QMUL Postgraduate Law Brochure

Queen Mary, University of LondonSchool of Law Postgraduate Prospectus 2011–12

www.law.qmul.ac.uk

Contents

Academic Staff 77

Living in London 91Student life – Students’ Union, student support and health services 93

Accommodation 95English language courses and requirements 97Living costs, tuition fees and bursaries 101Visiting Scholars and visiting research students107

A guide to applying 109

Further information 111

Introduction 3Why study at the School ofLaw, Queen Mary Universityof London 5Study abroad programmes 11Continuous ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD) andExemptions from UK Professional Qualifications 15Taught Programmes 16LLM Programmes 17

Postgraduate Diplomas 34• Postgraduate Diploma inInternational DisputeResolution – Arbitration /Mediation

LLM Modules 38

Other Programmes 60• MSc Law and Finance• MSc in Management ofIntellectual Property

• Postgraduate Certificate inIntellectual Property Law

• Postgraduate Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice

Distance learning 68 • Postgraduate Diploma inInternational CommercialArbitration

• Postgraduate Diploma inInternational Mediation (ADR)

• Certificate/Diploma/LLM in Computer and Communications Law

Research 71 • MA by Research in LawPhD

Introduction

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Introduction

Welcome to thePostgraduate Schoolof Law, Queen Mary,University ofLondon.

Our School of Law, ranked first in London in the Guardian'sUniversity 2011 Guide, is one ofthe largest in the UK with over 60full-time staff and 800postgraduate students. We have along-established reputation forproviding high quality teachingand internationally renownedresearch by staff who have bothpractical and academic expertisein almost all areas of law, withinvaluable contributions fromrespected practitioners andindustry experts. As an authorisedCPD provider of courses (both onsite and distance learning), theSchool is committed to continuousprofessional development andregularly holds seminars,workshops and conferencescovering all areas of expertiseoffered across the School.

If you choose Queen Mary, youwill find yourself in aninternationally respectedacademic environment in which to study, develop and research,reflected in our student populationconsisting of over 85 differentjurisdictions in 2009-10. Suchtremendous diversity providesinvaluable professional andpersonal development and longstanding friendships amongststudents and staff alike.

Our Postgraduate School of LawCentre is situated in Lincoln’s InnFields, Holborn – the heart oflegal London. Near to numerous

law firms, chambers and theCourts of Justice, cafes, shopsand theatres, we are just a shortwalk from the University ofLondon’s Institute of AdvancedLegal Studies, where you can take advantage of the facilitiesand resources of one of theworld’s most extensive lawlibraries. Such a central location is especially helpful for Londonbased professionals following ourcourses on a part-time basis orattending our seminars whilstworking.

We look forward to meeting you in 2011 and hope you enjoy yourtime with us.

Professor Peter AlldridgeHead of Department of Law

Professor Spyros ManiatisDirector, Centre for CommercialLaw Studies (CCLS)

Why study at the Schoolof Law at Queen Mary,University of London?

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Why study at the School of Lawat Queen Mary, University ofLondon?

One of the largestand most diverse law schools in thecountry.The School of Law at Queen Maryoffers postgraduate research andteaching activities to over 800students from all over the world.On the LLM 2009-10 Programmealone, there were students from77 different jurisdictions,reflecting the truly internationaldimension of the School.Furthermore, the composition of our students’ backgrounds is equally diverse, with classesconsisting of recent graduates,newly qualified lawyers, seniorpartners, government officials,charity officials and Judges.Networking opportunities andsocial activities are furtherencouraged by our student ledPostgraduate Law Society, whicharranges guest speakers,conferences for both postgraduatetaught and research students,along with regular social activities.

School of Law ResearchInstitutes• Interdisciplinary Centre forCompetition Law and Policy (ICC)www.icc.qmul.ac.uk• Queen Mary IntellectualProperty Research Institute(QMIPRI) www.qmipri.org• School of internationalArbitration (SIA)www.arbitrationonline.org/• Criminal Justice Centre (CJC)www.law.qmul.ac.uk/cjc• Equal Justices Initiative (EJI)www.law.qmul.ac.uk/eji

• Selden Society (English LegalHistory) www.selden-society.qmw.ac.uk

The School of Law is composed of the Department of Law and the Centre for Commercial LawStudies (CCLS). We have over 60full-time members of academicstaff, which makes us one of thelargest Law Schools in thecountry, teaching bothundergraduates andpostgraduates. It also providesaccess to a wide range ofspecialist institutions andpractitioners who contribute their expertise to educationalprogrammes that blend academicissues with practical skills.Government, public bodies,overseas institutions, the legalprofession, industry andcommerce all consult and utilisethe experience, knowledge andskills of the School’s staff.

Excellent reputationfor research andteachingThe breadth and depth of ourexpertise enables us to offercourses and supervision invirtually all major branches of law, whilst maintaining aninternationally recognisedresearch reputation.

In the 2008 Research AssessmentExercise (RAE), a five-yearnational assessment of researchin UK universities conducted bythe Higher Education FundingCouncil, Queen Mary’s School ofLaw was ranked 7th in Englandbased on the percentage of ourresearch activity rated 4* (world-leading) and 3* (internationallyexcellent), placing us third inLondon.

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Why study at the School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London?

Many innovative LLM and otherpostgraduate courses werepioneered at Queen Mary. Inaddition, many of our staff areengaged in National andInternational Projectscommissioned by Governments,NGOs, charities, regulatory bodiesand businesses who require theirlegal expertise in matters of bothnational and internationalimportance.

The Department of LawThe Department of Law conductsan extensive range of teachingand research activities. Theexpertise of its staff is sought by national and internationalinstitutions and by governments,UN, industry and the legalprofessions.

Our research activity feeds directlyinto our teaching programmes,creating a dynamic and relevanteducational experience across thefull range of subject areas. It hasparticular expertise in the areas of public international law;international human rights; publiclaw; European Union law;criminology, legal theory and legalhistory; equity, trusts and propertylaw; class actions, healthcare law;comparative law; immigration,asylum and rights of ethnicminorities; company andcommercial law; competition law;criminal law and environmentallaw.

The Department is housed in anattractive modern building withspacious teaching rooms andmodern teaching technology onQueen Mary’s Mile End Campus.It is based next to the mainCollege Library, which is home tothe Law Library and a EuropeanDocumentation Centre.

The Department of Law isresponsible for all undergraduatelaw courses for over 640 students,runs several of the LLMprogrammes, offers several Taught Masters programmes andprovides PhD supervision. It isalso home to the Criminal JusticeCentre (CJC), formed in 2008,created to serve as the hub forresearch and teachingcollaboration between thenumerous experts in criminaljustice working in the Law Schoolat Queen Mary.

