The University of Liège
The University
Founded in the XIXth Century, the University of Liège (ULg) is one of Belgium’s largest universities.
The city of Liège is located in the heart of Europe. It has a state of the art railway station and offers a high speed rail network linking the city to Europe - Brussels (90km), Antwerp (120km), Cologne (120km), Luxembourg (140km), Amsterdam (340km), Paris (380km) and London (430km), while Maastricht is only a stone throw away.
The program
This LL.M. in European Competition and IP law does not offer another mixture of disparate courses in European law. On the contrary, a unique feature of this programme is to offer students an opportunity to acquire professional skills in two highly specific fields of law.
In a nutshell, our LL.M. in European Competition and IP law offers:
• A full set of cutting-edge courses in IP and competition law, taught by international specialists and leading practitioners ;
• A unique bilingual programme (French/English), in line with the minimum language requirements of most International Organizations (European Commission, EU Court of Justice);
• Seminar sized groups of students ;
• Interactive lectures, based on reading assignments, comments and discussion ;
• A complete choice of conferences and workshops focusing on hot legal topics ;
• Opportunities for summer placement in law firms ;
• Networking opportunities with many legal professionals ;
• Possibilities for students to author case notes in the online law journal e-Competitions (www.concurrences.com).
NEW : For the 2011-2012 academic year, non-EU students will be able to choose between the French/English bilingual version of our LL.M. and a full English version of that same LL.M. Click here for more information.
Compulsory courses (315 hours - 40 credits)
• Droit européen de la concurrence
• Aspects économiques du droit de la concurrence
• Droit des marques
• Patents (+ exercises 15h)
• Trade related aspects of intellectual property rights in the EU and the WTO
• Droit des aides d’Etat
• Droit d’auteur
• Intellectual Property and Competition Law
• Questions spéciales de droit européen de la concurrence
• Legal writing seminary
Optional courses (50 hours – 5 credits)
Students select one course between:
• EU Competition Procedure and Institutions
• Case Studies in EU Competition Law
Students select two courses amongst:
• Designs
• Droit des medias
• IP Enforcement
Direct link to the program booklet.
Direct link to the Full-English Addendum for non-EU students.
The faculty
The LL.M. faculty is composed of internationally renowned experts in the field of competition and IP law. In order to guarantee that the training offered to our students is practice-oriented, most of the professors have a practical experience, acquired in prestigious law firms, companies or public institutions.
The LL.M. faculty is also a true international team, characterized by the plurality of origins and backgrounds of its members, who come from various countries such as Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and the United-States.
The LL.M. faculty is composed of teachers such as:
• David Hull (Covington & Burling);
• Jacques Derenne (Hogan Lovells LLP);
• Jean-François Bellis (Van Baele and Bellis);
• Jean-Yves Art (Microsoft);
• Daniel Gervais (Vanderbilty University, USA);
• Alain Strowel (Covington & Burling LLP);
• Christof Karl (Bardehle Pagenberg);
• Geertrui Van Overwalle (Tilburg University, the Netherlands);
• Luc Gyselen (Arnold & Potter LLP);
• Nicolas Petit (ULg).
Tuition and fees
The University of Liège is a government-funded institution, whose fees are regulated. The tuition fee for the academic year 2010-2011 amounts to €835.
Contact details
Mrs. Caroline Langevin
University of Liège - Faculté de Droit
Institut d’Etudes Juridiques Européennes
Boulevard du rectorat, 7
bâtiment B 31
Liège B- 4000
Belgium
Phone: +32 (0)4 366.31.30
Fax : +32 (0)4 366.31.55
E-Mail : ieje@ulg.ac.be
www.droit.ulg.ac.be/ieje/
Program booklet
