International Law LLM
Master
In Scarborough
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Master
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Scarborough
International law regulates almost every aspect of state law and practice; whether in business; human rights or the environment; and also regulates the relationship between different states and governments.
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"Entry Requirements A good undergraduate degree. This course is aimed primarily at law graduates, legal practitioners (solicitors and barristers) from the UK and other jurisdictions, and politics graduates with some knowledge of law.
International applicants should also hold a minimum of 6.5 score in the IELTS test for English language.
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Subjects
- IT Law
- Human Rights
- Human Rights Law
- Environmental Law
- Corporate Governance
- Governance
- LLM
- International
- Global
- Law
- University
- Skills and Training
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— Coventry University (@covcampus) September 26, 2012 OVERVIEWInternational law regulates almost every aspect of state law and practice, whether in business, human rights or the environment, and also regulates the relationship between different states and governments.
WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?
The LLM International Law programme offers a varied and stimulating range of mandatory and optional modules, enabling students to shape their course to their best advantage, with the option to include Public International Law, Human Rights, International Environmental Law and International Business Law. International Law continues to be of global relevance and importance to business practices, state agencies and to legal advisers. This course offers you the opportunity to help enhance your future career prospects and professional development by providing specialist knowledge of this important, ever expanding, area of legal knowledge.
If you choose this course you could benefit from:
- an in-depth understanding and analysis of international law through the study of a range of contemporary modules in areas such as public international law, corporate governance, environmental law and international human rights law;
- extensive guidance on research, study and writing skills together with research design and methods, in preparation for writing assessments and researching and submitting your dissertation;
- the study of a range of contemporary international law modules to allow specialism in international diplomatic relations, human rights law, corporate governance and environmental law;
- the study of legal subjects and research and academic skills alongside home and EU students and a wide range of international students, thus gaining a rewarding and varied academic and personal experience.
Courses are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect new developments and the requirements of the profession, together with the needs of industry and new legislative and other changes. The mandatory modules on the programme provide basic research skills and methodology and tuition in the core substantive legal areas:
- Research Skills;
- Research Design;
- Dissertation;
- International Human Rights;
- International Law in the Contemporary World Arena;
- International Corporate Governance.
The dissertation will be studied in semester 3 and most mandatory modules are completed in semester 1, although it is possible to study some in semester 2.
The optional modules, from which you choose two, supplement the mandatory subject areas and allow further specialism:
- International Environmental Law;
- International Corporate Crime;
- International Criminal Law;
- Gender and International Human Rights;
- Law of Diplomatic Relations.
Optional modules are generally studied in semester 2, although it is possible to study some in semester 1.
As part of this course you will study Global Professional Development, a beneficial new 10-credit module developed in partnership with the CMI. Explore this module's content and benefits here.
Assessment is by coursework, short class-based examinations and presentation of workshop papers.
"International Law LLM