The Centre forCommercial LawStudies (CCLS)2010 marks the 30th anniversaryof the Centre for Commercial LawStudies, (CCLS) the first of its kindto be established in the UK.

The CCLS was created in 1980 by Professor Sir Roy Goode QC, todevelop a body of knowledge andskills in the areas of arbitration,intellectual property, internationaltrade law, taxation, financial law,banking law, informationtechnology law, mediation andcommercial and corporate lawwhich is used by governments,public bodies, internationalfinancial institutions, NGOs, thelegal professions, industry andcommerce.

Student ViewsAstrid Wiedersich Avena, AustriaLLM Intellectual Property Law 2009-10

“The Postgraduates Law Society, run by PhD students, organises a wide range ofconferences and seminars on a variety oflegal issues that are closely linked to themost current jurisprudential debates.”

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The CCLS hosts visits fromofficials from World Bank and IMF and engages in constructivediscourse about trade andpoverty. CCLS has well establishedlinks with numerous Law firms, aswell as a number of leadingbarristers.

The CCLS is located within thenew Postgraduate Law Centre at Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Holborn.CCLS staff run many of the LLMProgrammes, provide PhDsupervision, jointly run the MScLaw and Finance with theEconomics department, areresponsible for all the DistanceLearning programmes andprofessional programmes inIntellectual Property, patents and trade marks.

Law working papersseriesIn 2009 the School establishedthe “Law Working Papers Series”,produced by the LegalScholarship Network.

The series includes legalscholarship in all subject areasfrom members of Queen Mary'sSchool of Law, doctoral studentsand visiting scholars. The papersare published electronically andare available online or throughemail distribution.

www.law.qmul.ac.uk/research/wps/index.html

Some recent examples include:

The Lisbon Treaty,Trade Agreementsand the Enforcementof IntellectualProperty Rights

Dr Duncan NMatthews

Personal financialincentives in HealthPromotion: Where dothey fit in an ethic ofautonomy?

Professor Richard Ashcroft

The role of the IMF as a Global FinancialAuthority.

Professor Rosa Lastra

The Relationshipbetween CompetitionAuthorities andSectorial Regulators:An InternationalComparativePerspective.

Dr Maher Dabbah

Postgraduateresources LibrariesAs well as housing the Law Libraryand a European DocumentationCentre, the Queen Mary Library at Mile End provides access to allthe main British, European andinternational textbooks, lawreports and periodicals and alsoboasts one of the best commerciallaw collections in the country.Through the University of LondonCollege network, students haveaccess to an unrivalled range ofelectronic law journals anddatabases.

In addition to the Queen MaryLibrary and the British Library,Postgraduate students are able toaccess the well-stocked law libraryat the University of London’sInstitute of Advanced LegalStudies (IALS). The Institute,located at Russell Square, a fewminutes walk from Lincoln’s InnFields, is one of the major lawlibraries worldwide. Access to theUniversity of London Library atSenate House, which is a generallibrary with a very large collection,of particular interest to thosestudying legal theory, legal history,and commercial law, is availableto MPhil and PhD researchersregistered with the School.

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Why study at the School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London?

Graduate centre and computingfacilitiesGraduate students in the Schoolof Law can make use of the Lock-keeper’s Cottage Graduate Centre,an award-winning building on theMile End campus designedespecially for graduate students in the Humanities and SocialSciences. It features a seminarroom, two workrooms withcomputing facilities, and acommon room. Students alsoattend interdisciplinary trainingworkshops offered throughout theyear by the College, on suchtopics as writing journal articles,research ethics, preparing for anacademic career, enterprise skills,and knowledge transfer.Postgraduate law students alsohave access to the College’sextensive computing facilities,including full Internet access.

CareersOur graduates are highly soughtafter by the legal and non-legalprofessions, both nationally andinternationally. Senior practitionersand academics from leading lawfirms, chambers and otheruniversities contribute on ourprogrammes, providing excellentnetworking opportunities for ourstudents. Many law firms,including Dechert LLP, Allen andOvery, Herbert Smith, Weightmansand Linklaters regularly ask tomeet our students, whilst hosting

interview events. Every autumn,the Queen Mary Careers Serviceorganises a Law Fair, open to allstudents within the School of Law,which attracts leading law firms,chambers, law colleges andGovernment agencies. TheCareers Service provides a widerange of services, including CVadvice, interview techniques, forboth current students andgraduates; for further details onsupport offered by the CareersService, please visit:www.careers.qmul.ac.uk

João Paulo Tannous, Brazil, Attorney,Litigation and Dispute Resolution- Souza,Cescon, Barrieu & Flesch Advogados,

LLM in Comparative and InternationalDispute Resolution 2008-9 Graduate

“After facing the first arbitration disputes in my career and as arbitration is a recentsubject in Brazil, I decided that it would beinteresting to study the subject abroad, in a country where this sort of dispute

resolution is traditional. Having those premises in mind, and after a brief research of the best Law Schools in Europe, applying for aplace at Queen Mary was the reasonable thing to do. When I arrivedat Queen Mary I knew I had made the right choice. Even having toadapt to a common law environment, I was amazed by theknowledge of the professors and their ability in transmitting it duringa class. Back in Brazil, I noticed how important the decision ofdoing the LL.M at Queen Mary was. The knowledge I obtained hasbeen very helpful and it is well valued by my colleagues at the lawfirm and by my clients.”

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Study abroad programmes

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Semester in LondonWe have a long tradition ofwelcoming overseas students who wish to incorporate academicstudy at Queen Mary into theirhome institutions’ academicprogrammes, normally for onesemester, from September toDecember. Students have theopportunity to attend LLM classesand receive credits towards theirhome degree.

Students take five LLM modules,which are assessed by essayssubmitted before the end of termin December. Results are issuedend of January/beginning ofFebruary. All LLM modules offeredby Queen Mary have beenaccredited by the American Bar Association.

We welcome applications from students from overseasuniversities for the ‘GeneralSemester in London’, whichbegan with the University of Texas over twenty years ago. We have also receivedindependent students fromHarvard University, University of Pennsylvania, University ofCalifornia, the College of Williamand Mary and University ofFlorida.

For more information, pleaseemail the Programme [email protected]

Bucerius ProgrammeStudents from the Bucerius LawSchool, Hamburg, Germany cometo London for a semester andattend LLM classes across alldisciplines, receiving creditstowards their law degree inGermany.

Further details can be obtained by emailing the programmecoordinator Michelle Dean:[email protected].

Scandinavian ProgrammeFounded by Anna Morner in1997, in collaboration withuniversities in Stockholm, Lund,Gothenburg, Copenhagen andBergen, the CCLS offers anexternal programme inInternational Financial Law,offering students the choice of PG Certificate or PG Diploma in International Finance Lawqualifications.

