Modules 2023-24

At UCL Laws, we offer a huge number of taught modules, covering a wide range of specialist subjects

The information set out below provides details of the planned content of the modules for the 2023/24 academic year. The list for 2024/25 will be updated in Spring 2024 so please check back then.

Modules in 2023-24

The taught modules offered on the LLM programme vary from year to year. Please note that modules are subject to cancellation and change, including changes in module convenors and type of assessment. Applicants and offer-holders are therefore advised to check this site regularly for further updates and changes prior to the start of the programme in September.

Module NameCreditsTermTime
Access to Justice: Theory & Practice22.5Term 1Monday 16:00-18:00
Advanced Foundations of Environmental Law22.5Term 1Tuesday 14:00-16:00
Advanced Foundations of International Law of Foreign Investment22.5Term 1Monday 11:00-13:00
Alternative Dispute Resolution45Term 1 & 2Thursday 09:00-11:00
Aspects of National Security22.5Term 2Friday 16:00-18:00
Carriage of Goods by Sea45Term 1 & 2Monday 12:00-14:00
Commercial Remedies45Term 1 & 2Monday 14:00-16:00
Company Law22.5Term 1Friday 16:00-18:00
Copyright and Related Rights, Law of45Term 1 & 2Wednesday 09:00-11:00
Comparative Constitutional Law22.5Term 2Tuesday 09:00-11:00
Comparative Corporate Governance45Term 1 & 2Monday 11:00-13:00
Comparative Human Rights Law45Term 1 & 2Wednesday 09:00-11:00
Competition Law (EU & UK)45Term 1 & 2Tuesday 14:00-16:00
Competition Law, Regulation and the Intangible Economy22.5Term 2Monday 14:00-16:00
Corporate Finance45Term 1 & 2Friday 12:00-14:00
Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions45Term 1 & 2Tuesday 16:00-18:00
Decolonizing Law45Term 1 & 2Monday 16:00-18:00
Foreign Relations Law22.5Term 2Thursday 09:00-11:00
Foundations and Principles of International Law22.5Term 1Tuesday 16:00-18:00
Gender, Law and the State: Current Legal Issues45Term 1 & 2Thursday 14:00-16:00
Human Rights at Work22.5Term 2Thursday 11:00-13:00
International and Comparative Secured Transactions22.5Term 1Friday 13:00-15:00
International and European Refugee Law22.5Term 1Friday 11:00-13:00
International and Global Environmental Law22.5Term 1Thursday 11:00-13:00
International Arbitration22.5Term 2Tuesday 14:00-16:00
International Commercial Litigation45Term 1 & 2Thursday 14:00-16:00
International Criminal Law22.5Term 1Tuesday 18:00-20:00
International Human Rights Law45Term 1 & 2Tuesday 11:00-13:00
International Trade Law22.5Term 1Monday 09:00-11:00
Jeremy Bentham and the Utilitarian Tradition45Term 1 & 2Wednesday 11:00-13:00
Jeremy Bentham and the Utilitarian Tradition A22.5Term 1Wednesday 11:00-13:00
Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making22.5Term 2Thursday 16:00-18:00
Jurisprudence & Legal Theory45Term 1 & 2Friday 11:00-13:00
Jurisprudence & Legal Theory A22.5Term 1Friday 11:00-13:00
Land Use, Sustainability and Environmental Justice22.5Term 1Thursday 14:00-16:00
Law and Policy of Climate Change22.5Term 2Wednesday 09:00-11:00
Law and Policy of International Courts and Tribunals22.5Term 1Monday 09:00-11:00
Law and Policy of International Trade and the Environment22.5Term 2Friday 11:00-13:00
Law and Regulation of Banks and FinTech Services, The22.5Term 1Friday 14:00-16:00
Law of the World Trade Organisation, The22.5Term 2Thursday 09:00-11:00
Legal Aspects of International Finance45Term 1 & 2Monday 09:00-11.00
Marine Insurance Law45Term 1 & 2Friday 16:00-18:00
Patents and Trade Secrets22.5Term 2Friday 14:00-16:00
Principles of Civil Justice45Term 1 & 2Friday 09:00-11:00
Religion, State and Law22.5Term 2Monday 11:00-13:00
Trade Marks and Unfair Competition in the UK, Europe and the United States45Term 1 & 2Wednesday 11:00-13:00