Law
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course on Unlawful Competition Law
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Special studies Business Law
Accounting Law and Financial Analysis
Collective Labour Law
Maritime law
Transport Law
Evidence Law
Legal Aspects in Well Being at Work
Business Contracts and Technology
Insurance Law
Sports Enterprise Law
International Corporate Governance
Law and Technology
Module Public Law
Advanced courses Public Law
Advanced Course on Administrative Law
Advanced Course Contracts with the Government
Advanced Course on Constitutional Law
Advanced course on Environmental and Climate Law
Special studies Public Law
Migration Law
Public Procedural Law
Law related to decentralized administrations
Module Criminal Law
Advanced courses Criminal Law
Advanced Course on International Criminal Law
Advanced Course on Criminal Procedural Law
Advanced Course on Criminal Law
Special studies Criminal Law
Specific Criminal Law
- Joëlle Rozie
- Sofie Royer
Fiscal Penal Law
Children's rights and Juvenile (protection) Law
Criminal Sanctions Law
- Joëlle Rozie
- Sofie Royer
Module Social Law
Advanced courses Social Law
Advanced Course on the Social Status of the Self-employed
Advanced Course on Individual Labour Law
Advanced Course on International and European Social Law
Advanced Course on Social Protection of Employees
Special studies Social Law
Collective Labour Law
European and Comparative Discrimination Law
International and European Health Law
Legal Aspects in Well Being at Work
Migration Law
Module European Constitutionalism and Fundamental Rights
Advanced Course on Constitutional Law of the European Union
Advanced Course on Institutional Dynamics in Multilevel Constitutionalism
Comparative Federalism
European Fundamental Rights Law
Module Substainable Development and Global Justice
Advanced Course on International Law and Sustainable Development
Advanced Course on Human Rights and Global Justice
Law and the Ecological Crises
Law and the Global Economic Governance of Development
Module Commercial Transactions & Disputes
Advanced Course on International Commercial Transactions
Advanced Course on Dispute Settlement
Harmonised Private Law
International Insolvency Law
Module Commercial Transactions: Rights & Governance
Advanced Course on European Economic Regulation
Advanced Course on International Trade and Investment Law
European, International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law
International Mergers and Acquisitions
Module Diversity and Law
Advanced Course Genders, Sexualities and the Law
Advanced Course The Inclusive, Sustainable City and Law
International and European Immigration and Asylum Law
Legal Issues of International Employment
Equivalent optional courses
You can replace certain courses from your semester package. This goes for all students, but you need permission from the faculty.
Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition
John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Moot Court Constitutional Law
Pax Moot Court Competition
Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot
Cold Case Project
Transnational Law Course - Environmental Law
- Dirk Vanheule
- - NNB
Transnational Law Course - Law and Armed Conflict
- Dirk Vanheule
- - NNB
Winter School: Leadership in Law
Summer School: Companies Crossing Borders
Summer School: Animal Law
Summer School: Legal Technology and Legal Innovation
2022-2023
Model path part 1
In addition to the compulsory legal courses (FIRST semester) and the skills you choose one module. Within this module you choose in the SECOND semester 2 advanced courses and 1 special study
Compulsory Foundations and Auxiliary Sciences
Ethics
Professional Responsibility
Compulsory legal courses
Droit Comparé
Insolvency Law including Collateral Securities
Private International Law
Skills
Communication skills and dispute settlement
- Stefan Rutten
- Theo De Beir
- Steven Gibens
- Tom Goossens
- Edwin Jacobs
- Dilyara Nigmatullina
- Stanislas Ossieur
- Dominique Renders
Master Project - Research proposal and introduction to internship
Module Civil Law
Advanced courses Civil Law
Advanced Course Contracts with the government
Advanced Course Family Property Law
Advanced Course on Property Law and Contract Law
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course on Law of Persons and Family Law
- Frederik Swennen
- Patrick Senaeve
- Tine van Hof
Special studies Civil Law
Evidence Law
Children's rights and Juvenile (protection) Law
Insurance Law
Business Contracts and Technology
Module Tax Law
Advanced courses Tax Law
Advanced Course on International Tax Law
Advanced Course on Registration and Succession Rights and Estate Planning
Advanced Course on Corporate Tax including Restructuring
Special studies Tax Law
Customs and Duties
Fiscal Penal Law
Taxation Procedures
- Nicole Plets
- Ilse De Troyer
Module European Law and International Private Law
Advanced courses European Law and International Private Law
Advanced Course on the EU's Economic Integration and the Internal Market
Advanced Course on Private International Law
Advanced Course Law of the European Union
Special studies European Law and International Private Law