LLM Law (LAWT83) FT

2016 - 2017

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units

A student will take

Semester 1
LAW685 CCo-requisites: LAW60038 LAW60040 LAW60041 LAW60043 LAW60045 LAW60046 LAW60051 LAW60052 LAW60053 LAW60054 LAW60056 LAW6036 LAW6125 LAW6126 LAW6132 LAW6419 LAW684 + Law students only.	Legal Research & Writing Skills	AUT SEM	0 credits

Students will select one of the following pathways:

(3) LLM in Law

(4a) LLM in Law (Corporate and Commercial Law)

(4b) LLM in Law (European Law)

(4c) LLM in Law (International Law and Global Justice)

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (120 credits)

LLM in Law

A student will take 120 credits from this group.

Semester 1
LAW60047 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: LAW6419 LAW647 (when the module is running)	Principles of International Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW60054 CCo-requisites: LAW6035	International Humanitarian Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6098	Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6109	International Human Rights: Philosophical, Moral and Legal Foundations	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6146 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Commercial Litigation and Arbitration in the UK	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6150 + LAW685 Legal Research Wrtiting Skills.	European Patent Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6151 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Global Justice and International Economic Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6153	International Institutional Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6154	Principles of Commercial Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6155	Introduction to Company Law and Corporate Governance	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6157	Theoretical Foundations of International Organisations	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6158	Current Issues in Company Law and Corporate Governance	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6163 + LAW685.	International Business Transactions	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW683	Judicial Protection in the European Union	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW686	EU Internal Market Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
LAW60044	International Law and the Use of Force	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6099 + LAW685.	EU External Relations Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6102 + LAW685.	International Commercial Arbitration	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6111	Human Rights Protection: International and Regional Systems	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6131 + Or equivalent. Students must have previously studied company law to an appropriate level (either in UG studes or Autumn semester).	European Corporate Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6135	Trade Mark Law in a Branded World	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6136	E-Commerce Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6138	Finance and Banking	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6141	International Security Institutions and Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6142 + Student must have studied company law before (either in Autumn Semester or in UG studies).	Comparative Corporate Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6147 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Economic Multi-level Governance in the EU	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6148	EU Migration Law in Comparative Perspective	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6149 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	European Copyright Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6152 + LAw685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Intellectual Property in Medicine	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6156	Refugees and Displaced Persons in International Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6159	Trade Remedies in WTO Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6161 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing SKills.	WTO Law and Domestic Regulation	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6164 + LAW685.	Intellectual Property and Human Rights	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6165 + LAW685.	Commercial Property in a Global Context	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW682	EU Constitutional Law in International Context	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW684 + Or a demonstrable knowledge of public international law acquired from prior study..	International Criminal Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW688	EU Health Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6904	Crime and Globalisation	SPR SEM	15 credits

In order to be eligible for the award of a degree with a designated specialist pathway, namely, LLM in Law (Corporate and Commercial Law), LLM in Law (European Law) or LLM in Law (International Law and Global Justice) students will be required to take units to the value of one hundred and twenty credits from 4a, 4b or 4c, respectively. In addition, the student must write her or his dissertation on a topic that in the opinion of the Head of School (or her or his delegate) contributes to developing expertise within the relevant pathway.

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (90 credits)

4ai

LLM in Law (Corporate and Commercial Law)

A student will take a minimum of 90 and a maximum of 120 credits from this group.

Semester 1
LAW6098	Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6146 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Commercial Litigation and Arbitration in the UK	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6150 + LAW685 Legal Research Wrtiting Skills.	European Patent Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6151 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Global Justice and International Economic Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6154	Principles of Commercial Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6155	Introduction to Company Law and Corporate Governance	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6158	Current Issues in Company Law and Corporate Governance	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6163 + LAW685.	International Business Transactions	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW686	EU Internal Market Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
LAW6102 + LAW685.	International Commercial Arbitration	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6131 + Or equivalent. Students must have previously studied company law to an appropriate level (either in UG studes or Autumn semester).	European Corporate Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6135	Trade Mark Law in a Branded World	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6136	E-Commerce Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6138	Finance and Banking	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6142 + Student must have studied company law before (either in Autumn Semester or in UG studies).	Comparative Corporate Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6147 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Economic Multi-level Governance in the EU	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6149 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	European Copyright Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6152 + LAw685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Intellectual Property in Medicine	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6159	Trade Remedies in WTO Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6161 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing SKills.	WTO Law and Domestic Regulation	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6164 + LAW685.	Intellectual Property and Human Rights	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6165 + LAW685.	Commercial Property in a Global Context	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

