EBS Law Term

Focus in 2020: Transnational Commercial Law

Welcome to the EBS Law Term!

Studying a semester abroad can be a life-changing experience! Feel the spirit of an international learning environment and be part of our Law Term. Exclusively made for our international students, the EBS Law Term has an academic focus on Transnational Commercial Law. Upon successful completion the EBS Law Term offers the opportunity to obtain a Certificate in one of the most fascinating business law areas.

EBS Law School is located in Wiesbaden in the center of Europe, close to Frankfurt, which makes it the perfect place for excursions to the European institutions, as well as for exploring Europe.

Facts

Language: English
Location: EBS Law School, Wiesbaden
Duration: 16 September 2020 - 16 December 2020
The number of participants is strictly limited
Credits: 21 - 33 ECTS

Academic Programme

Focus in 2020: Transnational Commercial Law

Based on the positive experience gained in this programme since 2013, the EBS Law Term 2020 will continue to focus on one of the most fascinating areas of international commercial law - the Transnational Commercial Law.

Transnational Commercial Law deals with the growing body of internationally unified or harmonized law in areas of particularly high relevance to international commerce. Some of the instruments of transnational commercial law, such as the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards, are extremely successful in global business. Others are pioneer instruments with promising perspectives such as the UNIDROIT Convention of Cape Town on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and its Protocols on Railway Rolling Stock or Space Assets such as satellites.

From a methodical viewpoint, Transnational Commercial Law raises the intriguing question of comparative law as to why some instruments are so successful and what can be learned from them for designing other instruments. In addition, creating Transnational Commercial Law instruments requires specific negotiation skills and high-level diplomacy in order to get states to say “yes” to a new instrument.

The overall aim of the programme is to provide students with an overview of the most important concepts, methods and general problems of Transnational Commercial Law as well as an introduction to a selection of important instruments of Transnational Commercial Law.

Curriculum and Tutors

The courses are held by law professors and renowned legal practitioners, all working with a particular focus on transnational commercial law. The courses of the programme are therefore often divided into blocks of 2 to 4 hours (including breaks).

Here you will find an overview of the curriculum:

Click here for an enlarged view of the graphic.

*All courses offered are subject to changes and depend on a minimum number of participants.

The programme consists of a combination of compulsory and elective courses, which are combined in four modules. Through the integration of leading lawyers, EBS Law Term courses are often taught in blocks. A specific course is divided into several sessions which usually last between two and four hours (including breaks).

Certificate

Upon successful completion of the course programme, participants receive a certificate of participation. Credit transfer lies within the discretion of the partner institution of EBS Universität. Students are advised to contact their study abroad advisor.

Credits

Students will be able to earn European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits. In order to receive the EBS Law School Certificate for successful participation in EBS Law Term 2019 on Transnational Commercial Law, students must successfully participate in Module 1 and a minimum of four electives from Modules 2-4, totalling 21 ECTS credits. Students may choose to earn up to 33 ECTS credits out of the entire EBS Law Term consisting of 51 ECTS credits. 2 ECTS credits equal 1 ABA credit. As credit transfer is the responsibility of the partner institution of EBS Universität, students attending EBS Law Term should establish the minimum workload required by their home universities prior to the programme.

Cost of Living

Living expenses in Germany are slightly above average in a European context:

Accomodation / month: 400 - 600 euro
Health insurance / month: 110 euro
Food / month: 250 euro
Course material / trimester: 50 - 100 euro
Excursions / trimester: 80 euro
Student card (semester ticket): 95 euro
The semester ticket covers the area of Wiesbaden, Mainz and Frankfurt.

Application

Language requirements

All courses are held in English. Students must have a minimum score of at least 90 on the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

TOEFL: Minimum of 90 iBT
IELTS: 6.5
TOEIC: 721
ESOL: CAE grade A, B, C

Academic Requirements

Applicants should have completed at least year on a full-time undergraduate law programme or at a graduate law school by the time the programme begins.

Application Process

To apply for the EBS Law Term from September to December the following three steps are required.

The exchange coordinator of the home university nominates exchange students through an online nomination system.
Nominated exchange students receive an e-mail from EBS International Programmes Office with details on the online application procedure. Please note that it may take 2-3 workdays for EBS Universität to process the nominations and mail out the login details to your students.
Students upload the following supporting documents into the application system:

Current CV or resume
A copy of all university degrees/grade transcripts
Proof of health insurance or copy of European Health Insurance Card valid for the entire stay at EBS Universität
Document “Declaration of Accession” to the EBS student body (available in the download section of application system; please print, complete, sign and scan)
Copy of ID document
For non-native speakers of English: 90 points TOEFL iBT or equivalent

Nomination Deadline: 15 April 2020
Application Deadline: 1 May 2020

Visiting Students

If you do not attend one of our partner universities and you are interested in our Law Term, please get in contact with Marco Picillo. A limited number of spots will be available to visiting students. Applicants must meet the same language and academic requirements as the exchange students. The tuition fee for the Law Term is 5,000 euro. Visiting students will receive the same service as exchange students.

