LLM (extended part-time)
Programme Code: TMLL2EPT
Department: Law School
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
The general regulations for MA and MSc Degrees and the Code of Practice for Taught Master's 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 Courses 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.
Assessment
Students will be examined in courses to the total value of four full units. Students are required to take a minimum of two full units which are assessed by exam, unless exceptional circumstances apply and an exemption from this regulation is approved the Programme Director of the LLM.
An oral examination may be held if the examiners so determine.
For courses assessed by exam (which will be the norm on the LLM apart from the Legal Research Skills course), the exam will normally be held in January, 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 exam room except in accordance with the regulations for the particular course.
Degree certificate
Students who successfully complete the LLM programme 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. This would mean you will need to be registered for either:
1. LLM courses to the value of at least 2 units (4 half unit courses) within the nominated specialism; or
2. LLM courses to the value of at least 1.5 units (3 half unit courses) within the nominated specialism plus an LL4F9 dissertation topic within the area of the specialism (as agreed by your dissertation supervisor).
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.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
Compulsory course for all LLM students | |
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LL4F9 Legal Research and Writing Skills (0.5) | |
Papers 2, 3 & 4 |
Competition and Innovation | |
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LL4AF Principles of Global Competition Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AG Competition Law, Technology and Intellectual Property (0.5) # | |
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LL4AV Global Economic Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4AY International Tax Systems: A Global Perspective (0.5) | |
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LL4BM The Legal Protection of Inventions (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4BN Innovation, Technology and Patent Law (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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LL4BP Current Issues in Intellectual and Cultural Property Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BQ Trade Mark Law (0.5) | |
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LL4CS Law and Economics of Network Industries (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4GE Advanced Digital Platform Regulation (0.5) | |
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LL4GG Sports: Law and Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4GH The European Market (0.5) | |
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LL4GK Tackling Climate Change: Legal Strategies (0.5) | |
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LL4N6 Principles of Copyright Law (0.5) | |
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LL4S1 Cyberlaw (0.5) | |
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LL4S2 E-Commerce Law (0.5) | |
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LL4S4 Digital Rights, Privacy and Security (0.5) | |
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LL4Z2 Resolving International Tax Disputes: A Global Perspective (0.5) | |
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LL4Z5 State Aid and Subsidies Regulation (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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Corporate and Commercial Law | |
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LL4AF Principles of Global Competition Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AG Competition Law, Technology and Intellectual Property (0.5) # | |
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LL4AJ Corporate Rescue and Reorganisation (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4AK Principles of Corporate Insolvency Law (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4AT Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (0.5) | |
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LL4BK Corporate Crime (0.5) | |
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LL4BL Financial Crime (0.5) | |
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LL4BM The Legal Protection of Inventions (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4C5 International Commercial Arbitration (0.5) | |
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LL4CC Commercial Remedies (0.5) | |
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LL4CF UK Corporate Law (0.5) | |
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LL4CP Tax Avoidance (0.5) | |
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LL4CQ Legal Aspects of Private Equity and Venture Capital (0.5) | |
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LL4E7 International Investment Law and Arbitration (0.5) | |
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LL4F2 The Law and Practice of International Finance (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4F3 Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings in Europe (0.5) | |
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LL4G8 Law of Corporate Finance (0.5) | |
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LL4GG Sports: Law and Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4GH The European Market (0.5) | |
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LL4GJ Legal Aspects of Sustainable Finance (0.5) | |
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LL4H4 International Financial Law (0.5) | |
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LL4K5 International Commercial Contracts - General Principles (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4K8 Law of Corporate Finance: Securities Regulation (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4K9 European Capital Markets Law (0.5) | |
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LL4N6 Principles of Copyright Law (0.5) | |
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LL4S2 E-Commerce Law (0.5) | |
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LL4S4 Digital Rights, Privacy and Security (0.5) | |
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LL4Z1 Business Taxation: Principles and Practice (0.5) | |
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LL4Z5 State Aid and Subsidies Regulation (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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Criminal Law and Justice | |
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LL4AR International Criminal Law: Core Crimes and Concepts (0.5) | |
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LL4AS International Criminal Law: Prosecution and Practice (0.5) | |
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LL4AT Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (0.5) | |
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LL4BK Corporate Crime (0.5) | |
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LL4BL Financial Crime (0.5) | |
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LL4CE Security and Criminal Law (0.5) | |