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Students can either study towardsa PG Certificate –One Semester(September to December) or a PG Diploma –Two Semesters(September-March).

• PG Certificate Compulsorymodules: Banking Law, LegalAspects of InternationalFinance, plus either Regulationsof Financial Markets, or Law ofFinance and Foreign Investmentof Emerging Markets

• PG Diploma Same as for the PGCertificate plus one additionalmodule: EU Comparative andInternational Aspects ofSecurities Regulation (availablefrom January – March only)

OverseascollaborationEgypt – Cairo Regional Centre for International CommercialArbitrationIn a joint venture with the Schoolof International Arbitration atCCLS, the Cairo Regional Centrefor International CommercialArbitration offers an ArbitrationCertificate Course in Cairo. Fulldetails are available from theCRCICA website:www.crcica.org.eg

Students from other Universitiesare welcome to apply but MUSTget approval from their homeinstitution first to ensure that thequalification is suitable and will berecognised and also have asuitable academic background.

Further details can be obtained by emailing Michelle Dean:[email protected]

Name: Rebecca Lanctot, USA

Programme: Current PhD Student, formerparticipant on the Semester in London Programme

“I first attended Queen Mary as part of a studyabroad program after my first year of US lawschool. I was very impressed with members of thefaculty, who opened my eyes to the world of

international arbitration. I became further acquainted with QueenMary’s excellence with my subsequent participation in the Willem C.Vis International Arbitration Moot Court Competition; where QueenMary’s team took first place in the 2007 Vienna competition. Afterearning my JD and becoming licensed as an attorney in Minnesota,I returned to Queen Mary to begin my doctoral studies of applicablelaw and jurisdiction in international commercial arbitration withProfessor Mistelis’s supervision.

In addition to a primary supervisor, a second supervisor is grantedwhere at all possible to ensure your individual research andguidance needs are met. All supervisors at CCLS are consistentlyworking on important research projects and publications, and thiswill often give research students the opportunity to assist, therebyexpanding their knowledge and experience.”


USA – Hamline University DisputeResolution InstituteIn a joint venture with the Schoolof International Arbitration atCCLS and Professor T.E.Carbonneau of Penn StateDickinson School of Law, theHamline University DisputeResolution Institute offers aCertificate Program in GlobalArbitration Law and Practice:National and TransborderPerspectives. Full details areavailable from the HamlineUniversity website:www.hamline.edu/law

USA – Institute of InternationalBusiness – CCLS and Tulane LawSchool, USAThe Institute of InternationalBusiness is a partnership betweenTulane Law School and CCLS andoffers a Summer SchoolProgramme in London for bothTulane and non Tulane students.Details of the programme areavailable from the TulaneUniversity Law School website:www.law.tulane.edu/

Contact details for all of the USand Egyptian programmes:[email protected]

Dresden Exchange Program in Intellectual Property LawThe Exchange Program betweenQueen Mary and The TechnicalUniversity of Dresden forms partof the Master in IntellectualProperty Law offered by theTechnical University Dresden.Students spend their firstsemester at a partner institutionabroad. Students visit Queen Mary in order to take IntellectualProperty related courses in theirfirst semester, gaining creditstowards their final degree in LLMin Intellectual Property awardedby the University of Dresden.

For further details contact Michelle [email protected]

Students and staff at the 10th IP anniversary celebrations, Technical University Dresden, April 2009

Continuous ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD) and Exemptionsfrom UK Professional Qualifications


Continuous Professional Development (CPD) andExemptions from UK Professional Qualifications

Queen Mary’s PostgraduateSchool of Law has a wellestablished name amongst theLondon legal community inproviding flexible evening anddistance learning professionalcourses, seminars, conferencesand workshops, which confercontinuous professionaldevelopment points, legallyrequired for practitioners inEngland, Wales and NorthernIreland to continue to practice.The School of Law is anauthorised CPD provider ofcourses and seminars accreditedby the Solicitors RegulationAuthority and the Bar StandardsBoard.

For further details on events,guest lectures and how to registerfor the courses:www.law.qmul.ac.uk/events/

Exemptions fromProfessionalQualificationsMSc Management of Intellectual Property andCertificate of Intellectual PropertyIn both courses students areoffered the chance to undertakeadditional special papers forintending Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys.Those who optto undertakethese examsgain exemptionfrom the CIPAExaminationBoardfoundation level

exams and also gain a pass in theadditional Certificate of IntellectualProperty Law.

Diplomas in Arbitration/MediationStudents taking Arbitration/Mediation modules within these programmes will receiveexemptions from The CharteredInstitute of Arbitratorsexamination. Please see pages 37 for specific details.

LLM Tax Law

The LLM in Tax gives anexemption from the ATT exam. Itcan also help you fulfil theeligibility requirements to take theexams of the Chartered Instituteof Taxation to become a CharteredTax Adviser (CTA). The LLM (Tax)

graduates just have to sit the FinalCTA exam.

The LLM options – EU Tax Law,International Tax Law I and theLLM dissertation – may also beused to prepare for the AdvancedDiploma in International Taxation.The EU tax law and InternationalTax Law courses prepare studentsfor the appropriate ADIT papersand the LLM dissertation can beused to fulfil the requirements ofan ADIT international/EU taxdissertation.

Please see page 33 for furtherdetails.

Overseas recognitionLLM modules, offered by QueenMary, University of London’sSchool of Law, have beenaccredited by the ABA (American Bar Association).

Taught programmes -LLM

LLM Students at Cumberland Lodge Induction, September 2009

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LLM introductionand overviewThe School of Law offers a suite of18 specialist LLMs and a GeneralLLM, each leading to the award ofa University of London LLMdegree. The programmes of studyprovide a flexible mix of classroombased teaching (assessed byformal examinations orcoursework) in three taughtmodules, followed by more self-directed work on a 15,000 worddissertation. Commencing inSeptember, the LLM can be takenfull time (one year) or part time(two years). Whicheverprogramme you decide to follow,you will be dealing with complexissues systematically andcreatively. Taught by expertteachers from the School of Lawwith contributions from visitingpractitoners and industry leaders,you will leave with an advancedand thorough understanding ofthe key and current trends andissues in your chosen field.

The general LLMThe General LLM is designed togive students maximum flexibilityin their choice of modules. Youwill complete three full taughtmodules (or the equivalent) and a dissertation. We stronglyrecommend that students audit a fourth class for dissertationsupport to help with theirresearch. Part-time studentsattend the same classes, but onlytake two modules per year overtwo years. There are over 125different modules available – see

page 39 for a full list. For detailedinformation on the individualmodules and the specialisationgroupings, please visit:www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/llm/programmes/

The general LLM allows you tofollow a variety of interests (andtake modules simply because you will enjoy them) or to select arange of modules designed with a specific career or personalaspiration in mind.

