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2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

LLM International Law

Programme code:LLM-LAW/ILFTUCAS code:
Duration:12 Months Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Amrita Mukherjee Contact address:a.mukherjee@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

Upper second class degree in law or equivalent (including suitably qualified non-law graduates).

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Law

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Law

Programme specification:

At the end of the programme students should be able to:

Understand and apply complex rules of International Law to novel problems and real-world and hypothetical scenarios;

Critically evaluate the legal rules and underlying policies concerning International Law;

Undertake independent research and construct legal argument in the appropriate form; and

Work independently to prescribed timescales, including contributing in seminar discussions to the critical evaluation of issues relating to International Law.

The distinctiveness of the programme lies in its coherent provision of postgraduate level study in the area of International Law. Students on this programme will develop a specialised and detailed knowledge of the law concerning international law.

Further, the development of research skills in public international law is central to the design of the programme, in particular the module concerning 'Legal Research Skills'. Successful completion of this module will ensure that students have the necessary research skills in international law to work independently and effectively on their research projects (in particular in the context of the dissertation).



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[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

LAW5661MPostgraduate Legal Research Skills15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LAW5780MDissertation60 credits1 Jan to 31 Oct
LAW5866MGlobal Governance through Law30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Optional modules:

6Candidates will be required to study 60-75 credits from the following optional modules:

LAW5110MPolicing 1: The Nature of Contemporary Policing15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223)
LAW5195MInternational Human Rights and Disabled People15 credits 
LAW5215MPolicing 2: Accountability of Policing15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LAW5300MSecurity and Justice30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
LAW5330MEuropean Human Rights15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LAW5332MCyberspace Law: Contemporary Issues15 creditsNot running in 201617
LAW5334MCyberlaw: Regulation of Cyberspace15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LAW5345MAlternative Dispute Resolution15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LAW5377MFood Security, Climate Change and the Law15 creditsNot running in 201617
LAW5386MGlobalisation and Crime15 credits1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LAW5558MCorporate Social Responsibility15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LAW5562MInternational Banking Law: The Regulatory Framework15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LAW5565MInternational Banking Law: Capital Markets and Loans15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LAW5567MInternational Corporate Rescue15 creditsNot running in 201617
LAW5645MThe International Law of Foreign Investment15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LAW5655MWorld Trade Organisation Law15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LAW5688MDigital Environment: Law, Technologies & Human Rights15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LAW5692MContemporary Issues in Intellectual Property: Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LAW5694MContemporary Issues in Intellectual Property: Health, Food and Biotechnology15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LAW5811MEnvironmental Law - international permit-based control of pollution15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
LAW5825MInternational Energy Law and Business15 creditsNot running in 201617
LAW5830MInternational Economic Law15 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
LAW5861MInternational Human Rights30 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)

Candidates may study 15 credits from the following optional modules:

PIED5510MInsurgency15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5537MPolicing Post-Conflict Cities15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5563MTerrorism15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED5564MCounterterrorism15 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Last updated: 21/09/2016

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