2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
LLM International Law
Programme code: | LLM-LAW/ILFT | UCAS code: | |
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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:
LAW5662M | Postgraduate Legal Research Skills | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5780M | Dissertation | 60 credits | 1 Jan to 31 Oct | |
LAW5866M | Global Governance through Law | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
6Candidates will be required to study 60-75 credits from the following optional modules:
LAW5110M | Policing 1: The Nature of Contemporary Policing | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5215M | Policing 2: Accountability of Policing | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5300M | Security and Justice | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW5330M | European Human Rights | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5332M | Cyberspace Law: Contemporary Issues | 15 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
LAW5334M | Cyberlaw: Regulation of Cyberspace | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5345M | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 15 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
LAW5386M | Globalisation and Crime | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
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) | |
LAW5612M | Tax Law and Policy | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW5645M | The International Law of Foreign Investment | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5655M | World Trade Organisation Law | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5688M | Digital Environment: Law, Technologies & Human Rights | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5692M | Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property: Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5694M | Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property: Health, Food and Biotechnology | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5811M | Environmental Law - international permit-based control of pollution | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5830M | International Economic Law | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5861M | International Human Rights | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW5862M | Human Rights and Disabled People 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW5863M | Human Rights and Disabled People 2 | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW5864M | Global Human Rights Advocacy | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may study 15 credits from the following optional modules:
PIED5510M | Insurgency | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5537M | Policing Post-Conflict Cities | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED5563M | Terrorism | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED5564M | Counterterrorism | 15 credits | Not running in 201718 |
Last updated: 27/06/2017
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