International Dispute Resolution

Course detail Description

The pathway features three mandatory core modules on mechanisms of international dispute resolution between private parties, mechanisms under international and EU law as well as current developments in international dispute resolution, providing students with the essential basics in international dispute resolution.

Beyond these modules students have a wide range of options of specialised fields of international dispute resolution, ranging from modules on international commercial arbitration and international investment arbitration exclusively taught by some of the world’s leading barristers, to judicial protection in the EU, human rights law and litigation, an advanced seminar on selected topics in international arbitration, international mooting, climate change, arbitration and intellectual property, international investment law as well as policy, negotiation, transnational litigation, world trade law and oral advocacy – the latter module again co-taught by a world-renowned barrister.

Students without any background in international or EU law can acquire the relevant basic knowledge in this field in the first two weeks of the pathway, in two not-for-credit optional “foundational seminars”.

The leader of this pathway is Dr Holger Hestermeyer

This LLM prepares students for a career in the challenging and exciting field of international dispute resolution. It provides them with a solid foundation in all relevant areas including both private and public international means of dispute resolution and allows them to specialise in the fields of their choice. The school combines both King’s award-winning academics and some of the world’s leading practitioners.

International Dispute Resolution LLM brochure

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. Please see further details for each individual module in the module list below.

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)

as well as the following module:

• Introduction to and Current Development in International Dispute Resolution (20 credits)

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 in the LLM on International Dispute Resolution:

• Human Rights Law: International & Transnational Perspectives (40 credits)
• World Trade Law (20 credits)
• International Investment Law (20 credits)
• International Mooting (20 credits)
• Negotiation (20 credits)
• International Investment Arbitration (20 credits)
• International Commercial Arbitration (20 credits)
• Global Law of Climate Change (20 credits)
• Oral Advocacy in International Dispute Resolution (20 credits)
• Introduction to Transnational Litigation (20 credits)
• Transnational & International Criminal Law (20 credits)
• Advanced Seminar on Selected Topics in International Arbitration (20 credits)
• Transnational Human Rights Litigation (20 credits)
• Judicial Protection in the EU (20 credits)
• Arbitration of International Intellectual Property Disputes (20 credits)