English Law & French Law

Year 1

Currently, students study the modules shown below. King's reviews its modules on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the School for further advice.

Courses are divided into modules. Each year at King's you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

You are required to take the following modules for this course:

• Legal Reasoning and Legal Services (non-credit bearing)
• Introduction to French methodology and to French Public Law (non-credit bearing)

• Elements Of The Law Of Contract (30 credits)
• Criminal Law (30 credits)
• Public Law (30 credits)
• European Law (30 credits)

There are no credit-bearing optional modules for this course in Year 1 however you will be able to attend an optional French language class. Students whose first language is not French are encouraged to attend this class if it is deemed necessary.

Year 2 Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules for this course:

• Introduction to French methodology and to French Private Law (non-credit bearing)

• Law Of Property (30 credits)
• Law Of Tort (30 credits)
• Law Of Trusts (30 credits)

You will also be able to attend an optional French language class. Students whose first language is not French are encouraged to attend this class if it is deemed necessary.

In addition, you will take 30-credits from optional modules, which may typically include:

• Advanced Constitutional Law (30 credits)

• Anti-Discrimination Law (30 credits)

• Commercial Law (30 credits)

• Company Law (30 credits)

• Competition Law (30 credits)

• Consumer Protection: advising global businesses and their customers (30 credits)

• Criminology and Criminal Justice (30 credits)

• Criminal Law Theory (15 credits)

• Environmental Law (30 credits)

• Family Law (30 credits)

• Finance, Credit and Security (15 credits)

• Human Rights Law (30 credits)

• Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)

• Labour Law (30 credits)

• Law and Economics (30 credits)

• Law and Social Theory (30 credits)

• Law of Personal Taxation (30 credits)

• Medical Law (30 credits)

• Moral Philosophy (15 credits)

• Principles of Enterprise Governance (30 credits)

• Public International Law (30 credits)

• Russian Legal System (30 credits)

• Transnational Company Law (15 credits)

Year 3

Year 3 is spent at the Université Paris 2 (Panthéon-Assas). All classes and examinations are conducted in French. Details of the course structure will be communicated after you are accepted onto the course and have commenced your studies.

A typical year may include:

• Droit administratif des biens
• Droit civil 1 (contrats spéciaux)
• Droit de l’Union européenne 1 (droit institutionnel)
• Droit des affaires 1 (droit des sociétés : introduction générale, typologie des sociétés, sociétés de personnes, SARL)
• Droit des libertés fondamentales
• Droit fiscal
• Droit international public 1
• Procédure civile

In addition, you choose from one of the following options:

Either Droit privé
If you choose this option you are required to take:

• Droit du travail 1 (relations individuelles de travail)

In addition, students are required to take one of the following modules:

• Histoire du droit de la famille
• Histoire du droit des affaires
• Droit civil 2 (droit de la famille)
• Droit des affaires 2 (sociétés par actions, valeurs mobilières, groupes de sociétés)
• Droit du travail 2 (relations collectives de travail)

Or Droit public

If you choose this option, you may typically choose from the following options:

• Contentieux administratif
• Histoire du droit administratif
• Philosophie du droit
• Droit des relations de travail dans le secteur public
• Droit social (droit du travail et droit de la protection sociale)
• Droit de l’Union européenne 2 (droit matériel)

Year 4

Year 4 is spent at the University of Paris 2 (Panthéon-Assas). All classes and examinations are conducted in French. Details of the course structure will be communicated after you are accepted onto the course and have commenced your studies. However, a typical year may include one of the following 8 Maîtrise specializations listed below.

• Master 1 Droit mention Carrières judiciaires et sciences criminelles
• Master 1 Droit mention Droit des affaires
• Master 1 Droit mention Droit européen
• Master 1 Droit mention Droit international
• Master 1 Droit mention Droit notarial
• Master 1 Droit mention Droit privé
• Master 1 Droit mention Droit public
• Master 1 Droit mention Droit social

Each specialisation includes a number of required modules that will be communicated once you have started your studies.