Students must have completed one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study at USF School of Law. 2nd year students must have earned a cumulative GPA above 2.50 in the spring semester of their first year. 3rd year students must be in good academic standing.
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Virtually untouched by World War II, Prague is one of Europe's most beautiful cities. With a population of more than one million and a history reaching deep into the Middle Ages, it offers the visitor an inexhaustible variety of crooked streets, architectural surprises, tucked away pubs, and musical and theatrical events.
Charles University
Founded in 1348 by the Czech King and Roman Emperor Charles IV,
Universitas Carolina Pragensis is the oldest university in Central Europe and the
19th oldest university in continuous operation in the world. It has enjoyed a long international reputation for high quality teaching and research.
The Faculty of Law
With more than 4000 students, the Faculty of Law is the largest accredited
Law Faculty in the country. Many of its alumni hold prominent positions in the
central and regional administration, in public service, as well as in advocacy
and private business.
USF students may take any graduate level course offered in any one of Charles University two LL.M programs:
LL.M. in the Law and Business in the Czech Republic and Central Europe
Fall Courses in: Business and Commercial Law
Fundamentals of Private Law for Business and the Judicial Protection of Rights
Private International Law and International Business Transactions
EU Law – General Introductory Course
European Contract and Tort Law
Public Regulatory Policy: An Economic Perspective
Social Rights and their Protection
Possibility to participate in International Moot Court competitions
LL.M. in International Human Rights Law and Protection of the Environment
Fall Courses in:Theory and Practice of Public International Law
International and European Environmental Law and Policy
Introduction to International Human Rights Law
Development of Supranational Integration and European Law
EU Law – General Introductory Course
Selected Topics from the Theory of Human Rights
Human Rights and Environmental Protection
For more information: http://www.prf.cuni.cz/llm/LLM.pdf Accommodation, catering, other facilities
Foreign students are housed in the University’s Residence Halls, in double occupancy rooms with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. Accommodation in single rooms is usually not available. Students can use either the cafeteria in the Law Faculty building, or in dormitory area. Generally it is also easy to rent an apartment privately.
The Law Library, located in the Faculty building, is the most extensive and modern law Library in the country. It stocks a wide range of specialist periodicals and journals, monographs and textbooks, both Czech and foreign.
The library is open from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. during weekdays and from 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Wireless internet connection is available in the Law Faculty.
Financial aid
USF students will pay full-time tuition to USF for their semester abroad. Living expenses will be calculated according to the cost of living in each location.