{"id":122346,"date":"2021-02-02T16:24:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=122346"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:22","slug":"masters-degree-in-legal-theory-discontinued-to-the-disappointment-of-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/02\/02\/masters-degree-in-legal-theory-discontinued-to-the-disappointment-of-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Master\u2019s degree in Legal Theory discontinued, to the disappointment of students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Due to low student numbers and poor financial yield, the Master\u2019s degree in Legal Theory and Socio-Legal Studies will be discontinued with effect from next academic year. Students have expressed their disappointment in an open letter.<\/p>\n

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The Erasmus School of Law\u2019s (ESL) Master\u2019s degree in Legal Theory and Socio-Legal Studies will be discontinued with effect from next academic year. Students are disappointed, because they say the decision was made purely on economic grounds. \u201cThings shouldn\u2019t revolve exclusively around economic value. They should also revolve around the degree programme\u2019s contribution to academia,\u201d says student Marie-Alice Morel. \u201cOur degree programme is unique. It\u2019s pretty much the only law degree programme that focuses on the social and philosophical aspects of the discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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