LL.M. Commercial and Company Law
12 monthsProgramme duration
17,900 EURTuition Fee/year
01 Aug, 2023Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The two main pillars of the programme are (1) company law and (2) commercial law.
1. Company law
The company law pillar focuses on the main topics of corporate governance. Issues such as the functioning of the board of directors, shareholder rights and cross-border voting and some aspects of European labour law will be comprehensively discussed. Attention is also given to the EC-directives on the freedom of establishment, national and cross-border mergers, take over bids, representation, supranational companies and the Societas Europaea.
2. Commercial law
The commercial law pillar consists of courses detailing the risks of international trade, how these risks can be allocated (e.g. by utilizing documents of title) and how they may be averted or minimised. Its focus is the individual contracts on which the cooperation between the multitude of businesses involved in an international sale of goods transaction is based as well as the legal foundations of these transactions. Such contracts include contracts of insurance, financing and payment, transport, storage and logistics.
Does the program have a particular focus?
The Master Commercial and Company Law distinguishes itself from other LL.M. programmes in business law by emphasizing private legal relationships, the balance between commercial law, corporate law and procedural law courses.
Based in the port of Rotterdam, this programme educates legal professionals that are to become well versed in both commercial and company Law. Due to its position in the centre of a large trade hub, the programme can offer you many opportunities for exploration of trade in practice by combining the theory that is taught with on-site workshops.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The two main pillars of the programme are (1) company law and (2) commercial law.
1. Company law
The company law pillar focuses on the main topics of corporate governance. Issues such as the functioning of the board of directors, shareholder rights and cross-border voting and some aspects of European labour law will be comprehensively discussed. Attention is also given to the EC-directives on the freedom of establishment, national and cross-border mergers, take over bids, representation, supranational companies and the Societas Europaea.
2. Commercial law
The commercial law pillar consists of courses detailing the risks of international trade, how these risks can be allocated (e.g. by utilizing documents of title) and how they may be averted or minimised. Its focus is the individual contracts on which the cooperation between the multitude of businesses involved in an international sale of goods transaction is based as well as the legal foundations of these transactions. Such contracts include contracts of insurance, financing and payment, transport, storage and logistics.
Does the program have a particular focus?
The Master Commercial and Company Law distinguishes itself from other LL.M. programmes in business law by emphasizing private legal relationships, the balance between commercial law, corporate law and procedural law courses.
Based in the port of Rotterdam, this programme educates legal professionals that are to become well versed in both commercial and company Law. Due to its position in the centre of a large trade hub, the programme can offer you many opportunities for exploration of trade in practice by combining the theory that is taught with on-site workshops.
Admission Requirements
A law degree (Bachelor) from a recognised university
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