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90 SCHOOL OFLAWThe Law Department is the only one of its kind inthe country that is specifically dedicated to legalsystems and legal challenges of the developingworld, with complementary strengths in human rights,international law and institutions, environmental lawand international trade and commerce.NUMBER OF STAFF 25RAE 5DEPARTMENT WEBSITEwww.soas.ac.uk/lawFACULTY Law and Social SciencesTAUGHT MASTERS DEGREESLLM (MASTER OF LAWS)– GENERAL DEGREESpecialist LLMs:LLM BANKING LAWLLM CHINESE LAWLLM DISPUTE AND CONFLICTRESOLUTIONLLM ENVIRONMENTAL LAWLLM HUMAN RIGHTS, CONFLICTAND JUSTICELLM INTERNATIONAL ANDCOMPARATIVE COMMERCIALLAWLLM INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICLAWLLM INTERNATIONAL LAWLLM ISLAMIC LAWLLM LAW, CULTURE AND SOCIETYLLM LAW, DEVELOPMENT ANDGOVERNANCELLM LAW IN THE MIDDLE EASTAND NORTH AFRICALLM MIGRATION AND ETHNICMINORITY LAWLLM SOUTH ASIAN LAWMA INTERNATIONAL ANDCOMPARATIVE LEGALSTUDIES (GENERAL MA)Specialist MAs:MA CHINESE LAWMA DISPUTE AND CONFLICTRESOLUTIONMA HUMAN RIGHTS LAWMA INTERNATIONAL ANDCOMPARATIVE COMMERCIALLAWMA INTERNATIONAL LAWMA ISLAMIC LAWMA LAW, CULTURE AND SOCIETYMA LAW, DEVELOPMENT ANDGLOBALISATIONMA MIGRATION AND ETHNICMINORITY LAWLAWScales of justice – the SupremeCourt of India, New Delhi
The Department has long enjoyed renown asa world-class centre for study and research incomparative (South, Central and East Asia,Africa, Islam and the Middle East), transnational,and international law. Today its staff carry onthat tradition in a new, globalised context,as well as contributing to the developmentof the vital disciplines of 21st-century law,such as international economic law, law andgovernance, law and conflict, and internationalcommercial law.We explore a wide range of legal issues bearingon developing states and their place in theworld. Specialist fields include trade law, law anddevelopment, comparative law, commercial law(including copyright and patent law), humanrights, environmental law, Islamic law, disputeresolution and international law, to name but a few.In every area, SOAS courses are designed not onlyto introduce students to the general fields of lawthat relate to the developing world, but also anunderstanding as to how generic legal structuresand processes may operate in non-Westernsocial and cultural settings. We also engagescholarship with interdisciplinary expertise: lawplus language, culture, economics and politics,and we attract and welcome students from allover the world.The School of Law sponsors a number ofpublications, such as the Journal of African Lawand the Yearbook of Islamic and Middle EasternLaw, and has established a number of thematic orregional research centres that reflect the specialistresearch themes within the School.The School has unrivalled expertise in the field ofcomparative law (China, Africa, South/ South-EastAsia, the Middle East), complemented by a rangeof experts dealing with issues of international andtransnational law. All teachers on courses offeredat SOAS are experts in their designated field. Manyhave years of experience advising governments,international organisations or non-governmentalorganisations. Many also have professionalexperience as qualified practitioners.Teaching is provided not only by the Department’sfull-time members of staff, together with teachersfrom other University of London law schools, butalso by other part-time visiting teachers drawnfrom leading experts working in private practice,governmental departments and internationalinstitutions. An official survey of teachingstandards in British institutions gave SOAS thehighest rating, and the School of Law scored a 5in the last Research Assessment Exercise.Among the principal themes of our research andteaching programme are:DEVELOPMENT AND PLURALISMThe School of Law possesses unmatched expertisein national legal systems of the developing world.This core expertise is combined with criticalperspectives (post-colonial, gender, politicaleconomy) on the role of law and legal institutionsin development policy; culturally-informedanalysis of legal functions and institutions inAfrican and Asian jurisdictions; knowledgeand awareness of the continuing prestige ofreligiously-derived legal traditions (especiallyIslamic); and interest in the field of alternativedispute resolution.GLOBALISATION, GOVERNANCE ANDTRANSITIONThe School of Law has considerable expertise inthe following fields: International commercial,financial and company law; trade law and WTO;intellectual property law; the UN system, majorregional intergovernmental systems (EU, AU,ASEAN) and regime-based institutions andprocesses from a developing world perspective;law in the context of market transition anddemocratisation (China, Southeast Asia, CentralAsia, Africa).HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTThe School of Law has an established reputationas a centre of considerable expertise in thefield of human rights and the environment.Specialist areas include: economic and socialrights, justice and reconciliation, conflict andglobalisation, gender equity and women’s role inconflict resolution; international and comparativeenvironmental law in context of development(sustainability); inter-relation of national, regional,and international protection regimes, naturalresources. The School of Law co-sponsors theLaw, Environment and Development Journal(LEAD) published online at www.lead-journal.orgLAW AND COLONIALISMThe School of Law has long been concerned withthe legal dimensions of colonial and post-colonial91LAW
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CONTENTS2 LIFE AND STUDY AT SOAS4 A
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3LIFE AND STUDY AT SOAS
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LOCATION5SOAS is based in the heart
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POSTGRADUATE STUDY AT SOAS7EXCELLEN
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FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCEST
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degree from a UK university, or equ
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Applications will also be judged on
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DISTANCE LEARNINGSOAS runs an extre
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17SOAS’s well-stocked library she
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FACULTY AND DEPARTMENTAL CENTRES19F
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CENTRE OF CONTEMPORARY CENTRALASIA
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conferences on the GCC States, conv
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STUDENTS’ UNIONAll SOAS students
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SOAS STUDENT SOCIETIES29• ABACUS
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UNIVERSITY OF LONDONINTERCOLLEGIATE
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INTERCOLLEGIATE RESIDENCES FEE PER
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additional support, according to th
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37• Welfare sessions (student sup
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Indian Religions- Texts and Context
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MA JAPANESE STUDIESDEPARTMENTJapan
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and seminars, and in addition stude
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163DISTANCE LEARNING DEGREES
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on the professional aspirations of
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challenges in this field; and to de
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169COMING TO SOAS
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Please be advised that, in common w
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SCHOOL POLICIES173ADMISSIONS POLICY
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are not awarded more than once to a
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for which awards are tenable. Furth
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183MMus and other MA degrees £1,95
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TERM DATES AND OPEN DAYS1852008-200
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OTHER USEFUL CONTACTS187KING’S CO
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A-Z OF POSTGRADUATEDEGREES AND DIPL
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INDEX191Academic resources 16Accomm
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