LLM (full-time)
Programme Code: TMLL2
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 and Writing Skills course (LL4F9), which will be assessed by a 10,000 word independent research 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 LSE’s Code of Practice when submitting when submitting this dissertation.
Students can complete the LLM course requirements in either one year full-time programme (‘Full-time’), or as a part-time student in two years (‘Part-time’), or by extended part-time study within a maximum of six years (‘Extended Part-time’). Please note there are separate regulations for the Extended Part-time programme; students undertaking the LLM in this mode should consult the relevant regulations which can be viewed on the online Calendar. These regulations apply to the Full-time and Part-time LLM programmes only.
Courses should be chosen from the list below. Subject to availability, and to any applicable pre-requisites, students can choose to take up to two half units, or one full unit, from other Master’s programmes in the School in place of courses offered by the Law School. The LLM Handbook should be consulted for important advice about course choices and taking courses outside the Law School. 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. The compulsory LL4F9 course must be completed in the final year of study.
Assessment
Students will be assessed 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. An oral examination may be held if the examiners so determine.
The majority of LLM courses are assessed by exam and these will normally run in the School exam period in May and June. A re-sit assessment period for LLM courses will run in January. The format of assessments will be advised by Course Convenors, and School Exam Procedures will apply.
Further guidance on the LLM programme including information on course selection, assessment and details of applicable School regulations and procedures can be found in the LLM Student Handbook, which is made available to students at the beginning of their programme and online.
Degree certificate
Students who successfully complete the LLM programme may elect to have one of the following specialism titles attached to their degree certificate, if they have followed a course of study reflecting that specialism. If no such election is made, the LLM degree certificate will state 'LLM' without further specification. The following criteria will normally be applied to determine if a student has followed a course of study reflecting a specialism:
- LLM courses to the value of at least 2 units (4 half unit courses) within the nominated specialism, according to lists of courses and specialisms published for the year of their programme (or for the final year of their programme for Part-time students); or
- LLM courses to the value of at least 1.5 units (3 half unit courses) within the nominated specialism, according to lists of courses and specialisms published for the year of their programme (or for the final year of their programme for Part-time students), plus an LL4F9 dissertation topic within the area of the specialism (subject to confirmation by the student’s dissertation supervisor).
The lists of courses by specialism are set out below.
Please note that places are limited on all LLM courses except the compulsory LL4F9 (Legal Research and Writing Skills) course. LLM courses are provided on a controlled access basis and therefore admission onto any particular course except LL4F9 is not guaranteed.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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LL4K4 The International Law of Self-Determination (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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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.