LLM in International Commercial Law
International Commercial Law is a body of legal rules, conventions, treaties, domestic legislation and commercial customs or usages, that governs international commercial or business transactions. A transaction will qualify to be international if elements of more than one country are involved.
The LLM in International Commercial Law has been a very successful programme since its inception, with, on average, over 88% of graduates finding employment within a year of graduation. The programme will be particularly attractive to law graduates who wish to develop a specialisation in commercial law, and especially an ability to understand and apply commercial law in multi-jurisdictional scenarios.
The LLM in International Commercial Law immerses the post-graduate student in more detailed aspects of commercial law, as well as developing broadly applicable legal research and other transferable skills. The emphasis is on those areas of law, such as credit and security, intellectual property and competition law, which are critical to the operation of any commercial enterprise in the modern world.
Choose from a wide range of modules including:
• Law of International Trade Organisations
• Law of International Business Associations/Corporate Governance
• Global Competition Law
• International Protection of Intellectual Property
• Counter Terrorism Law and International Business
Careers for International Commercial Law LLM. Traditionally international commercial law graduates would pursue careers with law firms, corporations, in the financial sector and in government service.
