Subjects

In this subject you’ll study how Law has evolved from a historical and cultural perspective and you’ll learn about the basic legal system concepts. Upon completion, you’ll have the knowledge and competencies you need to understand today’s legal system.

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What are the basic criminal concepts? In this subject you’ll discover these concepts and study the criminal phenomenon as a prerequisite to apply Criminal Law.

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Discover the connection between the Constitution and the State: In this subject you’ll learn about the Constitution’s normative value and its relation with the State and its institutions.

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Your first contact with economic reality: You’ll study how markets work, the effects that public intervention has and how non-competitive markets are structured.

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In this subject you’ll learn about basic accounting principles and how essential accounting techniques work.

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You’ll explore the concept of the Constitutional system’s primacy and its sources.

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In this subject you’ll study General Theory of Criminal Law and discover its relevance in applying crime-related laws.

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A view of Personal Law from a civil perspective: In this subject you’ll become familiar with the necessary systemic elements to understand the sources of Civil Law, the theory of legal-civil norms and the subjects, objects, functions and goals of legal-private relations. This subject will focus especially on laws aiming to ensure equality and non-discrimination and their effectiveness in private legal relationships.

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What are the key macroeconomic indicators in terms of production, inflation and employment? You’ll discover these through this subject and learn about the basic models that explain the different macroeconomic variables, in particular, fiscal and monetary policies.

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In this subject you’ll become familiar with the techniques to enter the most common financial-economic operations into the books and financial statements. At the same time, you’ll also learn about the key accounting valuation norms for operations.

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This year-long subject comprises three different levels (3 subjects total during the first three years of the program). During the first year, students will be divided depending on their respective levels of English. The final level achieved will depend on your initial level, though the workload will, in all cases, be equivalent to 9 ECTS, which should guarantee that you achieve a C1 level of English or higher.

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This year-long subject comprises three different levels (3 subjects total during the first three years of the programme). During the first year, students will be divided depending on their respective levels of English. The final level achieved will depend on your initial level, though the workload will, in all cases, be equivalent to 9 ECTS, which should guarantee that you achieve a C1 level of English or higher.

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This subject will introduce you to the necessary concepts to understand the basics of private contracts (structure and function) and civil obligation (structure and function), both in contractual and extracontractual terms.

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What specific rights does the Constitution endow us with? This subject focuses on learning about constitutional rights, focusing especially on fundamental rights.

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In this subject you’ll study the different types of crimes and how this typology is applied, as well as how jurisprudence interprets it.

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This subject represents your first immersion in Transnational Law: You’ll learn about the principles and structure of the international legal-political system, highlighting the system of leading international organizations.

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In this subject you’ll learn to interpret and analyse basic corporate and institutional financial statements.

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What are the key institutions in the EU legal system? In this subject you’ll learn about the main organisms under EU Law and analyse community freedoms and how EU Law is adapted to each member country’s legal systems.

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In this subject you’ll study how courts are structured and how they work as well as the basic and common procedural concepts and institutions found in all jurisdictions.

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This subject offers an overview of Administrative Law: You’ll become familiar with its purpose, functions and basic principles and, in particular, the basic types of public authority administrations, administrative sources and proceedings.

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This subject will enable you to understand the structure and functioning of civil and mercantile contracts from an inherently practical perspective: You’ll consolidate the knowledge and competencies you acquired in the General Contract Theory subject.

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This subject will introduce you to the concepts, functions and sources of Mercantile Law. Through this subject, you’ll study the concept of companies and entrepreneurs and you’ll further explore business practice. In addition, you’ll study topics related to the exercise of free competition and the protection of intangible assets (Intellectual Property and Competition Law).

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During the second-semester of the second year, you’ll be assigned the macro, multidisciplinary case study for your 360º Legal Project which you will finalise during the third year of the program, applying the knowledge you acquire from the different legal disciplines you’ll study as you advance through the program. In the first session, we will assign you a case and explain the objectives and methodology you should apply. After that initial session, there will be a 2-hour session each week (10 sessions total): in each session you’ll have to answer a series of questions faculty raise whether individually or in groups (faculty will indicate how each session will proceed). You will have to answer these questions either orally or in writing.

