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Study Details: 1 year full-time
This course will provide you with an in-depth understanding of both public and private international law and will equip you with the advanced knowledge and skills needed to gain a deeper understanding of the rules and principles that govern the way nations deal with each other. The course is ideal if you want to broaden your knowledge across international boundaries as well as if you are looking to work in legal practice or commercial legal work within corporations, non-governmental organisations or in government. The course combines the study of eight option modules chosen from a broad range of topics. Through these modules, you will gain an excellent insight into the foundations, general principles and current trends of international law, as well as the subject areas of international trade and finance, corporate law, world trade and environmental law.
You will conduct independent legal research throughout the course, culminating in your dissertation.
A good second class degree or an equivalent degree in an appropriate discipline.
Relevant professional experience post-graduation is given due credit in considering entry requirements.
Our Law Fair is held annually and attracts over 40 law firms and other graduate employers.
Two dedicated law careers tutors are on hand to discuss career options, upcoming opportunities and give advice about different firms.
We host a wide range of external speakers every year, representing the whole legal profession.
Core modules:
Dissertation
Option modules
Semester 1:
Civil Dispute Resolution Methods
An Introduction to International Space Law
General Principles of International Law
Intellectual Property Law for International Business
Human Rights and Human Wrongs: Core Principles
Legal Responses to Global Injustice
International Competition Law
International Migration and Refugee Law
International Sales Law
International Commercial Arbitration
Law of the United Nations
Corporate Governance
The Law of International Protection: Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Health Law 1
Mental Health Law
Inequalities and Health
Bioethics
Justice and the Future
Semester 2:
Feminist Perspectives on International Law
Freedom of Expression
Contemporary Challenges in Intellectual Property Law
Commercialising Space
International Banking Law
International Environmental Law
Company Law
International Investment Law
European Convention on Human Rights
International Law and the Use of Force
The Practice of International Commercial Arbitration
Autonomy, Capacity and Consent
Health Law II
Advanced Medical Negligence
Health in the workplace
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