Business Law Master's Program
Program Name: Business Law
Degree Awarded: Master of Law (LL.M.); Research Master in Law (MRes)
Program Director: Simon Takashvili
Duration of Study: 2 (1+1) years, 120 (60+60) ECTS credits
Language of Instruction: Georgian
Annual Tuition Fee: GEL 3,950
Number of Available Places: 25
Program Objectives
The first part of the Business Law Master’s Educational Program (LL.M./60 ECTS credits) aims to:
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provide students with in-depth and systematic knowledge of current and complex issues in contemporary business law, international business transactions, legal technologies, business taxation and competition regimes, and the regulation of employment relations in business;
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develop students’ ability to analyze regulatory norms relevant to business activities and formulate comprehensive and original legal conclusions, communicate them to the professional community, and effectively and ethically apply procedural and alternative mechanisms for resolving business disputes.
The second part of the Business Law Master’s Educational Program (MRes/60 ECTS credits) additionally aims to:
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develop students’ ability to collect, analyze, and evaluate legal norms and principles necessary for conducting international and domestic business, including qualitative and statistical data relevant to business;
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develop students’ capacity to conduct academic research with academic integrity and to foster legal and ethical values.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Business Law Master’s Program (120 ECTS credits) are prepared to pursue advanced legal practice and continue their academic and research activities in the field of law.
Graduates of the first part of the Business Law Master’s Educational Program (LL.M./60 ECTS credits) may work in any position that requires a Master’s degree in Law and does not require passing a state certification examination and/or fulfilling additional requirements stipulated by Georgian legislation.
Graduates of the second part of the Business Law Master’s Educational Program (MRes/60 ECTS credits) may additionally pursue positions as researchers in jurisprudence and related fields, where practical research, analysis of scholarly sources, academic writing, and related competencies are required.
Graduates of the first part of the Business Law Master’s Educational Program (LL.M./60 ECTS credits) are entitled to continue their studies in the second part of the Business Law Master’s Educational Program at Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University (MRes/60 ECTS credits) without taking additional Master’s admission examinations, provided that no more than five years have elapsed since their admission to the first part of the program.
Graduates of the second part of the Business Law Master’s Educational Program (MRes/60 ECTS credits) may continue their studies in doctoral programs in Business Law or other relevant fields at higher education institutions in Georgia or abroad, provided