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LL4CL Explaining Punishment: Philosophy, Political Economy, Sociology (0.5) | |
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European, Comparative and Transnational Law | |
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LL475 Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) | |
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LL4A6 Climate Change and International Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AF Principles of Global Competition Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AG Competition Law, Technology and Intellectual Property (0.5) # | |
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LL4AJ Corporate Rescue and Reorganisation (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4AK Principles of Corporate Insolvency Law (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4AL International Business Transactions: Commercial Litigation (0.5) | |
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LL4AM International Business Transactions: Advanced Procedure and Tactics (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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LL4AN International Business Transactions: Conflict of Laws, Extraterritoriality, and Global Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4AP International Business Transactions: Contracts and Property (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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LL4AY International Tax Systems: A Global Perspective (0.5) | |
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LL4BV Transnational Environmental Law (0.5) | |
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LL4C5 International Commercial Arbitration (0.5) | |
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LL4CS Law and Economics of Network Industries (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4F3 Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings in Europe (0.5) | |
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LL4GA Constitutionalisms in the Global South (0.5) | |
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LL4GE Advanced Digital Platform Regulation (0.5) | |
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LL4GF Law, Society and Development (0.5) | |
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LL4GG Sports: Law and Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4GH The European Market (0.5) | |
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LL4GJ Legal Aspects of Sustainable Finance (0.5) | |
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LL4GK Tackling Climate Change: Legal Strategies (0.5) | |
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LL4H8 Employment Law (0.5) | |
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LL4H9 Human Rights in the Workplace (0.5) | |
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LL4K9 European Capital Markets Law (0.5) | |
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LL4S4 Digital Rights, Privacy and Security (0.5) | |
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LL4Y9 Comparative and Transnational Law (0.5) | |
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LL4Z5 State Aid and Subsidies Regulation (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4Z6 Comparative Constitutional Law (0.5) | |
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LL4Z7 Comparative Constitutional Rights (0.5) | |
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Financial Law and Regulation | |
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LL4AT Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (0.5) | |
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LL4BF International Financial Regulation (0.5) | |
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LL4BK Corporate Crime (0.5) | |
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LL4BL Financial Crime (0.5) | |
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LL4CQ Legal Aspects of Private Equity and Venture Capital (0.5) | |
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LL4F2 The Law and Practice of International Finance (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4G8 Law of Corporate Finance (0.5) | |
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LL4GG Sports: Law and Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4GH The European Market (0.5) | |
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LL4GJ Legal Aspects of Sustainable Finance (0.5) | |
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LL4H4 International Financial Law (0.5) | |
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LL4K8 Law of Corporate Finance: Securities Regulation (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4K9 European Capital Markets Law (0.5) | |
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LL4Z9 Banking Law (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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Human Rights Law | |
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LL468 European Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
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LL469 UK Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
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LL475 Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) | |
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LL4A6 Climate Change and International Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AQ Constitutional Theory (0.5) | |
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LL4AR International Criminal Law: Core Crimes and Concepts (0.5) | |
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LL4AS International Criminal Law: Prosecution and Practice (0.5) | |
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LL4AX Selected Topics in International Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BA International Law and the Movement of Persons within States (0.5) | |
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LL4BB International Law and the Movement of Persons Between States (0.5) | |
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LL4BV Transnational Environmental Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BW Law and Political Thought (0.5) | |
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LL4C2 World Poverty and Human Rights (0.5) | |
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LL4E6 International Dispute Resolution: Courts and Tribunals (0.5) # | |
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LL4GA Constitutionalisms in the Global South (0.5) | |
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LL4GD International Energy Law (0.5) | |
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LL4GE Advanced Digital Platform Regulation (0.5) | |
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LL4GF Law, Society and Development (0.5) | |
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LL4H2 Freedom of Speech, Media and the Law (0.5) | |
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LL4H3 Media Law: Regulating Newsgathering (0.5) | |
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LL4H8 Employment Law (0.5) | |
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LL4H9 Human Rights in the Workplace (0.5) | |
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LL4K4 The International Law of Self-Determination (0.5) | |