Whichever modules you end upfollowing you will, like studentstaking the Specialised LLMprogrammes, leave with a set ofstrong skills which will equip youwell for the future.

The specialist LLMsThe specialist LLM programmesare:

• Banking and Finance Law

• Commercial and Corporate Law

• Comparative and InternationalDispute Resolution

• Competition Law

• Computer and CommunicationsLaw

• Economic Regulation

• European Law

• Environmental Law

• Human Rights Law

• Intellectual Property Law

• International Business Law

• Law and Development

• Legal Theory and History

• Media Law

• Medical Law

• Public International Law

• Public Law

• Tax Law

For students choosing a specialistLLM, three of your four requiredmodules need to be chosen fromthose available in any specificspecialisation. The fourth modulecan be unrelated. Certain QueenMary non law subjects may betaken if these clearly complementthe chosen law subjects. Anessay, which falls within the samearea of law as any requestedspecialisation, may count as onemodule for this purpose. LLMmodule selections will need to bechecked and agreed with the LLMProgramme Coordinator afterregistration and by a given date.Full information on this process is available after Registration anddetailed in the LLM StudentHandbook, which is provided at induction. This also providesdetailed information about ourcomprehensive student supportservice, for both academic andnon-academic issues.

AssessmentTaught modules are usuallyassessed by written exams, but incertain cases other methods maybe used, such as combinedexams, short essays orassessment entirely by essay. Inall cases the required dissertationis worth 25 per cent of the finalmark.

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Taught programmes – LLM

RequireddissertationThis is a dissertation prepared asan original piece of work by thestudent. There is a maximumlength of 15,000 words. It issometimes possible to elect to do an additional half or fulldissertation.

Term 1: Taught classes andsubmission of dissertationproposal

Term 2: Taught classes

Term 3: Revision classes andexams in May and June – it isimportant that students remain on campus during this period asadditional support is providedthrough the Critical Thinking and Writing in Law Programme.

Dissertations are submitted mid-August: Students will besupported in their dissertationpreparation by elements of theCritical Thinking and Writing inLaw Programme and byspecialised LLM Tutors.

For more information, see:www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/llm/academicsupport/index.html

LLM AcademicsupportAll students are encouraged tomeet with one of our ‘drop in’tutors available at various times in the Lincoln's Inn Fields (LIF)Computer Lab. You can contactthe tutors to schedule an

appointment by [email protected]

Critical Thinking andWriting in Law (in-sessional)The Critical Thinking and Writingin Law programme is aspecialised series of interactivelectures designed to improve yourwriting and research in law, whileproviding a solid foundation foryou to prepare for and completeyour exams and dissertations withconfidence.

The Critical Thinking and Writingin Law programme consists of twodistinct programmes, one eachterm:

• Term one, mainly for those within-sessional conditions, willintroduce students who are newto UK Higher education to theskills that will be expected ofthem at LLM level. Legal textswill be analyzed from a linguisticperspective and focus will beplaced on raising students’awareness and skill as regardsexpression, structure, andargumentation in English withintheir discipline.

• Term two has been designed forthose interested in developing orenhancing their performance inexam and dissertation writing.Students will be given theopportunity to learn andpractice the skills needed tosucceed in examinations, and

Student ViewsPriyancka Dastur, India, LLM in Commercial and Corporate Law – 2009-2010

“The induction conducted in the first week helpsyou get acquainted with not only the variousmodules taught but also the professors teaching

them. The induction program and the personal interaction with theprofessors helped students tremendously in making the bestchoices they could for themselves.”

Name: Su Ying Hor (Esther), Malaysia

Programme: LLM Commercial and Corporate Law2009-10

“Since arriving, I have been impressed by the factthat we are taught by professionals who are willingto help, the facilities provided, and the extra

modules such as dissertation support and critical thinking classeswhich I have found really useful.”

Part-time studentsThe LLM programme for part-timestudents is the same as for full-time students. They choose fromthe same wide range of courses,attend the same classes and sitthe same examinations. As part-time students have commitmentsother than study and less time todevote to the course, their studiesare spread over two years, takingtwo modules and relevantassessments per year.

Entry requirementsAdmission is based solely onacademic merit. The usualqualification for entry to the LLMprogramme is a degree in law, ora degree with a substantial lawcontent, normally of at leastupper-second class Honours (or equivalent).

Non-law graduates with goodhonours, that have also obtainedthe equivalent of good Honours inCPE and Bar Finals/Legal Practiceexaminations, or passed thesolicitors’ qualifying examination,may qualify. Law graduates withhigh 2.2 honours and at least fiveyears professional legalexperience may also qualify. Non-law graduates may be consideredon the basis of exceptionalprofessional experience thatdirectly relates to specialist LLMtaught courses. For students withInternational qualifications, pleasevisit:www.qmul.ac.uk/international

to work through the process ofplanning and structuring theirdissertations. Students will beintroduced to researchmethodology, and they will be assisted in the process ofdeveloping their proposals intowell-structured dissertations.

Careers SupportIn addition to the numerousservices provided to all QueenMary students, the Queen MaryCareers Service organises a rangeof sessions just for LLM students.Previous sessions have included:

Maximise your LLM – options forqualifying in the UK includingdetailed information about theQualified Lawyer Transfer Testgiven by Careers Service andOxford Institute of Legal Practice

Commercial Awareness – arepresentative from Allen&Overytalked about how to prepareeffectively for job interviews andhow to perform well on the day

Make your CVs and applicationsstand out – a representative fromWeightmans LLP talked abouthow to present yourself effectivelythrough your CV and on employerapplication forms


English languageproficiencyPlease refer to page 98.

How to applyYou must supply:

• a transcript of your law degree marks

• any other supportingqualifications

• two reference letters

• proof of English languageproficiency (see page 98)

As we do not interviewprospective students, thesedocuments will form the basis of any decision made.

On the application form availablefrom(www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/index.html), you will beapplying for entry to the generalLLM programme. All individualcourse and specialisation choiceswill be finalised after Registration.You will have a selection period ofapproximately two to three weeksat the beginning of teaching, toattend lectures and receive fullcourse outlines. This will enableyou to make an informed finalchoice.

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Timetabling and classesCourses are taught during the dayand the evening from 9am to 8pmand are taught at one of our sitesin central London: Lincoln’s InnFields, Senate House, the MileEnd Campus, CharterhouseSquare, or the Institute forAdvanced Legal Studies. Studentswill be expected to travel betweensites. All sites have excellenttransport links and are close tomain tube lines and bus routes asindicated on the map below.

