International Economic Law

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate LLM Full-time 12 Months LawPolicing

About this course

The LLM in International Economic Law offers an in-depth study of all the different aspects of the contemporary regime of international economic law. Unlike most other programmes, it overcomes the division between the main branches of international economic governance - world trade, investment, and finance - and raises awareness for common themes and challenges facing international economic law in these different areas.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • The core course is designed to provide a bird’s-eye-view of the field of international economic governance and the multiple roles played by international law in that context.

  • Key areas of focus include the structure of global economic governance, the rules and institutions of world trade, international investment, and international finance.

  • Drawing on a range of different legal, critical, and interdisciplinary approaches, it aims to provide the students with the opportunity to study at advanced level the various aspects of contemporary international economic regulation in its full normative, political, and historical complexity.

  • You will benefit from the combined experience of a lecturing team representing a rich diversity of professional and international backgrounds. Theorists and practitioners, litigators and consultants, our lecturers come from more than half-a-dozen countries, including Germany, Spain, UK, Lithuania, and Uzbekistan.

  • The programme is supported by excellent facilities, including two dedicated law libraries, extensive online resources, and access to various official publication databases, such as the European Documentation Centre.

  • Guest-speaker presentations, an active research seminar series and other extra-curricular events provide you with a unique opportunity to meet international lawyers and academics from around the world, become exposed to some of the most topical discussions shaping the field of international economic law, and to engage with current debates.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    You are required to take at least five courses from the following list (plus one other) and to submit a dissertation as falling within the area. For this programme you must complete the core course, International Law and International Economic Governance, and then either International Trade Law or International Investment Law. Courses will be delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars.

    Core courses International Law and International Economic Governance International Trade Law OR International Investment Law

    Optional courses Law and Sustainable Finance Climate Change Law and Governance Finance and Social Justice Project Foundations Of International Law International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law International Competition Law International Courts and Tribunals International Finance Law International Financial Regulation Finance and Social Justice Project International Litigation in Practice (ILIP) Intellectual Property Law And The Market Law and International Development

    One additional course may be chosen from other subjects within the School of Law's LLM portfolio.

  • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: LLM

    Location: Glasgow

    Part-time

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: LLM

    Location: Glasgow

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    2412 Solicitors and lawyers
    3520 Legal associate professionals
    2419 Legal professionals
    2439 Business, research and administrative professionals
    2482 Quality assurance and regulatory professionals

    Course Details

    Qualification
    LLM
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Law, Policing