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LL4L6 Theory of Constitutional Rights (0.5) | |
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LL4S4 Digital Rights, Privacy and Security (0.5) | |
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LL4Z6 Comparative Constitutional Law (0.5) | |
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LL4Z7 Comparative Constitutional Rights (0.5) | |
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Intellectual Property Law | |
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LL4AG Competition Law, Technology and Intellectual Property (0.5) # | |
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LL4AT Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (0.5) | |
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LL4BM The Legal Protection of Inventions (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4BN Innovation, Technology and Patent Law (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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LL4BP Current Issues in Intellectual and Cultural Property Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BQ Trade Mark Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BT Cultural Property and Heritage Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BU Art Law (0.5) | |
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LL4GE Advanced Digital Platform Regulation (0.5) | |
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LL4H2 Freedom of Speech, Media and the Law (0.5) | |
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LL4H3 Media Law: Regulating Newsgathering (0.5) | |
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LL4N6 Principles of Copyright Law (0.5) | |
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LL4S1 Cyberlaw (0.5) | |
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LL4S5 Regulation of Digital Creativity and Investment (0.5) | |
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International Business Law | |
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LL4AF Principles of Global Competition Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AG Competition Law, Technology and Intellectual Property (0.5) # | |
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LL4AJ Corporate Rescue and Reorganisation (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4AL International Business Transactions: Commercial Litigation (0.5) | |
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LL4AM International Business Transactions: Advanced Procedure and Tactics (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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LL4AN International Business Transactions: Conflict of Laws, Extraterritoriality, and Global Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4AP International Business Transactions: Contracts and Property (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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LL4AV Global Economic Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4AY International Tax Systems: A Global Perspective (0.5) | |
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LL4BF International Financial Regulation (0.5) | |
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LL4BK Corporate Crime (0.5) | |
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LL4BL Financial Crime (0.5) | |
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LL4BM The Legal Protection of Inventions (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4C5 International Commercial Arbitration (0.5) | |
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LL4CC Commercial Remedies (0.5) | |
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LL4CP Tax Avoidance (0.5) | |
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LL4CQ Legal Aspects of Private Equity and Venture Capital (0.5) | |
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LL4CS Law and Economics of Network Industries (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4E7 International Investment Law and Arbitration (0.5) | |
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LL4F2 The Law and Practice of International Finance (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4F3 Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings in Europe (0.5) | |
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LL4F4 Takeover Regulation in the UK and the US (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4GD International Energy Law (0.5) | |
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LL4GF Law, Society and Development (0.5) | |
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LL4GG Sports: Law and Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4GH The European Market (0.5) | |
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LL4GJ Legal Aspects of Sustainable Finance (0.5) | |
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LL4H4 International Financial Law (0.5) | |
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LL4K5 International Commercial Contracts - General Principles (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4K9 European Capital Markets Law (0.5) | |
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LL4S2 E-Commerce Law (0.5) | |
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LL4Y9 Comparative and Transnational Law (0.5) | |
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LL4Z2 Resolving International Tax Disputes: A Global Perspective (0.5) | |
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LL4Z5 State Aid and Subsidies Regulation (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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IT and Data Law | |
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LL4AT Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (0.5) | |
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LL4BM The Legal Protection of Inventions (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4BN Innovation, Technology and Patent Law (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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LL4BP Current Issues in Intellectual and Cultural Property Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BQ Trade Mark Law (0.5) | |
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LL4CS Law and Economics of Network Industries (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4GE Advanced Digital Platform Regulation (0.5) | |
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LL4H2 Freedom of Speech, Media and the Law (0.5) | |
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LL4H3 Media Law: Regulating Newsgathering (0.5) | |
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LL4N6 Principles of Copyright Law (0.5) | |
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LL4S1 Cyberlaw (0.5) | |
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LL4S2 E-Commerce Law (0.5) | |
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LL4S4 Digital Rights, Privacy and Security (0.5) | |
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LL4S5 Regulation of Digital Creativity and Investment (0.5) | |
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Law, Politics and Social Change | |
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LL469 UK Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
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LL475 Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) | |
