Leuphana Law School

Leuphana Law School is a hub for innovative and internationally oriented legal education and research in Germany. Through its award-winning study model, it offers unique academic opportunities in Germany within its accredited Bachelor's programme in Law (LL.B.), the accredited Master's programme in Law (LL.M.) – which includes the possibility of completing the Erste Prüfung (First State Examination in Law) – and in its doctoral programme in law (Dr. iur.). All degree programmes are characterised by excellent student-to-staff ratios and a strong interdisciplinary and international focus.

Excellence in Legal Research

Legal research at Leuphana Law School is internationally oriented. Researchers at Leuphana Law School work on issues of particular social relevance and maintain close collaborations with scholars from other institutes within the Faculty of Public Affairs – including Political Science and Economics – as well as with researchers across the entire university.

The focus of research lies on questions of transnational private law, fundamental issues of public law, European and international law, as well as European and international criminal law. Scholars at Leuphana Law School are known for their innovative research projects and publications. They regularly advise federal and state institutions – in particular the Bundestag and Bundesrat – on legislative procedures and appear before both German and international supreme courts. Leuphana Law School maintains strong research partnerships with institutions such as the University of Oxford, the University of Groningen, the University of Glasgow, and the University of the Western Cape.

The Center for European and International Law (CEIL), which is dedicated to fundamental research in European and international law, cooperates closely with researchers from the School of Sustainability. In addition, the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) provides a key platform for interdisciplinary collaboration within the Faculty of Public Affairs.

Study Programmes

With the new examination programme model, a bridge is being built for the first time between the traditional law degree leading to the Erste Prüfung (First Legal Examination) and the Bachelor's and Master's degree system. As part of the double-degree Master's programme in International Economic Law (LL.M.), offered in cooperation with the University of Glasgow and the University of the West Indies, students also have the opportunity to focus particularly on international law. Various part-time Master's programmes, such as Corporate & Business Law (LL.M.), Governance & Human Rights (M.A.), and Sustainability Law (LL.M.), complement the range of legal study options.

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