International and Commercial Law LLM

<strong>With our LLM in International & Commercial Law, you’ll discover more about the legal framework governing the international community and the legal issues surrounding global markets.</strong><br/><br/>Knowledge of world trade - and the legal framework surrounding it - has never been more important. On this course, youll look beyond national jurisdictions and get to grips with the issues of public international law and international commercial law.<br/><br/>You can study one of three endorsed pathways or follow the non-endorsed pathway. The three endorsed pathways are: Business Human Rights & the Environment; Intellectual Property; and Ocean Law & Policy. To gain an endorsement, you will need (after starting your studies) to: gain approval to study for the endorsement; and gain approval for - and then complete - a dissertation which must be on an area related to the endorsement; and thirdly study the compulsory, 30-credit, module* that relates to the endorsement. (*For Ocean Law & Policy, the module compulsory for the endorsement is ‘The Law of Maritime Security: Navies & the Rule of Law at Sea’; for Intellectual Property, the module compulsory for the endorsement is ‘Intellectual Property Law’; and for the Business Human Rights & the Environment, the module compulsory for the endorsement is ‘Business Human Rights & the Environment’.) If you are interested in any of the endorsed pathways, please contact the LLM team by email at law@gre.ac.uk for full information, including details of each endorsement’s compulsory and optional modules and the overall course structure.<br/><br/>As an LLM student, youll be assessed through coursework, class presentations and a dissertation, so you acquire a broad range of skills.<br/><br/>Complete your law degree at Greenwich - and get a US law degree in just 15 extra months<br/><br/>Graduates of University of Greenwich law degrees have a fantastic opportunity to progress on to the JD programme (Juris Doctor - the American law degree) or LLM programme with our partners at Mitchell Hamline School of Law (MHSL), in Minnesota, USA.<br/><br/>This pioneering agreement between the two universities, means that our graduates can complete their JD programme in only 15 months rather than the full three years.<br/><br/>Mitchell Hamline School of Law is also offering up to 50% scholarships (depending on the student application) to Greenwich graduates.<br/><br/>For further information please contact law@gre.ac.uk.<br/><br/><strong>What you should know about this course</strong><br/>• The LLM focuses on the law and legal framework underpinning the international community, as well as legal issues affecting trade and global markets.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Overseas students without experience of a common law jurisdiction will need to take Common Law Foundations instead of one of the optional 15 credit courses in term 1<br/><br/><br/><br/>• If you studied an LLB at Greenwich and took any modules at an undergraduate level or had a Pro Bono Placement, you cannot take these same module(s) again for the LLM.<br/><br/>