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The LLM (one-year taught postgraduate degree)The Cambridge LLM (Master of Law) is a one-year taught postgraduate course commencing at the beginning of Octobereach year and ending in June of the following year. LLM students take four papers, each of which is generally assessedby means of a written examination. One of the four papers may instead by taken by thesis. For more information on thecurriculum see page 72 and http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/courses/llm.The minimum entry requirement for the LLM is normally a First Class degree in Law from a UK University, or theequivalent from an overseas institution. For overseas students this typically means being placed in the top 5-10% of theirclass. The LLM Admissions Committee does consider applications from those with a non-Law first degree, provided thatin addition to their degree they have either substantial relevant professional legal experience or have obtained aprofessional legal qualification with the equivalent of a First class result. However, a first degree in Law is the preferredpreparation for the Cambridge LLM. Applicants whose first language is not English should take a language proficiencytest to show they have the necessary command of the English language to get the most out of the course. IELTS is theuniversity's preferred test. Where the IELTS test is not available, the Princeton TOEFL test may be taken instead.Prospective students who do this must take the Test of Written English (TWE) at the same time. Applicants who take theIELTS test should attain a minimum overall score of 7.5 with a minimum of 7.0 in the reading, writing, listening andspeaking components. Applicants who take the TOEFL test should attain a minimum score of 637 in the paper-basedtest plus 5.5 TWE. Applicants who take the internet based TOEFL test should attain a minimum score of 110 overall, withat least 25 in each of the individual components of reading, writing, listening and speaking.Applicants for the LLM should apply through the Board of Graduate Studies, using either the online or paper-basedapplication method; please see http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/admissions/. The LLM application deadlineis 1 December for admission in the following October. Late applications will not be processed.Courses of Research in LawThere are three supervised research courses open to prospective research students in the Faculty of Law. The choicebetween them depends on the level and complexity of an applicant’s proposed programme of research and the length oftime which it is likely to take to complete. It should be noted that courses of research in law at Cambridge cannot betaken part-time or by correspondence.Diploma in Legal Studies and Diploma in International Law (one year). The regulations for these diplomas aresubstantially the same. An applicant interested in writing a thesis on a topic in international law should apply for theDiploma in International Law. The Diploma in Legal Studies covers all other topics within the field of law.Each candidate for a diploma is assigned a supervisor by the Faculty’s Degree Committee and is required to keep atleast three terms of residence before submitting for examination a thesis not exceeding 30,000 words, inclusive offootnotes but exclusive of appendices and bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty. A thesis for the diplomamust afford evidence of serious study and the ability to discuss a difficult problem critically. An oral examination may beheld. There is no course-work or taught element although students are encouraged to attend the Faculty’s ResearchTraining and Development Programme and lectures as recommended by their supervisor.Unlike residence for the LLM course, the year of research leading to a diploma may, in appropriate circumstances, becounted towards a research degree such as the MLitt or PhD.114
Master of Letters (two years). A candidate for the MLitt must have completed six terms of research before they can beconsidered for the award of the degree. In addition, candidates must have resided in Cambridge for a minimum of threeout of those six terms, unless permission has been granted to live elsewhere (information on ‘Leave to Work Away fromCambridge’ can be found at: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/current/procedures/workaway.html).Candidates are examined on a dissertation of not more than 60,000 words, inclusive of footnotes but exclusive ofappendices and bibliography. A dissertation for the MLitt must represent a useful contribution to learning and should takedue account of previously published work on the subject. Candidates are also required to attend an oral examination. Aswith the Diploma, the Faculty’s Degree Committee is responsible for approving the topic of research for each MLittcandidate and assigning a supervisor.Doctor of Philosophy (three years). A candidate for the PhD must have completed nine terms of research before theycan be considered for the award of the degree. In addition, candidates must have resided in Cambridge for a minimumof three out of those nine terms, unless permission has been granted to live elsewhere (information on ‘Leave to WorkAway from Cambridge’ can be found at:http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/current/procedures/workaway.html). Candidates are examined on adissertation of 80,000 words exclusive of footnotes, appendices and bibliography but subject to an overall word limit of100,000 words exclusive of bibliography. As with the Diploma and MLitt, the Faculty’s Degree Committee is responsiblefor approving the topic of research for each PhD candidate and assigning a supervisor. A dissertation for the PhD mustrepresent a significant contribution to learning, for example through the discovery of new knowledge, the connection ofpreviously unrelated facts, the development of new theory, or the revision of older views, and must take due account ofpreviously published work on the subject. Candidates are required to attend an oral examination on the subject of theirdissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.MLitt and PhD candidates are, in their first year, registered as candidates for the Certificate of Postgraduate Study inLegal Studies, not as candidates for the MLitt or PhD. At the end of this probationary first year they may, on therecommendation of their supervisor and an independent assessor, and with the approval of the Faculty’s DegreeCommittee and Board of Graduate Studies, be registered as candidates for the appropriate degree.Certificate of Postgraduate Study in Legal studies (one year) The purpose of the Certificate programme is to providetraining in legal research. Prospective MLitt and PhD candidates are, in the first instance, registered for the Certificateunless they have successfully completed an equivalent research training course elsewhere, in which case exemptionfrom the requirement to complete the Certificate may be given. The Certificate is an integral part of the MLitt and PhDand it is not possible for a prospective applicant to apply for it as a separate one-year research course.Candidates for the Certificate are allocated a supervisor by the Faculty’s Degree Committee and, towards the end of theirfirst year, are required to submit three items for a progress review: a Personal Progress Log which should demonstratean ability to plan appropriate training and research activities to a level necessary to be an independent researcher, a15,000-word dissertation (inclusive of footnotes but exclusive of bibliography and appendices) which should demonstratedue diligence and an ability to write in an appropriate scholarly manner, and a short explanation of the proposed topic ofPhD or MLitt research. Two assessors are appointed by the Faculty’s Degree Committee (normally two members of theFaculty of Law) and candidates are required to attend an oral examination. On the basis of the Assessors’ report, theFaculty’s Degree Committee recommends to the University whether or not the candidate should be registered for a PhDor MLitt.Prospective MLitt or PhD candidates who meet the requirements of the Certificate and who are permitted to proceed arenormally registered for the degree sought at the end of their first year of residence and their registration date is normallybackdated so as to include the three terms working on the Certificate.115
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ContentsGeneral InformationOfficers
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Settlement of International Dispute
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Faculty AdministrationFaculty Offic
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The Faculty of LawLaw has been stud
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The LLM Degree. This degree is awar
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Opening Hours:Full Term: Monday to
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Rules Made by the Information Strat
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The Lauterpacht Centre for Internat
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Centre for Corporate and Commercial
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Cambridge Socio-Legal GroupThe Camb
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Dates of Faculty Board Meetings7 Oc
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Proceed with caution in reaching fo
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Faculty CommunicationEach year, the
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Law Tripos Part IA. A candidate for
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Prizes. The following prizes may be
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PAPER 2. CONSTITUTIONAL LAWA. The a
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Oliver, Constitutional Reform (2003
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Hedley, Tort (6th ed 2008)Weir, An
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3. Trusts and co-ownership: Concurr
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Brownlie, Principles of Internation
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Elliott, Constitutional Foundations
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Contract: covenant and debt; assump
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Statutes:Blackstone’s Statutes on
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For reference:Birks and Pretto (ed)
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Foster, EU Legislation (2010-2011)B
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PAPER 42. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY1. I
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2. Property torts (conversion and t
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(iii)Causation4. Contracts in Engla
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Rawls, Political LiberalismRawls, J
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