International Business Law

Postgraduate

In London

higher than £ 9000

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

Entry requirements & how to apply
Minimum requirements

High 2:1

(65%)



Undergraduate degree with high 2:1 honours (i.e. overall average of at least 65%) in Law or a degree with at least 70% law content, or an equivalent international qualification and grading.

Exceptionally, you may be considered where a comparable academic level has been achieved through other graduate studies (such as a Graduate Diploma in Law) and where work or experience (at least three years legal work experience) has made you a suitable candidate for the LLM.

Please note: Meeting the minimum requirements for your application to be considered does not guarantee an offer. Applications for this programme are competitive.

In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum high 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 65% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 65% or above in the UK marking scheme.


International requirements   Visit our admissions webpages to view our International entry requirements.
English Language requirements Band B Visit our admissions webpages to view our English language entry requirements.
Application procedure

Applications must be made online using King’s online application portal apply.kcl.ac.uk and a non-refundable application fee of £80 applies.

All applications must be made to the generic Master of Laws (LLM) programme. If accepted, and once you have enrolled onto the LLM programme, you will have the opportunity to choose one of our specialist LLMs. At the start of the semester you will have the opportunity to attend taster lectures and to speak to programme/module leaders before you make a decision on whether to do a specialist or tailored LLM.

Please note: References are no longer required to assess candidates for the LLM Master of Laws, though references may be requested in borderline cases.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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10 Cutcombe Road, SE5 9RJ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Financial Training
  • Financial
  • International
  • English
  • Investment
  • English Language
  • IT Law
  • Business Law
  • LLM
  • Banking
  • Finance
  • Law
  • International Business
  • Trade
  • International Business Law
  • International Finance
  • International Tax Law
  • Banking law
  • Comparative Trust Law
  • Business Litigation
  • Shipping Law

Course programme

Course detail Description

The LLM will focus its core on international trading and financial/banking transactions (eg. modules such as International Trade Law and the Law of International Finance) and the resolution of international business disputes through arbitration and/or business litigation (eg modules such as International Commercial & Investment Arbitration and International Business Transactions – Litigation).

It is strongly oriented towards practice in these fields and therefore has a support group of relevant comparative law modules that are regarded as being useful to working in this area, such as Transnational & Comparative Commercial & Financial Law and International & Comparative Law of Trusts.

The regulation of global trade under the aegis of the World Trade Organisation and the taxation of international business is also covered.

The leader of this pathway is Professor Djakhongir Saidov.

Course purpose

This highly respected LLM aims to offer a unique student experience by taking advantage of our outstanding and wide ranging academic reputation in this field, with emphasis on innovative and problem-solving teaching methods as well as our comparative and international outlook.

This programme allows you to deepen or to broaden your knowledge of law as an academic subject and assists your professional development by enhancing your problem-solving skills in a transnational context. Designed to maximise students' intellectual potential, it also keeps you grounded by drawing on the real world experiences of staff and other practitioners.

The LLM offers a sharpened focus on our key areas of excellence and a commitment to offer a premier programme and a world class student experience. Aimed at recent law graduates (or graduates of joint degrees with a significant law content) as well as established legal professionals who may have graduated a number of years ago, the programme is rigorous and demanding and requires serious commitment.

Further literature

International Business Law LLM Brochure

Course format and assessment

In the first and second semester you study your selection of taught modules (half and full). These are in most cases assessed in the third semester (May/June) by written examination, or in some cases by the submission of an assessed essay.

Dissertation or research essays must be submitted in September, after the May/June examinations.

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Structure

Year 1 Required Modules

You will have to take one of the following writing projects:

  • Dissertation (40 credits)

  • Dissertation (60 credits)

  • 10,000 word practice or research module (40 credits)

Optional Modules

In order to meet the 180 credit requirement, students must select at least 120-140 credits from a range
of optional modules. Students who wish to specialise within a certain pathway must ensure that at least 120 credits are taken within that pathway.

Examples of modules available with the International Business Law LLM:

  • Restitution of Unjust Enrichment (40 credits)
  • International & Comparative Trust Law (40 credits)
  • International Business Litigation (40 credits)
  • International Tax Law (40 credits)
  • International Trade & Shipping Law (40 credits)
  • Law of International Finance 1 (40 credits)
  • Banking Law (40 credits)
  • Law of International Finance 3 – Securitisations Derivatives and CDOS (20 credits) Prerequisite: Students must also take Law of International Finance 1
  • Transnational Property (20 credits)
  • Law of Restitution (20 credits)
  • International & Comparative Oil and Gas Law (20 credits)
  • Transnational & Comparative Commercial & Financial Law (20 credits)
  • World Trade Law (20 credits)
  • International Investment Law (20 credits)
  • Transnational Corporate Restructuring (20 credits)
  • Transnational Corporate Governance: Theories, Problems, Applications (20 credits)
  • Corporate Governance (20 credits)
  • Comparative Corporate Law (20 credits)
  • International Investment Arbitration (20 credits)
  • International Commercial Arbitration (20 credits)
  • Taxation of Business Enterprises (40 credits)
  • Electronic Commerce Law (20 credits)
  • Insurance of Commercial Risks (20 credits)
  • Principles of Insurance Law (20 credits)
  • Reinsurance Law (20 credits)

International Business Law

higher than £ 9000