Law & Sustainable Development

Syllabus

Students must complete:

• Sustainable Development and Law

Students must complete three further courses and a dissertation. At least two courses must be taken from the list below. The third course can be taken from a different LLM Programme.

• International Law of Biodiversity Conservation
• International Planning Law
• Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Development
• Oil & Gas Law: State Control
• Electricity Regulation & Renewable Energy
• State Jurisdiction & Transnational Litigation
• Principles of Environmental Regulation
• Marine and Coastal Law
• Oil & Gas Law: Regulation

Assessment

Assessment is based on a combination of written examination at the end of the relevant semester and one or more course essays. In some courses the course essay counts for 25% of the total mark. In addition, students must complete a course in research methods and a dissertation on a topic within the specialism. Guidance on the writing of a dissertation is given.

Teaching

Teaching is organised on a modular basis. There are two 12-week semesters, the first beginning at the end of September, the second at the end of January. Students can join either in September or January. Examinations are held at the end of each semester, in January and May. Courses are offered subject to the availability of staff, sufficient enrolment and sabbatical arrangements.

Duration

12 months, full-time.