LLM in Law

Commercial Law

This programme offers you an opportunity to engage in intensive study of specialist commercial and industrial topics. You may wish to concentrate on European commercial issues, international trade, or aspects of domestic commerce.

Programme structure

Part one

You may study four units from the following list, or three units from the following list with a further unit chosen from any of the other LLM programmes:

• Banking Law
• Carriage of Goods
• Company Law
• Competition Law of the EU
• Corporate Governance in the UK and US
• Credit, Security and Insolvency Law
• EU Trade Law
• European Contract Law
• Individual Employment Rights
• Information Technology Law
• Intellectual Property
• International Commercial Arbitration
• International Commercial Litigation
• International Law of Trade and Aid
• International Sale of Goods
• Law of E-Commerce
• Regulation of Financial Markets and Institutions

Assessment is by examinations in the summer term. Some units are also assessed via a coursework component.

Part two

In the Spring Term, you will choose a topic for a 12,000 word dissertation within the field of Commercial Law, for approval by the Law School. After passing Part One of the programme, you start work on your dissertation for submission by mid-September. You must pass both parts to obtain an LLM and may not proceed to Part Two until you have passed Part One.

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European Legal Studies

This programme offers a range of units which give you the opportunity to study the internal workings of the Union and the ever-increasing penetration of Community law into the national legal orders of the Member States.

Programme structure

Part one

You may study four units from the following list, or three units from the following list with a further unit chosen from any of the other LLM programmes, or two units from the following and two from the LLM in International Law.

• Competition Law of the EU
• Constitutional and Substantive Law of the EU
• Democracy and Legitimacy in the EU
• Environmental Law
• European Contract Law
• EU International Relations Law
• EU Trade Law
• Human Rights Law
• International and European Immigration and Refugee Law
• International Commercial Litigation
• Migration Law and Policy - International, European and Human Rights Dimensions

Assessment is by examination in the summer term. Some units are also assessed via coursework.

Part two

Iin the Spring Term, you will choose a topic for a 12,000 word dissertation within the field of European Legal Studies, for approval by the Law School. After passing Part One of the programme, you start work on your dissertation for submission by mid-September. You must pass both parts to obtain an LLM and may not proceed to Part Two until you have passed Part One.

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General Legal Studies

This programme offers one of the widest choices of units available in any UK postgraduate law programme. You may choose from any of the units on the specialist LLM programmes. Certain units may, however, require prior or contemporaneous study of some other unit(s).

Programme structure

Part one

You will study four units over the autumn, spring and summer terms, with assessment by examinations in the summer term. Some units will also be assessed via coursework component.

If you are from a non-common law background, you may choose one of the following core units:

• Constitutional and Substantive Law of the EU
• Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
• Land Law
• Law of Contract
• Law of Personal Property and Trusts
• Law of Tort
• Public Law

Part two

In the Spring Term, you will choose a topic for a 12,000 word dissertation within the field of your LLM programme, for approval by the Law School. After passing Part One, you start work on your dissertation, within the field of your LLM programme, for submission by mid-September. You must pass both parts to obtain an LLM and may not proceed to Part Two until you have passed Part One.

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Human Rights Law

This programme offers a range of units suitable both for those with some previous knowledge of human rights law and for those seeking an introduction to specific human rights law issues.

The units are in the traditional fields of human rights law (eg International Law and Human Rights; Human Rights Law) but they also cover more specialist areas (Individual Employment Rights, International Law of Labour and Welfare Rights, International and European Law on Refugees and Asylum; International Criminal Law; Privacy Law: Theory and Practice).

Programme structure

Part one

You may study four units from the following list, or three units from the following list with a further unit chosen from any of the other LLM programmes:

• Human Rights in Law, Politics and Society
• Human Rights Law
• Individual Employment Rights
• International and European Immigration and Refugee Law
• International Law and Human Rights
• International Law of Labour and Welfare Rights
• Migration Law and Policy - International, European and Human Rights Dimensions
• Privacy Law: Theory and Practice

Assessment is by examination in the summer term. Some units are also assessed via a coursework component.

