Study Programmes Master in European Union Law and Litigation

Navigate in the EU’s composite litigation system

This programme is designed to equip students with a thorough understanding of the EU’s substantive and procedural law and of the mechanisms of its enforcement in the national legal orders.

The programme at a glance – 120 ECTS

  • Duration:
    2 years / 4 sem
  • Teaching languages:
    FR + EN
  • Admissions:
    EU: 1 Feb 2025 – 31 Jul 2025

    Non-EU: 1 Feb 2025 – 30 Apr 2025
  • Fees:
    400€/ sem. (semester 3,4)
  • Format:
    Full-time programme (Part-time student status allowed)

Access to second year allowed – see requirements

Master in European Union Law and Litigation

Based on a method of active learning, the programme covers institutional and substantive EU law, with particular emphasis on procedural rules and specific litigation questions, as well as domestic remedies and the cooperative dialogue between the Court of Justice of the EU and national courts.

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Participants of the Dean Acheson Legal Scholar Program can combine their internship at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) with obtaining a Master in European Union Law and Litigation at the University of Luxembourg.

The Dean Acheson Legal Scholar Program is coordinated through the US Embassy to Luxembourg. It offers students and recent graduates from leading US law schools a clerkship opportunity with one of the CJEU judges in the form of a 3-6 month internship.

Dean Acheson scholars can apply to be admitted to the Master in European Union Law and Litigation and combine their period at the CJEU with being enrolled at the University of Luxembourg as a student. The programme of the Master in European Union Law and Litigation includes specialised training in European law, a 2–6-month internship, as well as the possibility of participating in specialised language training. Upon successfully completing the programme, participants will obtain a Master’s degree from the University of Luxembourg. Enrolled Dean Acheson students have a regular student status with all associated benefits and are, like Luxembourg and European students, not subject to tuition fees (with the exception of the enrolment fee).

For more information, please contact the study programme director via the study programme administrator.

    Strengths

    • Unrivalled access to External Faculty, including Members of the Legal Service of the European Parliament, CJEU Judges, and Référendaires
    • Interactive teaching methods that promote knowledge and critical thinking
    • Internship opportunities in the legal service of the European Parliament, as well as the CJEU and the EFTA Court.
    • Bilingual programme giving students a competitive advantage for their future career.

    FIBAA is an internationally-recognised agency for quality assurance and quality development in higher education.
    The Master in European Union Law and Litigation received the accreditation in winter semester 2019 for a period of 5 years (until winter semester 2024/25).

    Our team

    Internal and external teaching staff

    Guest lecturers, selected on the basis of their specialization, include:
    – CJEU Judges, Legal Secretaries, Members of the Registry as well as those of the EFTA Court;
    – Members of the Legal Service of the European Parliament;
    – External academics.

    • Eleftheria Neframi

      FDEF
      Study Programme Director
    • Laurence Jouvenaux

      FDEF
      Study Programme Administrator