4aii

LLM in Law (Corporate and Commercial Law)

A student will take up to 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
LAW60047 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: LAW6419 LAW647 (when the module is running)	Principles of International Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW60054 CCo-requisites: LAW6035	International Humanitarian Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6098	Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6109	International Human Rights: Philosophical, Moral and Legal Foundations	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6146 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Commercial Litigation and Arbitration in the UK	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6150 + LAW685 Legal Research Wrtiting Skills.	European Patent Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6151 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Global Justice and International Economic Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6153	International Institutional Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6154	Principles of Commercial Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6155	Introduction to Company Law and Corporate Governance	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6157	Theoretical Foundations of International Organisations	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6158	Current Issues in Company Law and Corporate Governance	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6163 + LAW685.	International Business Transactions	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW683	Judicial Protection in the European Union	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW686	EU Internal Market Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
LAW60044	International Law and the Use of Force	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6099 + LAW685.	EU External Relations Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6102 + LAW685.	International Commercial Arbitration	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6111	Human Rights Protection: International and Regional Systems	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6131 + Or equivalent. Students must have previously studied company law to an appropriate level (either in UG studes or Autumn semester).	European Corporate Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6135	Trade Mark Law in a Branded World	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6136	E-Commerce Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6138	Finance and Banking	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6141	International Security Institutions and Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6142 + Student must have studied company law before (either in Autumn Semester or in UG studies).	Comparative Corporate Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6147 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Economic Multi-level Governance in the EU	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6148	EU Migration Law in Comparative Perspective	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6149 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	European Copyright Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6152 + LAw685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Intellectual Property in Medicine	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6156	Refugees and Displaced Persons in International Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6159	Trade Remedies in WTO Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6161 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing SKills.	WTO Law and Domestic Regulation	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6164 + LAW685.	Intellectual Property and Human Rights	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6165 + LAW685.	Commercial Property in a Global Context	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW682	EU Constitutional Law in International Context	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW684 + Or a demonstrable knowledge of public international law acquired from prior study..	International Criminal Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW688	EU Health Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6904	Crime and Globalisation	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (90 credits)

4bi

LLM in Law (European Law)

A student will take a minimum of 90 and a maximum of 120 credits from this group.

Semester 1
LAW6150 + LAW685 Legal Research Wrtiting Skills.	European Patent Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW683	Judicial Protection in the European Union	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW686	EU Internal Market Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
LAW6099 + LAW685.	EU External Relations Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6131 + Or equivalent. Students must have previously studied company law to an appropriate level (either in UG studes or Autumn semester).	European Corporate Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6147 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Economic Multi-level Governance in the EU	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6148	EU Migration Law in Comparative Perspective	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6149 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	European Copyright Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW682	EU Constitutional Law in International Context	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW688	EU Health Law	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

4bii

LLM in Law (European Law)

A student will take up to 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
LAW60047 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: LAW6419 LAW647 (when the module is running)	Principles of International Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW60054 CCo-requisites: LAW6035	International Humanitarian Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6098	Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6109	International Human Rights: Philosophical, Moral and Legal Foundations	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6146 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Commercial Litigation and Arbitration in the UK	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6150 + LAW685 Legal Research Wrtiting Skills.	European Patent Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6151 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Global Justice and International Economic Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6153	International Institutional Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6154	Principles of Commercial Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6155	Introduction to Company Law and Corporate Governance	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6157	Theoretical Foundations of International Organisations	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6158	Current Issues in Company Law and Corporate Governance	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6163 + LAW685.	International Business Transactions	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW683	Judicial Protection in the European Union	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW686	EU Internal Market Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
LAW60044	International Law and the Use of Force	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6099 + LAW685.	EU External Relations Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6102 + LAW685.	International Commercial Arbitration	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6111	Human Rights Protection: International and Regional Systems	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6131 + Or equivalent. Students must have previously studied company law to an appropriate level (either in UG studes or Autumn semester).	European Corporate Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6135	Trade Mark Law in a Branded World	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6136	E-Commerce Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6138	Finance and Banking	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6141	International Security Institutions and Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6142 + Student must have studied company law before (either in Autumn Semester or in UG studies).	Comparative Corporate Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6147 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Economic Multi-level Governance in the EU	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6148	EU Migration Law in Comparative Perspective	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6149 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	European Copyright Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6152 + LAw685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Intellectual Property in Medicine	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6156	Refugees and Displaced Persons in International Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6159	Trade Remedies in WTO Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6161 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing SKills.	WTO Law and Domestic Regulation	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6164 + LAW685.	Intellectual Property and Human Rights	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6165 + LAW685.	Commercial Property in a Global Context	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW682	EU Constitutional Law in International Context	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW684 + Or a demonstrable knowledge of public international law acquired from prior study..	International Criminal Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW688	EU Health Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6904	Crime and Globalisation	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (90 credits)

4ci

LLM in Law (International Law and Global Justice)

A student will take a minimum of 90 and a maximum of 120 credits from this group.

