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  • International Economic Law, Justice and Development (LLM) (Intensive)
  • 2013/2014 entry
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  • Assessment
    • For most modules, final assessment is based on a combination of classroom presentations and/or an essay submission, not exceeding 4000 words. There is a compulsory dissertation (which amounts to one module) of 8000–10,000 words.
  • Attendance
      • Each module consists of 20 hours of classroom teaching. This takes place over four weeks: two weeks in April and two weeks in June/July. 
  • Duration
      • Two years part-time or one year full-time.
  • Entry requirements
      • Good second-class honours degree in law or a related discipline (see below). We welcome other relevant qualifications and appropriate professional training and experience.
      • If you have a first degree in a subject other than law, or if you want to refresh pre-existing legal knowledge and skills, you might consider completing a Pre-Sessional Course in Law and Legal Method, such as the one offered by SOAS. This intensive two-week course runs during the daytime in September. It is designed primarily for those who do not already possess a law degree and provides an introduction to law, legal method and associated skills and techniques.
      • If you are unsure whether you have the necessary qualifications, please get in touch with us so we can guide you.

      Find out about our international entry requirements

  • Fees and funding
    • Fees (2013/14)
      • Part-time (home/EU students): £3975 pa
      • Part-time (overseas students): £7425 pa
      • Full-time (home/EU students): £7950 pa
      • Full-time (overseas students): £14,775 pa
  • Location
      • Central London.
  • Teaching
    • Combination of materials and readings developed especially for this intensive programme, as well as face-to-face teaching twice a year.

International Economic Law, Justice and Development (LLM) (Intensive) - 2013/2014 entry


  • Overview

    • Should those who are relatively poor regard international economic law as a means, end, obstacle or irrelevance to improving their lives?

      From Shock Therapy 1992, to Seattle 1999, to Shock and Awe 2003, to Live8 2005, to Financial Crisis 2007, to G20 2009, to Haiti 2010: the impact of international economic law and institutions upon justice and development justifiably commands increasing attention from all quarters – local politicians and international celebrities, savvy pharmaceutical companies and bewildered farmers, moral philosophers and foreign investors.

      This the only postgraduate programme in the UK to address the law, institutions and practice which constitute global and local economies from an avowedly critical perspective, part- and full-time, in face-to-face evening sessions. It is particularly well suited to (current and aspiring) lawyers and non-lawyers within non-governmental organisations, government departments and in-house corporate social responsibility departments, who wish to critically reflect on their role as practitioners.

      Find out more about studying law at Birkbeck and about intensive LLMs.

      This programme is also available in a non-intensive format.

  • Why study this course at Birkbeck?
      • Our new intensive programme is ideal if you are unable to follow a weekly course of study (for example due to your work or family circumstances).
      • Unique programme, training you in the critical examination of the law, institutions and practice that constitute global and local economies.
      • Taught by established experts on theory and practice in the field.
      • Introduces you to a broad geographical and institutional spectrum, from Latin America to Africa, from the European Union to the World Bank, and onwards to the World Social Forum.
      • Watch our video: studying law at Birkbeck
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  • Study resources

    • The School of Law is an internationally recognised centre for critical and interdisciplinary legal research.  It provides an exciting and innovative environment for a wide range of research with a strong theoretical and policy focus. The School is the home of Birkbeck Law Press and publishes Law and Critique: The International Journal of Critical Legal Thought.

      We use technology, such as electronic learning environments, to enhance teaching and learning. Birkbeck Library has an extensive collection of books, journals and electronic resources in law and related disciplines such as economics, politics and sociology. Students can also take advantage of the rich research collections nearby, including those of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Senate House Library, the British Library of Political and Economic Science (LSE Library) and the British Library.

  • Further study opportunities
  • Careers information

    • Some graduates may be able to engage with their existing jobs in a new way, or others seek new employment, for example with a charity that focuses on international development, in a government department, at a specialist law firm, with an international organisation, or as an adviser to a private company.

      Find out more about the career advice and information we offer.

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