International and Comparative Law (LL.M.)

Course details

The LL.M. is directed at well-qualified graduates in law and related disciplines. It seeks to promote critical analysis of, and reflection on, different aspects of international law and law. This programme is delivered over one academic year. Students are examined in six modules and complete a research dissertation of up to 25,000 words over the academic year on an approved theme relating to some aspect of international and comparative law. The modules offered might typically include the following: Advanced Comparative Law: European Legal Systems, African Human Rights Law, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Climate Change Law, Comparative Civil Rights, Comparative Constitutional Law and Theory, Comparative Product Liability: Common Law, EU and US Perspectives, Contemporary Issues in International Law, Corporate Governance in the EU, Energy Law and Policy in the EU, EU Aviation Law, EU Consumer Law, EU Employment Law, EU Legal System and Institutions, European Human Rights Law, Globalisation and Law, Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Law, Online, International and Comparative Analysis of Unfair Competition and Trade Mark Law, International and European Tax Law, International Aviation Law, International Criminal Evidence, International Criminal Law, International Dispute Resolution, International Economic Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Intellectual Property Law for Practitioners, International Trade Law, Islamic Law, Judicial Review and Human Rights: Theory and Practice, Law and Bioethics, Medical Law, Principles of Delaware Corporate Law, Theoretical and Comparative Criminal Law, Transitional Justice. The Law School reserves the right to vary the above list and, in particular, the right to withdraw and add courses. Note that timetabling considerations may also restrict choice. Further information on the precise modules available in a given year is available on the LLM website.