La Faculté de droit et de science politique de l’Université Aix-Marseille ouvre un nouveau DESU relatif à l'approche Une Seule Santé en droit européen et en droit international. Ce diplôme entièrement en anglais, en ligne et asynchrone est conçu pour les étudiants de master ou de doctorat en droit ou en science politique et vise à former des professionnels capables de relever les défis sanitaires et environnementaux mondiaux par une approche transversale. Les candidatures seront ouvertes à l'automne 2025 et le DESU débuter en janvier 2026.
Pour plus d'informations, vous pouvez consulter les informations en anglais ci-dessous, ou contacter Éloïse Gennet à l'adresse : eloise.gennet@univ-amu.fr
🏛️ Join Our Innovative LLM Program on One Health in European and International Law
The Faculty of Law and Political Science of Aix-Marseille University is thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of a new LLM program on the One Health approach in European and International Law in January 2026.
Why One Health?
Studying One Health from a legal perspective is highly relevant due to the intricate interdependencies between human, animal, and environmental health, which have been historically recognized but often overlooked in favor of specialized, siloed approaches. Legal systems, much like scientific research, have evolved into fragmented and highly specialized fields, with health law, environmental law, and animal protection law developing distinct expertise and rules. This fragmentation poses challenges when it comes to effectively addressing global health threats, as demonstrated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which underscored the need for a holistic approach to public health that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.
This program gives you the legal background and tools to tackle global challenges such as pandemics, biodiversity loss, and climate change — across borders and across disciplines.
✨ Program Highlights:
Degree: Earn a diplôme d'études supérieures universitaires (DESU) or LL.M. degree from Aix-Marseille University, one of Europe’s leading institutions in law and political sciences
Language: Exclusively in English
Format: Entirely online and asynchronous, allowing you to learn at your own pace
Duration: Starts at the end of January and concludes in July
Workload: Approximately 135 hours of teaching, with an additional 60 to 100 hours dedicated to a research assignment
Objective: To train European and international English-speaking legal professionals capable of addressing global health and environmental challenges through a transversal approach
🎓 Who Can Apply?
This program is designed for:
Master or PhD-level students or graduates in law, political science, or any related field, with a very good level of English
International applicants are welcome – all teaching is in English
Students seeking careers in international organizations, public administration, specialized law firms, or NGOs — or planning PhD-level research
🎯 Program Objectives
Key academic knowledge to be acquired includes:
General knowledge in health law, environmental law, and animal protection across various legal systems, including the Council of Europe, the European Union, and international law
Transversal perspective on contemporary global or European health and environmental issues, such as pandemic response, food security, and climate change, through the study of existing legal frameworks and other disciplines like human rights and economic law
Basic scientific understanding of the major interactions between human health, animal health, and the environment
Key skills to be acquired include:
Transversal legal thinking across health, environment, animal welfare, human rights, and trade
Comparative analysis of international and European legal systems
Legal research and writing skills in English
Scientific literacy to understand health-environment interactions
💻 Program Format
Fully online and asynchronous – study at your own pace
Runs from late January to July
Includes 135 hours of teaching, plus 60–100 hours of personal research work
Final grade based on continuous assessment and a defended dissertation
🧑🏫 Taught by Experts
Internationally recognized professors, researchers and practitioners from Aix-Marseille University, but also from other European universities like the University of Glasgow, the University of Brussels (ULB), the University of Lausanne, the University of Toulouse 1 Capitole, the University of Nîmes, the University of Lyon 1, and the University of Lyon 3.
📚 Curriculum Overview
Our comprehensive curriculum is divided into four blocks, each covering general legal knowledge, interdisciplinary knowledge, and transversal topics in law.
Introduction to the One Health Approach:
Legal, institutional, ethical as well as scientific perspectives on One Health
Human Health:
Basic legal knowledge: introductions to European and international health law
Interdisciplinary courses on food security, health systems sustainability, antimicrobial resistance, and emerging infectious diseases
Transversal topics in law such as sustainable nutrition, pesticides, food safety, the use biological elements of animal origin for medical purposes, sustainable digital health, the fight against pandemics and antimicrobial resistance
Non-Human Health:
Basic legal knowledge: introductions to European and international animal protection and environmental law
Interdisciplinary courses on human-wildlife conflicts, climate change, biodiversity, or migration from public health perspective
Transversal topics in law such as wildlife trafficking, climate litigation and compliance mechanisms, environmental criminal law, biodiversity, eco-anxiety in climate litigation, health and environment protection in trade law, or human rights and environmental migrations
Research work:
Students will select a relevant transversal topic of their choice in law and write a 10-15 pages paper in English
💶 Tuition Fees
Initial education: €1984
Continuing education: €3369
🤝 Acknowledgment
This work has been supported by the French government under the France 2030 program as part of the Aix-Marseille University - A*MIDEX Excellence Initiative (AMX-22-CPJ-03) and by the ANR (N°ANR-22-CPJ2-0021-01).
🔗 Learn more
📧 For more information, please contact Éloïse Gennet, Junior Professor Chair in European Health Law @eloise.gennet@univ-amu.fr
🕒 Applications open in fall 2025 – Stay tuned!