LLM Programme Co-ordinatorSusan SullivanLLM Programme CoordinatorTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8092Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 8101email: [email protected]

The administration office is openMonday to Friday from 9am to5pm throughout the year.

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Key:1 Senate House Library - Nearesttube station: Russell Square (fromMile End tube: 21 mins, fromLincoln's Inn Fields: 2 mins or 11mins by foot)

2 Lincoln’s Inn Fields - Nearest tubestation: Holborn (from Mile End tube: 12 mins, fromCharterhouse Square: 14 mins)

3 Royal Courts of Justice - Nearesttube station: Charing Cross (FromMile End tube: 32 mins, fromLincoln's Inn Fields: 12 mins by foot)

4 Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesLibrary - Nearest tube station: RussellSquare (from Mile End tube: 21 mins, from Lincoln's Inn Fields: 2mins or 11 mins by foot)

5 British Library - Nearest tubestation: Kings Cross (from Mile Endtube: 17 mins, from Lincoln's InnFields: 4 mins)

6 Holborn tube station (from Mile Endtube: 12 mins, from CharterhouseSquare: 14 mins)

7 Charterhouse Square/ WestSmithfield Campus

8 Whitechapel Campus

9 Mile End Campus

Intercollegiate Halls of Residence10 Lillian Penson Hall - Nearest tube

station: Paddington (fromLincoln's Inn Fields: 16 mins)

11 International Hall - Nearest tubestation: Euston (from Lincoln's Inn Fields: 8 mins)


Recent LLMgraduatedestinations Our 2009 graduate destinationsinclude:

Clifford Chance, Lawyer, Germany

Marcins Chamon & Franco,Lawyer, Brazil

Researcher in the House of Commons, UK

County Court, Aachen, Public Prosecutor, Germany

Barnardo & Associates, Lawyer, Malta

Ulhoa Lanto, Lawyer, Brazil

Economic Development Board,Lawyer, Bahrain

Lawin, Lawyer, Lithuania

KMPG, Lawyer, Malta

Krungeaihahki Bank, Legal Officer, Thailand

Bank of St Lucia, Legal &Compliance Officer, St.Lucia

Attorney General's Office, SeniorState Counsel, Mauritius

Baker & Mckenzie Law firm,Associate, Egypt

DLA Piper, Attorney, Romania

Roblebo Lawyers, Partner,Colombia

Cambanis & Karamitsanis, Lawyer, Greece

Mundi Lawyers, Lawyer, Brazil

Yuksel Kaikin Kucuk Law Firm,Attorney at Law, Turkey

Fletcher Dervish & Co, LegalAssistant, UK

EU Advisory Group, Human RightExpert, Armenia

Oikonomopoulos Law Firm,Trainee Lawyer, Greece

Buse Heberer, Solicitor, Germany

Neyeflustenberter, Lawyer,Switzerland

Linklaters LLP Lawyer, France

Clayton Utz, Consultant, Australia

Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Treasury, Chief of Division atTurkish Treasury, Turkey

Mitsui Law Company, Lawyer, Japan

The State of Berlin, Legal Practice Trainee, Germany

PricewaterhouseCoopers,Assistant Manager, India

Dzungsrt & Associates and Pacific International Arbitration,Managing Partner of Law Firmand Arbitrator, Vietnam

Papachromoulos & Partners Law Firm, Lawyer, Greece

AGL Goodbody, Trainee Solicitor,Ireland

German Regional Court, Legal Trainee, Germany

Cleary Gottleib, Tax Lawyer,France

The Office of Securities andExchange Commission, Legalofficer, Thailand

High Court of Calcutta,Practitioner, India

Deloitte & Touche, TraineeSolicitor, Norway

Ebrahim Hosain Advocates andCorporate Councils, AssociateLawyer, Pakistan

Hogan&Hartson, Lawyer, Germany

Baker Mackenzie, Lawyer,Netherlands

Student NewsQueen Mary LLM alumnaelected to the Bench inBotswana

Leatile Dambe has beenappointed as a High CourtJudge in Botswana, Africa.She holds a Master of Laws(LLM) specialising in Bankingand Finance law from QueenMary, University of London.

Leatile studied Queen Mary LLM modules including internationalcommercial arbitration, interests in securities (property law analysisof international securities markets), regulation of financial marketsand banking law.

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Elizabeth Norman International,Recruitment Consultant, UK

Damvoukis Naravelis Nikolaides,Trainee Lawyer, Greece

Heuking Kuhn Luer & Wojtek,Legal Clerk, Germany

European Commission, Trainee,Belgium

Ashurst Solicitors, Tax Lawyer, UK

CMS Cameron McKenna, Banking& Transactional Lawyer, Poland

Alphabetical list ofLLM specialisms

The LLM in Bankingand Finance LawPostgraduate study in the area ofbanking and finance law providesstudents with a thoroughgrounding in the fundamentalprinciples of security and financialservices law, covering local andinternational developments fromboth practical and policyperspectives. From internationaltransactions to electronic banking,students can choose from a wideselection of courses to design aprogramme of study that bestfacilitates their individual interests:

• Banking Law

• EU Financial Law

• European Union

• International Economic Law

• International Tax Law I

• International Trade andInvestment Dispute Settlement

• Law of Economic Crime

• Law of Finance and ForeignInvestment in EmergingEconomies

• Legal Aspects of InternationalFinance

• Regulation of Financial Markets

• Secured Financing inCommercial Transactions

• Securities Regulation

• Corporate Insolvency Law

• Law of Insurance Contracts (half module)

• Law of Insurance Regulation(half module)

• Insurance Law and ConstructionInsurance and RiskManagement (also available as two half-modules)

LLM in Commercialand Corporate LawRecent years have witnessed the globalisation of trade andinvestment, the emergence of newmarkets, increasing transbordermerger and acquisition activity,and the growing convergence of trade, finance and globalcorporate governance. Courses in this specialisation deal with theglobal and regional regulation ofinternational trade, structuringand managing internationalbusiness transactions, and theeconomic foundations of tradeand corporate law:

• Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Banking Law

• Commercial Law Written and Oral Advocacy

• Communications Law

Name: Tomas Restrepo-Rodriguez, Colombia

Programme: LLM Banking and Finance Law 2009-10

“I studied at the “Universidad Externado deColombia” in Bogota. For professional experience, I then worked for “Andres Ordonez Abogados”,

firm, focusing on insurance law. In 2008 I decided to expand myknowledge and professional profile outside the borders of my country.Additionally, international commercial and financial contracts aredrafted in English and include common law concepts. The reasons I applied to Queen Mary were the professional and academicperspectives of the LLM programme. I personally like the fact that themodules offered at Queen Mary are oriented to international lawyers.Regarding location, I wanted to study in a multicultural anddeveloped city. I have found that in London. People from all over theworld mixed with the kindness of Londoners make this city a specialplace. Moreover, as a leading financial and insurance center, the cityof London is an excellent place for networking.”

