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Health and Law (5787)
Basic information
Health and Law
Variant code (CID): 8809
admission procedure terminated
Orientation: Internationally Recognised Course
Faculty: Faculty of Law
International Office [22-ZO]
full-time
English
Mandatory courses cover areas such as general introduction to health and sports law, liability of healthcare practitioners and facilities, pharmaceutical law and bioethics.
Additional optional courses enable the participants to focus more closely on various related areas, where law meets with issues connected to health, e.g. healthcare systems in comparative cross-cultural legal perspective, doping and law, public health, liability issues and contracts related to physical activities and sport, dispute resolution of specific sport-related disputes.

Students are required to complete 5 mandatory courses (each for 8 credits). Moreover they are obliged to choose and complete at least 4 optional courses (each for 5 credits). In the third semester students are expected to attend a LL.M. Thesis Seminar (5 credits), complete an LL.M. Thesis under the supervision of a tutor and defend it before a committee (25 credits).
Graduates from this Specialisation may find legal jobs in various institutions of the healthcare system such as hospitals, ministries and other public agencies. Given the fact that the Programme covers substantially also the area of sports law, graduates may enhance their knowledge and skills for future employment with various sport associations or clubs. In addition, those interested in pursueing a career in the pharmaceutical sector or as attorneys specialised in health and/or sports law may find this Programme beneficial.
Health and Law
3 semesters

Students are required to complete 5 mandatory courses (each for 8 credits). Moreover they are obliged to choose and complete at least 4 optional courses (each for 5 credits). In the third semester students are expected to attend a LL.M. Thesis Seminar (5 credits), complete an LL.M. Thesis under the supervision of a tutor and defend it before a committee (25 credits).
Each Candidate must meet specific requirements and submit the Application Form (available online here) together with all required supporting documents listed here:

Motivation Letter;
Candidates must hold a university degree in law and attach its apostilled copy (by a notary). In case the applicant expects to receive the diploma after the application deadline, it is necessary that he/she submits an official confirmation from his/her current University. Thsi confirmation should state that the applicant is expected to finish his/her ongoing studies and receive the diploma after the application deadline but no later than in August of that particular year;
2 Letters of Recommendation from university professors;
For non-native speakers proof of competence in the English language (TOEFL etc.) unless they carried out their previous university studies predominantly in the English language;
Curriculum Vitae;
List of previous scientific publications (if applicable);
Confirmation of the payment of the application fee of 200,- USD (to be paid prior to the date of application) - e.g. a scanned copy of a bank order etc. For details on the payment click here.

Each candidate´s application will be reviewed by a committee comprised of professors and other representatives of the Faculty of Law after the application deadline. Successful candidates will be notified of their admisson thereafter and will be asked to sign the Learning Agreement.

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Law (0421)
Master's degree
Z prostředků účastníka
jiný účel
Course requirements and qualification acquired
závěrečná písemná práce
závěrečná zkouška
Certification: Osvědčení o absolvování programu
90
Master of Laws, LL.M. [39]
Guarantor and venue
prof. JUDr. Milan Damohorský, DrSc.
prof. JUDr. Monika Pauknerová, CSc., DSc.
International Office
International Office
Dates and duration
2022/2023
winter semester, October
3
200 (total number of hours)
Fees and financing
4500 EUR / kurz
150 EUR
Application
Právnická fakulta, nám. Curieových 901/7, 116 40 Praha 1
JUDr. David Kohout, Ph.D.
Ing. Svatava Marešová
kohout@prf.cuni.cz
00420221005334
30.04.2022
Further information
http://www.prf.cuni.cz/llm
 
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