Graduate School of Law
- Direction
- Prof. Marcos Vaquer Caballería
- Deputy Direction
- Prof. Pilar Otero González
- Language
- Spanish
- Attendance
- On-campus
- Credits
- 60
- Campus
- Madrid - Puerta de Toledo
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☛ Places available: 20
- Departments
- Public State Law, International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law, Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
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The Master in Advanced Public Law Studies offers the development of knowledge and skills for the challenges faced by the future advanced legal researcher: the need to deal with complex problems in a constantly changing internationalized context that creates uncertainty and, consequently, requires solutions inspired by an intense component of specialization but also interdisciplinarity.
Once obtained the master degree, students can access directly to the PhD program.
This master also provides the students with voluntary traineeships in prestigious institutions belonging to the public or non-profit sector.
│EL MÁSTER EN CIFRAS
- ☛ High qualification and specialization of the teaching staff: 100% doctors, 80-90% full professors.
- ☛ Internationalization of students: 80% of foreign students.
- ☛ Wide choice: more than 12 subjects so that students can choose subjects adapted to their profile.
- ☛ Research training: 1 research work and 1 master's thesis, supported by tutors.
- ☛ Program quality: 4,27/5 overall student satisfaction.
- CURRICULUM
- CURRICULUM
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The master's degree curriculum is structured in five subjects:
- MATTER 1: Legal Theory, Methodology and History Studies
- MATTER 2: Current problems of public law
- MATTER 3: Public Law and Globalization
- MATTER 4: Internships
- MATTER 5: Initiation to legal research.
Within the 52 elective ECTS offered, a total of 24 ECTS must be taken in 6 elective subjects that must choose between Subject 2, Subject 3 and Subject 4 and their external practices
📥 │ Syllabus content
☛ The Master's Degree requires attendance at all classes, either in the classroom or online, depending on the circumstances. The maximum percentage of absences is 20%. Exceeding this percentage in the overall calculation of the master's degree may result in expulsion and failure to obtain the degree. In addition, if more than 20% of the classes in a subject are missed, it will be considered a suspense.Course 1 - Semester 1
Legal Theory, Methodology and History Studies Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Seminars on current prospects for Law 6 C Legal methodology 6 C Public Law: History and the Present 6 C Current problems of Public Law Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Complete 24 ECTS among all electives Restorative Justice 4 E Criminal responsibility of legal persons and compliance. National and comparative perspectives. 4 E Administrative procedures and judicial review 4 E Public Law and Globalization Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Complete 24 ECTS among all electives The law of international responsibility (in public international law) 4 E The evolution of Tax Law in times of crisis, international competition and globalization 4 E The implementation of the democratic principle in the EU 4 E Course 1 - Semester 2
Current problems of Public Law Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Complete 24 ECTS among all electives Evidence 4 E Constitutional justice challenges and the internal and European guarantees of fundamental rights 4 E EU Environmental Law 4 E Public Law and Globalization Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Complete 24 ECTS among all electives Globalization, multiculturalism and civil liberties 4 E Criminal organizations and international crimes 4 E Democracy and State powers in a global context 4 E Internships Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Complete 24 ECTS among all electives Internship 4 E Initiation to legal research Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Research Work 6 C Master's Thesis 12 C NOTES:
- The electives subjects need a minimum of 5 students enrolled to be taught.
- The calendars and schedules of the internships will depend on the requirements of the institutions that host them.
C) Compulsory: 24 ECTS
OP) Electives subjects: 24 ECTS
TFM) Master's Thesis: 12 ECTS
course Programs
- QUALITY
PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE
The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).
