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Global Law and Transnational Legal Studies

University of Turin (Department of Law) · Turin, Italy

100% taught in EnglishApply direct to the university, not the CAOOpen entryOpen entryTOLC testLow fees
Duration3 years
StartsAutumn 2027
EntryOpen entry
Deadline (EU)19 Oct 2026 (2026 cycle)Passed: check the university for the next intake
EU fee 2026/27 (maximum, family living abroad)€1,656 / yr

About the course

A three-year law degree (class L-14, legal services) taught in English with blended (mixed-mode) delivery. It focuses on comparative, European and international law; it is not the five-year Italian law degree that leads to the legal professions.

Entry requirements for Irish students

  • Italy accepts the Leaving Certificate after 12 years of schooling. UniTo checks foreign qualifications through Apply@UniTo. It publishes no Leaving Cert subject or grade rules, and CAO points are not used, so confirm eligibility with the International Students Section.
  • There is no competition for places, but you must sit a CISIA TOLC (the TOLC-SU for 2026-27) before enrolling; it checks minimum requirements. The programme page says those who took the English TOLC-E between 1 January and 30 November 2025 do not need to sit the TOLC-SU.
  • B2 English is required and is checked through the TOLC. The pages do not say whether Leaving Cert English counts, so confirm with admissions.

How to apply

  1. Book the TOLCRegister with CISIA (€35 per attempt) and take the TOLC-SU, in person or at home (TOLC@CASA). For 2026 entry, tests taken from 2 January 2025 to 8 October 2026 counted.
  2. Apply on Apply@UniToUpload your school documents and ID and pay €60. In the 2026 cycle the windows were 19 February to 15 April, and for EU citizens also 25 August to 19 October 2026.
  3. Pre-register and enrol on MyUniToFor 2026 entry, pre-registration ran from 1 July to 19 October and enrolment from 23 July to 21 October 2026, at least 48 hours after pre-registering.
  4. Pay and request your fee bandPay the €156 first instalment (21 October 2026 in this cycle). By 20 November, request the fixed contribution for families living abroad.
Deadline for Irish/EU applicants: 2026 cycle (2027 dates not yet published): the Apply@UniTo window for bachelor’s applicants with foreign qualifications ran from 19 February to 15 April 2026, with an extra EU window for open-entry courses from 25 August to 19 October 2026. MyUniTo pre-registration ran from 1 July to 19 October 2026 and enrolment from 23 July to 21 October 2026. A TOLC taken between 2 January 2025 and 8 October 2026 was accepted and must be done before enrolling. Confirm the 2027 dates..

Costs

  • Public university. Everyone pays a first instalment of €156. Students whose family lives abroad pay a fixed contribution based on their country’s GDP per head, from €500 to €1,500 a year (€550 to €1,650 in later years), plus the €156. If you do not request a band, the maximum of €1,500 plus €156 applies. Ireland is expected to be in the top band, but check. Request it by 20 November 2026. There is a €60 Apply@UniTo application fee, and each TOLC attempt costs €35, paid to CISIA.
This three-year degree in international and comparative law does not qualify you as a lawyer in Italy or Ireland. There is no cap on places, but you must sit the TOLC before enrolling.

At a glance

CountryItaly
CityTurin
LanguageEnglish
Apply viaUniversity online portal (Apply@UniTo qualification check, then MyUniTo enrolment)
PlacesNo cap (open entry)
EntryOpen entry
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Checked against the official University of Turin website: September 2026 (2027 entry). Dates and fees are from the 2026-27 cycle; confirm the 2027 dates when published. Always confirm details with the university before applying.