LL.M.

in European Economic and Financial Criminal Law

(60 ECTS)

Semester 1 (205 units, 29 ECTS)

Module 1. Regulation and enforcement in the EU (20 Sept 15 October / 4 weeks)

Module part
1. Enforcement of EU policies via administrative and
criminal law
2. Major developments in European criminal policies
3. Money laundering, terrorist financing
TOTAL

Person responsible
therefor
J. Vervaele/ A. Meij
R. Genson
J. Nies

Exam

Language

Units

ECTS

Written
exam
Presen-
tation
Case
study

English

20

French

20

French

20

60

Module 2: European criminal law and criminal procedure (20 October - 10 November / 4 weeks)

Module part
1. EU criminal law
2. The jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the
European Union in criminal matters
3. The European Convention on Human Rights, the
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European
Union
TOTAL

Person responsible
therefor
K. Ligeti / S. Allegrezza
Lars Bay Larsen
S. Allegrezza

Exam

Language

Units

ECTS

Written
exam
Oral
exam
Written
exam

English /
French
English

20

25

English

20

65

Module 3: Law and economics (10 November 30 November / 3 weeks)

Module part
1. Law and economics

2. The social economics of criminal law

TOTAL

Module 4: Moot Court (10 November 15 December/ 4 weeks)
Module part
1. Internal moot court on International Criminal Law

2. Introduction to the Master Thesis
TOTAL

Person responsible therefor

B. Deffains
J. Van der Walt

Person responsible therefor
K. Ligeti
K. Ligeti / S. Allegrezza

Exam
Written
exam
Paper

Language
French

Units ECTS
30
4

English

10
40

Exam
Moot
court

Language
English

Units ECTS
30
4

English /
French

10

40

2
6

Semester 2 (80 units, internship, master thesis; 31 ECTS)

Module 5: Cooperation and European law enforcement agencies (10 28 February / 3 weeks)

Module part
1. The legal framework and the actors of international
cooperation in criminal matters in the EU
2. Financial investigations, freezing of assets and asset
recovery
TOTAL

Person responsible
Exam
therefor
S. Allegrezza/ H. Nilsson/ Presentation
R. Ueberecken
M. Turk
Written exam

Language

Units

ECTS

English

24

English

16

40

Module 6: European economic and financial criminal law - substantive and procedural aspects (1 - 21 March / 3 weeks)

Module part
1. Corporate criminal law and compliance
2. Offences related to the financial markets and the
banking union
TOTAL

Module 7: Master thesis (24 March 30 June/ 14 weeks)

Master Thesis
TOTAL

Module 8: Internship (1 May 30 June/ 8 weeks)

Internship (minimum duration of 8 weeks)

Person responsible therefor Exam

Language
K. Ligeti/ K. Moosmayer
Written
English
exam
S. Jacoby / S. Allegrezza
Presentation English /
French

Units
20

ECTS
3

20

40

Person responsible therefor

Supervising professor

ECTS

Language
English /
French

11
11

ECTS
9