Modules

You are offered six modules from

International trade law
This module considers the sale and supply of goods and services originating in a third country, and analyses the structure and operation of international sale contracts.

Topics include the international sale of goods and financing, the carriage of goods by sea, and the role played by international institutions such as the World Trade Organisation. You gain a critical understanding of international trade law and how to apply legal rules in solving practical international trade problems.

Internet/e-commerce law
The relevance of the internet and e-commerce in global commerce and business is increasing, but it also raises a number of interesting legal and regulatory issues. This module explores various aspects of internet law and regulation in a commercial context.

You are encouraged to critically evaluate the legal and regulatory aspects affecting internet transactions and e-commerce from a European and international perspective. You also gain a thorough understanding of data protection legislation and transnational transfer of personal data at UK, EU and international levels.

Intellectual property law
Protecting intellectual property rights is vital in a global, commercial context. This module enables you to identify the main types of intellectual property and understand the way its creation, protection and transfer are governed by various laws and international covenants and treaties. It develops your abilities in legal research, analysis, problem solving, statutory interpretation and application of cases.

International corporate governance
Corporate scandals and the global banking crisis have led to a wide debate on topics including • business ethics • corporate social responsibility • the rights of shareholders and directors’ responsibilities to them • directors’ duties • the relationship between corporations and human rights laws • the effects of membership of international trading blocks.

This module assesses the effectiveness of the regulatory and enforcement mechanisms applicable to corporations across the United Kingdom, the European Union and with reference to the United States and South Asia. You evaluate and apply legal rules in practical and contextual situations, developing your understanding of corporate governance.

International corporate restructuring
Corporate restructuring is a complex, specialised and highly relevant, contemporary topic. Corporations may undergo technical, organisational, legal and operational changes either when they are in a period of expansion and out-grow their original structure, or when financial problems necessitate downsizing or lead to insolvency.

Further issues that face corporations are take-overs and mergers.The module examines them within a global context through comparative study of the laws and policies of the United Kingdom, European Union and United States.

Alternative dispute resolution
This module examines the significance of dispute resolution in a commercial and international context. You conduct an in-depth study of the procedural and substantive subjects within dispute resolution relating to domestic and international commercial law.

You also consider aspects of international sports arbitration – a growing and increasingly important area of law.

Legal skills and research methods
This module provides both an introduction to postgraduate research skills and a guide to advanced legal research and analysis. You gain the essential skills needed for postgraduate study and for writing a legal dissertation or thesis. It illustrates the ways in which law and legal relationships are created nationally and internationally. Your analytical legal skills are explored through a range of case studies, and you conduct your own case studies and research projects.

Law in practice (work-based learning)
This module focuses on work-related learning and gives you the opportunity to study the English legal system in a practical setting.

You
• explore and apply legal rules and concepts in specific and real contexts
• develop an awareness of the dynamics of legal relationships in advice and case work
• improve oral and written communications skills
• enhance legal research and drafting skills
• develop group work and self-management skills, including reflection

Core modules

Dissertation
You complete a dissertation under academic supervision to complete your masters.