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Study Details: LLM: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
The LL.M in International Commercial Law is designed to immerse the post-graduate student in more detailed aspects of commercial law, as well as developing broadly applicable legal research skills. The emphasis is on those areas of law, such as credit and security, intellectual property and competition law, critical to the operation of any commercial enterprise in the modern world. The programme will also take account of the increasing internationalisation of commerce with modules in international business transactions and international protection of intellectual property
A second class honours in an undergraduate law degree (Level 8 – National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) will be required for enrolment on this Masters programme. In exceptional circumstances an applicant who cannot satisfy the undergraduate requirement may be accepted on the basis of relevant professional experience.
English Language Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of either prior successful completion of a degree qualification taught through the medium of English or meet one of the criteria below (no longer than two years prior to application):
Acceptable English Language qualifications include the following:
| Semester 1 Comparative Property Law; Comparative Law of Civil Obligations; International Business Transactions; Comparative Legal Research Skills |
| Semester 2 Comparative Competition Law; Law of Credit & Security; International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights; Dissertation Methodology |
| Semester 3 Dissertation |
Where a student wishes to complete the Masters over a two-year period of part-time study, two modules will be taken in each of four semesters followed by a 15,000 word dissertation. The module selection will be by agreement with the Course Director.
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