LLM Environmental Law and Sustainable Development

We will consider all applications with 2:ii (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application including supporting statement and references.

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SOAS Law graduates leave SOAS as civic minded and critically engaged individuals who can effectively contribute to their communities and societies. With a thorough understanding of the legal dimensions underlying many of our global challenges today, our Law students are valued by employers due to their analytical skills, specialist knowledge, and global perspective.

Graduates of the LLM Environmental Law and Sustainable Development degree have gone on to take up a variety of exciting opportunities.

Compulsory module

LLM Dissertation in Law - 60 credits
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Specialist pathway options
Students who wish to graduate with a specialised LLM in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development are required to take at least 60 credits from the following list. 

Law and Natural Resources 1: Framework, Rights and Land - 15 credits
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Law and Natural Resources 2: Biological Resources, Corporations and Mining - 15 credits
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Water Justice: Rights, Access and Movements - 15 credits
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Law, Environment and Social Justice - 15 credits
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Law, Environment, and the Global Commons: Ice, Sea, Space and Beyond - 15 credits
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International Environmental Law - 15 credits
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Alternatives to Sustainable Development: Rights of Nature and Harmony with Nature - 15 credits
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Law and the Climate Crisis - 15 credits
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General Law Options
Students who wish to graduate with a specialised LLM in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development are required to take a further 30 credits from either the specialist pathway options list or the following general law options list.  

Gender and the Law of War - 15 credits
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Human Rights of Women 1 - 15 credits
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Human Rights of Women 2 - 15 credits
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Law, Religion and the State in South Asia 1: Constitutional and Criminal Law - 15 credits
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Law, Religion and the State in South Asia 2: Religious Personal Law - 15 credits
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Israel, Palestine, and International Law (15Cr) - 15 credits
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International Human Rights Clinic - 30 credits
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Human Rights and Islamic Law 1 - 15 credits
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Human Rights and Islamic Law 2 - 15 credits
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International Arbitration: Law and Theory - 15 credits
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International Arbitration: Practice - 15 credits
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Law and Development in Africa I: Theories and Concepts - 15 credits
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Law and Development in Africa II: Thematic Topics - 15 credits
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Intellectual Property Law 1 (PG) - 15 credits
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Intellectual Property Law 2 (PG) - 15 credits
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International laws on the use of force - 15 credits
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Foundations of International Law - 15 credits
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The Law of Armed Conflict - 15 credits
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Colonialism, Empire and International Law - 15 credits
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Comparative Constitutional Law - 15 credits
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Law and Society in Southeast Asia - 15 credits
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Law and Postcolonial Theory - 15 credits
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International Criminal Law - 15 credits
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Gender, Law and Society in The Middle East and North Africa - 15 credits
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Gender, Sexuality and Law: Selected Topics - 15 credits
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Gender, Sexuality and Law: Theories and Methodologies - 15 credits
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International Investment Law - 15 credits
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Law, Rights & Social Change - 15 credits
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International Migration Law - 15 credits
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International Refugee Law - 15 credits
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The Prohibition of Torture in International Law - 15 credits
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Multinational Enterprises and the Law I - 15 credits
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Business and Human Rights in the Global Economy - 15 credits
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Palestine, Resistance, and the Law - 15 credits
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Alternative Dispute Resolution I - 15 credits
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International Protection of Human Rights - 15 credits
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Islamic Family Law - 15 credits
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Islamic Legal Theory - 15 credits
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Transnational Law, Finance and Technology - 15 credits
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Colonial Geographies of International Law - 15 credits
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Law and Society in The Middle East and North Africa - 15 credits
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Race, Law and Literature - 15 credits
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Open options
Students who wish to graduate with a specialised LLM in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development must take an additional 30 credits from either the specialist pathway list, the general law option list or SOAS open options