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Faculty of Law Master of Law UZH International and Comparative Law Information for students starting in fall semester 2020 Student Advisory Services, Faculty of Law
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17.09.2020Faculty of Law Table of Contents 1. Responsibilities 2. Study Programs 3. Lectures, Module Booking, Exams 4. Mobility 5. Further helpful information 17.09.2020
Faculty of Law Responsibilities
Faculty of Law
Student Advisory Services
− Competent contact for study related questions
− Consultation hours:
https://www.ius.uzh.ch/en/studies/general/advisory-services.html
− Contact by contact form:
http://www.ius.uzh.ch/de/studies/contact-form.html
17.09.2020Faculty of Law
Service Desk
− Opening hours: Wednesday
9.15 – 11.45 am
Room RAI G 001
− E-mail: dekanat@ius.uzh.ch
(please indicate your matriculation number)
− Telephone hours: +41 (0) 44 634 22 33
Monday and Tuesday:
13.00 – 15.00 pm
Wednesday und Thursday:
9.15 – 11.45 am
17.09.2020Faculty of Law Mobility Office (International Mobility) − Competent contact for questions regarding an exchange − Consultation hours: www.ius.uzh.ch/de/studies/mobility/international.html 17.09.2020
Faculty of Law Study Programs
Faculty of Law
Study Programs at the Faculty of Law UZH
Doctorate
– Bachelor of Law UZH: 180 ECTS, 6 semesters Doctorate
– Master of Law: 90 ECTS, 3 semesters Master of Law Double Degree Joint Degree
3 semesters, 90 ECTS* 4 semesters, 90 ECTS* 3 semesters, 90 ECTS*
– Double Degree: 1 year at UZH, 1 year at partner Master of Law UZH London Joint Degree
Maastricht Lausanne
institution, 2 years in total Master of Law UZH
Master
International and Hong Kong
Comparative Law Strasbourg
– PhD/Doctorate Berkeley
Leuven
Dōshisha
Amsterdam
Advanced level
Bachelor
4 semesters, 120 ECTS Credits*
Assessment level
2 semesters, 60 ECTS Credits*
*1 ECTS credit represents 30 working hours
17.09.2020Faculty of Law Modules and ECTS Credits − Compulsory, core elective and elective modules − A Master module is usually 6 ECTS credits worth (1 ECTS Credit = 30 hours, 6 ECTS Credits = 2 weekly lecture hour in a semester) − A Master module usually spans over one semester 17.09.2020
Faculty of Law Study Program MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law (1/2) Study Program 1: For students with an educational background in Switzerland (Bachelor of Law from a Swiss University): 17.09.2020
Faculty of Law Study Program MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law (2/2) Study Program 2: For students without an educational background in Switzerland (Bachelor of Law from a foreign university): 17.09.2020
Faculty of Law Lectures, Module Booking, Exams
Faculty of Law
Teaching in Fall Semester 2020
− The focus will be on digital teaching (streaming within the timetable and/or podcast, dubbed
presentations, Zoom meetings, Zoom webinars etc.), not on face-to-face teaching.
− Digital teaching will be accompanied by face-to-face teaching if the lecturers consider it necessary or
useful.
− For attending face-to-face or online lectures, a registration for the lecture is necessary. This is done by
OLAT or other online platforms.
17.09.2020Faculty of Law
Registration for a face-to-face lecture and/or the online lecture
For registration for a face-to-face lecture and/or the online lecture, we recommend taking the following
steps:
1. Check out the course catalogue, and search for the module you want to attend.
2. Check who is teaching the course. Go to the website of the professor to find more detailed
information about his or her lecture, for instance on which platform his lectures are broadcasted
or if there is the possibility to attend the lecture in class:
https://www.ius.uzh.ch/de/staff/professorships/alphabetical.html
The information may be published at a later stage but on 14 September at the latest.
3. In most cases the materials are provided on OLAT (https://lms.uzh.ch/dmz/). Under the following
link you will find instructions and more detailed information on the use of OLAT:
https://help.olat.uzh.ch/display/OO114EN
NOTE: registration for a lecture is not the same as module booking. You will have to follow both registration
procedures.
17.09.2020Faculty of Law
Module Booking
− Module booking = examination registration
− Book a module in the same semester in which you want to take the examination
− Only modules of the current semester can be booked
− To register for examinations, students must use the online module booking tool, available via this link:
http://www.students.uzh.ch/en/booking.html
− Participation in lectures without taking examinations is possible. Students will not receive credit points or
confirmation of attendance in this case.
− Booking and cancellation deadline ends on: Friday, 23 October, 2020, 24.00h
17.09.2020Faculty of Law
Introduction to Swiss Law
− Introduction to Swiss Law is a compulsory module for students following the study program 2
− Not available for students in study program 1
− Not available in the module booking tool
− Registration link is published on our website:
https://www.ius.uzh.ch/en/studies/master/master-of-law/emlaw.html
− Different registration and cancellation deadlines:
Registration/cancellation from 15 – 30 September, 2020
17.09.2020Faculty of Law
Master Thesis
− Compulsory module
− 12 ECTS Credits, will be graded
− A written paper or Moot Court, Model United Nations (MUN)
− Master’s thesis may be agreed individually, independently of a Master's module, with the lecturer at any
time or Master’s theses may be produced as part of a seminar.
