Transcript Central European University DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL STUDIES 1

Central European University
DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL
STUDIES
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Degrees offered
• Master of Laws in Comparative Constitutional Law (LLM
in CCL)
• Master of Laws in Human Rights (LLM in HR)
• Master of Laws in International Business Law (LLM in
IBL)
• Master of Arts in Human Rights (MA in HR)
• Doctor of Juridical Sciences (SJD)
The Master's (LLM and MA) as well as the SJD degrees are conferred
under the authority of the Board of Regents of the University of the
State of New York.
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Entry requirements for the Master’s
Programs
• General CEU admission requirements
• Applicants for LLM: completed law degree
• Exceptions:
= CCL - degree in political science or international
relations
= MA in HR - BA degree
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Admission examination
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
• Legal Reasoning Test
• Academic essay of 45 minutes
– CCL (Constitution of the US, public law system of the
country of residence of the applicant, etc.)
– IBL (conflict of laws, 1980 Vienna Convention, etc.)
– HR (International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, etc.)
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Entry requirements for the SJD Program
• General CEU admission requirements
• LLM (MA) degree from CEU or another institution with a
credit load and program similar to that of CEU
• ‘B’ or higher average
• thesis graded “completed with honours “ or higher
• detailed research proposal - proposed thesis, reason for
choosing the topic, methodology, main problems to be
researched, and jurisdictions covered (2000 words,
including literature)
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Length of study
• LLM and MA: 11 months
• SJD: 35 months (average); submission of the dissertation:
maximum five years from the beginning of enrollment
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Graduation requirement
• LLM in CCL or IBL:
Option A) 24 course credits; 30-50 page thesis
Option B) 21 course credits; 70-150 page thesis
• LLM or MA in HR:
28 course credits, 50-100 page thesis
• SJD in CCL or IBL:
Minimum of 10 course credits; comprehensive examination;
completion of teaching assistance duties, 250-400 pages
dissertation based on independent research and public defense of
the dissertation
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Structure of LLM (MA) programs
• 6 modules
• E.g. sixth module, International Business Law Program:
० Comparative Law of Sales (H. Hunter)
० Capital Markets and Securities Regulation (T. Tajti)
० International Technology Transfer (F. Abbott)
० European Private International Law (P. Hay)
० EU Law II (P. Hay)
० Intellectual Property Law II (P. Gerhart)
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Professor Peter Hay
European Private International Law, 28 class hours (2 credits)
The main focus of the course is on the jurisdiction of courts and the
recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial
cases under the terms of the Brussels Convention (in force throughout
the European Union). Topics include: the bases for jurisdiction (choiceof-court agreements, commission of a tort, place of performance of a
contract), rules of res judicata, lis pendens, review of the first court's
jurisdiction by the recognizing court, review for violation of local
public policy. New developments (revision of the Convention and
extension of its principles to matrimonial matters) will also be
discussed. Consideration will be given to the recognition of decisions in
the EU of decisions of courts of non-EU courts. Some of the differences
in national procedural laws will be noted.
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Professor Stefan Messmann
Drafting and Negotiating International Contracts, 14 class hours
(1 credit)
Drafting contracts, and in particular international contracts, is a skill
that is developed through experience and is not something that can
easily be acquired through reading textbooks on the matter. Drafting an
agreement is often one of the most difficult tasks confronting a young
practitioner. The same is true of negotiating such contracts.
Taking this into consideration, this present seminar will be divided into
three parts:
The first part will deal with the basic principles of drafting contracts,
including but not limited to methods of drafting, responsibility for the
first draft, objectives, layout conventions, numbering, use of
precedents, style of conventions, headings and marginal notes,
punctuation, checking drafts, submitting a draft, receipt of a draft, and
making revisions.
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In the second part the most important types of international contracts
(joint venture contract, license and technology transfer agreement,
franchising, sales contract, employment contract) as well as articles of
association of joint ventures and international arbitration awards will
be examined and discussed.
The third part will deal - though exercises - with the skills of
negotiating. This includes but is not limited to verbal and nonverbal
communications; informal, competitive, and co-operative phase of
negotiation; negotiating styles/tactics; post negotiation assessment;
impact of cultural differences; and negotiation ethics. During this
section, frequently raised negotiation issues will be discussed.
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Other programs
• Justice Initiative Fellows Program
• PhD opportunity for Human Rights Graduates
• Doctoral Support Program for non-CEU Students
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Why CEU Legal Studies?
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International curricula
International diploma
International faculty
International students, environment
Well equipped
Success stories of CEU alumni
Good financing opportunities
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At present, CEU alumni of the DLS with whom the University is in
contact are studying and employed in the following fields (%):
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Continuing
Studies
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Education and
Research Inst.
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International
Org.
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Public Interest &
Advocacy Grps.
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Business
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Government
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Self-employed
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Alumni in high position
• Ministers
– Vojvodina (province in Serbia)
• Minority Affairs
– Estonia
• Education
• Deputy Minister
– Bulgaria
• Embassies
• General Counsels
• Professors
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Tuition and financing
Tuition fee
• LLM (MA)
12,400 USD/academic year
• SJD
12,400 USD/academic year
Financial aid
• CEU financial aid
· Full CEU Fellowship
· Partial CEU Fellowship
· Tuition waiver (full, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%)
• CEU Alumni Scholarship
• Inter-Europa Bank Loan
• Other funding opportunities
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Faculty
Stefan Messmann, Head of Department
Károly Bárd, Chair of the Human Rights Program
András Sajó, Chair of the Comparative Constitutional
Law Program
Tibor Várady, Chair of the International Business Law
Program
Csilla Kollonay Lehoczky, Director of the Doctoral
Program
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Information
Central European University
Department of Legal Studies
1051 BUDAPEST, NADOR U. 9
HUNGARY
TELEPHONE: (36 1) 327-3023
TELEFAX: (36 1) 327-3198
E-mail: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.ceu.hu/legal
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Statistics
• 1992 - 2004
– Students:
• LLM/MA:
• SJD:
809
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– Professors:
• Permanent Faculty:
• Visiting Faculty:
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– Number of Applicants (1999-2004): 3807
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