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Global Legal Studies” (GLS) is a programme aimed at blending Italian excellence in legal education – it began in Bologna in 11th century – with a modern, multicultural and multilinguistic approach. The programme is bilingual (Italian / English). Students who graduate receive a Master’s Degree [Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza: LMG/01]. The following guide-lines are mainly applicable to students who live in Italy and intend to follow the entire 5-year program. Traditional Law Degree (Laurea in Giurisprudenza), including all the skills required for legal professions in Italy and an International curriculum made of 19 courses entirely taught in English (around 150 credits): 15 of them are mandatory courses, and 4 are left to the free choice of the students. All the courses are taught in English except for the three of them named in Italian, which are courses taught in Italian but especially addressed to GLS students.

“Global Legal Studies” (GLS) is a programme aimed at blending Italian excellence in legal education – it began in Bologna in 11th century – with a modern, multicultural and multilinguistic approach. The programme is bilingual (Italian / English). Students who graduate receive a Master’s Degree [Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza: LMG/01]. The following guide-lines are mainly applicable to students who live in Italy and intend to follow the entire 5-year program. Traditional Law Degree (Laurea in Giurisprudenza), including all the skills required for legal professions in Italy and an International curriculum made of 19 courses entirely taught in English (around 150 credits): 15 of them are mandatory courses, and 4 are left to the free choice of the students. All the courses are taught in English except for the three of them named in Italian, which are courses taught in Italian but especially addressed to GLS students.

The new Global Legal Studies track aims at:

training prospective lawyers and consultants able to work in an international environment, both in Italy and abroad (top level law firms, European and international organizations, consulting for ngo’s and multinational corporations, etc.)

raising the awareness of the transnational dimension of normativity, as well as of the multilingual character of contemporary legal system (in particular but not only the EU)

Program Outcome

Applications will be reviewed toward the end of the Winter exam session (February 2025), taking into account the linguistical proficiency of the students. In order to be eligible, students must present a certification issued by the University Language Centre (Centro Linguistico di Ateneo), ascertaining the achievement of – at least – a B1 level of proficiency in English (see paras 6 and 9).

In order to be eligible, students must present a certification issued by the University Language Centre (Centro Linguistico di Ateneo), ascertaining the achievement of – at least – a B1 level of proficiency in English. In order to take the exam in the first English Language course (Comparative Legal Systems) students must have – when registering for the exam – a B2 level certificate issued by the University Language Centre (CLA). Therefore students must have at least reached a B1 level by the end of December, while a B2 level when he or she registers for the exam. Students who do not have such certification will not be admitted to take the exam.

For the academic year 2024/2025, applications may be submitted from July to October, 2024.

Applications may be submitted until December 15, 2024, although a late submission fee of 60€ shall be paid.

The maximum number of admissions to the Global Legal Studies programme is 150 students per year. If there are more than 150 eligible applicants, the selection will be based on three criteria: level of English knowledge; number of exams successfully taken within the first semester of the a.y. 2024/2025; average of the grades received. The students who are not admitted will automatically revert to the status of the other students enrolled in the traditional LMG/01 programme: they will have to complete a new “Piano di Studi”.

Admissions Option 2

Traditional Law Degree (Laurea in Giurisprudenza), including all the skills required for legal professions in Italy and an International curriculum made of 19 courses entirely taught in English (around 150 credits): 15 of them are mandatory courses, and 4 are left to the free choice of the students.

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