2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
LLM International Trade Law (Part-Time)
Programme code: | LLM-LAW/ITLP | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 24 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part 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 (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 Trade Law to novel problems and real-world and hypothetical scenarios;
Critically evaluate the legal rules and underlying policies concerning International Trade 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 Trade Law.
The distinctiveness of the programme lies in its coherent provision of postgraduate level study in the area of International Trade Law. Students on this programme will develop a specialised and detailed knowledge of the law concerning international trade.
Further, the development of research skills in public international law is central to the design of the programme, in particular the module concerning `Research Methods?. 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).
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates are required to study the following compulsory modules:
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) | |
LAW5661M | Postgraduate Legal Research Skills | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5830M | International Economic Law | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study 30 credits from the following list of 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) | |
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 | |
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 | |
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) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates are required to study the following compulsory modules:
LAW5780M | Dissertation | 60 credits | 1 Jan to 31 Oct |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study 30 credits from the following list of 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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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 | |
LAW5631M | Consumer Law | 15 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
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 | |
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) |
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