LLM Maritime and Transport Law

The study program in a nutshell

Do you want

• A unique opportunity to obtain the legal know-how, skills, and practical experience needed for a career in maritime and transport law?
• Education by excellent teaching staff, with both a solid academic background as well as a wealth of experience in legal practice and the maritime and transport industry?
• Study a stone’s throw away from the largest port in Europe?

Then this LL.M program is perfect for you!

What does this study entail?

A choice for Maritime and Transport Law at Erasmus University in Rotterdam is a choice because of our unique program and excellent teaching staff. practice-oriented education and the environment. Below you can read the main reasons why other Maritime and Transport Law students preceded you.

• This LL.M. program gives you a unique opportunity to obtain the legal know-how, skills, and practical experience needed for a career in maritime and transport law;
• You will focus on the legal aspects of shipping and the transportation of goods;
• You are educated by excellent teaching staff. They have both a solid academic background as well as a wealth of experience in the legal practice and the maritime and transport industry;
• Your study location is a stone’s throw away from the largest port in Europe. You will visit companies to see how things work in practice.

Erasmus School of Law is one of the schools of Erasmus University Rotterdam : a world-class university ranked 71th in the Times Higher Education World Universities Ranking. Our LLM programmes combine academic thinking with practical training. In addition to the regular courses, fieldtrips are organised to law firms, international courts and international companies to experience the (legal) practice: where Law meets Business.

As a student at Erasmus School of Law, you will become part of an international community: our staff and students represent over 45 different nationalities! You will attend classes with people from many different legal cultures and improve your international and intercultural skills that prepare you for an international legal career. Erasmus School of Law is located in Rotterdam.

With the largest port in Europe, Rotterdam is one of the most important drivers of the Dutch economy. As a result of Rotterdam, today is a vibrant cosmopolitan and multicultural city that is home to over 160 nationalities and a host of multinational and local enterprises, like Unilever and Shell.