LLM
The general regulations for MA and MSc Degrees and the Code of Practice for Taught Masters Programmes on the online Calendar apply to the LLM programme except in the event of inconsistency when these regulations for the LLM take priority.
In order to obtain the degree, students must complete courses (see Course list below) to the value of four full units, which will normally comprise eight half unit courses. One of these eight half units will be the compulsory half unit Legal Research Skills course, which will be assessed by a 10,000 word dissertation. This stand-alone dissertation will provide the element of extended writing for all LLM students. Students will be required to sign a statement on plagiarism when submitting this dissertation.
Students can complete the LLM course requirements in either one full-year programme, or as a part-time student in two years, or by extended part-time study within a maximum of six years. Courses should be chosen from the list below. Subject to availability and with the permission of the Programme Director of the LLM, one complementary course from other Master's courses at the School may be selected to replace one from the list below to the total equivalent of one half unit. Exceptionally, and subject to the same conditions courses to the total value of one full unit may be selected to replace two courses from the list below.
Part-time students must satisfy the same requirements as those applicable to full-time students. Part-time students must take courses to the value of two units in their first year and courses to the value of two units in their second year.
Extended part-time students must satisfy the same requirements as those applicable to full-time students. Students must take courses to the value of one unit in the first year and successfully complete this. Students who successfully complete four units within a period of six years will satisfy the requirements for the degree.
Students registered before 2013-14
The LLM programme regulations for students entering in or after 2013-14 differ from those in force in previous years. This reflects a move to half unit courses in 2013-14. Students registered before 2013-14 are covered by the regulations which were in operation at the time of their initial registration on the programme. For earlier editions of the regulations please refer to the page for ‘previous academic sessions’. This page contains links to reference copies of programme regulations for years 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13. If continuing students have any queries on these matters they should consult their Academic Adviser.
Examination
Students will be examined in courses to the total value of four full units.
An oral examination may be held if the examiners so determine.
For courses assessed by written examination (which will be the norm on the LLM apart from the Legal Research Skills course), the examination will normally be held in May or June. Questions may be set on recent legislation and current proposals for law reform within the scope of the syllabus. No materials may be brought into the examination room except in accordance with the regulations for the particular course.
Degree certificate
Students who successfully complete the LLM examination may elect to have one of the following titles attached to their degree certificate if, in the opinion of the Programme Director of the LLM, the title reflects the course of study followed by the student. The possible titles are listed below with the courses attached to those areas listed with them. If no such election is made, the LLM degree certificate will state 'LLM' without further specification.
Courses
Compulsory course for all LLM students | |
Legal Research and Writing Skills (H) | |
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Banking Law and Financial Regulation | |
Investment Funds Law in Europe (H) | |
Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (H) | |
Regulation: Legal and Political Aspects (H) | |
Principles of Financial Regulation (H) | |
Regulating for Financial Stability (H) | |
Corporate Crime (H) | |
Financial Crime (H) | |
Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships (H) | |
Legal Risk in the Financial Markets (H) | |
Secured Financing in Commercial Transactions (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
The Law and Practice of International Finance (H) | |
Law of Corporate Finance (H) | |
European Monetary and Banking Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Financial Law (H) | |
Law of International Economic and Financial Sanctions (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Law of Corporate Finance: Securities Regulation (H) | |
European Capital Markets Law (H) | |
Banking Law (H) | |
Competition, Innovation & Trade | |
Global Copyright Policy: Contemporary Issues (H) | |
Principles of Global Competition Law (H) | |
Competition Law: Challenges and Prospects (H) | |
Global Trade Governance: Contemporary Issues (H) | |
Foundations of International Economic Law (H) | |
The Legal Protection of Inventions (H) | |
Innovation, Technology and Patent Law (H) | |