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• Company Law

• Comparative Commercial Law

• Computer Law

• Contract Law in the EuropeanUnion

• Corporate Governance

• E-commerce Law


• European Union CompetitionLaw

• European Community Tax Law

• European Internal Market

• External Relations Law of theEuropean Union

• Global Policy and Economics of Intellectual Property Law

• Intellectual Property

• Intellectual Property in the Digital Millennium

• International and ComparativeCommercial Arbitration

• International and ComparativeCompetition Law

• International and ComparativeLaw of Copyright and RelatedRights

• International and ComparativeLaw of Patents, Trade Secretsand Related Rights

• International and ComparativeLaw of Trade Marks, Designsand Unfair Competition

• International Commercial Law

• International CommercialLitigation – Commercial Conflict of Laws

• International Construction –Contracts and Arbitration


• International Merger Control


• International Tax Law II

• International Trade and Investment DisputeSettlement

• IP Transactions

• Judicial Protection in the EU



• Legal Aspects of InternationalFinance

• Media Law


• Secured Financing inCommercial Transactions


• Taxation of Corporate Finance

• Taxation Principles and Concepts

• Comparative US and EC Anti-trust Law

• UK Competition law

• Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries

• Cyberspace Law

• Corporate Insolvency Law

• Insurance Contracts and RiskManagement in Construction(half module)



• Insurance Law and ConstructionInsurance and RiskManagement

• Privacy and Information Law

• Business Taxation

• International Trade andIntellectual Property Law

• Intellectual Property, Fashionand Design

Name: Patricia Igbon, UK / Nigeria

Programme: Commercial and Corporate Law, 2009-10

“Prior to Queen Mary, I did my LLB in English andEuropean Law at the University of Essex then my LPCat the College of Law Bloomsbury. I worked at DLAPiper UK in London and the Lagos Multi-doorCourthouse in Nigeria. I initially chose to study

Intellectual Property because of the positive reviews of the University’sreputation but later changed my direction to Commercial andCorporate Law to include modules in International Natural ResourcesLaw, Computer Law and IP transactions. This flexibility was anattractive feature and I felt encouraged by the fact that the Universitywas accommodating enough to allow exposure to such a broad rangeof interesting topics.”

The LLM inComparative andInternational DisputeResolutionThe Comparative andInternational Dispute Resolutionprogramme aims to challenge anew generation of lawyers torethink traditional approaches to conflict. Grounded in disputeresolution theory, the programmecombines broad interdisciplinarytraining and opportunities forindividualised study and skillsdevelopment:




• International CommercialLitigation – Commercial Conflict of Laws

• International Construction –Contracts and Arbitration




The LLM inCompetition LawCompetition law is an exciting andincreasingly important area of law,particularly internationally andacross the EU. This programmeoffers the opportunity for studentsto explore the impact ofcompetition law in areas such asmonopolies and mergers and theirregulation and control; intellectualproperty rights and anti-competitive practices;international competition law and international trade:





• Competition and Regulation ofNetwork Industries: The LegalRegime of Services of GeneralInterest in the EU

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Working with leading law firmsIn 2010 Global law firm White & Case LLP appointed Penny Martinas Research Fellow at the School of International Arbitration toundertake research into ‘Corporate choice in arbitration in keyregions of the world’, being overseen by Professor Loukas Mistelis

Name: Hugo Chanez, USA

Programme: LLM in Competition Law 2009-10

“I applied to Queen Mary’s LLM program because Iwanted to focus on competition issues and acquirean international perspective to my American legaleducation. Both goals have been accomplished. In

my opinion Dr. Dabbah, has been the key to my positive experience.Despite his busy schedule, he is always approachable and takes timeto guide his students. Having spent a year studying under him, it isevident he truly cares about his student’s development. The LLMprogram combines both practical and theoretical courses.Dr.Dabbah’s command of the subject creates a synergy between thetwo. In class every theory is reinforced with examples from privatepractice. Students are taught more than the legal rules andjurisprudence. Dr.Dabbah teaches his students to look beyond thelaw into the politics and economics of the issues at hand. Further,the vast diversity of jurisdictions represented in the student bodyallows for lively discussion of competition issues.”

The LLM inComputer andCommunicationsLawThe importance of communicationand information in modern societyhas grown exponentially in recenttimes. The LLM in Computer andCommunication Law programmewill allow students the opportunityto gain expertise in the legalregimes governing the supply and use of computer andcommunications technology.

Through the examination of thecomplex issues concerningnational and international law andpolicy relating to computer andcommunications technologystudent will learn to analyse howcomputer and communicationstechnology has affected theapplication of traditional legalprinciples:


• Computer Law

• E-commerce Law


• Intellectual Property in the Digital Millennium

• Media Law


• Cyberspace Law


The LLM inEconomicRegulationThe LLM in Economic Regulationprogramme is concerned withtheoretical and practical issuesinvolved with the legal regulationof private international economicprocesses.

The various courses within theprogramme allow students toanalyse the role of law ineconomic globalisation andprivatisation:



• E-commerce Law



• European Union Tax Law

Addressing poverty at Simmons& SimmonsCourse leader of the LLM inCompetition Law, Dr MaherDabbah spoke on EradicatingPoverty – Can CompetitionLaw Play a Role? in April 2010at the law firm Simmons &Simmons, to representatives ofvarious governments from thedeveloping world,practitioners, representativesof international organisationsand regulators


Name: Jessica Lavery, Ireland/Canada

Programme: LLM in Computer and CommunicationsLaw, 2009-2010

I attended secondary school in Canada, andcompleted my undergraduate legal education (BCL)in Ireland in 2009. I decided to study my LLM at

Queen Mary because of the wide range of specialisations andcourses offered. The modules I have taken (Computer Law,Communications Law and Privacy Law) have been excellent; thelecturers are experts in their fields, and are very approachable andhelpful. The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), where all of my lectures took place, is centrally located, so it’s easy to reachwhether you’re staying in student halls or private accommodationelsewhere in London. London itself is a great place to study, and anexciting place to live. I would definitely recommend Queen Mary toanyone considering postgraduate study in law, particularly in the ITfield.

Investigating the legal aspectsof cloud computingProfessor Christopher Millard,together with Professors ChrisReed and Ian Walden, isundertaking research on legaland regulatory aspects ofcloud computing. The projectis funded by Microsoft.

