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The key subjects to master law and international relations

The Esade Double Degree in Law + Global Governance, Economics & Legal Order is a multidisciplinary program by definition. Becoming an expert in international relations requires mastering multiple and varied subjects which range from Transnational Law to International Relations and Geopolitics. Consequently, from the very first year, you’ll combine subjects from the Bachelor in Law programme with subjects in Economics and Global Governance as well as Accounting, Geopolitics, Model UN and International Human Rights Protection, amongst others. In addition, as of your second year, you’ll be able to choose one of the two specialization tracks available to further your knowledge of Global Economics or Global Politics.

In this subject you’ll study how laws have evolved from a historical and cultural perspective and you’ll learn about the basic legal systems. Upon completion, you’ll have the knowledge and competencies you need to understand today’s legal system.

What are the basic criminal concepts? In this subject you’ll discover these concepts and study the criminal phenomenon as a prerequisite to apply Criminal Law.

Discover the connection between the Constitution and the State: In this subject you’ll learn about the Constitution’s normative value and its relation with the State and its institutions.

In this subject you’ll examine the Law from an economic perspective, as well as carry out microeconomic analyses and learn how the market functions. You’ll explore different market structures as well as the theory of incentives and the problems associated to asymmetrical information. Upon completing this subject, you’ll be able to evaluate the economic components found in laws and legal decisions.

In this subject you’ll learn about basic accounting principles and how essential accounting techniques work.

Countries use their geographic situations and the resources they have available to assume advantageous positions in relations of all types with the rest of the world. In this subject you’ll become familiar with these strategies and the best methodology to analyse them.

This subject will help you to understand how the world has changed over the last 200 years. What have been the major changes in economic structures? Is the world really more open now? Is income distribution more unequal than before? How have politics and economics interconnected throughout history to explain the present? This subject will enable you to trace the economy’s historical evolution by studying key debates between leading economists throughout history. You’ll also learn about these economists within their historical contexts and the challenges that they faced.

Macroeconomics is the part of economic theory that studies global economic indicators: total goods and services produced, total income, employment and productive resource levels, the balance of payments, exchange rates and general price trends. You’ll learn to critically analyse the underlying assumptions, the corresponding decisions and macroeconomic policies. Amongst other elements, you’ll also examine macroeconomic variables, fiscal policies, the finance sector, recessions and crises.

You’ll immerse yourself in the concept of the Constitutional system’s primacy and its sources.

In this subject you’ll study the General Theory of Criminal Law and discover its relevance in applying crime-related laws.

A view of Personal Law from a civil perspective: In this subject you’ll become familiar with the necessary systemic elements to understand the sources of Civil Law, the theory of legal-civil norms and the subjects, objects, functions and goals of legal-private relations. This subject will focus especially on laws aiming to ensure equality and non-discrimination and their effectiveness in private legal relationships.

Any organization, public or private, must produce financial and economic information. This subject introduces the accounting process and international accounting regulations, and most importantly, helps you interpret the financial information that companies publish.

This subject aims to introduce you to the public sector and governance at the national level to then explore the international realm and global governance. You will then learn about the most important international governance organizations as well as private and informal means of global governance.

This subject will introduce you to the necessary concepts to understand the basics of private contracts (structure and function) and civil obligation (structure and function), both in contractual and extracontractual terms.

In this subject you’ll study the different types of crimes and how this typology is applied, as well as how jurisprudence interprets it.

This subject represents your first immersion in Transnational Law: You’ll learn about the principles and structure of the international legal-political system, highlighting the system of leading international organizations.

Through this subject you’ll study the legal aspects of the European Union’s economic integration: Some of the key topics include common norms, treaties and the interrelation between member-country legal systems. You will also analyse the legal aspects of EU relations with non-member countries.

What specific rights does the Constitution endow us with? This subject focuses on learning about constitutional rights, focusing especially on fundamental rights.

The economic activity of nations is conditioned by their geographical location and resources. In turn, countries use their economic potential to achieve political ends. During this course you will learn how countries use their economic potential to gain advantage in international politics.

Studying Sociology will provide you the basic tools to understand the existence of different societal groups and analyse how they interrelate, as well as what conflicts, areas for cooperation and means of social interaction exist. You’ll master the tools from this field which will allow you to apply your knowledge to analyse political decisions.

Companies, political parties, governments and, in general, all economic agents make decisions which affect others, though they too are affected by the decisions their competitors and partners make. Can we determine which strategy they should ideally adopt? Game Theory is the basic tool to answer this question: In this subject you’ll learn about Game Theory with its applications in the economic, political and international relations areas.

In this subject you’ll study how courts are structured and how they work as well as the basic and common procedural concepts and institutions found in all jurisdictions.

