Transnational Law Program
The Transnational Law Program is aimed at training students in different national legal systems. UCU offers this program in close cooperation with the Washington University School of Law in Saint Louis (WUSOL), Missouri, US. As a TLP student you enroll in the Social Science major at UCU, taking a set number of law courses. In the third year you go on exchange to WASOL for a semester. By taking law courses at both UCU and WUSOL, TLP students acquire their legal skills and knowledge within the context of the two major longstanding legal traditions of civil law and common law, each in its natural environment. After completion of the program you have access to the Masters in Law (LLM) programs at Utrecht University and WUSOL.
Note: TLP is not aimed at becoming a practicing bar lawyer either in the US or in the Netherlands. Students who pursue a career as a barrister, solicitor or in the judiciary will need additional legal training.
Requirements
As a TLP student you must satisfy all requirements for a major in Social Science. In addition you must take at least 9 law courses at UCU, and the equivalent of 4 UCU courses at WUSOL. That means your program will include:
- a minimum of 9 law courses at UCU
- 10 non-law courses at UCU (including general and major specific requirements)
- 1 elective course
- 1 semester at WUSOL, equivalent of 4 UCU courses.
Courses
UCU law courses
WUSOL law courses
Corporations
Contracts
Torts
Individual Rights and the Constitution
Administrative Law
Electives on offer