Current Issues in Intellectual and Cultural Property Law (H) | |
Trade Mark Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Brands and Trade Marks: Contemporary Issues (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Principles of Copyright Law (H) | |
Cyberlaw (H) | |
E-Commerce Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Digital Rights, Privacy and Security (H) | |
EU State Aid Law (H) | |
Corporate and/or Commercial Law | |
Global Copyright Policy: Contemporary Issues (H) | |
Principles of Global Competition Law (H) | |
Competition Law: Challenges and Prospects (H) | |
Comparative Company Law (H) | |
Insolvency Law: Principles, Rescue and Reconstruction Processes (H) | |
Insolvency Law: Company Liquidation and Stakeholder Interests (H) | |
Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (H) | |
Regulation: Legal and Political Aspects (H) | |
Corporate Crime (H) | |
Financial Crime (H) | |
The Legal Protection of Inventions (H) | |
Innovation, Technology and Patent Law (H) | |
Corporate Governance (H) | |
Fundamentals of International Commercial Arbitration (H) | |
Advanced Issues of International Commercial Arbitration (H) | |
Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships (H) | |
Commercial Remedies (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
European Company Law (H) | |
UK Corporate Law (H) | |
Comparative Corporate Taxation (H) | |
Taxation of Corporate Transactions (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Legal Risk in the Financial Markets (H) | |
Investment Treaty Law (H) | |
Secured Financing in Commercial Transactions (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
The Law and Practice of International Finance (H) | |
Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring in Europe (H) | |
Takeover Regulation in the UK and the US (H) | |
International Commodity Sales Law (H) | |
Law of Corporate Finance (H) | |
European Monetary and Banking Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Financial Law (H) | |
Law of International Economic and Financial Sanctions (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
International Commercial Contracts: General Principles (H) | |
International Uniform Sales Law (H) | |
Law of Corporate Finance: Securities Regulation (H) | |
European Capital Markets Law (H) | |
Principles of Copyright Law (H) | |
E-Commerce Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Business Taxation (H) | |
EU State Aid Law (H) | |
Corporate and Securities Law | |
Investment Funds Law in Europe (H) | |
Comparative Company Law (H) | |
Principles of Financial Regulation (H) | |
Regulating for Financial Stability (H) | |
Corporate Crime (H) | |
Financial Crime (H) | |
Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships (H) | |
European Company Law (H) | |
UK Corporate Law (H) | |
Legal Risk in the Financial Markets (H) | |
The Law and Practice of International Finance (H) | |
Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring in Europe (H) | |
Takeover Regulation in the UK and the US (H) | |
Law of Corporate Finance (H) | |
European Monetary and Banking Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Financial Law (H) | |
Law of International Economic and Financial Sanctions (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Law of Corporate Finance: Securities Regulation (H) | |
European Capital Markets Law (H) | |
Criminology and Criminal Justice | |
International Criminal Law: Core Crimes and Concepts (H) | |
International Criminal Law 2: Prosecution and Practice (H) | |
Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (H) | |
Regulation: Legal and Political Aspects (H) | |
Policing and Police Powers (H) | |
Policing: Contemporary Issues and Controversies (H) | |
Corporate Crime (H) | |
Financial Crime (H) | |
Security and Criminal Law (H) | |
Mental Health Law: The Civil Context (H) | |
Law of International Economic and Financial Sanctions (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Mental Health Law: The Criminal Context (H) | |
Criminal Justice Policy | |
Illegal Drugs and Their Control: Theory, Policy and Practice | |
European Law | |
European Union Law and Government (H) | |
Law and administrative procedures in the EU (H) | |
Legal Accountability and Redress of Grievance in the EU (H) | |
Principles of Global Competition Law (H) | |
Competition Law: Challenges and Prospects (H) | |
Philosophical Foundations of European Union Law (H) | |
Contemporary Issues of European Union Law (H) | |
Transnational Environmental Law (H) | |
European Company Law (H) | |
Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring in Europe (H) | |
European Monetary and Banking Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Employment Law (H) | |
Human Rights in the Workplace (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
European Capital Markets Law (H) | |
Value Added Tax in the European Context (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
EU State Aid Law (H) | |
Human Rights Law | |
Sexuality, Gender and Culture | |
Sexuality, Gender and Globalisation | |
Regulating New Medical Technologies (n/a 13/14) | |