- CURRICULUM
- FACULTY
UC3M FACULTY
- AGUIAR DE LUQUE, LUIS
Department of Public State Law
Honorary Professor
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- ÁLVAREZ GARCÍA, FRANCISCO JAVIER
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- ARANDA ÁLVAREZ, ELVIRO
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- ARNAIZ SERRANO, AMAYA
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- BERMEJO CASTRILLO, MANUEL
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- CELADOR ANGÓN, ÓSCAR
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- DE ASÍS ROIG, AGUSTÍN
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- DE LA SERNA BILBAO, MARÍA NIEVES
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- DOPICO GÓMEZ-ALLER, JACOBO
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- ELVIRA PERALES, ASCENSIÓN
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- FERNÁNDEZ, EUSEBIO
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Full Professor Emeritus
PhD
Brief CV
- FERNÁNDEZ LIESA, CARLOS
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- FIODOROVA, ANNA
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
PhD Assistant Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- FONSECA FERRANDIS, FERNANDO
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- FRAILE ORTIZ, MARÍA
Department of Public State Law
Assistant Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- GONZÁLEZ CUELLAR SERRANO, Mª LUISA
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- LLAMAZARES CALZADILLA, MARIA CRUZ
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MOREIRO GONZÁLEZ, CARLOS JAVIER
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MORENO CATENA, VÍCTOR
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MORENO MOLINA, ÁNGEL MANUEL
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- MOTILLA DE LA CALLE, AGUSTÍN
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- ORTIZ CALLE, ENRIQUE
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- OTERO GONZÁLEZ, PILAR
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- PAJARES MONTOLIO, EMILIO
Department of Public State Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- PAREJO, LUCIANO
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor Emeritus
PhD
Brief CV
- PÉREZ TREMPS, PABLO
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- QUADRA-SALCEDO, TOMÁS DE LA
Department of Public State Law
Honorary Professor
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- SAUCA, JOSÉ MARÍA
Department of International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
Associate Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- SOLETO MUÑOZ, HELENA
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- VAQUER CABALLERÍA, MARCOS
Department of Public State Law
Full Professor
PhD
Brief CV
- ZAFRA ESPINOSA DE LOS MONTEROS, ROCÍO
Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History Law
Visiting Professor
PhD
Brief CV
EXTERNAL FACULTY
- COMANDUCCI, PAOLO
Full Professor of Philosophy of Law
Faculty of Law
UNIVERSITY OF GENOA
- GARDINI, GIANLUCA
Full Professor of Administrative Law
UNIVERSITÀ DI FERRARA
Difensore Civico de la Región Emilia-Romagna
- GUGLIELMI, GILLES
Professor of Public Law
Director of Centre de Droit Public Comparé (CDPC)
UNIVERSITÉ PARIS II. PANTHÉON-ASSAS
- KRZYWON, ADAM
Faculty of Law and Administration
UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW
- PIELOW, JOHANN-CHRISTIAN
Full Professor of Administrative Law
RUHR UNIVESITÄT BOCHUM (ALEMANIA)
- RAMOS MONTEIRO, CLAUDIO
Professor PhD
UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA
Judge of the Constitutional Court Portugal
- SÁNCHEZ TOMÁS, JOSÉ MIGUEL
Associate Professor of Criminal Law
UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS
Lawyer Constitutional Court
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- ADMISSION
- ADMISSION
Application
The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process, please, read the following information:
REQUIREMENTS
In order to access the course you will need to have obtained an official Spanish university degree or another qualification from a higher educational institute in another member state of the European higher education area, provided that it is a sufficient requirement for a master's degree in the country of issue.
Candidates with qualifications from countries which are not members of the European higher education area may be admitted if they are able to attest that their degree corresponds to an educational level equivalent to official Spanish university qualifications, again provided that they are of a sufficient level for entry to post graduate courses in their own country.
Access to the master's degree in advanced public law studies for candidates with qualifications from countries which are not member states of the EHEA in no way implies official validation of the prospective student's qualifications, or recognition for purposes other than that of entry to the master's degree.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
Candidate selection will be done on the basis of the following criteria:
CRITERIOS DE ADMISIÓN % Academic record 50% Knowledge of other official languages 20% Previous studies other than those required for access to the course 15% Experience in research 15% student profile
The income profile is corresponding to a law graduated or bachelor in law with the following characteristics:
- Calling for research.
- Intellectual curiosity.
- Passion for well-done work.
- Great work capacity.
- Talent to connect different knowledge fields in the analysis of legal institutions.
- Curiosity to explore different fields apart from their own specialization.
- Ease of communication.
Language requirements
Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.
students with foreign university degrees
Once admitted to the Master’s, students with university degrees issued by a higher education institution belonging to an educational system outside the EHEA, must provide, for enrolment, the diploma, legalized by diplomatic procedures or by means of The Hague Apostille. They must also submit the transcript of records, with the grade point average, duly legalized.
More information about Legalization of Foreign Documents.
If needed, documents must be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish.
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FEES *
2021-2022 Academic year
Reservation fee: €450
- it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
- the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled
60 ECTS in the first academic year:
- EU students: €4,800 (€80/ECTS credit)
- Non EU students: €7,200 (€120/ECTS credit)
NOTE: The enrolment fees do not include the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.
* Pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the academic year 21/22Additional information
- You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
- When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
- The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
- Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.
Best Practices and Regulations
- ADMISSION
- SCHOLARSHIPS
UC3M GRANTS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
CALL AM01-21/22 *
For the academic year 2021-2022 a call has been published for a maximum of 2 grants for payment of the net enrolment fees for students accepted into the Master’s, with the following provision:
- 2 grants of € 1,500
To apply, you must have completed the application for admission to the Master’s.
Application deadline: 31st May 2021
Resolutions: February, April and June 2021
* The number of grants and amounts specified in the Annex to the notice may vary depending on the conditions of the candidates who apply for them. They may not even be allocated if decided so by the Selection Committee for each programme.
