Transnational Bachelor of Law
Transnational, International, U.S. & European Law

The University of Transnational Business Law; Transnational, International, U.S and European Law programme will prepare you for a wide variety of international careers in transnational, international, multinational or governmental organisations, firms or NGOs. With its strong focus on legal training in an international environment, the programme will boost your ability to analyse legal problems from an international perspective and help you embrace new ways of critical thinking.

Structure

A four-year, self paced bachelor’s programme taught entirely online in English

The Transnational Bachelor of Law Programme is especially designed for those who aspire to a career as a legal professional in the world of international (including European) cooperation and in the area of international peace and justice.
Block 1  Block 2  Block 3  Block 4
Year 1  Mandatory Introductory Courses
Year 2  Mandatory Introductory Courses
Year 3  Advanced Courses – “Minor/Elective Courses”
Year 4  Internships  Other Minors  Thesis

Year 1:
The first year introduces you to a large number of subjects within the LAW curriculum. You will spend a lot of time studying textbooks. At the same time you will work on improving your English, as well as your professional skills, such as presenting and debating.

Year 2:
Year two also has a largely theoretical nature: you will delve deeper into the subjects in the curriculum, continuously improving your English and maintaining your focus on your professional skills.

Year 3:
In the third year you can choose a specialisation.

Year 4:
An Internship or work placement, complemented by your final thesis, will complete your fourth and final year of the LAW programme.

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Courses and content
Year 1 Courses
Block 1  Block 2  Block 3  Block 4

   Public International Law
   EU History & Institutions
   Introduction to Law
   Skills
   Project ‐1 “Model United Nations”



   Constitutional Law
   EU Decision Making
   Courts and Litigation
   Skills
   Project ‐2 EU “Financial Crisis”



   International Organizations
   Internal Market Law
   Corporate Law
   Skills
   Project‐3 " New Business"



   Human Rights Law
   EU Private International Law
   Comparative Criminal Law
   Skills
   Project ‐4 “Capital Punishment”

Curriculum and Course overview

Please click here to view our curriculum.
Content

The programme is run in close cooperation with The Hague Bynkershoek Institute, where most of the programme research takes place. The curriculum examines the law at every level – global, regional and national.
At global level

Among other areas, we’ll explore international public law, human rights law and international arbitration.
At regional level

Areas of study will include for example European Union Law and European principles of contract Law.
At national level

We’ll examine the principles of contract law, tort law, litigation law and taxation law (and how they’re influenced by international and regional law). Further knowledge of national law can be obtained through further study in minors.
Basic subjects

You will study the three main areas of law – international law, European Union law and national law in comparative perspective – through a series of lectures, workshops, and self-study. Lectures and workshops cover subjects such as comparative law, history of law, human rights, constitutional law, and international criminal law.
Skills

Your body of knowledge is only one part of the programme. You will also work hard to develop skills such as listening, writing and presenting – all essential for a professional, in any field. You’ll practice preparing legal documents such as letters of advice, memoranda, written pleadings, applications to various courts, contracts and legal due diligence reports – the types of documents a legal professional typically needs to produce. You will also focus on the use of English in law, legal reasoning, research skills, teamwork, legal writing, communication skills, debating and negotiating. You’ll get the opportunity to perfect your spoken and written legal English. But for this and more you will need a passion for language and reading.
Your own choice

There are some fundamental subjects that all young legal professionals should know. But large parts of the programme are optional. You can choose from a range of advanced study subjects, depending on your interests and career plans.  

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Learning strategy

The programme strikes an excellent balance between theory and practice. We want you to interact with the legal practice as much as possible during your Bachelor’s course. We’ll engage you in a mix of lectures, seminars, study visits, self-study, group activities and project work in small groups (10-12 students). But to obtain your degree, you’ll have to do more than just attend lectures and take notes – you’ll need to be an active learner. There’s a lot of reading involved, so to succeed you’ll need a great deal of stamina and self-discipline. Hands-on assignments will gear you up to work with real organisations.
Our mentality

We believe that knowledge is something to be shared – not just with our students, but with the outside world too. We’ll stimulate you to do the same. But having knowledge isn’t enough in itself; you have to know how to apply it to real situations. That’s why you are taught to think for yourself and do things yourself. You’ll also come to appreciate the diversity in the world; we welcome different viewpoints at our university, through cross-cultural debate and collaboration.
Meet-a-lawyer Programme

As part of the Meet-a-lawyer Programme we invite legal professionals from The Hague and abroad, who share their experience in working at multinational companies, global law firms or international organisations. You will benefit from their experience and can make contacts useful for your internship and post-graduate job search.