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Constitutional Law I and II; Fundamental of Criminal Law and Theory of Crime I and II; General Part of Civil and Personal Law.

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This year-long subject comprises three different levels (3 subjects total during the first three years of the programme). During the first year, students will be divided depending on their respective levels of English. The final level achieved will depend on your initial level, though the workload will, in all cases, be equivalent to 9 ECTS, which should guarantee that you achieve a C1 level of English or higher.

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What are rights in rem? In this subject you’ll acquire the systemic elements needed to understand the basics and foundations of rights in rem, in particular, property rights, joint ownership and limited property rights (right of use/usufruct and the right of first refusal).

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In this subject you’ll understand how the different civil and mercantile proceedings are structured. In particular, you’ll study norms governing competencies as well as the types of declarative proceedings and the most relevant procedural specialzations in legal practice. You’ll also analyse the key alternative conflict-resolution mechanisms.

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This subject will introduce you to taxation. To begin, you’ll study the economic, doctrinal and legal foundations of the General Part of Financial and Tax Law. This will enable you to expand your knowledge of the key taxes included in the Spanish tax system more systematically. You’ll also become familiar with the different types of tax proceedings.

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In this subject you’ll learn about the sources of Labour Law and the primary institutions related to Individual Labour Law from a legal and jurisprudence perspective. Together, we’ll analyse the different positions the parties in a labour relation adopt regarding economic and social issues, including gender. You’ll also acquire basic notions on the purpose of the Social Security system and its structure (assistance and contributory schemes).

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In this subject you’ll become familiar with general administrative proceedings and, in particular, the framework governing public activity (especially, norms, sanctions and expropriation) and the public sector’s contractual and patrimonial liability systems.

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You will complete your semester-long professional internship during the third year. Students generally carry out this internship during the first semester, though you can opt to do it later. These internships generally imply spending 100 hours at the organisation under the supervision of a professional tutor and an academic tutor. During this internship, you’ll hold a real job in a law firm or company, giving you your first professional experience with activities normally carried out by legal professionals.

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Based on the knowledge acquired in the Corporate Law class, in this subject you’ll analyse the key capital and structural change operations. You’ll also learn about the primary functions and normative benchmarks in Bankruptcy and Stock Market Law.

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What are the most prevalent types of direct taxes? In this subject you’ll discover and learn about norms governing personal income tax and corporate tax, in particular.

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In this subject you’ll immerse yourself in the foundations and functions of Real Estate Registration Law and you’ll analyse the systemic elements needed to understand the structure and functioning of security rights.

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How are collective bargaining agreements reached? In this subject you’ll become familiar with the key representative instruments for workers and the means to defend their interests as well as make the most of collective bargaining mechanisms. You’ll also analyse the impact employment policies have on the job market. 

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Practicing Law has ethical implications: In this subject you’ll study and analyse the ethical aspects of Law and its practice.

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During the third year you’ll continue working on your 360º Legal Project, a multidisciplinary macro-case study begun during the second year and finalising during the second semester of the third year. As in the previous year, this subject consists of one 2-hour session per week (10 sessions total):  In each session you’ll have to answer a series of questions faculty raise whether individually or in groups (faculty will indicate how each session will proceed). You will have to answer these questions either orally or in writing. There will be a final exam at the end of the subject. Your final mark will take into account your ongoing assessment mark for the in-class sessions. Participating actively during class sessions may give you extra points to improve your final mark.

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Based on the Private Contract knowledge you’ve acquired previously, in this subject you’ll analyse the primary types of mercantile contracts as well as securities.

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In this legal-economic subject, you’ll become familiar with the primary types of indirect taxes, in particular, norms governing the value-added tax as well as transfer tax and the tax on documented legal acts.

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In this subject you’ll understand the function, traits and structure of Private International Law. The ultimate objective is for you to be able to interpret and apply the different Private International Law norms, in particular, in the EU Law area.

