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LL.M. HANDBOOK 2011-2012Purchasing BooksStudy for the LLM does not consist merely of working systematically through a singletextbook or set of materials for each course. It is very likely that you will be recommendedto purchase at least one textbook or collection of materials for each of your courses but youshould regard a textbook as just one source of information about the subject, and as theframework for your independent consideration of the primary sources. The specialisednature of many LLM courses means that there may not be a single work which covers theirsubject matter comprehensively, or at a sufficiently advanced level.Sources of LawIn view of their high work load, it is important that LLM candidates are proficient in derivingmaximum benefit from the vast array of legal sources available, both electronic and printed.To assist students unfamiliar with these sources, short, optional, introductory courses willbe given during the second and third weeks of Michaelmas Term.Topics covered:(1) Sources of European Union and European Human Rights Law(2) Sources of Public International Law(3) Sources of Foreign & Comparative LawStudents may attend any one or all of the topics.Lists will be posted at the start of term for students to sign up for sessions they wish toattend. There will be a limit of 24 students per session.For further information, please contact Mrs Lesley Dingle (lmd25@cam.ad.uk) in the SquireLibrary.Formal AnnouncementsFormal announcements concerning the LLM course, including urgent messages relating totimetable changes, and important information about the examinations, will be sent to LLMstudents by email. Therefore it is essential that you check your Cambridge email accountregularly. Some formal announcements will also be made in the University Reporter.9. EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENTExamination EntriesDuring Michaelmas term your college will enter you for the examinations in the courses youchoose to take. During Lent Term you will receive confirmation of your examination entryfrom the University’s Board of Examinations. Early in Easter Term you will be sent a finalconfirmation of your selection, together with notification of your examination number, andyour personal examination timetable. It is most important that you ensure that you havebeen correctly entered for the examinations. Examination entries are the responsibility16
LL.M. HANDBOOK 2011-2012of your college, not the Faculty of Law. Therefore if you have any queries about your entryyou should contact your College Director of Studies, or the Tutorial Office of your college.Forms of ExaminationThe standard method of examination in the LLM course is a three-hour examination papertaken at the end of the academic year (in late May or early June). In many coursescandidates may offer a thesis of 18,000 words in lieu of an examined paper, or as part of aseminar course. In some courses candidates have the option of writing an essay of notmore than 7,000 words in addition to taking a two-hour timed examination. Theassessment options for all of the LLM papers are given in Appendix 1.Three-Hour ExaminationsQuestion papers for a three-hour examination normally contain a mixture of essay andproblem questions. Problem questions require you to advise the parties to a hypotheticaldispute. Essay questions require a more discursive treatment of broader questions ofprinciple or policy.Questions in the LLM examination seldom assume the existence of a single ‘correct’answer, nor are they likely to be merely a test of knowledge. However, a thorough,accurate knowledge of the material is essential. Questions in LLM examinations are likelyto focus on contested points of law, or on matters of academic debate, or on areas in whichthe law has been criticised, or on questions to which the courts have not yet given a definiteanswer. They are intended to test your knowledge of legal rules, but also yourunderstanding of the subject at the level of policy and principle.In answering questions in the examination, candidates are expected to adopt an approachwhich is at once comprehensive and concise, discursive and focused, informed and critical.In answering a problem question you will be expected to identify the issues involved,display an accurate knowledge of the material, and engage with any matters of debate indoctrine, principle and policy. In answering an essay question you will be expected todisplay not only your knowledge of the material, but an intelligent and critical understandingof the issues involved.Students can gain guidance on the nature of the examination by consulting pastexamination question papers. Bound copies of past question papers are housed in thereference section of the Squire Library and are also available to read and download fromthe Faculty’s website at:http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/docs/ (Please note that you will need to log in to the Faculty’swebsite using your username and password to access this part of the website).In addition, examination reports written by the examiners of the individual papers are alsoavailable on the website. These contain a rich source of information for students both onsubstance and exam technique. Students are strongly recommended to consult both pastpapers and the relevant examiners’ reports well in advance of their exams as a helpfulguide as to what has been done in the past. Please bear in mind, however, that thesyllabus may vary from year to year.17
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