Bachelor of Law

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The Bachelor of Law aims to allow you to:

acquire good knowledge of the main disciplines of Swiss positive law : private law, public law, criminal law, criminal sciences, social law and procedures;
understand the growing interactions between Swiss and international and european law as well as analyse foreign legislations using a comparative approach (comparative law) ;
develop critical and analytical skills by looking at law through the perspective of other disciplines: history of law, philosophy of law, legal methodology, sociology of law, etc.

Practical Information

Organiser
Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration
School of Law

Degree Awarded
Bachelor of Law (BLaw)

ECTS Credits
180

Duration
6 semesters

Teaching Language
French

Enrolment deadline
30 April. If you require a visa to study in Switzerland: 28 February.

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Study Options After the Bachelor's Degree

At UNIL, the following Master's programmes are open without further conditions to holders of the Bachelor of Law (BLaw):

Subject to changes.
The French version prevails. Only the official texts should be considered binding.
Last update: 26 August 2021

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