European Human Rights Law (H) | |
UK Human Rights Law (H) | |
Terrorism and the Rule of Law (H) | |
Climate Change and International Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
International Law and the Use of Force (H) | |
Law in War (H) | |
Constitutional Theory (H) | |
International Criminal Law: Core Crimes and Concepts (H) | |
International Criminal Law 2: Prosecution and Practice (H) | |
Foundations of International Human Rights Law (H) | |
Selected Topics in International Human Rights Law (H) | |
International Law and the Movement of Persons within States (H) | |
International Law and the Movement of Persons Between States (H) | |
Philosophical Foundations of European Union Law (H) | |
Contemporary Issues of European Union Law (H) | |
Law and Political Thought (H) | |
An Introduction to the International Human Rights of Women (H) | |
International Human Rights of Women: Advanced Issues (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
World Poverty and Human Rights (H) | |
Human Rights in the Workplace (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
The International Law of Self-Determination (H) | |
Law and the Holocaust (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Theory of Human Rights Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Digital Rights, Privacy and Security (H) | |
Comparative Constitutional Law: Institutions (H) | |
Comparative Constitutional Law: Rights (H) | |
Approaches to Human Rights | |
Information Technology, Media and Communications Law | |
Media and Communications Regulation (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Global Copyright Policy: Contemporary Issues (H) | |
Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (H) | |
Regulation: Legal and Political Aspects (H) | |
The Legal Protection of Inventions (H) | |
Innovation, Technology and Patent Law (H) | |
Current Issues in Intellectual and Cultural Property Law (H) | |
Trade Mark Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Brands and Trade Marks: Contemporary Issues (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Media Law: Regulating Publication (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Media Law: Regulating Newsgathering (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Principles of Copyright Law (H) | |
Cyberlaw (H) | |
E-Commerce Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Digital Rights, Privacy and Security (H) | |
Piracy, Content and Ownership in the Information Society (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Intellectual Property Law | |
Media and Communications Regulation (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Global Copyright Policy: Contemporary Issues (H) | |
Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (H) | |
Regulation: Legal and Political Aspects (H) | |
The Legal Protection of Inventions (H) | |
Innovation, Technology and Patent Law (H) | |
Current Issues in Intellectual and Cultural Property Law (H) | |
Trade Mark Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Brands and Trade Marks: Contemporary Issues (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Cultural Property and Heritage Law (H) | |
Art and Antiquities Law (H) | |
Media Law: Regulation Publication (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Media Law: Regulation Newsgathering (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Principles of Copyright Law (H) | |
Cyberlaw (H) | |
Piracy, Content and Ownership in the Information Society (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
International Business Law | |
Principles of Global Competition Law (H) | |
Competition Law: Challenges and Prospects (H) | |
Comparative Company Law (H) | |
International Business Transactions: Commercial Litigation (H) | |
International Business Transactions: Advanced Procedure and Tactics (H) | |
International Business Transactions: Transnational Torts (H) | |
International Business Transactions: Contracts and Property (H) | |
Global Trade Governance: Contemporary Issues (H) | |
International Tax Systems (H) | |
International Tax Systems: Advanced Problems (H) | |
Foundations of International Economic Law (H) | |
Principles of Financial Regulation (H) | |
Regulating for Financial Stability (H) | |
Corporate Crime (H) | |
Financial Crime (H) | |
The Legal Protection of Inventions (H) | |
Innovation, Technology and Patent Law (H) | |
Fundamentals of International Commercial Arbitration (H) | |
Advanced Issues of International Commercial Arbitration (H) | |
Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships (H) | |
Commercial Remedies (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Comparative Corporate Taxation (H) | |
Legal Risk in the Financial Markets (H) | |
Investment Treaty Law (H) | |
The Law and Practice of International Finance (H) | |
Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring in Europe (H) | |
Takeover Regulation in the UK and the US (H) | |
International Commodity Sales (H) | |
European Monetary and Banking Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Financial Law (H) | |
