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LLM International Law and the Environment

Keele University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This LLM provides students with an opportunity to critically appraise the manner in which international law governs the relationship between mankind and the natural world. The course sets international environmental law in its broader philosophical, historical and political contexts, and engages students in an interdisciplinary study of the transnational legal processes designed to prevent and respond to environmental challenges. The LLM also emphasizes the complex relationship between environmental regulation and other fields of law, such as trade or human rights law.

General Eligibility

You should have a first or second class honors degree (or foreign equivalent) in Law or a related discipline. Applications are welcome from current legal practitioners or any other person with appropriate professional qualifications and/or experience.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Compulsory core modules

  • Foundations of International Law

  • International Law and Human Rights

  • Introduction to International Economic Law

  • Advanced International Law

  • Dissertation

2 Elective core and optional modules

  • International Humanitarian Law

  • Transnational Crime

  • International Refugee Law

  • International Environmental Law (Environment pathway)

  • Dimensions of Environmental Politics (Environment pathway)

  • Economic Development and Environmental Transformation (Environment pathway)

  • Transnational Commercial Law (Commerce and Business pathway)

  • International Business Context (Commerce and Business pathway)

  • Contemporary Challenges in Global Business (Commerce and Business pathway)

  • Foundations of Human Rights (Human Rights pathway)

  • Equality, Discrimination and Minorities (Human Rights pathway)

  • Human Rights and Global Politics (Human Rights pathway)

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89
The minimum score for entry to the LLM is academic IELTS 6.5 (or TOEFL 91).

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