Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Geography] From University of Leicester

LLM International Trade Law focuses on the public international law aspects of international trade, and the regulation undertaken by international law and international institutions, including the World Trade Organisation and the International Monetary Fund.

The course allows you to examine the significant role that international law has played in the redistribution of wealth and the reform of the global economic order, and develop a specialised and detailed knowledge of the law concerning international trade.

You will investigate and apply the complex rules of international trade law to novel problems and real-world and hypothetical scenarios. The course also gives you the opportunity to critically evaluate the legal rules and underlying policies concerning International Trade Law.

The distinctiveness of this LLM programme lies in its coherent provision of postgraduate level study in the area of international trade law.

Career possibilities

LLM International Trade Law will enable you to embark upon a career in legal practice, or any career, where success is built upon the ability to understand, analyse and respond to developments in international trade law.

A number of our students also remain with us to pursue a further research career as PhD students.

If you want to ...

• examine the framework of international law governing the economic relations between States
• analyse bilateral investment and free trade treaties, and explore regional trade agreements
• investigate the workings of World Trade Organisation law
• study international trade regulation

... then consider LLM International Trade Law.