This subject offers an overview of Administrative Law: You’ll become familiar with its purpose, functions and basic principles and, in particular, the basic types of public authority administrations, administrative sources and proceedings.

This subject will enable you to understand the structure and functioning of civil and mercantile contracts from an inherently practical perspective: You’ll consolidate the knowledge and competencies you acquired in the General Contract Theory subject.

This subject will introduce you to the concepts, functions and sources of Mercantile Law. Through this subject, you’ll study the concept of companies and entrepreneurs and you’ll further explore business practice. In addition, you’ll study topics related to the exercise of free competition and the protection of intangible assets (Intellectual Property and Competition Law).

During the second-semester of the second year, you’ll be assigned the macro, multidisciplinary case study for your 360º Legal Project which you will finalise during the third year of the program, applying the knowledge you acquire from the different legal disciplines you’ll study as you advance through the program. In the first session, we will assign you a case and explain the objectives and methodology you should apply. After that initial session, there will be a 2-hour session each week (10 sessions total): in each session you’ll have to answer a series of questions faculty raise whether individually or in groups (faculty will indicate how each session will proceed). You will have to answer these questions either orally or in writing.

Related subjects:
Constitutional Law I and II; Fundamental of Criminal Law and Theory of Crime I and II; General Part of Civil and Personal Law.

The European Union is a key player on the international stage, both for its defence of certain values and its way of understanding democracy as well as its economic weight. This subject will allow you to expand your knowledge of the EU and its relations with non-member countries.

International relations are characterised by the constant need for dialogue and reaching agreements with economic agents with different points of view. To dialogue, negotiate and reach these agreements, you have to master a series of key skills: negotiations, teamwork, preparing and defending varied positions in debates, presenting rebuttals and alternative proposals as well as negotiating them, etc. You’ll work on all these skills through the Model UN and its very practical perspective.

During the second year, you’ll be able to choose an elective from your specialization track: In Global Politics, Quantitative Methods for Political Science or, in Global Economics, Mathematics Applied to Economics.

Quantitative Methods for Political Science: This subject will introduce you to basic statistical concepts in the political realm: variable rates, central position and dispersion measures, correlations between variables, creating indicators in the political science realm and an introduction to survey design, amongst other topics.

Mathematics Applied to Economics: You’ll learn about the fundamental math required to carry out economic analyses. You’ll study key topics such as a variable’s functions (continuity, derivability and analysis via charts), the functions of various variables and linear algebra (matrixes and operations and resolution equations). You’ll also become familiar with differential equations in the economic field (economic growth models).

During the second year, you’ll be able to choose an elective from your specialisation track: In Global Politics, International Development, or, in Global Economics, International Economics.

International Development: This subject will immerse you in the international development cooperation field. You’ll learn about the different types of cooperation, the agents and international institutions dedicated to development projects, all from both a theoretical and practical focus. Through this subject, you’ll also carry out simulations in which you and all your classmates will be in charge of managing a development project.

International Economics: This subject is divided into two fundamental blocks. On the one hand, you’ll begin studying international trade: theories of international trade, analyses of trade policies, the worldwide trade system in the globalized context and the global organization of production and commercial integration processes. The second block of this subject includes content such as analysing exchange rates and different currency exchange regimes, the international financial system and monetary integration mechanisms.

This subject will familiarise you with the right to self-determination, its regulation and how it has been applied historically. You’ll also analyse the existing tools and institutions to protect the rights of minorities as well as the challenges that protecting minorities implies today.

In this subject you’ll become familiar with general administrative proceedings and, in particular, the framework governing public activity (especially, norms, sanctions and expropriation) and the public sector’s contractual and patrimonial liability systems.

What are rights in rem? In this subject you’ll acquire the systemic elements needed to understand the basics and foundations of rights in rem, in particular, property rights, joint ownership and limited property rights (right of use/usufruct and the right of first refusal).

In this subject you’ll understand how the different civil and mercantile proceedings are structured. In particular, you’ll study norms governing competencies as well as the types of declarative proceedings and the most relevant procedural specialisations in legal practice. You’ll also analyse the key alternative conflict-resolution mechanisms.

This subject will introduce you to taxation. To begin, you’ll study the economic, doctrinal and legal foundations of the General Part of Financial and Tax Law. This will enable you to expand your knowledge of the key taxes included in the Spanish tax system more systematically. You’ll also become familiar with the different types of tax proceedings.

You’ll study the different types of companies and the rules governing their structures, organization and functioning.