UC3M Scholarships for the Year 2021/2022
CALL AM02-21/22-AUIP
The Carlos III University of Madrid announces 1 aid for the academic year 2021-2022, aimed at newly admitted students of the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law from non-Spanish university centers associated with the Ibero-American Postgraduate University Association (AUIP), with the following provision:
- Tuition assistance for the amount of the corresponding academic fees
- Bag or study aid of €1,500
To apply, you must have completed the application for admission to the Master’s.
Application deadline: 31st March 2021
Resolutions: from 30th April 2021
General information on grants and scholarships
For more information on specific grants of interest awarded by UC3M and by other agencies or organisations.
- PRACTICAL INFORMATION
MASTER’S COURSE SCHEDULE
Check the Master’s schedule (Academic Year 2020/2021)
Calendar and schedule of classes *
* The Internship subject may be taken in the morning and in a different month from the one set in the official academic calendar, depending on the needs of the host institutionIMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/21
The Master in Advanced Public Law Studies will be taught ON CAMPUS*.
Exceptionally, students must attend in a Synchronous Online Teaching system the sessions that may be determined to ensure the prevention and social distancing measures in classrooms. All students must have the necessary equipment to follow classes remotely (device with internet connection and webcam. See Student’s Guide). Due to the restrictions in the use of computer rooms on Campus it may be necessary to take your own computer equipment for its use in the classroom.
UC3M has a laptop loan program for students who need it.
*Students who cannot attend to on Campus classes, due to difficulties or delays obtaining their visas, border closures, or similar issues, will be able to follow classes in a Synchronous Online Teaching system until they are able to arrive to on Campus classes. - DOUBLE DEGREE
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Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law MASTER IN LEGAL PRACTICE (MARCH 2021 ED.) ✎ │ Double degree begins in September 2021
Opening March 1st 2021
The UC3M offers students the possibility of jointly studying the Master in Legal Practice, which will help them to prepare for the professional aptitude assessment examinations in order to exercise the profession of law, and the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law, thus obtaining a high level of specialization which will place them in an excellent position for entering the job market.
Master in Legal Practice
In its current guise, the Master’s degree in Legal Practice has developed in response to the requirements of the Law 34/2006 of 30 October regulating access to the professions of lawyer and court procedural representative (procurador), a legal reform that was taken as an opportunity to structure a postgraduate program that will improve training of law graduates thus facilitating access to the job market.
Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law
The Master in Advanced Public Law Studies offers the development of knowledge and skills for the challenges faced by the future advanced legal researcher: the need to deal with complex problems in a constantly changing internationalized context that creates uncertainty and, consequently, requires solutions inspired by an intense component of specialization but also interdisciplinarity.
Once obtained the master degree, students can access directly to the PhD program.
This master also provides the students with voluntary traineeships in prestigious institutions belonging to the public or non-profit sector.
MASTERS IN NUMBERS
◉ LEGAL PRACTICE
- ☛ 100% pass rate at the final evaluation test access to professional law degree (2016)
- ☛ Best results between public and private Universities of the Community of Madrid in the first official examination exam 2016
- ☛ More than 55% of teaching is in charge of legal professionals
- ☛ Access call report February 2016
◉ ADVANCED STUDIES IN PUBLIC LAW
- ☛ Alta cualificación y especialización del profesorado: 100% doctores, 80-90% catedráticos y titulares de Universidad.
- ☛ Internacionalización de los estudiantes: 80% de alumnos extranjeros.
- ☛ Amplia optatividad: más de 12 asignaturas para que los estudiantes puedan elegir materias adaptadas a su perfil.
- ☛ Formación investigadora: realización de 1 trabajo de investigación y 1 trabajo de fin de máster, apoyados por profesores tutores.
- ☛ Calidad del programa: 4,27/5 satisfacción global de los estudiantes.
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STRUCTURE
The syllabus for this Double Master's degree is structured around three teaching terms and a compulsory work placement for which students will obtain 75 ECTS corresponding to the University master's degree in Access to Law Practice 48 ECTS of the University Master's degree in Advanced Studies in Public Law.
The 123 total credits on the dual syllabus are broken down as follows:
- In the first term, compulsory subjects on the Advanced Studies in Public Law course corresponding to the main part of this degree (18 ECTS in total, in afternoon classes).
- In the second term some compulsory subjects will be studied, completing the technical training in Legal Practices and Professional Activity of the Master's degree in Legal Practice (30 ECTS in total in morning classes), and a second phase, also mandatory, of the Advanced Studies in Public Law specialization (6 ECTS in total taught in the afternoons). In the first and second semester elective credits of this specialization are offered, from which a total of 12 ECTS must be chosen.
- In the third term, one compulsory subject on the Legal Practice course corresponding to the main part of this degree (9 ECTS in morning classes) and the final dissertation for the master's degree in Advanced Studies in Public Law.