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Major – minor

The programme covers a broad range of subjects. But to make your degree as relevant to your individual career plans as possible, you can choose to specialise in a subject by taking a “minor”. You could choose a minor in a specialised area of law, to deepen your knowledge. Or you could decide to choose a minor in something completely different, to add a unique edge to your degree. Taking the right minor can help lay the foundations for further studies.
Exchanges and internships

If you want to specialise in an area of law that we don’t offer, you can spend time studying at one of our partner universities – either here in the Netherlands, or elsewhere in the world. Or you could take up an internship with an international organisation, a multinational company or a law firm.

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Work placement and graduation
Work placement

During the study, you’ll practice preparing legal documents, such as letters of advice, memoranda, research papers, legal opinions, pleadings and contracts – things that any legal professional  should be able to produce. By the time you graduate, what you will have done will constitute an impressive portfolio.

We have links with all kinds of international organisations – tribunals, law firms, multinationals and other universities – that offer you the chance to develop experience through work placements or traineeships. You’ll be expected to make all your own arrangements in finding a suitable programme and getting accepted for it. However, we will give you all the support you need to make it happen, using our connections and professional partnerships, both here in The Hague and outside the Netherlands.
Graduation

By the time you graduate from the programme, you’ll have built up a full portfolio. In order to graduate from the programme you need to write a Bachelor thesis of maximum 10,000 words and present it in an oral defence. You’ll be fully prepared to start a career as a self-employed legal professional or be engaged by multinational businesses, non-governmental organisations, international organisations, European Union institutions or governments.

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Study support and advice

While this programme is for independent individuals – people who can take the initiative, solve problems and make things happen – it doesn’t mean you’re on your own.
Supervisor

Because we know how tough it can be to adjust to a new environment a long way from home, we give all our students their own supervisor, so they always have someone to talk to. Naturally, your supervisor will help you with any problems or questions you might have about the course.. However, they will be happy to talk to you about personal issues, too. And if they don’t have the answers themselves, they can put you in touch with one of our student counsellors, or find help for you elsewhere.
Student Counsellor

Our programme has a counsellor or a student dean. You can contact the counsellor at any time during your studies if you face personal problems that affect your ability to study or your results. You can go to the counsellor for help, advice and guidance if you have study difficulties and/or personal problems, be they of a practical, mental or emotional nature. If necessary, you can also get mediation.
Individual assessment procedure

After you have registered via Studielink and get accepted to a study programme you will receive an invitation to take part in the individual assessment procedure. This procedure takes place at the beginning of the academic year and is aimed at assessing your needs in terms of your academic competency. Click here to read more information the individual assessment procedure.
Binding recommendation

At the end of the first or Foundation year we will give you a recommendation, based on your results, on whether you may continue the programme. It’s possible to accrue 60 credits in the Foundation Year. If, at the end of your first year of enrolment, you have accrued less than 50 credits and there are no extenuating circumstances (such as long-term illness), you will receive a negative binding study advice and you must leave the programme. You will not be permitted to re-enrol at our university on any programme for which you have received a negative binding study advice.

If, at the end of the first year, you have accrued 50 or more credits but less than 60, you will be admitted to the second year. However, we will require that during this second year you make good the shortfall of the Foundation Year credits. If at the end of the second year you still have not attained all your Foundation Year credits, you will be given a negative binding study advice.

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Just as every other country, the Netherlands has its own legal system. Due to increasing internationalisation and the expansion of the European Union, there is growing demand for jurists trained in international law – and particularly European law. Simply consider the diversity of policies on drugs in the various EU member states. Jurists trained in European law must ensure that these countries can and will continue to understand one another when it comes down to the organisation of our European society.



The English-language track of the European Law School bachelor’s programme is especially interesting if you want to work in a European or international legal setting in the European Union. It combines European and international law and the legal systems of different EU member states more in depth than any other international law programme in Europe and provides you with a thorough knowledge of legal English.

The programme trains you in all sorts of legal skills such as writing briefs, presenting, mooting and pleading a case. This makes the European Law School programme unique, challenging and the perfect choice for career-oriented students. Moreover, the Maastricht University law school has won first place in international moot court competitions and has quite a reputation to keep up. Are you willing to defend it?

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