The Network
The Athens Law School became a member of the European Law School Network in 2020, thus enabling it to collaborate with some of the most prestigious Law Schools in Europe, which are the:
The European Law School (ELS) Network was established in 2006 and aims to offer its postgraduate students an education that will meet the requirements of a truly European Lawyer. The ELS Network introduced for the first time an integrated European Programme of Legal Studies enabling its students the opportunity for extensive comparative and combined modern legal studies across Europe and leading to the awarding of the “Juriste Européen“ Certificate.
Participants in the ELS Network first study in their own countries obtaining their bachelor’s degree (at their home university). They subsequently continue their studies attending a LL.M Programme in two of the partner Universities of the ELS Network obtaining two Master’s degrees from these Universities. Thus, for example, a student from King’s College, London would continue his/her studies in the next year at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin or at La Sapienza, Università di Roma and the year after at the Athens Law School or at the Católica Lisbon School of Law. At the end of their studies the participants in the ELS Network obtain the “Juriste Européen“ Certificate, which is testimony to their familiarity with three different legal cultures as well as their ability to express themselves eloquently up to the level of scholarly discourse in three diverse jurisdictions.
The Vision
Students who participate in the ELS Network profit from the strong collaboration between the partner Universities of the Network, not only via the mobility of the teaching staff, but also through the active participation at summer schools. Once a year students and professors from all the participating countries come together, in order to practise modern legal skills and, cutting across national borders, to reflect collectively on contemporary legal issues, such as the “Law in the era of digitalization”. Thus, the alumni of the ELS Network are prepared for a leading role or are prepared for participation in European and international law firms, as well as high positions in European and international institutions.
Athens Law School
With almost 200 years of history, the Athens Law School is the oldest and most prestigious state institution for the training of young legal scholars in Greece. Our alumni include some of the most influential and important figures of the recent Greek and European history. Our aspiration is to offer our students better, more useful and creative studies, which will equip them with the necessary skills and qualifications to deal with the complex and ever-changing academic, professional, social, cultural and technological realities.
Our LL.M. Programme in International and European Legal Studies is the first one-year graduate programme taught entirely in English at the Athens Law School. It is an intensive Master’s Programme which provides its students with an in-depth understanding and a hands on knowledge of both European Private Law as well as International and European Business Law. Our students will benefit from the strong network and various activities of the European Law School and its participating Universities, comprising of the Humboldt Universität in Berlin, King’s College, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, La Sapienza University in Rome, the University of Amsterdam, the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. For more information see here.
Our LL.M. in International and European Law, taught entirely in English, builds on the very successful LL.M. programme we have created in the Athens Law School in the past ten years. It is an intensive Master’s programme, which provides students with an in-depth understanding of International and European Union Law in both their theoritical and practical aspects. For more information see here.
