2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
LLM International Business Law
Programme code: | LLM-LAW/IBL | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Subhajit Basu | Contact address: | s.basu@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Upper second class degree in law or equivalent.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Law
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Law
Programme specification:
The LLM in International Business Law (formerly known as European and International Business Law) enables students to develop knowledge and skills in relation to the legal rules regulating business activity in the UK and Europe, and at a global level. It enables our graduates to pursue careers in legal practice, or the public service, or any career where success is built upon the ability to understand, analyse and respond to developments in international business law.
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[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Any student who has not studied Company Law, or who has done so, but not in a common law jurisdiction, must select Corporate Law (LAW 5550M) as an option in Semester One.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LAW5661M | Postgraduate Legal Research Skills | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5670M | Dissertation | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study up to 105 credits from the following optional modules:
LAW5315M | EU Discrimination Law | 15 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
LAW5320M | European Business Law | 15 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
LAW5334M | Cyberlaw: Regulation of Cyberspace | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5338M | International E-Commerce Law | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5345M | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5377M | Food Security, Climate Change and the Law | 15 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
LAW5445M | International Competition Law | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5460M | Insolvency Law | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5466M | International Insolvency Law | 15 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
LAW5550M | Corporate Law | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5556M | Corporate Finance and Securities Law | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5558M | Corporate Social Responsibility | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5561M | Law and Economics of Regulation: Theory and Practice | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5562M | International Banking Law: The Regulatory Framework | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5565M | International Banking Law: Capital Markets and Loans | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5567M | International Corporate Rescue | 15 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
LAW5568M | International Corporate Governance | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5580M | International Law of Credit and Security | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5584M | Principles of International Financial Law | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5585M | International Trade Finance Law | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5590M | International Sales Law | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5596M | Islamic Banking and Finance Law | 15 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
LAW5612M | Tax Law and Policy | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW5631M | Consumer Law | 15 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
LAW5645M | The International Law of Foreign Investment | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5655M | World Trade Organisation Law | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5686M | Trade Marks, Geographical Indications, Designs and Trade Secrets | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5811M | Environmental Law - international permit-based control of pollution | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5825M | International Energy Law and Business | 15 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
LAW5830M | International Economic Law | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5861M | International Human Rights | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW5942M | Conflict of Laws in Business Transactions | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5952M | Central Issues in Arbitration | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Elective modules:
Last updated: 27/04/2016
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