Part two

In the Spring Term, you will choose a topic for a 12,000-word dissertation within the field of Human Rights Law, for approval by the Law School. After passing Part One, you start work on your dissertation for submission by mid- September. You must pass both parts to obtain an LLM and may not proceed to Part Two until you have passed Part One.

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International Law

This programme offers a range of units, suitable both for those with some previous knowledge and for those seeking an introduction to specific international law issues.

The units are mainly in the field of Public International Law, although Private International Law issues can be explored through International Commercial Litigation, Contracts or many of the other Commercial Law units.

Programme structure

Part one

You may study four units from the following list, or three units from the following with a further unit chosen from any of the other LLM programmes, or two units from the following and two from the LLM in European Legal Studies.

• EU International Relations Law
• International and European Immigration and Refugee Law
• International Commercial Litigation
• International Commercial Arbitration
• International Law and Armed Conflict
• International Law and Human Rights
• International Law General Principles
• International Law of Labour and Welfare Rights
• International Law of the Sea
• International Law of Trade and Aid
• The Philosophical Foundations of the International Legal Order

Assessment is by examination in the summer term. Some units are also assessed via a coursework component.

Part two

In the spring term, you will choose a topic for a 12,000 word dissertation within the field of International Law, for approval by the Law School. After passing 'part one', you start work on your dissertation for submission by mid-September. You must pass both parts to obtain an LLM and may not proceed to 'part two' until you have passed 'part one'.

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Labour Law and Corporate Governance

This programme offers a range of units for those wishing to specialise in employment and company law matters. It provides an opportunity to study both employment and company law aspects of modern business comprehensively.

Programme structure

Part one

You may study four units from the following list, or three units from the following list with a further unit chosen from any of the other LLM programmes:

• Company Law
• Corporate Governance in the UK and US
• Individual Employment Rights
• International Law of Labour and Welfare Rights

Assessment is by examination in the summer term. Some units are also assessed via a coursework component.

Part two

In the spring term, you will choose a topic for a 12,000 word dissertation within the field of Labour Law, for approval by the Law School. After passing 'part one', you start work on your dissertation for submission by mid-September. You must pass both parts to obtain an LLM and may not proceed to 'part two' until you have passed 'part one'.

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Law and Globalisation

This programme offers a range of units for those wishing to examine these issues from a broad perspective, both economic and socio-political. The units cover the international legal framework, trade, employment and human rights, from both a practical and a theoretical perspective.

Programme structure

Part one

You may study four units from the following list, or three units from the following list with a further unit chosen from any of the other LLM programmes.

• Democracy and Legitimacy in the EU
• Environmental Law
• International and European Immigration and Refugee Law
• International Law and Human Rights
• International Law and Power
• International Law of Labour and Welfare Rights
• International Law of Trade and Aid
• Law, Economy and Society in a Globalising World
• The Philosophical Foundations of the International Legal Order

Part two

In the spring term, you will choose a topic for a 12,000 word dissertation within the field of Law and Globalisation, for approval by the Law School. After passing 'part one', you start work on your dissertation for submission by mid-September. You must pass both parts to obtain an LLM and may not proceed to 'part two' until you have passed 'part one'.

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Public Law

The Public Law programme offers a range of units which explore issues in public policy and the law. The focus is on the relationship between the pressures that operate within particular areas of public policy, and the role of law both in setting the framework for decision-making and as a tool for achieving policy goals.

Programme structure

Part one

You may study four units from the following list, or three units from the following list with a further unit chosen from any of the other LLM programmes.

• Democracy and Legitimacy in the EU
• Environmental Law
• EU International Relations Law
• Human Rights Law
• Human Rights in Law, Politics and Society
• Law, Gender and Sexuality
• Miscarriages of Justice

Assessment is by examination in the summer term. Some units are also assessed via a coursework component.

Part two

In the Spring Term, you will choose a topic for a 12,000-word dissertation within the field of Human Rights Law, for approval by the Law School. After passing Part One, you start work on your dissertation for submission by mid- September. You must pass both parts to obtain an LLM and may not proceed to Part Two until you have passed Part One.