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LL4A6 Climate Change and International Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AE The Politics of International Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AX Selected Topics in International Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BP Current Issues in Intellectual and Cultural Property Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BV Transnational Environmental Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BW Law and Political Thought (0.5) | |
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LL4C2 World Poverty and Human Rights (0.5) | |
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LL4CE Security and Criminal Law (0.5) | |
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LL4CL Explaining Punishment: Philosophy, Political Economy, Sociology (0.5) | |
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LL4EA Race, Class, and Law (0.5) | |
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LL4EB Key Issues in Medical Law and Ethics (0.5) | |
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LL4GA Constitutionalisms in the Global South (0.5) | |
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LL4GB Law and Critical Theory (0.5) | |
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LL4GC Global Commodities: the Foundations of International Law (0.5) | |
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LL4GD International Energy Law (0.5) | |
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LL4GF Law, Society and Development (0.5) | |
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LL4GG Sports: Law and Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4GK Tackling Climate Change: Legal Strategies (0.5) | |
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LL4H2 Freedom of Speech, Media and the Law (0.5) | |
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LL4H3 Media Law: Regulating Newsgathering (0.5) | |
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LL4H8 Employment Law (0.5) | |
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LL4H9 Human Rights in the Workplace (0.5) | |
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LL4Z7 Comparative Constitutional Rights (0.5) | |
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Public International Law | |
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LL475 Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) | |
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LL4A6 Climate Change and International Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AE The Politics of International Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AR International Criminal Law: Core Crimes and Concepts (0.5) | |
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LL4AS International Criminal Law: Prosecution and Practice (0.5) | |
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LL4AV Global Economic Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4AX Selected Topics in International Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AY International Tax Systems: A Global Perspective (0.5) | |
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LL4BA International Law and the Movement of Persons within States (0.5) | |
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LL4BB International Law and the Movement of Persons Between States (0.5) | |
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LL4BT Cultural Property and Heritage Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BV Transnational Environmental Law (0.5) | |
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LL4C2 World Poverty and Human Rights (0.5) | |
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LL4E6 International Dispute Resolution: Courts and Tribunals (0.5) # | |
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LL4E7 International Investment Law and Arbitration (0.5) | |
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LL4GC Global Commodities: the Foundations of International Law (0.5) | |
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LL4GD International Energy Law (0.5) | |
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LL4GG Sports: Law and Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4GH The European Market (0.5) | |
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LL4GK Tackling Climate Change: Legal Strategies (0.5) | |
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LL4K4 The International Law of Self-Determination (0.5) | |
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LL4Z2 Resolving International Tax Disputes: A Global Perspective (0.5) | |
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Public Law | |
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LL468 European Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
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LL469 UK Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
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LL475 Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AQ Constitutional Theory (0.5) | |
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LL4AT Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (0.5) | |
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LL4BV Transnational Environmental Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BW Law and Political Thought (0.5) | |
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LL4CP Tax Avoidance (0.5) | |
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LL4CS Law and Economics of Network Industries (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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LL4GA Constitutionalisms in the Global South (0.5) | |
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LL4GG Sports: Law and Governance (0.5) | |
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LL4GH The European Market (0.5) | |
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LL4H2 Freedom of Speech, Media and the Law (0.5) | |
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LL4H3 Media Law: Regulating Newsgathering (0.5) | |
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LL4L6 Theory of Constitutional Rights (0.5) | |
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LL4Z6 Comparative Constitutional Law (0.5) | |
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LL4Z7 Comparative Constitutional Rights (0.5) | |
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Taxation | |
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LL4AY International Tax Systems: A Global Perspective (0.5) | |
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LL4AZ Taxation of Multinational Enterprises: Transfer Pricing (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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LL4CH Taxation of Transactions (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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LL4CP Tax Avoidance (0.5) | |
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LL4Z1 Business Taxation: Principles and Practice (0.5) | |
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LL4Z2 Resolving International Tax Disputes: A Global Perspective (0.5) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
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.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.