Master of Laws in International Transactions (LLM)

• CB6. Students are familiar with and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity for originality in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• CB7. Students are able to apply the knowledge they have acquired and to solve problems in any new or unfamiliar situation which may arise within a broader or multidisciplinary context relating to their area of study.
• CB8. Students are able to apply what they know when faced with the difficulty of making tough decisions and, when information is limited, they are able to take into account and apply the social and ethical responsibilities associated to the situation.
• CB9. Students are able to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and reasoning behind them to audiences who may be or may not be specialised in the field; and are able to do so in a clear and unambiguous way.
• CB10. Students are equipped with the necessary learning skills to continue their studies in a self-directed and autonomous way.

• CG1. Students are able to acquire up-to-date general knowledge of the various aspects of legal practice in the field of international transactions.
• CG2. Students are able to understand the international environment by identifying its legal stakeholders, its institutional structure, and the activities they carry out in the field of international transactions.
• CG3. Students are able to systematically understand the relevant information, its legal context, and how to apply it to complex situations involving different laws and jurisdictions in the field of international transactions, taking into account the impact on the party they represent.
• CG4. Students are able to master the techniques that allow them to obtain and analyse the relevant information that is applicable to the technical-legal context in question.
• CG5. Students are able to deal systematically and creatively with complex legal situations, to exercise critical judgment, to deal with incomplete information, to take risks, to make decisions, and to communicate them to all types of audiences in the field of international transactions.
• CG6. Students are able to communicate correctly both orally and in writing, using the latest technology in the field of international transactions.
• CG7. Students are able to act independently in the planning and implementation of projects and making legal decisions in the field of international transactions.
• CG8. Students are able to perform different roles within a multidisciplinary and multicultural legal team in the field of international transactions.
• CG9. Students are able to apply trends in the legal environment at an advanced level, develop and defend arguments, and solve complex problems in the field of international transactions.
• CG10. Students are able to provide different points of view on the same legal case by applying the acquired knowledge and skills of legal practice in the field of international transactions.
• CG11. Students are able to master techniques for dealing with and solving complex problems efficiently in the field of international transactions.

• CE1. Students are able to understand the principles, know the institutions of common law, and analyse their interaction and equivalence with civil law systems.
• CE4. Students are able to understand and put into practice the principles of international contracting, as well as its most common clauses and institutions.
• CE5. Students are able to have an advanced level of knowledge of the Spanish financial system, as well as of Spanish and European regulatory bodies.
• CE6. Students are able to understand the most relevant regulatory requirements in financial matters and the legal significance of obtaining certain licences and authorisations in relation to regulated activities, services, or industries.
• CE7. Students are able to analyse the application of insolvency law from a comparative perspective, as an instrument to maximise the interests of creditors in international transactions.
• CE8. Students are familiar with the duality of competition law (antitrust and unfair competition), prohibited practices, and the main sanctioning procedures in the framework of international transactions.
• CE9. Students are able to identify the economic foundations of the international systems that regulate intellectual and industrial property, as well as the administrative procedures necessary for the exercise of the rights associated with them.
• CE10. Students are able to understand the most important treaties and conventions that apply to international legal transactions.
• CE11. Students are able to identify the employment nature of the contracts entered into by their client and the most relevant employment and social security elements in the context of an international transaction.
• CE12. Students are able to develop and implement a coaching, mentoring, or leadership process in international organisations.
• CE14. Students are able to develop interpersonal skills and abilities that facilitate the practice of the international legal profession in their relations with citizens, other professionals, and the institutions of other countries.
• CE15. Students are able to apply knowledge of the interpretation of balance sheets and financial statements in accordance with international accounting standards.
• CE16. Students are able to draft and interpret the most common contractual clauses in financing contracts involving operators of different nationalities.
• CE17. Students are able to identify the rules governing European trading systems for financial instruments in the field of capital market operations.
• CE18. Students are familiar with the fundamental principles of international tax law and its sources, especially the conventions to avoid international double taxation, their nature, structure, and content.
• CE19. Students are able to understand non-resident income tax, the taxation of the different income headings, and the specificities of this type of legislation, as well as the concept, elements, and implications of international tax transparency.
• CE20. Students are familiar with the tax regimes for financial companies in the different member states of the European Union, as well as the impact of international tax transparency.
• CE21. Students are able to provide global advisory proposals to clients carrying out sales, acquisitions or mergers of companies, or the purchase and sale of assets in an international context, as well as other international transactions, projects, or businesses.
• CE23. Students are able to understand the systems by which corporate governance of companies is regulated from a comparative and functional perspective.
• CE24. Students are able to provide proposals for advice in relation to the criminal liability of legal persons both in the Spanish criminal system and in comparative law, in the field of international transactions.
• CE25. Students are able to provide legal advice on compliance programmes aimed at exempting companies involved in international transactions from criminal liability.
• CE26. Students are able to respond to conflicts of law and jurisdictional disputes associated with international business and investment.
• CE27. Students are able to integrate the defence of clients’ rights within the framework of out-of-court dispute resolution systems, such as international arbitration.
• CE28. Students are able to develop their argumentation and negotiation skills in order to defend their client’s interests in an international transaction.
• CE29. Students are able to understand the international legal problems and alternative responses to investment and financing operations for business projects in regulated sectors.
• CE30. Students are familiar with the fundamental principles of the new practice of international business law based on an understanding and analysis of the evolution of the different international legal systems and their influence on the new international legal order.
• CE33. Students are able to act autonomously within a framework of responsible freedom.
• CE34. Students are able to master the techniques that enable them to obtain and analyse information, assess its relevance and validity, synthesise it, and adapt it to an international context.
• CE35. Students are able to understand the relevant information, its context, and how to apply it to complex situations taking into account how being in an international environment affects the client.