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• Competition and Regulation ofNetwork Industries: The LegalRegime of Services of GeneralInterest in the EU

The LLM inEnvironmental LawClimate change is a universalproblem with far reachingconsequences for allgovernments, industry, societiesand individuals. This new LLM inEnvironmental Law will examineall the political and legal issues

Name: Athikarn Bell Dilogwathana, Thailand

Programme: LLM in Economic Regulation 2009-10

“Before studying at Queen Mary, University ofLondon, I did my specialist degree in Law atVoronezh State University, Russia. Afterwards, I was awarded a scholarship by the ThaiGovernment for LLM and I decided to focus on

Economic Regulation. I am deeply impressed by the Queen MaryLLM programme, offering wide and flexible chances for students tochoose which modules are suitable for them. The lecturers here havelots of experience and many of them are practitioners which puts ourstudies into a practical context. Direct contact with lecturers makesour classes more interesting. Besides the academic aspects, I havefound that studying in QMUL has given me an opportunity to build agreat social network, as the programme provide us a lot of socialevents throughout the year.”

concerning environmentalprotection, climate changepolicies, natural resources law,with an overarching emphasis on the impact of gas and oil.

It is an interdisciplinaryprogramme, encompassing legal,political and human rights issuesof environmental protection, whilstdrawing on expertise fromcolleagues in other Queen Marydepartments, including geographyand physics human rights andphysics. Topics include:

• Climate Change Law and Policy

• International Natural ResourcesLaw

• International Environmental Law

• European Environmental Law

• Environmental Law and Policy(with special reference to theUK)

• International Law of the Sea

Name:DanielleAndrade,Jamaica

Programme:LLM in

Environmental Law 2009-10

"Before coming to QueenMary, I worked as anAttorney-at-law for anenvironmental non-government organisation in Jamaica. I realised that I needed a betterunderstanding ofinternational environmentallaw to appreciateenvironmental policy anddecision-making in mycountry and to become amore effective advocate. In2009, I received a CheveningScholarship to pursue anLLM in Environmental Law inthe UK. Queen Mary, with itsexcellent reputation, was anobvious choice. Located inLondon, the “hub” ofEnvironmental Law in theUK, Queen Mary offerscourses with exceptionalacademic lecturers andcomprehensive legalresources through respectedinstitutions such as theInstitute of Advanced LegalStudies. I also benefited fromhaving guest lectures’ fromrespected and skilledpractitioners in theenvironmental law field.”

The LLM in HumanRights LawThe LLM in Human Rights Lawprogramme is designed to enablestudents to form an advancedconceptual understanding ofinternational law relating to thepromotion and protection ofhuman rights at the international,regional and domestic levels:

• Challenging Public Power:Advanced Administrative Law

• Comparative Immigration and Nationality Law


• Ethnic Minorities and the Law

• EU Justice and Home Affairs

• Gender, Law and the State:Current Legal Issues

• Intellectual Property Aspects of Medicine

• International and ComparativeSocial Justice

• International Criminal Law

• International Law of ArmedConflict and the Use of Force

• International Law on the Rights of the Child

• International Protection of Human Rights


• Media Law

• Mental Health Law

• Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources

• EU Immigration Law (half course)


The LLM inEuropean LawAs the European Union hasdeveloped into new policy areas,EU law has grown in significance.The LLM in European Law offersstudents the opportunity to gain adetailed knowledge of EU law in arange of fields.

These include constitutional law,the law relating to the singlemarket, competition law,environmental law, employmentlaw, the law on migration, andhuman rights law:



• EU Social Law and Policy



• European Internal Market Law

• External Relations Law of theEuropean Union


• Legal Aspects of EU ForeignEconomic Policy

• EU Immigration Law (Half course)

• EU Criminal Law (Half course)

• European and UK Protection of Equality Rights

• European and UK Protection of Human Rights at Work

• Competition and Regulation ofNetwork Industries: The LegalRegime of Services of GeneralInterest in the EU (half modulesecond term)

• EU Constitutional Law 1 (half module)

• EU Constitutional Law 11 (half module)

The establishment of aEuropean Public Prosecutor’sOfficeProfessor Valsamis Mitsilegaswas invited to address theCollege of Eurojust in April2010. The session formedpart of the activities of theTask Force on the Future ofEurojust, whose purpose is to reflect on the futuredevelopment of Eurojust underthe Lisbon Treaty and theestablishment of a EuropeanPublic Prosecutor’s Office.

Commissioner on the Equalityand Human Rights CommissionIn December 2009 theSecretary of State appointedProfessor Geraldine VanBueren as a Commissioner on the Equality and HumanRights Commission.

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• EU Criminal Law (half course)



• Cyberspace Law

The LLM inIntellectual PropertyLawThe LLM in Intellectual PropertyLaw programme allows studentsto study introductory andadvanced intellectual propertyand technology law and toscrutinize the policies affectingintellectual property andtechnology law under the

guidance of leading scholars inthe field. Students will be able tostudy a wide range of topics fromthe protection of inventions,products, trademarks, creativeworks and designs to the globalpolicy surrounding the law:

• Computer Law

• E-commerce Law




• Intellectual Property in theDigital Millennium




• IP Transactions

• Media Law

Looking into abandoned visual artProfessor Uma Suthersanen is working on a AHRC fundedproject entitled Who Owns theOrphans? Traditional andDigital Property in Visual Art’,which investigates theregulation of non-attributableor abandoned visual art

Name: Monica Maluste, USA,

Programme: LLM Intellectual Property Law 2009-10

“After nearly six years of legal experience in theUnited States (with two of those years working at thethird largest IP firm in the nation), I decided that Iwanted to gain more exposure to the international

side of IP. I was drawn to Queen Mary in particular due to itsreputation for having the strongest and most comprehensive IPprogram at the University of London. My coursework, consistingmostly of International & Comparative courses in areas such asPatents, Trademarks and Global IP Policy, definitely provided me withbetter insight with respect to Intellectual Property on a global scale.”

Name: Seifemichael B. Terefe, Ethiopia

Programme: LLM in Human Rights, 2009-10

“Before I came to Queen Mary, I had done my LLB at the Addis Ababa University of Ethiopia and had afew years of experience working as a legal expert inSwitzerland and serving as a judge back home.

The reputation of the QM lecturers coupled with the fact that theUniversity is in the great city of London made me choose to pursuemy LLM study here. The faculty of law offers a wide array ofspecialization programs with flexible choice of course selection.Moreover, the courses are taught by leading practitioners andacademics known for their thematic expertise and cutting-edgeresearch work. The LLM specialization program in Human RightsLaw provides the legal and conceptual framework of the international,regional, sub-regional and domestic human right protection systemsin contemporary context.”




• Cyberspace Law



• Intellectual Property, Fashionand Design

The LLM inInternationalBusiness LawThe LLM in International BusinessLaw programme offers acomprehensive range of coursesrelevant to international trade law,business law, competition law,corporate governance, intellectualproperty and market regulation.