− Registration
• MT as part of a seminar: directly via the webpage of the lecturer: seminar topics will be published on
October 1, 2020
• Individual MT: contact the supervisor, set a deadline directly
− In each case, the «Master’s Thesis Agreement» must be filled out
− Failed attempts do not count in fall semester 2020 and spring semester 2021
− Failed attempts count starting as of fall semester 2021!
17.09.2020Faculty of Law
Place Restrictions
− Usually: no place restrictions for the law courses
− There are exceptions. In fall semester 2020:
• Recent Case Law of International Courts: 14 places are reserved for degree-seeking students. First
come, first served.
• Contract Design: only book the module if you have received a place. Note the information on this
website to apply for a place:
https://laweconbusiness.ethz.ch/teaching/contractdesign/requirements.html
17.09.2020Faculty of Law
Types Of Assessments
– The following types of assessments are most common at the Faculty of Law UZH:
• Written examinations
• Oral examinations
• Papers, presentations etc.
– Additional assessment types possible
– Note: so called mobility exams are not available for degree-seeking students.
– Please be sure to book the module in which you want to take an examination/assessment.
– Some professors may not have decided which type of examination they will offer.
The definite choice will be published after the end of cancellation period:
http://www.ius.uzh.ch/en/studies/general/exams.html
17.09.2020Faculty of Law
Assessments in Fall Semester 2020
– No regular written exams will be conducted in fall semester 2020.
– Written online examinations are possible. The modalities of the written online exams have yet to be
defined
– Whether these exams will be graded or only evaluated with pass/fail still needs to be decided.
– For modules with few participants: oral examinations (e.g. also over Zoom) or alternative forms of
assessment (e.g. term papers, presentations etc.)
– October 23: the examination and evaluation mode will be announced for each module
17.09.2020Faculty of Law
Repeating Assessments
− Each module can be repeated once
− No re-examinations: the exam takes place when the lecture is offered.
− Max. 30 ECTS Credits of failed attempts are allowed
− Failed attempts will count starting from fall semester 2021 if they have not led to the exclusion from the
studies
− As of fall semester 2021: new regulations. Please check our website.
17.09.2020Faculty of Law
Examination Periods
− Regular examinations in fall semester 2020 take place in January.
The provisional dates will be published on this website:
https://www.ius.uzh.ch/en/studies/general/exams/master.html
− Assessment takes place earlier in some modules, e.g. during the semester or at the end of the lecture
period. There are no provisional dates for these assessments available.
− Regular examinations in spring semester 2021 take place from mid-June to mid-July
− You will have to inform yourself about date, time and place of the regular examinations:
http://www.ius.uzh.ch/en/studies/general/exams.html
17.09.2020Faculty of Law
Legal Basis
− Please note the examination modalities for regular examinations in the «Fact Sheet for Module
Examinations»:
https://www.ius.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:995bb012-cfbf-450b-924b-
5c9a86462aa9/4.1.3._MB_Modulpruefungen_engl.pdf
− Additional decisions on the online examinations necessary and will follow
− Additional emails with detailed examination modalities for a given module from the Examination
Management Office
17.09.2020Faculty of Law Transcript of Records (ToR) – Issued each semester – Overview of all modules taken at the UZH in a given semester – passing and fail grades – The Transcript of Records will be provided electronically only in the student portal 17.09.2020
Faculty of Law Mobility
Faculty of Law Swiss Mobility The Faculty of Law provides students within the MLaw UZH ICL with the opportunity to study at another university in Switzerland: http://www.ius.uzh.ch/de/studies/mobility/swiss.html Note: the recognition rules still need to be approved. Further information available at the beginning of 2021. 17.09.2020
Faculty of Law International Mobility − SEMP-agreements (formerly ERASMUS) with 60 partner institutions from 24 European countries − Faculty agreements of the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich with non-European countries: Bangalore, Birzeit, Chicago, Hong Kong, Jerusalem, Peking, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Uppsala u.a. − further bilateral agreements of the University of Zurich, for all fields of study − Information is available here: http://www.ius.uzh.ch/de/studies/mobility/international.html Note: the recognition rules still need to be approved. Further information available at the beginning of 2021. 17.09.2020
Faculty of Law Further helpful information
Faculty of Law
Libraries
− Law Library:
• Specialised legal reference library
• Books may not be borrowed
• Currently only 180 workspaces are available for reservation (Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 19:00).
Reservations are made via an online booking tool: https://www.ius.uzh.ch/en/library/corona.html
• A self-guided interactive tour of the Law Library:
https://www.ius.uzh.ch/en/library/using/interactivetour.html
– Zentralbibliothek (ZB): https://www.zb.uzh.ch
– Nebis: Libraries all over Switzerland work together in the NEBIS network. Around 10.5 million documents
can be found in the joint library catalogue online: www.nebis.ch
17.09.2020Faculty of Law To Do’s − Be aware of the knowledge gaps − Book modules − Plan the Master’s Thesis − Exam preparation: old examinations can be found in the exam archive: https://www.ius.uzh.ch/en/studies/general/exams/master/Archive.html 17.09.2020
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