LLM in International and Commercial Dispute Resolution Law

Course structure

The following modules are indicative of what you will study in this course.

Other approved modules such as International Commercial Litigation and Private International Law might be made available depending on demand and the Head of Westminster Law School’s approval.

Core modules

• Perspectives on Peace, Conflicts and Disputes
• Postgraduate Research and Dissertation

Option modules

• Comparative Commercial Arbitration: Law and Practice
• Comparative Law
• Foreign Direct Investment Arbitration
• International and Transnational Dispute Processes
• International Commercial Arbitration
• Mediation: Concepts, Evolution and Practice
• Multinational Corporate Entities and Foreign Investment
• Negotiation: Theory, Disputes, Contexts, Practice
• Peace Processes and Law
• Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes
• Restorative Justice: Cultures, Integration and Law

Entry Requirements

You should have a good Honours degree in Law or any non-Law subject from a UK university, or the equivalent from a non-UK university, and satisfactory references.

Other qualifications or experiential routes can sometimes be agreed.

If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Careers

Career path

This course is designed to benefit a wide range of individuals, including graduates progressing towards PhD programmes; practising lawyers; other practitioners such as arbitrators, civil servants, diplomats, insurers, journalists, judges, linguists and mediators; and commercial directors and managers.

The course is ideal for anyone with a gap year between career stages, and for anyone from the European Union and other countries wanting to improve their English for career purposes.

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