Semester 1
LAW60047 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: LAW6419 LAW647 (when the module is running)	Principles of International Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW60054 CCo-requisites: LAW6035	International Humanitarian Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6109	International Human Rights: Philosophical, Moral and Legal Foundations	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6151 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Global Justice and International Economic Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6153	International Institutional Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6157	Theoretical Foundations of International Organisations	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW683	Judicial Protection in the European Union	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
LAW60044	International Law and the Use of Force	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6099 + LAW685.	EU External Relations Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6111	Human Rights Protection: International and Regional Systems	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6141	International Security Institutions and Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6148	EU Migration Law in Comparative Perspective	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6156	Refugees and Displaced Persons in International Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6159	Trade Remedies in WTO Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6161 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing SKills.	WTO Law and Domestic Regulation	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6164 + LAW685.	Intellectual Property and Human Rights	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW682	EU Constitutional Law in International Context	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW684 + Or a demonstrable knowledge of public international law acquired from prior study..	International Criminal Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6904	Crime and Globalisation	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

4cii

LLM in Law (International Law and Global Justice)

A student will take up to 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
LAW60047 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: LAW6419 LAW647 (when the module is running)	Principles of International Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW60054 CCo-requisites: LAW6035	International Humanitarian Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6098	Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6109	International Human Rights: Philosophical, Moral and Legal Foundations	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6146 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Commercial Litigation and Arbitration in the UK	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6150 + LAW685 Legal Research Wrtiting Skills.	European Patent Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6151 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Global Justice and International Economic Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6153	International Institutional Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6154	Principles of Commercial Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6155	Introduction to Company Law and Corporate Governance	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6157	Theoretical Foundations of International Organisations	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6158	Current Issues in Company Law and Corporate Governance	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW6163 + LAW685.	International Business Transactions	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW683	Judicial Protection in the European Union	AUT SEM	15 credits
LAW686	EU Internal Market Law	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
LAW60044	International Law and the Use of Force	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6099 + LAW685.	EU External Relations Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6102 + LAW685.	International Commercial Arbitration	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6111	Human Rights Protection: International and Regional Systems	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6131 + Or equivalent. Students must have previously studied company law to an appropriate level (either in UG studes or Autumn semester).	European Corporate Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6135	Trade Mark Law in a Branded World	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6136	E-Commerce Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6138	Finance and Banking	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6141	International Security Institutions and Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6142 + Student must have studied company law before (either in Autumn Semester or in UG studies).	Comparative Corporate Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6147 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Economic Multi-level Governance in the EU	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6148	EU Migration Law in Comparative Perspective	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6149 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	European Copyright Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6152 + LAw685 Legal Research Writing Skills.	Intellectual Property in Medicine	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6156	Refugees and Displaced Persons in International Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6159	Trade Remedies in WTO Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6161 + LAW685 Legal Research Writing SKills.	WTO Law and Domestic Regulation	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6164 + LAW685.	Intellectual Property and Human Rights	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6165 + LAW685.	Commercial Property in a Global Context	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW682	EU Constitutional Law in International Context	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW684 + Or a demonstrable knowledge of public international law acquired from prior study..	International Criminal Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW688	EU Health Law	SPR SEM	15 credits
LAW6904	Crime and Globalisation	SPR SEM	15 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Semester 2
LAW6162	Dissertation (LLM in Law)	SPR SEM	60 credits

In the event that a student is eligible for the award of a degree with more than one designated specialist pathway he or she will be required to elect the single pathway (if any) that he or she wishes to appear on his or her degree transcript.

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 3 above will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Law. A student who been awarded at least ninety of these credits from the subjects listed at 4A, 4B or 4C will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Corporate and Commercial Law), the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (European Law) or the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (International Law and Global Justice), respectively.

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed 3 above will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Law. A student who has completed all of these credits from the subjects listed at 4A, 4B or 4C will be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Law (Corporate and Commercial Law), the Postgraduate Certificate in Law (European Law) or the Postgraduate Certificate in Law (International Law and Global Justice), respectively.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2016/17 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.