Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law of Moscow State University is the large centre of highly qualified legal training in Russia. It is the oldest faculty functioning from the University's foundation in 1755.

Professors of the Faculty conduct broad research in different areas of law. Besides academic their activities include participation in elaborating of the legislation at the Federal Assambly of Russia, consulting both state and private bodies on different legal issues.

In order to meet the challenge of contemporary practice lawers should continually improve their professional level and be able to use their knowledge in courts. For these purposes the Faculty has all necessary human resourses and facilities: highly qualified professors and and associate professors, modern scientific library, Buro of Legal Data-base, Laboratory of Criminalistics, Laboratory of Legal Informatics and Cybernetics and Computer Laboratory.

Departments

Administrative and Financial Law
Civil Law
Civil Procedure Law
Legal History
Commercial Law and Basics of Law
Constitutional Law
Criminalistics
International Law
Business Law
Legal Theory and Politology
Labour Law
Criminal Law and Criminology
Criminal Procedure Law
Environmental and Land Law
Laboratories

Legal Informatics and Cybernetics
Social Legal Investigations and Comparative Jurisprudence
Buro of Legal Data-base
Bachelour and Master Degrees

5 years full time

Direction: Jurisprudence

General Courses

History of Russia
Theory of Economics
Philosophy
Logic
History and Theory of Religion
Political Sociology
Psychology
Latin Language
Russian Language
Legal Theory
Legal History of Russia
International Legal History
History of Political and Legal Thoughts
Municipal Law
Constitutional Law of Russian Federation
Constitutional Law of Foreign Countries
Administrative Law
Financial Law
Public International Law
Roman Law
Civil Law
Civil Procedure
Family Law
Labour Law
Land Law
Environmental Law
Commercial Law
Business Law
Procurator's Supervision in the Russian Federation
Law-Enforcement Bodies in the Russian Federation
Criminal Law
Criminology
Criminal Procedure
Criminalistics
Penitentiary Law
Private International Law
Social Security Law
Forensic Book-keeping
Special Courses

Public Law (Departments: Administrative and Financial Law, Legal Theory and Politology, Legal History, Constitutional Law, International Law)

Problems of Development of the Russian State System
Constitutional Foundations of Political Evolution in Russia
Legal Acts of Legislative and Executive Authorities *
Civil Law (Departments: Civil Law, Civil Procedure Law, Commercial Law and Basics of Law, Business Law, Environmental and Land Law, Labour Law)

Civil and Commercial Law in Foreign Countries
Civil Procedure in Commercial Courts
International Commercial Arbitration
Legal Regulation of Foreign Economic Activities
Legal Regulation of Securities *
Criminal Law (Departments: Criminal Law and Criminology, Criminal Procedure Law, Criminalistics)

Forensic Medicine
Forensic Psychiatry
Legal Statistics
Current Problems of Organized Crime
New Criminal Code of the Russian Federation *
* General special subjects are indicated only. The others are the subject to change yearly.

Master Degree

2 years full time

Programmes

Civil Law
Criminal Law
International Law
Constitutional Law
Business Law
Main Courses

Civil Law

Legal Theory
Russian Language
Civil Law
Legal Entities
Insurance Law
Company Law
International Commercial Arbitration
International Private Law
Banking Law
Contract Law Technics
Criminal Law

Legal Theory
Russian Language
Criminal Law
Criminology
Current Problems of Organized Crime
New Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
Criminal Law in Foreign Countries
Economical Crime
Crime against Property
International Law

Legal Theory
Russian Language
Public International Law
Private International Law
Human Rights and International Law
Territory in International Law
Law of International Agreements
European Law
Law of International Organizations
Legal Regulation International Investments
Constitutional Law

Legal Theory
Russian Language
Constitutional Law of Russian Federation
Municipal Law
Theory and Practice of Russian Parliamentarism
Business Activities of Public Authorities
Presidency in the Russian Federation and in Foreign Countries
Constitutional Court in the Russian Federation
Comparative Parliamentarism
European Law
Constitutional Developments in the Newly Independent States
Business Law

Legal Theory
Russian Language
Business Law
Current Statute and Case Law Developments of the Business Law
Competition Law
Law of Privatiozation
Safety and Securization of Business Activities
Law of Bank and Currency Regulations
Management and Law
PhD Degree

3 years full time, 4 years part time

Specialities

Legal Theory; Legal History; History of Political and Legal Thought
Constitutional Law; Public Administration; Administrative Law; Municipal Law
Civil Law; Family Law; Civil Procedure Law; Private International Law
Business Law; Civil Procedure in Commercial Courts
Labour Law; Social Security Law
Law of Natural Resources; Agrarian Law; Environmental Law
Criminal Law and Criminology; Penitentiary Law
Criminal Procedure Law and Criminalistics; Theory of the Operational Search Actions
Public International Law
Judicial System; Office of Public Prosecutor; Bar; Notarial Bodies
Financial Law; Budget Law; Tax Law; Banking Law; Securities Law; Audit Law
Legal Acpects of Social and Economic Management; Legal Informatics; Application of Mathematic and Computing Methods to Legal Practice