- The fourth and final term is dedicated to the guided external work placement designed for students to acquire the skills and abilities needed to exercise the profession of law and completing the final dissertations for the Legal Practice master's degrees.
27 of your ECTS credits will be recognized and at the end of the course you will have obtained two official Master's qualifications.
Course 1 - Semester 1
Master Advanced Studies in Public Law Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Seminars on current prospects for Law 6 C Legal methodology 6 C Public Law: History and the Present 6 C Choose 12 ECTS in total (between Semester 1 and 2) Restorative Justice 4 E Criminal responsibility of legal persons and compliance. National and comparative perspectives 4 E The law of international responsibility (in public international law) 4 E The evolution of Tax Law in times of crisis, international competition and globalization 4 E The implementation of the democratic principle in the EU 4 E Course 1 - Semester 2
Master in Legal Practice Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Civil Practice I 5 C Criminal Practice 5 C Administrative Practice 5 C Legal and labor practice 5 C Commercial Practice 4 C Tax Procedures 2 C Civil Practice II 4 C Master Advanced Studies in Public Law Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Research Work 6 C Choose 12 ECTS in total (between Semester 1 and 2) Constitutional justice challenges and the internal and European guarantees of fundamental rights 4 E EU Environmental Law 4 E Globalization, multiculturalism and civil liberties 4 E Criminal organizations and international crimes 4 E Democracy and State powers in a global context 4 E Course 2 - Semester 3
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Master in Legal Practice Professional 9 C Master Advanced Studies in Public Law Master's Thesis 12 C Course 2 - Semester 4
General subjects Subjects ECTS TYPE Language Master in Legal Practice Internship 30 C Master's Thesis 6 C C) Compulsory: 63 ECTS
E) Electives: 12 ECTS
Internship: 30 ECTS
Master's Thesis - Master in Legal Practice: 6 ECTS
Master's Thesis - Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law: 12 ECTS
course Programs
- QUALITY
Legal Practice
GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
☛ First year offered: 2012
Graduate Profile and Competences
PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE
The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).
- Academic Committee
- Minutes of the Academic Quality Committee and Programme Reports (Restricted access)
QUALITY INDICATORS
☛ Master's Degree indicators (September Edition)
☛ Master's Degree indicators (March Edition)
Advanced Studies in Public Law
GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
☛ First year offered:
PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE
The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).
- ADMISSION
Application
The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process, please, read the following information:
Requirements
Check the requirements of the Master in Legal Practice.
Check the requirements of the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law.
Admission criteria
Check the admission criteria of the Master in Legal Practice.
Check the admission criteria of the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law.
Language requirements
Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.
STUDENTS with foreign university degrees
Check the requirements of the Master in Legal Practice for students with foreign university degrees.
Check the requirements of the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law for students with foreign university degrees.
Important
To be admitted to the Doble Master Degree you have to be admitted by the Academic Committee of the Master in Legal Practice. If your application for admission to the Double Master Degree is Not Accepted, you can still apply for admission to the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law if you want.
On the other hand, the admission to the Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law doesn’t imply the admission to the Master in Legal Practice.
In any case, the resolution will be communicated to the applicant.
- ENROLLMENT
FEES *
2021-2022 Academic year
LEGAL PRACTICE Reservation fee1 €800 Price EU students €70.79 / ECTS Price Non EU students €331.20 / ECTS Credits enrolling2 75 ECTS Advanced Studies in Public Law Reservation fee1 €450 Price EU students €80 / ECTS Price Non EU students €120 / ECTS Credits enrolling2 48 ECTS 1 Reservation fee will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment. The reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled.
2 Admission and registration on the double master's degree course will provide exemption from ECTS credits which will be validated according to the curriculum (see Program). Having obtained credits from both syllabuses, together with validation of 27 ECTS you will be able to obtain two official master's qualifications in little more than a year and a half. This exemption from payment of fees for validating ECTS credits shall only be applicable to students registered on the Dual Master's degree from the start.
NOTE: The enrolment fees do not include the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.
* Pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the academic year 21/22Important
☛ Once you submit the application for admission, you will have to wait for the official acceptance in the Master program, before starting the enrollment process.
☛ You must perform 2 enrollments, one for each degree, within the deadlines published for that purpose on the website.
☛ Registration implies effective entry to the master's course as a student.
Additional information
- You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
- When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
- The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
- Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.
Best Practices and Regulations
- PRACTICAL INFORMATION
MASTER’S COURSE SCHEDULE
Master in Legal Practice timetable (March Edition)
Master in Advanced Studies in Public Law:
- Calendar and schedule of classes *
- Classes will be taught during AFTERNOONS
* The Internship subject may be taken in the morning and in a different month from the one set in the official academic calendar, depending on the needs of the host institution
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