Program Overview

University Program: Legal and Political Sciences

The École Doctorale in Legal and Political Sciences, also known as ED 67, offers a comprehensive program for doctoral students. The program is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of legal and political sciences, as well as the skills necessary to conduct independent research.

Program Structure

The program is divided into several components, including:

• Thesis methodology (constructing your thesis)
• Legal culture (feed your thinking)
• PREPARE YOUR PROFESSIONAL FUTURE => Academic career
• PREPARE YOUR PROFESSIONAL FUTURE => Non-academic careers

Thesis methodology

This component focuses on the methodology of thesis construction and includes topics such as:

• Refine your subject and your problem
• Construction of the plan
• Legal research, methodology
• Legal research: digital and IT tools

Specific courses include:

• “Issues, problems and problems of the thesis” by Pr Frédéric ROUVIERE
• “Writing the thesis plan” by Pr Frédéric ROUVIERE
• “Public Law” by Pr Hervé ISAR
• "Open science and bibliographic management: mastering HAL and Zotero" by Mr. Valentin BRUNEL

Legal culture

This component aims to nourish students' reflection on legal culture and includes topics such as:

• Anthology of legal thought in public law
• Legal epistemology
• Legal theory

Specific courses include:

• “International law or community law” by Professor Romain LE BŒUF
• “History of law” by Professor François QUASTANA
• “Epistemology 1 – Fundamental concepts” by Pr Frédéric ROUVIERE
• “Epistemology 2 – Big questions” by Pr Frédéric ROUVIERE

PREPARE YOUR PROFESSIONAL FUTURE => Academic career

This component prepares students for an academic career and includes topics such as:

• CNU 01 Conference
• Professional opportunities in higher education and research
• Preparation of the CNU File

Specific courses include:

• Conference by Ms. Stéphanie Porchy-Simon, President of CNU 01
• “Professional opportunities in higher education and research” by Professor Denis MOURALIS
• “Preparation of the CNU File” by Pr Cyril BLOCH

PREPARE YOUR PROFESSIONAL FUTURE => Non-academic careers

This component prepares students for non-academic careers and includes topics such as:

• Professional opportunities outside higher education and research

Specific courses include:

• “Professional opportunities outside higher education and research” by Pr Denis MOURALIS

Academic seminars for TD instructors

This component includes seminars for teaching assistants, such as:

• Exercise methodology: stopping commentary technique
• Exercise methodology: text commentary technique
• Methodology of exercises: Argumentation I - reasoning, qualification and legal problem
• Introduction to teaching: laying the foundations for relationships with students
• Eloquence Course: the development of eloquence, the position of the voice

Specific courses include:

• “Exercises methodology: stopping commentary technique” by Pr V. MICHEL and E. PUTMAN
• “Methodology of exercises: technique of text commentary” by Pr V. MICHEL and E. PUTMAN
• "Methodology of exercises: Argumentation I - reasoning, qualification and legal problem" by Pr Frédéric ROUVIERE
• "Initiation to teaching: laying the foundations for relationships with students" by E. OOSTERLYNCK and L. THIBIEREGE
• "Eloquence Course: the development of eloquence, the position of the voice" by Me Laurent PENARD