The programme is a study cycle that leads to the Doctor of Law degree. It corresponds to a total of 240 ECTS divided between the subjects or taught units that are part of the PhD (98 ECTS) and the PhD dissertation/thesis (142 ECTS).

The programme involves two phases:

The first phase, which is three months long, focusses on advanced training in legal sciences, legal research methodology and contextual sciences of law. During the first two taught semesters, the PhD student should complete a set of subjects, passing all of them with an average of 16 (minimum of 68 ECTS). In the third and final semester of the first phase, students should find a supervisor; approval for their PhD specialisation and individual research programme; give a talk at a SPEED (permanent seminar on the state and study of law) (10 ECTS) and present and publicly discuss their dissertation project (20 ECTS).

The second phase, which lasts for five semesters, focusses on research and writing a dissertation (142 ECTS).

For more information, consult the Regulation of the 3rd cycle of Studies Leading to PhD in Law degree.