Laws (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 national, European and international 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. The modules offered might typically include the following:

Advanced Comparative Law: European Legal Systems, African Human Rights Law, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Chinese Legal System in Comparative Perspective, Climate Change and Law, Comparative Civil Rights, Comparative Constitutional Law and Theory, Comparative Product Liability: Common Law, EU and US Perspectives, Contemporary Issues in International Law, Copyright and Innovation, Online, Corporate Governance in the EU, Corporate, White-Collar and Regulatory Crime, Corruption Law, Creative Works and Intellectual Property, Employment Litigation, Energy Law and Policy in the EU EU Aviation Law, EU Banking and Securities Law, EU Consumer Law, EU Copyright, Patents and Design Law, EU Employment Law, EU Financial Services Law, EU Legal System and Institutions, EU Trademark Law, European Human Rights Law, Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Law, Online, Globalisation and the Law, Intellectual Property Law and Sport, International and Comparative analysis of Unfair Competition and Trade Mark Law, International Aviation Law, International Criminal Evidence, International Criminal Law, International Economic Law, International Dispute Resolution, International and European Tax 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.