Bachelor in Law

Presentation

First stage of basic legal training, this programme provides a general legal education.

The programme focuses mainly on Swiss law but also includes international law, European law and some social sciences. The programme usually lasts six semesters.

Study plan

First year (2 semesters)

60 credits

MANDATORY COURSES:

  • General introduction to law and exercises
  • General criminal law
  • Constitutional law
  • Law of natural persons and family law
  • History of law
  • Roman foundations of private law
  • Obligations law

Second year (4 semesters)

120 credits

MANDATORY COURSES (114 credits):

  • Public international law, European Union law
  • Administrative law, fundamental rights
  • Obligations law, special contracts
  • Economics and law
  • Rhetoric
  • Preliminary exercise in legal writing
  • Negotiation and mediation
  • Online legal research
  • Philosophy and sociology of law I: history and issues, philosophy and sociology of law II: current issues
  • Property law, family property law, private international law
  • Tax law, company law
  • Fundamentals of civil and criminal procedure, enforcement
  • Social security law, labour law
  • Property law, family property law, private international law
  • Special criminal law I (offences against property)
  • Legal writing
  • Legal German

OPTION COURSES (3 credits/courses)

The Faculty of Law has two special, fast-track Bachelor of Laws programmes:

  1. The special Bachelor of Laws programme (180 credits) for graduates with a full education in foreign law.

The Bachelor's degree in Law (180 credits) for graduates with a full degree in foreign law is a Bachelor's degree in Law, with equivalencies based on previous university studies. To be admitted, candidates must have obtained a full degree in Law from a foreign university recognised by our university, which must have been obtained within the last 10 years. Applications are then evaluated and reviewed for decision.

In addition, candidates must also meet the enrolment requirements of the University of Geneva.

For any enquiries regarding the conditions and procedure for registration at the University of Geneva, the faculties have no authority, but you can contact the University's Registration Office at https://www.unige.ch/immatriculations/

This programme is normally a full-time, two-year course.
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  1. The special Bachelor of Laws programme (180 ECTS) for graduates with a Bachelor's degree in International Relations, specialising in Law, awarded by the Global Studies Institute at the University of Geneva.

Please refer to the following link for more information (in French): https://www.unige.ch/droit/etudiants/bari/