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You’ll acquire the foundations needed to understand the primary institutions in the Family and Inheritance Law area, all from a perspective which takes into account social changes that have occurred over time and their legal relevance.

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What are the principles and institutions involved in criminal proceedings? In this subject you’ll learn about criminal proceedings, their functions, principles and basic institutions from a jurisprudence perspective.

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The Final Degree Project encompasses a complete multidisciplinary case which you have to resolve. It serves to demonstrate that you have successfully incorporated the knowledge, skills and competencies addressed throughout the programme. You’ll have the support and guidance of a tutor throughout the project. At the end, you’ll be required to present an original written report with a well-argued and duly-based resolution which you will then also have to defend orally.

TFG: Clinicum de Derecho Público
TFG: Clinicum de Derecho Privado
TFG: Clinicum jurídico y de acción social

• Big Data
• Derecho y Deporte
• Introducción al Derecho Alimentario
• Introducción al Derecho Farmacéutico
• Law and Literature: At the Heart of the World
• Liderazgo Consciente
• Liga de Debate: Competición
• Personas Jurídicas en el Mundo del Deporte
• Prácticas de voluntariado profesional 2025-26
• Tecnologías Disruptivas: Introducción
• Visualización y presentación efectiva de datos
• Diplomatic & Consular Law & Practice
• Fundamentos de hoja de cálculo y gestión económica y empresarial
• Fundamentos del Derecho Privado: análisis de cuestiones de actualidad
• Contract techniques: standardisation of contract structure and contents
• Copyright: Fundamentos y sectores
• Criminología II
• Debates de Economía
• Gestión de costes en empresas de servicios profesionales y despachos jurídicos
• Inteligencia Emocional en el Entorno Empresarial
• Women's and gender studies
• International organizations, Institutions, Politics and power
• The Laws of World Trade
• Comparative Law and Conflict of Laws
• Real Estate: investment and asset management with an ESG approach
• Teach Tech Inclusion
• Law and Disruptive and Emerging Technologies
• Contratación y Negociación de Contratos en el Ámbito Farmacéutico
• Derecho Penal Económico
• Derecho Sancionador Deportivo
• Derecho y Literatura: Escritura creativa
• Encuentro con el otro
• Explotación Comercial de Derechos de Imagen
• Pensamiento Político Moderno
• Programación
• Protección de Datos, Ciberseguridad y Ciberdelincuencia
• Ética en el Ámbito de las Life Sciences
• Sociologia y Derecho
• Trending Topics en Economía: La Cara y la Cruz
• ISM: Intro to Programming with Python
• Introduction to political Sciences
• Financial analysis for nonprofit organizations
• Political and Economic Dynamics at Borders: the case of the USA and Mexico
• Intermediate Python programming & a glimpse into AI applications
• Tech Inclusion
• Sociología II: Postmodernidad y cambios actuales
• Técnicas de Negociación
• TOEFL - Preparation Course (unofficial)
• Utopías in Law, Economics and Literature
• Verbal Reasoning
• Communication skills through acting and theatre techniques
• Crossroad between Literature and Economics (the importance of narratives)
• Derecho de Refugio
• Filosofía en la cárcel
• Ignacio de Loyola: Líder y Formador de Líderes
• Interdisciplinary Seminar: Derecho Humanos (DDHH) 2024-2025
• Aspectos Jurídicos de la Inteligencia Artificial
• Aspectos jurídicos de las Tecnologías Disruptivas
• Building Digital Equity for Refugee Women with HP
• Comunicación escrita
• Colaboración público-privada en entornos de gobernanza contemporáneos
• Derecho Ambiental y Derecho de los Negocios
• Derecho inmobiliario Registral
• Global Justice in Action- SUD I
• La innovación en el derecho alimentario
• La innovación en el derecho farmacéutico
• Resolución judicial y extrajudicial de conflictos civiles y mercantiles
• Régimen fiscal en el Deporte
• Régimen laboral en el Deporte
• Derechos Humanos en Accion: SUD II
• Legal Aspects of Real Estate Transactions
• Negotiation Skills
• Interview Training
• Diversity and Inclusion: being involved in transformational action
• Law & Literature: Creative writing and Law in the cinema and theater
• Political Philosophy
• Law and Competition Policy
• International Litigation

In this subject you’ll participate in debates on current legal issues in teams. This subject is compulsory for students who want to participate in the interuniversity debate league competitions in which Esade habitually takes part.

