International and European Law Tilburg University

Overview

You build your expertise on a solid foundation that integrates international and European law. The program allows you to tailor your specialization(s) to match your career goals and offers four core thematic areas that are set to dominate European and international policy. 

• Get an interdisciplinary approach and law-in-context focus by learning about relevant treaties and landmark cases, and how political institutions, economic actors, and civil society shape the ways in which laws are produced and applied at the international level
• All teachers are highly qualified and enthusiastic academics with additional expertise emanating from their connections to international legal practice. The latest developments and insights are continuously fed into learning, so you are confronted with topics and ideas from the real world.
• Guest speakers on a number of areas offer you the opportunity to network outside of Tilburg University during your studies.

Career prospects

The Master's program in International and European Law qualifies you to pursue a challenging career in legal practice and/or in an advisory function. Potential career paths include posts within national and international public administration, national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the diplomatic service, European and international courts, multinational enterprises, and advocacy.

Accreditation

#32 in Law worldwide (Times Higher Education, 2025)

 #1 in Law in the Netherlands (Elsevier Beste Studies, 2023)