Master 2 Droit des Contentieux Publics
all courses delivered through on-site teaching.
A full-time internship of at least three months
Information
Objectives
Master’s Degree (M2) in Public Litigation Law (Taught in French)
Established in 2002, the Master 2 in Public Litigation Law offers advanced professional training in French for students specializing in public law. It provides in-depth expertise in domestic, European, and international public litigation, preparing graduates for careers as administrative judges, lawyers, or public law jurists.
A Practice-Oriented Program
Taught by experienced academics and practitioners, the program focuses on:
- Analyzing and synthesizing complex and evolving legal data.
- Building rational, critical, and persuasive arguments.
- Clear, effective, and responsive oral and written communication.
- Bridging theoretical knowledge with practical application.
- Mastering a broad range of public litigation fields in French, European, and international law.
Four Key Skill Areas
- General Public Litigation: advanced administrative litigation, constitutional review (QPC).
- Ethics and Legislative Drafting.
- Specialized Litigation: immigration, tax, and local government disputes.
- Pre-Professional Training: litigation strategies, simulated administrative court sessions, and a professional internship.
Hands-On Learning Throughout the Year
- Written and oral exercises, case studies, and practical workshops.
- A simulated administrative court project spanning several weeks.
- A mandatory internship of at least three months in the litigation field (3 days/week from January, full-time from May).
- A research thesis, potentially linked to the internship.
- A defense of both the thesis and the internship report before a jury.
Career Opportunities
Further Study Opportunities
Administrative Examination
Bar school
Among other things, the curriculum would also be intended to prepare students for the bar exam, the competitive exam for the judiciary and the competitive exam for the National Police and the National Gendarmerie.
Graduates can be recruited under private or public sector employment contracts, but can also take part in public sector competitive exams and professional examinations.
Students in this track can turn to research at the end of the 2nd year Master's.
Students can go on to study at the Bar, the Judicial Academy, further studies in innovation management, doctoral programme, etc.
Calendar
Capacity
Available Places
Target Audience and Entry Requirements
Students are expected to have an excellent command of the French language and to be familiar with French public law. This program requires a solid knowledge of the French legal system. A Master 1 degree in Public Law is an essential prerequisite.
Application Period(s)
From 02/06/2026 to 11/07/2026
Supporting documents
Compulsory supporting documents
Motivation letter.
List of other masters requested (excluding Saclay).
All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
Curriculum Vitae.
Document indicating the list of local M2 choices available here : https://urlz.fr/i3Lo.
Details of the UEs taken for candidates outside the M1 Paris Saclay.
Additional supporting documents
Certificate of French (compulsory for non-French speakers).
Detailed description and hourly volume of courses taken since the beginning of the university program.
VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contentieux de la CEDH | 3 | Semestre 1 | 15 | ||||||||
| Contentieux de la fonction publique | 3 | Semestre 1 | 13 | ||||||||
| Contentieux de la QPC | 2 | Semestre 1 | 12 | ||||||||
| Contentieux judiciaire appliqué | 2 | Semestre 1 | 12 | ||||||||
| Contentieux fiscal | 3 | Semestre 1 | 15 | ||||||||
| Contentieux droit des étrangers | 3 | Semestre 1 | 15 | ||||||||
| Contentieux de l'UE | 3 | Semestre 1 | 15 | ||||||||
| Contentieux collectivités | 3 | Semestre 1 | 12 | ||||||||
| Contentieux adm général approfondi | 5 | Semestre 1 | 33 | ||||||||
| Contentieux international | 3 | Semestre 1 | 12 | ||||||||
| Subjects | ECTS | Semester | Lecture | directed study | practical class | Lecture/directed study | Lecture/practical class | directed study/practical class | distance-learning course | Project | Supervised studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Référés | 1 | Semestre 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| Contentieux de l'environnement | 1 | Semestre 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| Stratégie contentieuse | 1 | Semestre 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| Mémoire | 9 | Semestre 2 | 30 | ||||||||
| Modes alternatifs de règlement des litiges | 1 | Semestre 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| Contentieux des contrats publics | 3 | Semestre 2 | 15 | ||||||||
| Contentieux de la responsabilité hospitalière | 2 | Semestre 2 | 12 | ||||||||
| Contentieux de l'urbanisme | 1 | Semestre 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| Juridiction administrative simulée | 8 | Annualisé | 21 | ||||||||
| Conférences d'ouverture et méthodologie professionnelle | 2 | Semestre 2 | 15 | ||||||||
| Légistique | 1 | Semestre 2 | 15 | ||||||||
Teaching Location(s)
Training campus
