Duration
4 semesters
Component
Faculty of Law, Economics & Management
Location(s)
Orleans
Presentation
(This new model is subject to approval by the university authorities)
The main aim of the DCJ course is to train students for judicial careers (lawyer, magistrate, court commissioner, etc.). Its teaching focuses on fundamental civil law, civil procedure, criminal law and criminal procedure. This Master's degree is perfectly compatible with enrolment at IEJ. The Master's program has strong links with the legal professions, and in particular with prestigious patrons who introduce Master's students to their profession, and with the Orleans Bar Association, which enables students to take part in the Clinique juridique.
The aim is to enable students in the first year of the Master's program to complete their Bachelor's degree by reinforcing their general legal training, with a focus on private law, and to prepare their specialization for the Master's 2 program they plan to follow.
The Master's degree in private law is based on a Master's 1 course comprising three tracks.
- Civil and Judicial Law course (DCJ)
- Heritage law and engineering course (D-IPat)
- Business Law and Taxation (DAF) or French and International Business Law (DAFI) courses
Skills
The holder of the diploma is a specialist in private law, and more specifically in civil law, commercial law, civil procedure, criminal procedure and arbitration, in their domestic, international and European aspects.
He can provide legal advice and consultation, and draft legal documents. He may :
- understand a situation, a conflict or a legal relationship in terms of the applicable legal rules ;
- understand, comply with and help ensure compliance with French, European and international standards, in the interests of the customer or employer;
- identify the legal difficulties that arise, qualify them appropriately and determine the applicable standards in order to establish an analysis and formulate advice in consideration of the circumstances;
- suggest strategies for preventing, negotiating, confronting or resolving disputes ;
- use and interpret legal rules, in a cross-functional way, to assess risks, advise, propose and help achieve an objective.
In addition to the skills acquired in law school, he has :
- general and specific legal knowledge ;
- mastery of legal reasoning ;
- mastery of legal vocabulary and expression ;
- an aptitude for solving practical cases;
- the ability to provide legal advice;
- an aptitude for legal research and legal intelligence.
Through the subjects covered, the diploma provides the skills needed to prepare for the bar exam, the magistrature and other professional examinations.
Useful contacts
UFR DEG International Relations Office :
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/deg/international
international.deg@univ-orleans.fr
Tel: +33(0) 2 38 49 47 30
CAREER GUIDANCE AND INTEGRATION
DOIP
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/doip
02 38 41 71 72
doip@univ-orleans.fr
Organization
Knowledge control
Teaching units are assessed by continuous assessment and/or written and oral final exams. They are definitively acquired once the student has obtained an average grade, and are assigned a coefficient and European credits. Compensations are made over the semester on the basis of the overall average of grades obtained in the various teaching units, weighted by coefficients. Two assessment sessions are organized for each semester.
Special features
The Master's program prepares students for a range of domestic and international litigation and pre-litigation techniques, which explains the strong presence of professionals (judges, lawyers, bailiffs, notaries, etc.) on the teaching team.
Program
Master of Private Law: Civil and Judicial Law
Master 1
|
Teaching unit |
Coefficient/Credits |
Hours Lecture courses |
Course TD or TD/TP |
|
Semester 7 |
|
|
|
|
Matrimonial regimes |
6 |
30 |
15 |
|
Securities law |
6 |
30 |
15 |
|
English |
2 |
- |
18 |
|
Introduction to research |
- |
10 |
- |
|
Choice of 4 materials |
|
|
|
|
Private International Law 1 |
4 |
30 |
- |
|
General theory of law |
4 |
30 |
- |
|
Banking and finance law |
4 |
30 |
- |
|
Special criminal law |
4 |
30 |
- |
|
Insurance law |
4 |
30 |
- |
|
Competition and distribution law |
4 |
30 |
- |
|
Introduction to research |
- |
10 |
- |
|
Semester 8 |
|
|
|
|
Inheritance and gifts |
6 |
30 |
15 |
|
Civil Procedure 2 |
6 |
30 |
15 |
|
English |
2 |
- |
18 |
|
Choice of 4 materials |
|
|
|
|
Insolvency law |
4 |
30 |
|
|
Private international law 2 |
4 |
30 |
|
|
Intellectual property law |
4 |
30 |
|
|
Real estate law |
4 |
30 |
|
|
Consumer law |
4 |
10 |
|
|
Collective memory |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Optional internship |
- |
- |
- |
Master 2
|
Teaching unit |
Coefficient/Credits |
Hours Lecture courses |
Hours Lectures Tutorial |
|
Semester 9 | |||
|
In-depth contract law |
4 |
20 |
- |
|
In-depth criminal law |
4 |
20 |
- |
|
Methods of execution 1 |
3 |
15 |
- |
|
Criminal Procedure 1 |
3 |
15 |
- |
|
Personal and family law |
3 |
15 |
- |
|
In-depth security law |
2 |
10 |
- |
|
Theory and practice of argumentation |
3 |
15 |
- |
|
Trial theory |
2 |
10 |
- |
|
Cassation technique |
2 |
10 |
|
|
Research seminar |
1 |
6 |
- |
|
English |
1 |
- |
15 |
|
Litigation before the ECHR |
2 |
10 |
- |
|
Semester 10 | |||
|
In-depth liability law |
4 |
20 |
- |
|
Practice of civil procedure |
2 |
15 |
- |
|
Criminal Procedure 2 |
2 |
15 |
- |
|
Matrimonial property and inheritance law |
2 |
15 |
- |
|
Ways of execution 2 |
1 |
10 |
- |
|
Special contract law |
2 |
15 |
- |
|
Alternative dispute resolution |
4 |
20 |
- |
|
European Union litigation |
1 |
10 |
- |
|
Property law |
1 |
10 |
- |
|
Fundamental freedoms |
2 |
15 |
- |
|
Speaking technique |
1 |
10 |
- |
|
Group projects |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Choice of 2 courses |
|
|
|
|
Internship and internship report |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Memory |
5 |
- |
- |
Admission
Admission requirements
Hold a bachelor's degree relevant to the course content.
Recommended subjects: law, general law, private law, corporate law, business law, European law, law/history.
How to register
Access to M1 and M2 :
Admission to 1st and 2nd year Masters programs is selective.
- via the mon master platform in M1.
- via the e-candidat application for M2.
Tuition fees
For students:
https://www.univ-orleans.fr/fr/univ/formation/droits-dinscriptions
For adults returning to school, for professionalization contracts and for VAE, consult the: SEFCO.
And then
Professional integration
The DCJ course:
Target jobs :
Company lawyer, magistrate (subject to passing the necessary competitive examinations), lawyer (subject to passing the necessary competitive examinations), magistrate (idem), bailiff (idem)
Target sectors :
Public sector, private sector, industrial sector, tertiary sector, large companies, SME/SMI, associations/trade unions, non-governmental organizations, foundations, socio-professional bodies, legal services, etc.