LLM European Union Commercial Law

University of Essex

Postgraduate

In Colchester

£ 7,200 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    1 Year

About the course
Master commercial law in the European context through investigating business relations and transactions within the European Union


Our LLM European Union Commercial Law allows you to acquire a specialist’s knowledge and understanding of the law of the EU

You develop critical, analytical and research skills, ensuring you are capable of working in the field of EU law as a lawyer, regulator, legal adviser or researcher with government or international and business organisations (including the EU administration)


You explore topics including:
Corporate governance within the EU
European competition law
EU rules on employment
The EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights
Legal analysis and writing
At Essex we specialise in commercial law, public law, and human rights law

We are top 20 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014), and we are among the top 200 departments on the planet according to the QS World University rankings (2015)


Our law course will develop your intellectual and critical faculties, encourage you to think independently and teach you to present rational, coherent and accurate arguments orally and in writing

It will provide you with an excellent foundation for any career


This course is also available on a part-time basis


Our expert staff
Our internationally diverse community of staff and students gives us a breadth of cross-cultural perspectives and insights into law and justice around the world


Key staff for this course include Professor Steve Peers, who works on EU Constitutional and Administrative Law, Justice and Home Affairs, External Relations, Human Rights, Internal Market and Social Law and runs a popular blog on EU law analysis

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Law
  • IT Law
  • International
  • Commercial Law
  • Human Rights
  • LLM
  • Staff
  • Trade
  • International Trade
  • Teaching
  • Writing
  • EU Law
  • Public
  • Transactions

Course programme

Example structure
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Dissertation : LLM European Union Law
Foundation Essay for Europen Union Commercial Law
The Legal Order of the European Union
European Union Law and Human Rights (optional)
Legal Research and the English Legal System (optional)
Approaches to Legal Theory (optional)
International Trade Finance Law (optional)
International Sale of Goods (optional)
Carriage of Goods By Sea (optional)
International Commercial Dispute Resolution I (optional)
Public International Trade Law (optional)
Legal Aspects of Electronic Commercial Transactions (optional)
Foundation Essay for International Trade Law (optional)
Marine Insurance I (optional)
Maritime Law and Wet Shipping (optional)
International Financial Law (optional)
Cybercrime
Data Protection (optional)
Freedom of Expression, Privacy and the Media (optional)
EU Private International Law (optional)
The Economics of the European Union (optional)
The Enlargement of the European Union (optional)
EU Company Law (optional)
International Commercial and Business Law: Models, Principles and Tools (optional)
International Trade, Investment and Human Rights.
Business and Human Rights
Work-Based Project
Contemporary Issues in Human Rights and Cultural Diversity (optional)
Teaching
Mainly taught through seminars, supplemented by lectures where appropriate
Small group teaching
Postgraduates are welcome to participate in and present their work at our popular School Seminar Series
Assessment
Virtually all your modules are assessed by a combination of essays, take-home examinations or 100% coursework
Dissertation
Your dissertation is normally between 15,000-20,000 words in length
A compulsory component of our LLM courses
Supervision and guidance is given
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Additional information

Dr Marios Koutsias researches company law, corporate governance, European Union law (with a special emphasis on the Internal Market), privacy and Data Protection, globalisation This community, combined with opportunities to study abroad during your time with us, ensures you graduate with a genuine worldview and a network of international contacts Specialist facilities Volunteer at the Essex Law Clinic where you can work alongside practicing solicitors to offer legal advice to clients Gain commercial awareness at our Business and Legal Advice Clinic Work on key human rights projects at our Human Rights Clinic Participate in mooting competitions to develop your skills, particularly important if you hope to become a barrister Test your mediation and negotiation skills in our Client Interviewing Competition (sponsored by Birkett Long Solicitors) Join our Model United Nations society, which can improve your skills of argumentation, oral presentation and research Network at our student-run Law Society, Human Rights Society, and Bar Society, which provides legal advice to the Commonwealth Students’ Association (CSA) Our Essex Street Law project is one of the first of its kind and is the primary pro-bono project provided by our Law Society Take advantage of networking opportunities throughout the year with visiting law firms Your future Our School of Law graduates have gone on to a wide variety of careers in international and intergovernmental organisations or employment with governments across the world, in commerce and banking, in non-governmental organisations and, as might be expected, in the legal profession and the judiciary During the year, we hold a careers session for our students in which we reflect upon our own careers and how they have been built as well as those from former students We are always available to discuss career options and if you are interested in a particular area of the law, we can link you up with the relevant alumni to...

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LLM European Union Commercial Law

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