Charles University in Prague
Faculty of Law

Overview 
Studying in the LLM Programme at the Charles University offers students the opportunity to experience one of the oldest universities in Europe. The University was founded in 1348 by the Czech King and Roman Emperor Charles IV and combines ancient tradition with the best in modern scholarship and study facilities. Universitas Carolina Pragensis itself is the oldest university in Central Europe and 19th oldest university in continuous operation in the world.

Study Facilities 
Law has been taught in Prague for over 600 years. The Faculty of Law is with more than 4000 students the largest accredited Law Faculty in the country. Many of its alumni hold prominent positions in the central and regional administration, in public service, as well as in advocacy and private business.  Since the year 2011 the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague seeks to make another step towards modern forms of continuous education by opening its own LLM Programme in two different specializations. There are around 30 members of academic staff and legal practitioners from the Faculty of Law and other law schools from abroad who are engaged in LLM teaching or administration.

LLM Programme Introduction

LLM in Business Law: The Law and Business in the Czech Republic and Central Europe

LLM in Human Rights Law/Environmental Law: International Human Rights Law and Protection of Environment

Two Master of Laws specializations
The Faculty of Law has opened its own LLM Programme in two different specializations and welcomes applications to both of the two LLM Programmes: The Law and Business in the Czech Republic and Central Europe and International Human Rights Law and Protection of Enviroment. Both afford the opportunity to conduct in depth research into an area of law of your own choosing and the chance to work closely, on a one to one basis (especially in the third semester), with a supervisor who specializes in that area of law. 

Please consult the individual Programme pages on the Faculty of Law website for detailed information on the content of concrete courses, academic staff, entry requirements and applications. There is a wide array of optional courses as well, which should enable each applicant to focus on the legal specifics of each area according to personal preferences.

Courses offered within the first specialization (Business Law) are

1. Business and Commercial Law
2. Fundamentals of Private Law for Business and the Judicial Protection of Rights
3. Private International Law and International Business Transactions
4. EU Internal Market Freedoms and Competition Law
5. International Economic Law
6. EU Law - General Introductory Course
7. European Contract and Tort Law
8. Public Regulatory Policy: An Economic Perspective
9. Social Rights and their Protection
10. Possibility to participate in International Moot Court competitions
11. Comparative Private Law
12. Public Law Regulation of Business Activities
13. Intellectual Property Law
14. Introduction to Financial law

Courses offered within the second specialization (Human Rights Law/Environmental Law) are:

1. Theory and Practice of Public International Law
2. International and European Environmental Law and Policy
3. Introduction to International Human Rights Law
4. The European System of Human Rights Protection
5. Czech Environmental Law
6. Development of Supranational Integration and European Law
7. EU Law - General Introductory Course
8. Selected Topics from the Theory of Human Rights
9. Human Rights and Environmental Protection
10. Protection of Fundamental Rights from Perspective of Czech and European Constitutionalism
11. International and European Migration Law
12. The International Protection of Minorities
13. Economic Tools of Environmental Law in Austria and in the European Union

Credit System
Teaching is on a modular, credit-based pattern. This flexible structure enables students to combine courses to suit their own needs and particular areas of interest. Students will be required to earn a minimum of 60 credits during the first two semesters through course work, written assignments and exams. The third semester will be dedicated to the completion and defence of the Diploma Thesis and attendance of the Diploma Seminar, which will be an intensive seminar spanning around three full days.

Key Features of the Prague LLM
Our commitment on the LLM is to provide high quality instruction, with a focus on matters of practical relevance, to prepare students for a successful legal career. We pride ourselves in Prague as being a friendly Faculty of Law where all members of staff are accessible and students are treated as individuals and valued members of our legal community. We aim to provide you with the resources and assistance you need to increase your legal skills and maximise your knowledge acquisition.  The content of courses will not be purely theoretical, but quite to the contrary – they will be highlighted by an interactive approach focused on practical skills and knowledge. It will therefore be undertaken to offer to the prospective students activities like case studies, moot courts, clinics, excursions etc. 

The City of Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, situated in central Bohemia. Lying along the banks of the River Vltava (Moldau), Prague is a magical city of bridges, towers, church domes and buildings of various style periods. For eleven centuries it has been developing into its present day shape. In 1992 the historical centre with a unique panorama of the Prague Castle was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Register. Prague is the seat of the top-level legislative, administrative and political bodies of the country – the Parliament, government and President of the Republic. Prague has generally very good connection with all other capitals in Europe via its international airport. It is also an ideal starting point for exploring other countries in Central Europe. Public transportation (underground, trams, buses) is highly developed within the city itself.

Contact Details 

Prof. JUDr. MILAN DAMOHORSKÝ, DrSc.
Vice-Dean for International Relations, LL.M. Programme Director
Email: damohors@prf.cuni.cz

Mgr. DAVID KOHOUT
Head of the International Office, LL.M. Programme Coordinator
Tel: 00420 221 005 334
Email: kohout@prf.cuni.cz

Ing. SVATAVA MAREŠOVÁ
Programme Registration
Tel: 00420 221 005 478
Email: maresova@prf.cuni.cz

Faculty of Law
Charles University 
nám. Curieových 7
116 04 Praha 1
Czech Republic

Programme website: www.prf.cuni.cz/llm

Programme email: llm@prf.cuni.cz