Esade participates in some of the most prestigious interuniversity competitions which simulate legal or arbitration proceedings (these include, amongst others: Moot Vienna, Moot Madrid and Moot Jessup). To participate, you have to complete this subject which, in groups and based on a practical case study, consists of presenting a written statement of claim and statement of defence and simulating hearings in a trial or arbitration proceeding. More information is available about these moot courts in the Learning by doing section.

• Contratación Internacional
• Global Corporate Compliance
• Globalización y Mercados Emergentes
• International Commercial Arbitration
• Sistema Financiero, Banca y Seguros
• Derecho de la Competencia
• Derecho de Sociedades, Fusiones y Adquisiciones
• Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks
• Diplomatic & Consular Law & Practice
• Intensive Spanish: Elementary
• Español Intensivo Intermedio
• Español Intensivo Principiante
• Legal Aspects of Real Estate Transactions
• Negotiation Skills
• Globalization: Economics and Politics
• Legal Ethics
• Contract techniques: standardisation of contract structure and contents
• Geopolitics: current affairs and trends
• The Laws of World Trade
• Comparative Law and Conflict of Laws
• Global Alliances and Refugee Rights: An International Legal and Social Approach
• Introduction to Funds & Investment Management
• Law and Competition Policy
• Self-Determination: comparative analysis
• International Litigation

• Activity of Public Entities and Agencies
• Global Alliances and Refugee Rights: An International Legal and Social Approach
• Financial Analysis
• Public-private collaboration in contemporary governance
• Contract techniques: standardisation of contract structure and contents
• International Contracts
• Comparative Law and Conflict of Laws
• Comparative constitutional law
• Derecho de la Competencia
• Derecho de Sociedades, Fusiones y Adquisiciones
• Derecho de Ventas Global
• Individual Labour Law
• Civil Procedural Law
• Diplomatic & Consular Law & Practice
• Populism as a threat to constitutionalism, democracy, and the rule of law
• Intensive Spanish: Elementary
• Intensive Spanish: Intermediate
• Intensive Spanish: Beginners
• Intensive Spanish: Advanced
• Fundamentos y Procedimientos Tributarios
• Geoeconomics
• Geopolitics
• Climate Geopolitics
• International Conflict Management
• Global Corporate Compliance
• Globalisation & Emerging Markets
• Globalization: Economics and Politics
• Gobernanza de la salud global
• Communication skills through acting and theatre techniques
• World Economic History
• Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks
• International Commercial Arbitration
• Introduction to Funds & Investment Management
• The Laws of World Trade
• Legal Aspects of Real Estate Transactions
• Legal Ethics
• Law & Literature: Creative writing and Law in the cinema and theater
• Types of Crimes
• Negotiation Skills
• Relación Jurídico Real
• Financial System, Banks & Insurance
• Sociología
• Teoría del Contrato y Derecho de Daños

• Self-Determination & Minority Rights
• Public-private collaboration in contemporary governance
• Contract techniques: standardisation of contract structure and contents
• Collective Labour Law
• Comparative Law and Conflict of Laws
• European law of the financial markets
• Diplomatic & Consular Law & Practice
• International Economics
• Global Political Economy
• Public and Private Governance
• Institutions & Decision-Making
• Introduction to Financial Markets
• Law, Society and Digital Economy
• Legal Aspects of Real Estate Transactions
• Legal Ethics
• Law & Literature: Creative writing and Law in the cinema and theater
• Macroeconomics
• Negotiation Skills
• Strategic Thinking for Global Governance
• European Union External Relations