Browse the LLM specialist degrees that were available for the 2020-21 academic year.
Please note that specialisms offered on the LLM programme vary from year to year. Specialisms and modules are subject to cancellation and module convenors may change. Applicants and offer-holders are therefore advised to check this site regularly for further updates. Please note the below is for information only.
Please note: the module descriptions give a clear outline of the content of each module. These module descriptions will be updated following UCL's decision regarding the delivery of the 2020/21 academic year, such as online or face to face, to reflect any potential changes that may occur. UCL is still assessing plans for the next academic year and all current UCL students and offer holders will be made aware when final decisions regarding the 2020/21 academic year are announced.
If you wish to obtain a LLM specialist degree you must select a minimum of 60 credits from the qualifying modules listed in that specialism, plus write your Research Essay in the area of the specialism.
- Corporate Law
Module Name
Credits Term Day, Time Company Law 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 11:00-13:00 Comparative Corporate Governance 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Corporate and Social Responsibility: An International Perspective 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Corporate Finance 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 10:00-12:00 International and Comparative Secured Transactions 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 09:00-11:00 International Law of Foreign Investment 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Legal Aspects of International Finance 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 17:00-19:00 Liquidation and its Consequences 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 09:00-11:00 - Law and Social Justice
Module Name Credits Term Day, Time Access to Justice: Theory and Practice 22.5 Term 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Criminal Process and Human Rights 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 11:00-13:00 Decolonizing Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Gender, Law and the State: Current Legal Issues 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 14:00-16:00 International and European Refugee Law 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 09:00-11:00 International Criminal Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 09:00-11:00 Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making 22.5 Term 2 Wed, 16:00-18:00 Legal Needs and Legal Assistance 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Privacy, Data and Surveillance Law 22.5 Term 2 Wed, 11:00-13:00 - Environmental Law and Policy
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Module Name Credits Term Day, Time Advanced Foundations of Environmental Law 22.5 Term 1 Tue, 14:00-16:00 Land Use, Sustainability and Environmental Justice 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Law and Policy of Climate Change 22.5 Term 2 Thu, 09:00-11:00 Law and Policy of International Trade and the Environment 22.5 Term 2 Fri, 11:00-13:00 - Human Rights Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, Time Access to Justice: Theory and Practice 22.5 Term 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Comparative Constitutional Law 22.5 Term 1 Tue, 11:00-13:00 Corporate and Social Responsibility: An International Perspective 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Criminal Process and Human Rights 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 11:00-13:00 Decolonizing Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Gender, Law and the State: Current Legal Issues 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 14:00-16:00 International and European Refugee Law 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 09:00-11:00 International Human Rights Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 11:00-13:00 Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making 22.5 Term 2 Wed, 16:00-18:00 Law and Policy of International Courts and Tribunals 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Legal Needs and Legal Assistance 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Privacy, Data and Surveillance Law 22.5 Term 2 Wed, 11:00-13:00 Religion, State and Law 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 09:00-11:00 - Intellectual Property Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, Time Copyright and Designs, The Law of 22.5 Term 2 Wed, 11:00-13:00 Law of Patents 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 16:00-18:00 Trade Marks and Unfair Competition in the UK, Europe and the United States 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 - International Banking and Finance Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, Time Banking Law and Regulation 45 Term 1 & 2 Wed, 14:00-16:00 Corporate Finance 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 10:00-12:00 Corporate Social Responsibility: An International Perspective 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 International and Commercial Trusts Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 11:00-13:00 International and Comparative Secured Transactions 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 09:00-11:00 International Law of Foreign Investment 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Legal Aspects of International Finance 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 17:00-19:00 - International Commercial Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, Time Banking Law and Regulation 45 Term 1 & 2 Wed, 14:00-16:00 Carriage of Goods by Sea 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Commercial Remedies 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Corporate Social Responsibility: An International Perspective 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 International and Commercial Trusts Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 11:00-13:00 International and Comparative Secured Transactions 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 09:00-11:00 International Arbitration 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 14:00-16:00 International Commercial Litigation 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 14:00-16:00 International Trade Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Legal Aspects of International Finance 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 17:00-19:00 Liquidation and its Consequences 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 09:00-11:00 Marine Insurance Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 16:00-18:00 - International Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, Time Decolonizing Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Foundations and Principles of International Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 16:00-18:00 International and European Refugee Law 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 09:00-11:00 International Commercial Litigation 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 14:00-16:00 International Criminal Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 09:00-11:00 International Human Rights Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 11:00-13:00 International Law of Foreign Investment 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Law and Policy of International Courts and Tribunals 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Law and Policy of International Trade and Environment 22.5 Term 2 Fri, 11:00-13:00 Law of the World Trade Organisation 45 Term 1 & 2 Wed, 16:00-18:00 Use of Force in International Law 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 09:00-11:00 - Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
Module Name Credits Term Day, Time Decolonizing Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Gender, Law and the State: Current Legal Issues 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 14:00-16:00 Jeremy Bentham and the Utilitarian Tradition 45 Term 1 & 2 Wed, 11:00-13:00 Jeremy Bentham and the Utilitarian Tradition A 22.5 Term 1 Wed, 11:00-13:00 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 11:00-13:00 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory A 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 11:00-13:00 - Legal History
Module Name Credits Term Day, Time Decolonizing Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Jeremy Bentham and the Utilitarian Tradition 45 Term 1 & 2 Wed, 11:00-13:00 Jeremy Bentham and the Utilitarian Tradition A 22.5 Term 1 Wed, 11:00-13:00 Historical Development of the Common Law, The 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 - Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Module Name Credits Term Day, Time International and Commercial Trusts Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 11:00-13:00 International Arbitration 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 14:00-16:00 International Commercial Litigation 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 14:00-16:00 Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making 22.5 Term 2 Wed, 16:00-18:00 Law and Policy of International Courts and Tribunals 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 - Maritime Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, Time Carriage of Goods by Sea 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 International Trade Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Marine Insurance Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 16:00-18:00 - Public Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, Time Access to Justice: Theory and Practice 22.5 Term 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Comparative Constitutional Law 22.5 Term 1 Tue, 11:00-13:00 Constitutional and Institutional Law of the EU 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 16:00-18:00 European Labour Rights in an International Context 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 14:00-16:00 Gender, Law and the State: Current Legal Issues 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 14:00-16:00 International and European Refugee Law 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 09:00-11:00 Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making 22.5 Term 2 Wed, 16:00-18:00 Legal Needs and Legal Assistance 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Privacy, Data and Surveillance Law 22.5 Term 2 Wed, 11:00-13:00 Religion, State and Law 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 09:00-11:00