Contact

Marco Picillo

International Programmes Coordinator

EBS Law School

: +49 611 7102 1568
: marco.picillo@ebs.edu

Prof. Dr. iur. Dr. phil. Martin Will, M.A., LL.M. (Cambridge)

Holder of the Chair of Constitutional, Administrative and European Law, New Technologies Law, and the History of Law

Academic Director EBS Law Term

: +49 611 7102 2232
: martin.will@ebs.edu

Prof. Dr. iur. Emanuel V. Towfigh

Dean EBS Law School

Holder of the Chair of Public Law, Empirical Legal Research and Law & Economics

Vice Academic Director of the EBS Law Term

: +49 611 7102 2253
: emanuel.towfigh@ebs.edu

Impressions

EBS Law Term

Talitha // EBS Law Term 2019
Stellenbosch University, South Africa

“The EBS Law Term was a wonderful experience. The coursework was very interesting and the lecturers did their utmost best to help the students master the material. I enjoyed my focus on banking law and securities law, which are subjects that a student generally does not cover in ordinary law coursework. These subjects were stimulating and opened a whole new view on legal studies.

The EBS Law Term also enabled me to meet people from all over the world. Incredible bonds were formed and friends were made that I would certainly miss. I would definitely recommend it!”

EBS Law Term

Kaitlin // EBS Law Term 2018
Monash University, Australia

“My exchange at EBS Universität was far more than I expected. It was an opportunity to meet people and make lasting friendships from all over the world, engage with different jurisdictions and law topics that may not be covered by your home university and to travel all in one!

The course itself is made up of a diverse range of classes that focus on the main theme: Transnational Commercial Law. However, the programme also offers courses in Arts and Cultural Property Law and International Human Rights outside this theme. All the professors come from different professional and academic backgrounds and understand the diversity of the students.

The EBS Law Term is the perfect way to learn about International and European Law while also taking advantage of being in the very centre of Europe!”

EBS Law Term

Claudia // EBS Law Term 2017
Singapore Management University, Singapore

“Enrolling in EBS Law Term was the best decision I made! Practitioners and lecturers with very strong background taught the modules in the Law Term. They helped to summarize complex contents and made them understandable for students. The team also did a stellar job in welcoming us, so that we could settle down in Wiesbaden. They were very helpful and approachable whenever we needed help.”

EBS Law Term

Qingwen // EBS Law Term 2017
Peking University School of Transnational Law, China

“The EBS Law term organized various study trips for us, for example to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg or to prestigious law firms in Frankfurt like Clifford Chance. Those study trips offered us the opportunity to have a closer look at the practical world, and gave us guidance on our future career plans.”

EBS Law Term

Juan // EBS Law Term 2017
University of the Andes, Colombia

“I got to know people from all around the globe and I changed my view on a lot of stereotypes I had before. Now I know that I can visit people in more continents and countries I have never expected to.”

EBS Law Term

Lianghui // EBS Law Term 2015
University of Macau, China

“The teaching provided by the distinguished professors was inspiring. I broadened my outlook through these interesting topics. I got a very comprehensive understanding of the transnational commercial law.”

EBS Law Term

Trip to the European Central Bank Frankfurt

Another excursion is waiting for you during the introduction week - a visit of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. Here you can see the EBS Law Term 2017 in front of the European Central Bank.

EBS Law Term

Farewell Event at Clifford Chance
Frankfurt

The farewell event of the EBS Law Term 2016 took place at the international law office Clifford Chance. Get to know a law office first hand and ask all the questions that have been on your mind for a long time!

EBS Law Term

Trip to the European Court of Justice
Luxembourg

The excursion to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg is one of the highlights of the EBS Law Term. Here you can see the EBS Law Term 2016 in the building complex of the European Court of Justice.

EBS Law Term

Welcome Barbecue
EBS Law School, Wiesbaden

Enjoy a great barbecue with other students, professors and staff! Here you can see the EBS Law Term 2016.

EBS Law Term

Lena and Melanie // EBS Law Term 2015
University of Ljubiljana, Slovenia

“The fact that we came from differing jurisdictions and legal systems made classes really interesting and fun. This incredible group of people introduced me to their local customs an traditional foods, their music and way of living, which is irreplaceable.”