The Department of Private Law focuses on private law (also known as civil law), which involves relationships between different persons or legal entities.
Research
Research is conducted at the Research Centre for Business & Law of the Faculty of Law.
Staff members of the Department of Civil Law conduct research on legal topics relevant to the business sector, with special attention to European developments. This includes research into contract and property law important for the daily practice of businesses, financing structures that companies can use, insolvency law, dispute resolution, and private law aspects of modern technologies such as cybersecurity, data protection, digitalization, and artificial intelligence.
Education
In Nijmegen, you can build a strong foundation for a career in civil law practice. Lectures address concrete societal issues that are currently relevant. The Department of Civil Law works closely with law firms, the judiciary, and large organizations. Many faculty members also work with these organizations. Their contributions ensure inspiring workshops that are directly connected to professional practice. The department offers the following courses:
Bachelor
- Private Law (B1)
- AI and Law (B3)
- Bachelor Thesis (B3)
- Civil Law I (B3)
- Civil Law II (B3)
- Civil Procedure Law (B3)
- Tenancy Law (B3)
- Introduction to Intellectual Property (B3)
- Rota Carolina (B3)
Master
- Liability Law
- Copyright Law
- Advanced Contract Law
- Digital Dispute Resolution
- European Commercial Law
- European Insolvency Law
- Credit and Security Law
- Advanced Property Law
- Industrial Property: Trademark Law
- Industrial Property: Patent Law
- Insolvency Law
- International and Comparative Copyright Law
- International Arbitration
- Private International Law
- Litigating in the EU
- Masterclass in Civil Law
- Master Thesis (Master Specialization in Civil Law)
- Mediation
- Practicum in Civil Cases
- Comparative Private Law
- Privacy and Data Protection Law
- Insurance Law
Information about these courses can be found in the study guide.