Vision: The PhD course in European and International Law aims is a period of study and research aimed at training European lawyers both attentive to contemporary law in its evolution and to legal comparison, diachronic and synchronic.
Training in research with an international dimension and in the use of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary tools is one of the key features of the course. 
Such an advanced programme enables PhD students to enhance their legal preparation and, at the same time, to develop the ability to tackle complex legal issues, identifying the most appropriate solutions, also using innovative methodologies. 

Training objectives: The PhD course aims to train a jurist with up-to-date and wide-ranging preparation in national, European, and international law, able to face the complexity of contemporary law. In this perspective, doctoral students are encouraged to develop their individual skills in law and to undertake innovative and multidisciplinary research. Particular attention is also paid to improving the ability to understand and manage, from a legal point of view, the social, economic, and technological changes characterising today's society (such as mass migrations, environmental deterioration, conflicts and crises, artificial intelligence, etc.).

Training and research project: PhD students' training activities involve both lessons and research. 
Lessons are divided between the PhD course in European and International Legal Sciences and the Doctoral School of the University of Verona. The PhD offers lectures and seminars, also multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, organised in the main EU languages (Italian, French, English, German, Spanish and Portuguese). Lectures are delivered both by professors of the Department of Law and by highly qualified Italian and foreign external lecturers (visiting researchers, scholars, professors). On the other hand, the Doctoral School offers transdisciplinary lessons, according to ministerial provisions (further training in languages, IT, statistics, library resources, copyright and other topics related to the organisation and management of research).
The research activity mainly involves the writing of the doctoral thesis, in which the students develop their research project under the guidance of the Supervisor and Co-Supervisor. In order to develop the ability to disseminate research results and public speaking, respectively, doctoral students will publish further scientific work (case and comment, journal articles, volume chapters), and participate, also as speakers, in seminars and conferences. Doctoral students may also carry out tutoring activities, within the limit of 40 hours per academic year. Due to the international vocation of the course, PhD students are required to spend a research period abroad of at least 6 months and up to 12 months, thus having the opportunity to visit foreign universities and to further enhance their training thanks to highly qualifying scientific experiences. 
Lessons and research activities (with the relevant ECTS) are published in the 'General Guidelines’ of the course. 

Professional profiles and employability: At the end of the course, those who have acquired the PhD can choose the most varied careers, both in the public and private sectors, not only by practising traditional legal careers but also by accessing chief executive roles in agencies and public bodies in general, as well as in private companies as corporate lawyers. From this perspective, the pursuit of the academic career, an outlet that is in any case privileged, is not the only option allowed but is part of a wide range of possible options, i.e.:

1. academic career at University or other research centres (public or private) in Italy and abroad;
2. legal professions: legal practice, judiciary, notary, domestic and international arbitration;
3. legal activity in public administrations and private companies;
4. diplomatic career;
5. international cooperation with non-profit organisations or with public and private international organisations.

List of existing international agreements: In order to enrich the education of PhD students, the course maintains academic and scientific collaboration with the following foreign universities:

• Faculty of Law of the University of Regensburg (y.y. 2024-2029);
• Faculty of Law of the University of Bayreuth (y.y. 2020-2025);
• Faculty of Law and Political and Social Sciences (DSPS) of the University Sorbonne Paris Nord (USPN);
• Faculty of Law of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (2024-2028);
• Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the Universidad Abierta Interamericana (2024-2029).

Research infrastructure and services available to PhD students: The Department of Law provides doctoral students with shared workspaces for study. Students have also access to the following library facilities of the University's Humanistic-Economic-Legal Pole:

1. Library "G. Zanotto", Department of Law
2. The European Documentation Centre - C.D.E. Library
3. Economics Library "Santa Marta"
4. Central Library “Arturo Frinzi"