Master of Laws (LLM) Programme

What does this Specialism Cover?
It provides specialist courses in both civil and criminal litigation, as well as arbitration and ADR. Some courses focus primarily on English law, while others cover international law, European law or adopt a cross-jurisdictional approach. These are supported by courses that provide historical and theoretical pespectives as well as empirical approaches to understanding how law, courts, judges and dispute resolution actually work in practice.

What is Special about this Specialism?
Courses in this Specialism are taught by leading scholars and practitioners and include special guest seminars by senior judges, lawyers, policy makers and academics. A number of the courses take an interdisciplinary approach and employ innovative practical exercises and moots. Two courses have pioneered joint teaching in advocacy and judicial decision-making, with a special moot exercise overseen by the UK Supreme Court. One course is the only LLM course in the UK to offer a Judicial Placement Award.  

To obtain a Master of Laws (LLM) in a particular area of law, you must gain 180 credits following a specific set of rules which can be found here.

The list below details all the courses that form the specialist degree in Litigation and Dispute Resolution. However, please be aware that the list of courses on offer year varies from year to year and that all courses are subject to change or cancellation. While unlikely, it is possible that a particular specialist degree may not be available or difficult to obtain because a number of the courses needed for that specialism are not available. Details of courses offered in a particular academic year can be found here.

Alternative Dispute Resolution	30
Criminal Process and Human Rights	30
Human Rights in Europe	30
Human Rights in Europe I	15
Human Rights in Europe II	15
International Arbitration	30
International Commercial Litigation	30
International Criminal Law *Not offered in 2012-13	30
Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making	30
Judicial Review	30
Law and Policy of International Courts and Tribunals	30
Law in the Real World *Not offered in 2012-13	30
Modern Advocacy and Classical Rhetoric	15
Principles of Civil Justice	30

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"A" Courses appear in Green | "B" Courses appear in Pink
Please note that this timetable is subject to change

Courses At a Glance LLM Specialism in Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Civil litigation

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• International Commercial Litigation
• Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making
• Principles of Civil Justice

Criminal litigation

• Criminal Process and Human Rights
• International Criminal Law
• Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making

Arbitration and ADR

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• International Arbitration

English law only

• Criminal Process and Human Rights

International Law

• International Commercial Litigation
• International Criminal Law
• International Arbitration

European law

• Human Rights in Europe
• Judicial Review

Cross-jurisdictional approaches

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• International Arbitration
• International Commercial Litigation
• Judicial Review
• Judges, Court and Judicial Decision-Making
• Principles of Civil Justice

Historical or theoretical approaches

• Modern Advocacy and Classical Rhetoric
• Judicial Review

Empirical and Interdisciplinary approaches

• Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

Practical exercises

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making
• International Criminal Law

Moots

• Modern Advocacy and Classical Rhetoric
• Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making
• International Law of Foreign Investment

Placement Scheme

• Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making