In this subject you’ll learn about the sources of Labour Law and the primary institutions related to Individual Labour Law from a legal and jurisprudence perspective. Together, we’ll analyse the different positions the parties in a labour relation adopt regarding economic and social issues, including gender. You’ll also acquire basic notions on the purpose of the Social Security system and its structure (assistance and contributory schemes).

You can choose to study this subject at Esade or at The Fletcher School (Boston) thanks to the summer study-abroad program. Whichever option you choose, in this subject you’ll learn about the major threats to international security today and the mechanisms available to address them.

Financial markets have an ever-greater impact not only on economics but also on politics and international relations. The aim of this subject is to introduce you to the key financial products and their traits, how financial markets work and the relation between financial markets, economics and international relations.

Based on the knowledge acquired in the Corporate Law class, in this subject you’ll analyse the key capital and structural change operations. You’ll also learn about the primary functions and normative benchmarks in Bankruptcy and Stock Market.

What are the most prevalent types of direct taxes? In this subject you’ll discover and learn about norms governing personal income tax and corporate tax, in particular.

In this subject you’ll immerse yourself in the foundations and functions of Real Estate Registration Law and you’ll analyse the systemic elements needed to understand the structure and functioning of security rights.

How are collective bargaining agreements reached? In this subject you’ll become familiar with the key representative instruments for workers and the means to defend their interests as well as make the most of collective bargaining mechanisms. You’ll also analyse the impact employment policies have on the job market.

During the third year you’ll continue working on your 360º Legal Project, a multidisciplinary macro-case study begun during the second year and finalising during the second semester of the third year. As in the previous year, this subject consists of one 2-hour session per week (10 sessions total): In each session you’ll have to answer a series of questions faculty raise whether individually or in groups (faculty will indicate how each session will proceed). You will have to answer these questions either orally or in writing. There will be a final exam at the end of the subject. Your final mark will take into account your ongoing assessment mark for the in-class sessions. Participating actively during class sessions may give you extra points to improve your final mark.

You’ll be able to continue with your specialisation track during the third year, whether in Global Politics, studying International Conflict Management, or in Global Economics, studying Statistics.

International Conflict Management: This subject will provide you the tools you need to address international conflicts. You’ll also learn about the primary types of conflicts and the resources and mechanisms that can help to resolve them. You’ll study conflict theory and the different types of international conflicts, their causes, and tools to resolve them.

Statistics: This subject will introduce you to topics such as probability and random variables, descriptive statistics and statistical inference. You’ll acquire the knowledge you need to be able to reach data-based conclusions when carrying out economic studies.

During the third year you can continue with your specialization track: In Global Politics, you can study Global Political Economy, and in Global Economics, Industrial Organisation.

Global Political Economy: This subject will introduce you to the theoretical foundations of economic policy, the welfare state and political economics in the international setting (the economy’s internationalisation and worldwide economic governance). What is the ‘welfare state’? What economic policies are currently being adopted in a world that has become globalised? In this subject you’ll find answers to these and other questions.

Industrial Organization: Through this subject you’ll learn about market structures and their entry barriers: monopolies, oligopolies, product differentiation models and monopolistic competition. You’ll also study the key concepts in industrial policy and market regulation.

During the third year you can continue with your specialisation track: in Global Politics with the Public and Private Governance subject, or in Global Economics, with Econometrics.

Public and Private Governance: This subject serves to illustrate how common collaboration between public and private organisms is today in global governance efforts. You’ll study how companies, public administrations and society at large can create economic and social value through diverse public-private collaboration formulas to achieve general interest goals.

Econometrics: This subject aims to introduce you to econometrics, that is, the application of statistics and mathematics to study the economy. As a result, you’ll learn about the basics in this area: the linear regression model with a single explanatory variable (estimation, goodness-of-fit models, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and predictions) and non-linear regression models.

Should legal norms take into account the economic impact they have? How are economic relations conditioned by the regulatory framework? Have we enacted the appropriate regulations for today’s new economic structures such as the collaborative economy or the rise of major digital platforms? This subject aims to help you to understand the economic impact that laws have and to answer the previous questions.

Practicing Law has ethical implications: In this subject you’ll study and analyse the ethical aspects of Law and its practice.

Based on the Private Contract knowledge you’ve acquired previously, in this subject you’ll analyse the primary types of mercantile contracts as well as securities.

In this legal-economic subject, you’ll become familiar with the primary types of indirect taxes, in particular, norms governing the value-added tax as well as transfer tax and the tax on documented legal acts.

In this subject you’ll understand the function, traits and structure of Private International Law. The ultimate objective is for you to be able to interpret and apply the different Private International Law norms, in particular, in the EU Law area.

In this subject you’ll study human rights in-depth, what they consist of, their regulation and the existing mechanisms to protect them. You’ll also learn about existing limitations and possible future alternatives.