Law of International Economic and Financial Sanctions (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
International Commercial Contracts: General Principles (H) | |
International Uniform Sales Law (H) | |
European Capital Markets Law (H) | |
E-Commerce Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Principles of Taxation (H) | |
Consumption Taxes (H) | |
EU State Aid Law (H) | |
Legal Theory | |
Regulating New Medical Technologies (n/a 13/14) | |
European Human Rights Law (H) | |
Terrorism and the Rule of Law (H) | |
Climate Change and International Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Global Copyright Policy: Contemporary Issues (H) | |
Constitutional Theory (H) | |
Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (H) | |
Regulation: Legal and Political Aspects (H) | |
Policing and Police Powers (H) | |
Policing: Contemporary Issues and Controversies (H) | |
Philosophical Foundations of European Union Law (H) | |
Contemporary Issues of European Union Law (H) | |
Current Issues in Intellectual and Cultural Property Law (H) | |
Law and Political Thought (H) | |
Law and Social Theory (H) | |
Modern Legal History: Private Law and the Economy 1750-1950 (H) | |
Security and Criminal Law (H) | |
Law in Society: a Joint Course in Law and Anthropology | |
Foundations of Legal Theory (H) | |
Critical Perspectives on Legal Theory (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
The Theory and Practice of Dispute Resolution (H) | |
Law and the Holocaust (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Socio-legal Theory and Practice (H) | |
Theory of Human Rights Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Advanced Mediation (H) | |
Cyberlaw (H) | |
Comparative Constitutional Law: Institutions (H) | |
Comparative Constitutional Law: Rights (H) | |
Public International Law | |
Terrorism and the Rule of Law (H) | |
Climate Change and International Law (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
International Law and the Use of Force (H) | |
Law in War (H) | |
Rethinking International Law I: International Law and Contemporary Problems (H) | |
Rethinking International Law II: International Legal Thought (H) | |
International Criminal Law: Core Crimes and Concepts (H) | |
International Criminal Law 2: Prosecution and Practice (H) | |
Global Trade Governance: Contemporary Issues (H) | |
Foundations of International Human Rights Law (H) | |
Selected Topics in International Human Rights Law (H) | |
Foundations of International Economic Law (H) | |
International Law and the Movement of Persons within States (H) | |
International Law and the Movement of Persons Between States (H) | |
Transnational Environmental Law (H) | |
An Introduction to the International Human Rights of Women (H) | |
International Human Rights of Women: Advanced Issues (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
World Poverty and Human Rights (H) | |
International Dispute Resolution: Courts and Tribunals (H) | |
Investment Treaty Law (H) | |
International Dispute Resolution: Non-Adjudicatory Processes (H) | |
Law of International Economic and Financial Sanctions (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
The International Law of Self-Determination (H) | |
Public Law | |
European Union Law and Government (H) | |
European Human Rights Law (H) | |
UK Human Rights Law (H) | |
Terrorism and the Rule of Law (H) | |
Law and administrative procedures in the EU (H) | |
Legal Accountability and Redress of Grievance in the EU (H) | |
Constitutional Theory (H) | |
Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (H) | |
Regulation: Legal and Political Aspects (H) | |
Policing and Police Powers (H) | |
Policing: Contemporary Issues and Controversies (H) | |
Philosophical Foundations of European Union Law (H) | |
Contemporary Issues of European Union Law (H) | |
Transnational Environmental Law (H) | |
Law and Political Thought (H) | |
Mental Health Law: The Civil Context (H) | |
Media Law: Regulating Publication (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Media Law: Regulating Newsgathering (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Mental Health Law: The Criminal Context (H) | |
Principles of Taxation (H) | |
Comparative Constitutional Law: Institutions (H) | |
Comparative Constitutional Law: Rights (H) | |
Taxation | |
Public Economics | |
International Tax Systems (H) | |
International Tax Systems: Advanced Problems (H) | |
Understanding Issues in Tax Law and Policy (H) | |
Current Issues in Tax Law and Policy (H) | |
Comparative Corporate Taxation (H) | |
Taxation of Corporate Transactions (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
Business Taxation (H) | |
Principles of Taxation (H) | |
Consumption Taxes (H) | |
Value Added Tax in the European Context (H) (n/a 13/14) | |
LLM Seminar Course | |
LLM Subject Area Specialist Research Seminars ‡ | |
Notes
‡ Not assessed; part of LSE's extra curricular intellectual development.
This programme, its constituent courses and lectures qualify as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and are accredited by the Law Society and Bar Council. Further information is available from the Department of Law.
