Master’s degree in comparative law: Law & multilingual studies program
Presentation
For this double curriculum organized in partnership with the University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas, ISIT provides multilingual legal training, while law studies are undertaken at the University of Paris Panthéon-Assas.
There is also a dual degree program available in partnership with the University of Paris-Saclay.
The Comparative Law and Multilingual Studies program prepares lawyers to work in a global environment.
This master’s program stands out for its comparative, international, and multilingual approach to business law. It offers in-depth training on the world’s major legal systems (civil law, common law, mixed systems, religious systems), enabling students to gain a detailed understanding of the economic and legal principles that govern international transactions.
The advantages of the dual master’s degree:
- A multidisciplinary and multilingual program combining business law, private international law, and comparative law.
- A teaching team composed of professors and legal professionals specializing in different legal traditions.
- An international outlook.
- A strong and extensive network of alumni working as lawyers, legal experts, and in international institutions.
In line with the standards of international higher education, it brings together students from all over the world, who come to learn about the challenges of interculturality as applied to the field of law.
Objectives
- Training legal professionals capable of dealing with international issues in several languages and cultures
- Producing graduates capable of translating and writing in an intercultural legal environment
Practical skills acquired
- In-depth understanding of French, international and comparative law
- Multilingual Communication in the legal field
- Intercultural understanding of professional legal situations: legal proceedings involving foreign nationals, international contracts, international negotiations, etc.
Requirements and admission
Requirements
Our course is open to candidates with a solid level in their mother tongue and two other working languages: French and English are compulsory, and the third working language can be chosen from Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
- Partnership with Paris-Panthéon-Assas University for admission to the first year or Master’s program.
- Partnership with the Jean Monnet Faculty of Sceaux – Paris Saclay for admission to the first year or Master’s program.
Admission
Admission to the first year: Via Parcoursup
Admission to the Master’s program: Via Monmaster
Consult the archives dedicated to admission to the Master’s program at ISIT.
Double degree
This double-degree program is jointly organized with our partner law schools. The linguistic and intercultural elements of the course are taught at ISIT, while the legal modules take place at the partner universities.
ISIT has signed two partnership agreements with two centers of legal excellence:
- Faculté de Droit Jean Monnet – Université Paris Saclay. A pioneering partnership established back in 1978
- Paris-Panthéon-Assas Université, since the academic year 2016-17.
Law courses & multilingual studies
Master 1
Law
- International economic law
- Securities law
- International Private Law 1 or Introduction to Cross-Border Litigation
- Major contemporary legal systems 1 or Intellectual property law
- International Trade Law
- International Private Law 2
- Business criminal law
- Digital law
Multilingual studies: linguistic studies and legal terminology
- International Business Law
- Credit law in the second foreign language
- Business Criminal Law
- Digital law in the second foreign language
- Intercultural communication in international institutions
- Legal writing and translation
- Professional speaking
- ISIT LEGAL CLINIC professional project
- Summary and analysis in international law
Master 2
Law
- Foundations of comparative law
- Theory and methodology of comparative research
- Comparative contract law
- Comparative dispute resolution law
- Comparative private international law
- Comparative law of fundamental freedoms
- Research dissertation (Assas) or internship report (ISIT)
Multilingual studies: linguistic studies and legal terminology
- Fundamental freedoms in the second foreign language
- Private international law in foreign languages
- International Arbitration
- Legal writing and translation
- Professional speaking
- ISIT LEGAL CLINIC professional project
- Intercultural Professional Dialog in a Legal Environment
Career opportunities and targeted professions
Our priority: professional integration
Throughout the ISIT program, emphasis is placed on preparing students for the professional world, under the guidance of the Professional Integration Department.
The professional integration program combines a series of complementary measures.
- Mandatory internships every year (see the internship program)
- Mandatory professional projects within ISIT LEGAL CLINIC in partnership with courts, ministries, and institutions.
- Seminars, workshops, and conferences to build and refine your professional project.
- Professional conferences with testimonials from ISIT alumni
- Methodology conferences on building your professional project
International career opportunities
Graduates of ISIT’s Comparative Law and Multilingual Studies (legal linguist) specialization find employment as corporate lawyers, attorneys, and international civil servants in prestigious professional environments: large international companies, law firms, ministries, and international institutions.