This subject is fundamental in a world in which today’s digital platforms, Big Data and social media are changing the way in which we understand organizations and social and economic relations. It is also essential due to the serious risks all the above imply. Are they appropriately regulated? You will reflect on all these issues in this subject.

You’ll acquire the foundations needed to understand the primary institutions in the Family and Inheritance Law area, all from a perspective which takes into account social changes that have occurred over time and their legal relevance.

What are the principles and institutions involved in criminal proceedings? In this subject you’ll learn about criminal proceedings, their functions, principles and basic institutions from a jurisprudence perspective.

In this subject, you’ll examine current affairs and the world’s situation today combined with analyses from both the economic and political fields.

You’ll complete your specialization track during the fourth year, whether in Global Politics with the Natural Resources and Geopolitics subject or in Global Economics with Financial Markets and Financial Valuation.

Natural Resources and Geopolitics: This subject explains how managing and exploiting natural resources are one of the key political issues in countries around the world. You’ll study different production systems and their environmental impact, the relation between natural resources and economic growth, the geopolitics of energy sources, conflict minerals and their implication in geopolitics and governance and the future challenges of natural resource management.

Financial Markets and Financial Valuation: You will gain a basic understanding of financial mathematics. You will learn to value the main financial products (loans, stocks, bonds) and about the main tools used for company valuation.

You’ll complete your specialisation track during the fourth year whether in Global Politics with the Climate Geopolitics subject or in Global Economics with Advanced Macroeconomics.

Climate Geopolitics: In this subject you’ll study the climate change concept in-depth, its consequences, the actors playing a part in international environmental policy, the current situation and the challenges that climate change governance faces today and in the future.

Advanced Macroeconomics: This subject will immerse you in key macroeconomics topics, including intertemporal decision-making economic models, expectations and public policy models, job market models and an introduction to dynamic models in macroeconomics, amongst others.

This seminar will provide you with the tools you need to be able to successfully complete your Final Degree Project, and you’ll also learn indispensable skills if you decide to continue in the world of academic research in the future.

The Final Degree Project encompasses a complete multidisciplinary case which you have to resolve. It serves to demonstrate that you have successfully incorporated the knowledge, skills and competencies addressed throughout the double degree program. You’ll have the support and guidance of a tutor throughout the project. At the end, you’ll be required to present an original written report with a well-argued and duly-based resolution which you will then also have to defend orally. Since this is a double-degree program, you’ll be required to complete two final degree projects: one for the Bachelor in Law and another for the Bachelor in Global Governance, Economics & Legal Order.

During the fifth year, you’ll be able to step into the professional world, carrying out an internship in international organizations or Spanish embassies and consulates around the world: For example, you could work for the United Nations at its New York or Nairobi offices or you could work for NATO in Brussels. If you prefer, you can also carry out a solidarity-based internship in countries such as Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua or Costa Rica through Esade’s University Development Service (SUD).

During the fifth year, you can opt to carry out a semester-long exchange program at another of the world’s best universities to complement the knowledge you’ve acquired at Esade.

However, if you decide not to do the exchange program, you can choose from a series of subjects taught in English:

European Union Internal Market
International Environmental Law
International Economics
Intercultural Communication
Public-Private Collaboration
Comparative Law
Legal Aspects of Real Estate Transactions
Human Rights Protection
Self-determination and Minority Rights
Digital Economic Impact on Organizations
International Sales Law
Comparative Constitutional Law
Legal Practicum
Globalisation Politics & Economics
Negotiation Skills
World Trade Law
Natural Resources and Geopolitics Strategies
Contract Techniques: Standardisation of Contracts
Structure and Contents
Cybersecurity
Introduction to Geopolitics

The Double Degree in Law + Global Governance gives you the opportunity to specialise in a specific geographic region of the world. You will choose from different electives in each specific area:

Asia

Doing Business in Asia

International relations in Asia

Understanding Asia

Economic Power: India, Japan, China, Korea and Singapore

Investing in Asia

LATAM

Doing Business in LATAM

International relations in LATAM

Understanding LATAM

Economic Power: Argentina, Chile, Perú, México and Brazil

Investing in LATAM

United Kingdom, United States, Australia and Canada

Doing Business in the UK, USA, Australia & Canadá

International relations in in the UK, USA, Australia & Canadá

Understanding in the UK, USA, Australia & Canadá

Economic Power

Investing in the UK, USA, Australia & Canadá

The Maghreb and Middle East

Doing Business in Magreb and Middle East

International relations in Magreb and Middle East

Understanding Magreb and Middle East

International arbitration in arabic countries

Investing in Magreb and Middle East

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