In accordance with Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, amended by Royal Decree 861/2010, this programme is open to applicants who meet any of the following conditions:

• Applicants who hold an official Spanish undergraduate degree or another qualification issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area that entitles the holder to access graduate studies in the issuing country.
• Applicants who hold a degree from an educational system outside the European Higher Education Area may be admitted without the need to have their degrees homologated, provided that it can be verified that they accredit a level of education equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish undergraduate degree and that it is recognised in the issuing country as giving access to graduate studies. Access to the programme through this pathway does not imply, under any circumstances, the homologation of the previous qualification held by the applicant, nor its recognition for any purpose other than to study graduate programmes.

In the case of students with special educational needs arising from disability, appropriate support and guidance services will be provided to assess the need for possible curriculum adjustments or alternative pathways or studies.

This programme is aimed at applicants with the following profile:

• holders of an undergraduate degree in law, including dual degrees combining law and business administration; law and criminology; law and international relations, etc.;
• holders of an undergraduate degree with at least one year of proven work/professional experience in the field of international transaction law;
• holders of a degree or another qualification issued by a higher education institution that entitles the holder to access graduate studies in the issuing country and that is related to the field of specialisation of this programme;
• English language proficiency at level B2 (or higher) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Tuition fees for the 2024/25 academic year: €31,000.

• October intake (October 2024 to June 2025)
• Academic calendar

• School: Centro de Estudios Garrigues
• Subject area: Social and legal sciences
• Number of places available: 30
• Language: English and Spanish

Successful completion of the programme confers the title of Master of Laws in International Transactions from Centro de Estudios Garrigues. Students will also receive a diploma accrediting their studies at Fordham University School of Law.

Internal Quality Assurance System

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Members of the Educational Quality Committee (CCT)

• Graduate studies director
• Programme director
• Students
• Faculty (dissertation coordinator and internship coordinator)
• Faculty quality manager (Quality & Compliance)
• Learning assessment manager
• Academic director

Please refer to the regulations of Universidad Europea de Madrid.

• Regulations for official master’s degree programmes
• Student statute
• Disciplinary rules
• Credit transfer and recognition rules