LL.M. in International Human Rights Law is the oldest established human rights law degree in the United Kingdom. Its focus is on human rights in international law rather than domestic systems. Most of the professors teaching on this course have held or currently hold posts in the UN and other international organisations.
LL.M. in International Trade Law looks at all aspects of trade at the international level, and much of the teaching is at the cutting edge of scholarship, addressing issues that are developing as the student is studying them.
LL.M. in European Community Law addresses all aspects of the European Community and European Union. Students also have access to a range of courses on the LLMs in International Trade Law and in IT, Media and E-commerce. Students have gone on to work in law firms all over Europe, using their specialist knowledge gained from experts whose work is regularly cited in the European Court of Justice and who are called on to give advice by members of the European Commission.
LL.M. in Information Technology, Media and E-Commerce admitted its first students in October 2002. The development of digital technology and the convergence of the communications media have had a significant impact, raising many legal problems about access to and use of telecommunications networks, the Internet and broadcast media. The LLM aims to identify and address these issues, thus providing valuable substantive knowledge for a lawyer in the ‘information society’. The LLM scheme is designed to allow flexibility in student choice: subjects will be taught as short, specific courses. This approach will enable students either to specialise or to obtain a broader, more general knowledge of the area of law. Additionally, the scheme will enable students to develop key skills from their undergraduate degree further.
LL.M. in UK Human Rights and Public Law has expanded its content markedly in recent years, reflecting the implementation of the Human Rights Act in the United Kingdom and devolved legislatures for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. It can be taken in full-time and part-time modes. It would be especially attractive to people from throughout the United Kingdom, and should appeal to all those from the Commonwealth or other common law jurisdictions, plus students from other member states of the European Union.
