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International Commercial Law – (LL.M.)
University of Stirling
School of Law
| Application Deadline: | Autumn Semester 2011 - 1 April 2011; Spring Semester 2012 - 1 November 2011 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,500 - ≈ € 11,300 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Stirling / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | February, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Stirling
Programme Objectives
The objectives of the LLM in International Commercial Law are to:
* Provide you with an advanced knowledge and understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of Commercial Law, and the skills required in practice
* Develop your appreciation of the international dimensions of Commercial Law
* Develop your capacity to understand, critically assess and provide practical solutions to problems of the type commonly encountered in International Commercial Law
* Provide you with knowledge, understanding and skills at LLM level, appropriate to careers in International Commercial Law or areas which it affects
* Provide the basis for progression to PhD level study
Contents
Structure and Content
The programme consists of six to eight taught modules (three law modules or two law MBA modules each semester). You will also write a 10,000-word dissertation over the period 1 June to middle of August.
The taught modules (from the list below) will run each year. Although every effort will be made to ensure that as many modules as possible will be available, it is not possible to guarantee that every module will be available in any given year:
* Legal Research Methods: This module will cover online resource training, theoretical research, as well as social and legal and empirical research methods
* Law of International Commercial Arbitration: Focuses on the key aspects of the law of international commercial arbitration, such as theories of arbitration, arbitration agreements, the role of arbitrators, arbitration proceedings, issues arising from the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards
* Law of International Trade: Focuses on contracts for the sale and carriage of goods, marine insurance, methods of payment and dispute resolution
* Comparative Financial Regulation: Key aspects of UK and US financial regulation
* Competition Law: Analysis of Competition Law at UK, EC and international levels. Emphasis will be placed on agreements, dominance, abusive practices and merger
* Information Technology Law: The impact of computers and the internet on the laws of the UK, EU and US, focusing on electronic contracting, intellectual property rights in computer software and hardware and data protection
* Intellectual Property Law: The law relating to intellectual property, focusing on the concepts of patent, copyright, trademarks, privacy and freedom of speech
* Insurance Law and Regulation: Analysis of the principles of English insurance law and regulation in the UK with reference to other countries’ systems. This includes looking at the UK government’s proposals for reform
* Law of Banking and Finance: Core legal aspects of banking and the financing of international trade regulation in the UK and EU together with an International perspective.
* Employment Law: Employment law in the UK and the EU, focusing on contracts of employment, equality and pay, discrimination, maternity, paternity and parental leave, working time and the minimum wage, redundancy and dismissal.
* Environmental Law: The substantive and theoretical aspects of the legal regulation of the environment, focusing on UK and EU law, but with comparative discussion of US law in some areas
* European Union Law: Analysis of EU law, focusing on institutions, sources, application and enforcement in member states, freedom of movement of persons, goods and establishment and social policy
* Sports Law: The key themes of the sports law module include athletes' freedom of movement under European law; transfer fees, player quotas and salary caps; stadium safety and 'football hooligans'; civil liability for participants' injuries; issues of 'race', sex and disability discrimination; legal perspectives on doping and performance-enhancing drug use.
Dissertation Proposal: The key features of this module include the understanding of the aims and objectives of research, management and drafting the proposal. Students are also offered workshops and individual meetings with the module co-ordinator and/or supervisors. Delivery and Assessment
Teaching is delivered via a combination of lectures and seminars. Assessment is by class tests, essays, student presentations and final examinations which take place at the end of each semester. The coursework assessment methods and format of final examinations vary according to the specific requirements of each module. Every effort is made to develop key transferable skills in the delivery of teaching and the design of assessments.
Timetable
Contact the School for information on your timetable and reading lists.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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Entrance Requirements
Applicants normally require a good Honours degree, or equivalent academic or professional qualification.
English Language Requirements
If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of your proficiency such as a minimum IELTS score of 6 (minimum 5.5 in each skill), or TOEFL: Listening 21, Reading 22, Speaking 23, Writing 21.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
Accreditation
In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), 70 percent of research at the School of Law was of international quality, and the remainder was judged to be at national quality.
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