94 Dr Philippe Cullet LLM(LONDON) MA (LONDON)JSD(STANFORD)International law, environmental law; intellectualproperty; human rights; natural resourcesDr Catriona Drew LLB(ABERDEEN) PHD(LONDON)Postgraduate Admissions Tutor – PHDPublic International Law; international legal history(particularly self-determination of peoples), andlegal theoryMr Ian D Edge MA LLB(CANTAB)Islamic law; the general law of Egypt and the Gulf;commercial law in the Middle East; conflict of lawsand international transactionsMr Alexander Fischer BA(LSE) MA(HEIDELBERG)Constitutional and Comparative Public Law;Constitutional Theory; Federalism; Law and Courts;Law and Politics; Laws of South AsiaMr Nicholas H D Foster MA(CANTAB)DESU(AIX-MARSEILLE III) SOLICITORComparative commercial and comparative corporatelaw, with special reference to Islamic Law and the laws ofthe Middle East, in particular the UAE; Islamic financeMr Ioannis Glinavos LLB LLM(KENT)Contract Law; legal aspects of post communisttransition; law and economicsMs Gina Heathcote BA LLB(AUSTRALIA) LLM(WESTMINSTER)International feminist legal theories; International Lawespecially laws on the use of force; women’s humanrights; political and legal theoriesMr Andrew Huxley MA BCL(OXON)South East Asian law, particularly Burma and Thailand;Buddhism and law; comparative legal theory; trusts andlaw of tortsMs Catherine Jenkins LLM(LONDON) MA(OXON)DESU(AIXMARSEILLE III)Postgraduate Tutor – LLMHuman rights: civil liberties: European law: law andconflictDr Prabha Kotiswaran BA, LLB(NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OFINDIA UNIVERSITY) LLM SJD(HARVARD)Criminal Law, Feminist Legal Theory, Law and SocietyDr Martin W Lau MA PHD(LONDON)Laws of South Asia; comparative environmental law,Islamic lawDr Michael Likosky BA(VASSAR) DPHIL(OXON)JSD(CARDOZO)Law and globalisation, law and development,international economic law and human rights,infrastructure project law, laws of export processingzones and science parks, expansion of Silicon Valleyglobally, Malaysian law, colonial law, transnationalcorporationsDr Makeen F Makeen LLB(CAIRO) LLM PHD(LONDON)Postgraduate Admissions Tutor – MA & LLMIntellectual property (particularly comparative copyrightlaw); information technology law; internationalconstruction arbitration; contract law; commercial lawin the Middle EastProfessor Werner F Menski MA(KIEL) PHD(LONDON)Classical and modern Hindu law; laws of South Asia;family law; comparative law; South Asians in the UK;immigration law; ethnic minoritiesProfessor Peter Muchlinski LLB(LONDON) LLM(CANTAB)BARRISTER FRSAResearch TutorThe regulation of multinational enterprises; internationalcorporate governance and corporate social responsibility;foreign investment law; WTO law and practice;competition law; international commercial law anddevelopmentMr Scott Newton BA(BERKELEY) JD MPA(HARVARD)Postgraduate Tutor – MALegal and Institutional reform in Central Asia; roleof law in post-socialist transition law markets andglobalisation in developing and transitional states;law governance and post-conflict reconstruction;human rightsDr Emilia Onyema LLB(NIGERIA) LLM(KING’S LONDON)International trade law; comparative commercial law;alternative conflict resolutionProfessor Michael J E Palmer LLB(CANTAB) BSC(ECON)MA LLD(LONDON)Dispute resolution and civil procedure; Chinese law(traditional and modern); conflict of laws; comparativefamily lawDr Lynn Welchman MA(CANTAB) PHD(LONDON)Head of SchoolIslamic law; law of the Middle East and North Africa,especially comparative family law, human rights, genderand lawDr Sanzhu Zhu BA(SHANXI) LLM(SOUTH CENTRAL UNIVPOLITICAL SCIENCE & LAW, WUHAN) PHD(LONDON)Chinese law; comparative commercial lawLAW
MASTER OF LAWS (LLM)DURATIONOne calendar year (full-time)Two/three/four years (part-time, daytime only)START OF PROGRAMMESeptember intake onlyENTRY REQUIREMENTSMinimum upper second class honours degree(or equivalent) in LawSEE ALSO:MA Programmes in LawThe Law School offers a specialist range of LLMdegrees many of which, in their subject andfocus, are unique in the United Kingdom. TheSOAS LLM is designed mainly for students withlaw degrees (or other relevant qualifications orexpertise) who are looking to develop skills inspecialised areas relating to law in a global anddeveloping-world context.It offers a unique educational opportunity forindividuals broadly interested in international,comparative, or transnational law as it relates tothe developing world. It also, however, combinesnewer areas of research and practice, with moretraditional offerings in the field of law (including,for example, banking law, trade law, the law offinance and investment). Whether you are astudent looking for specialist courses in Islamiclaw or transnational regulation, or a studentlooking for solid grounding in internationalbusiness law or commercial practice, SOAS hassomething to offer you.For recent graduates, the LLM arms them with anadvanced qualification, which in many cases hasproved invaluable for a successful career in law.For professionals, it provides an opportunity torefresh their expertise and encounter knowledgeand ideas at the forefront of legal research.Because of the specialist nature of the institution,the student population attending the SOAS LLMis extraordinarily diverse: people from all over theworld come to SOAS to study law, bringing withthem a unique range of experience and expertisewhich enlivens the learning experience.At the same time, the SOAS LLM programmeis relatively small by London standards, andstudents can therefore enjoy its strong collegiateatmosphere. SOAS law school is located in theheart of the university district in Central Londonclose to a range of libraries (including that of theInstitute for Advanced Legal Studies to which allpost-graduate students have access), and ideallypositioned for students to enjoy the range ofacademic activities (lectures and seminars) thatoccur on a daily basis within London.The LLM programme is designed to be maximallyflexible, permitting students to tailor a degree totheir own particular professional requirements orcareer interests. Students may either opt to take ageneral LLM (in which there are no restrictionsconcerning the courses to be chosen) or to acquirea specialist LLM (in human rights, for example) bytaking designated courses from an approved list.ADMISSIONCandidates must normally have obtained at leastan upper second class Honours degree in lawfrom a UK university or an equivalent degree.Applications from lawyers with other qualificationsand professional experience can be consideredand are welcome. Queries relating to qualificationsor suitability for this course should be directed tothe Faculty of Law and Social Sciences.PROGRAMME STRUCTUREThe programme, which starts in late Septembereach year, is a 12-month full-time programme.Alternatively it can be studied part-time over two,three or four years.Students registered for the LLM select four coursesto study during the programme from those on offereach year. One of those courses may be chosenfrom the courses offered by our partner institution(see ‘Additional List’ below), and certain non-Lawcourses (such as specialist languages or courses inpolitics or development studies) may be taken ifthese clearly complement the chosen Law subjects.It is a requirement of the degree programmethat every student undertakes a 15,000-worddissertation as the mode of assessment for one thefour chosen courses. Most courses are taught inweekly seminars or lectures of two hours’ durationand the teaching programme usually finishes inApril/May. Examinations are normally held overa four-week period in May/June of each year. Thecompulsory dissertation must be submitted inSeptember following the year of registration.95LAW
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