International Competition Law & Policy LLM

The LLM in International Competition Law & Policy provides you with the opportunity to specialise in a vital area of law, which impacts on commerce across the globe. The programme places the law in its economic and commercial context, through detailed coverage of US and EU law, and extensive coverage of the law in China, alongside references to other legal regimes and examples.<br/><br/>**WHY THIS PROGRAMME**<br/><br/><br/>- Competition laws are being adopted or revised by increasing numbers of states, feature prominently in regional association agreements, and have an extremely significant impact on global and local business.<br/><br/><br/>- The programme explores offered by the well-established US and EU regimes, which are being challenged by the emergence of China as a significant jurisdiction wielding considerable influence.<br/><br/><br/>- You will engage with the significant international debates about the role of competition law, the difficulties faced by companies complying with different laws, and the possibilities of convergence.<br/><br/><br/>- The programme’s teaching team (including Dr Magali Eben, Dr David Reader, Dr Stavros Makris) has considerable experience in the field. All staff members have a high level of expertise, publish extensively, and maintain strong national and international links. <br/><br/><br/>- We offer excellent facilities including our dedicated School of Law library; our main University Library also contains our extensive collection of legal materials and official publications with full access to key databases of US, EU and Chinese materials.<br/><br/><br/>**PROGRAMME STRUCTURE**<br/>You are required to take at least four courses from the following list (plus two others) and to submit a dissertation as falling within the area. For this programme your course choices must include the core courses of International Competition Law, and Competition Law Enforcement. Courses are delivered through a blend of lectures and seminar style teaching. <br/><br/>**Core courses**<br/>International Competition Law<br/>International Merger Control<br/><br/>**Optional courses**<br/>Advanced Competition Law and Society<br/>Competition, Innovation and Digital Markets<br/>Business Strategies and Competition Policy <br/><br/>Additional courses may be chosen from other subjects within the School of Laws LLM portfolio.