• Company Law

• Comparative Commercial Law

• Computer Law


• E-commerce Law




• European Internal Market







• International CommercialLitigation - Commercial Conflictof Laws

• International Construction -Contracts and Arbitration








• Legal Aspects of International Finance

• Regulation Of Financial Markets


• Taxation Principles andConcepts


• Insurance Contracts and RiskManagement in Construction(half module)



• Insurance Law and ConstructionInsurance and RiskManagement


• Comparative US and EC Anti-trust Law

Name: Bohdan Bolonnyy, Ukraine

Programme: LLM in International Business Law,2009-10

“Prior to my studies at Queen Mary, I completed myundergraduate degree at Kharkiv National Universityof Internal Affairs in Ukraine and did my exchange

year in the United States where I studied Criminal Justice System atGeorgia College & State University. Even though I was offered severalplacements to study international law in the UK, I stopped my choiceat Queen Mary, because of its well known & highly trusted reputationamong professionals and academics in the international legal world,good research base, student-friendly atmosphere and highly ratedprofessors. Studying in London – the business and cultural ‘capital ofthe world’ does make a difference for the international student andopens lots of opportunities for one to become a member of differentlaw societies, attend various networking events or just spend awonderful year while doing your masters.”

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The LLM in Law and DevelopmentThe LLM in Law and Developmentprogramme allows students toexamine the potential of law as an instrument of social change indeveloping countries. Studentsmay select from a variety ofclasses that allow them toexamine of theories ofdevelopment and the interactionof law and development as theyimpact upon international anddomestic economies:







• International Law and Development








The LLM in LegalTheory and HistoryThis LLM programme draws onthe expertise of Queen Mary tooffer an advanced training in legaltheory and legal history. Themodules offered allow studentsthe chance to explore a variety of theoretical approaches to law,including comparative, feministand literary ones. It also providesan essential grounding in thesources and methods for themodern history of law, offering arange of modules on English legalhistory:

• Gender, Law and the State:Current Legal Issues


• Legal Theory in the CommonLaw Tradition

• Medical Jurisprudence

• History of Commercial Law (Half module)

• History of Contract Law (Half module )

• Crime and Punishment 1600-1900 (Half module)

• History of Tort Law (Half module)

• Jurisprudence A (half module)

• Jurisprudence B (half module)

Promoting Equality and Diversity Through Economic CrisisProfessor Kate Malleson and Professor Lizzie Barmes along with otherQueen Mary colleagues from the Department of Geography and theSchool of Business and Management have been awarded AHRCNetwork Grant for a two year award to set up a Research Network on Promoting Equality and Diversity Through Economic Crisis.

The aim of the Network is to advance understanding of the effects of the economic downturn on equality and diversity policies acrossplaces, sectors, and social groups; and of the possibilities for resistingnegative outcomes and effecting positive change.

Name: JulietOpokaAngwech,Uganda

Programme:LLM MedicalLaw, 2009-10

“I hold a bachelors degree fromMakerere University Kampalaand a post graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the LawDevelopment Centre Kampala. I have worked as ahumanitarian lawyer with theNorwegian Refugee Counciland in private practice as well. I joined Queen Mary after beinggiven a scholarship by theDepartment of law. I haveenjoyed my stay at Queen Mary,loved the class interactions, thediscussions during theseminars were great, mylecturers could be easilyreached and the students arewarm and very friendly.”


LLM in Media LawThe LLM in Media Law allowsstudents the opportunity to gainexpertise in a range of legalregimes governing key aspects ofthe media, from the regulation ofall key forms of media content tothe regulation of theinfrastructures via which thatcontent is delivered, includingtraditional, new and still-developing media. In an age of seemingly infinite broadcastchannels, online information at our fingertips, and the ever-increasing economic and culturalsignificance of the entertainmentindustry, media law has neverbeen more relevant to our dailylives than it is today:



• Media Law


• Cyberspace Law

LLM in Medical LawThe LLM in Medical Lawprogramme engages with a newand expanding field which offersconsiderable scope forinterdisciplinary study andcollaboration. The responsibilitiesof those providing healthcare andthe expectations of those receivingit are legally defined, and as aconsequence the law isincreasingly involved in disputeresolution.

This programme offers acomprehensive examination of the role of law within thecontemporary healthcareenvironment. It provides a soundknowledge and understanding ofthe institutions and organisationsassociated with medical law andthe interrelationships betweenthem.

• Advanced Medical Negligence

• Consent (in contemporarymedicine)


• Medical Jurisprudence

• Mental Health Law

• New Medical Technologies and the Law

The LLM in PublicInternational LawPublic International Law isconcerned both with the relationsbetween States and with therelationship between individuals,international organisations andStates. This programme willenable you to understand andevaluate public international law and its role, potential andlimitations in international affairs:

• Courts in ComparativePerspective

• External Relations Law of the European Union


• International Criminal Law



• International Law andDevelopment

• International Law of ArmedConflict and the Use of Force


Using personal incentives to promote public healthProfessor Richard Ashcroft,along with Professor PaulDolan (Imperial College) andProfessor Theresa Marteau(KCL) have been awarded a£850K Wellcome TrustStrategic Award in BiomedicalEthics, to support aninterdisciplinary researchproject on the use of personalincentives to promote publichealth

New book series: ‘Queen MaryStudies in International Law’The Department of Law hasstarted a new book seriescalled ‘Queen Mary Studies in International Law’. Thegeneral editors of the seriesare Queen Mary internationallaw experts Professor MalgosiaFitzmaurice and Dr PhoebeOkowa.

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• International Law on the Rightsof the Child






• Law of Treaties

• Legal Aspects of EU ForeignEconomic Policy


• Climate Change Law and Policy

• International Natural ResourcesLaw

• Cyberspace Law


The LLM in PublicLawIn modern complex societies, thepower of government and legalsystems to regulate and facilitatehuman and business activity isconsiderable – and often deeplycontroversial.

The modules offered on thisspecialist programme enablestudents to pursue advancedstudy of many of the pressinglegal and policy issues relating tohow we are governed and howlegal systems operate.

The strong comparative andinternational focus of most of themodules make the programmesuitable for international, EU andUK students alike:


• Challenging Public Power:Advanced Administrative Law


• Courts in ComparativePerspective

• Ethnic Minorities and the Law






• Taxation Principles and Concepts

• EU Immigration Law (half module)

• EU Criminal Law (half module)



• EU Constitutional Law I (half module)

• EU Constitutional Law II (half module)

Name: Gozde Kokturk, Turkey, Jean Monnet scholarship recipient

Programme: LLM in Commercial and Corporate Law, 2009-10

“While following my legal internship programme at the Ankara Bar Association, I decidedto pursue a second postgraduate law degree abroad. One of the reasons for choosing alaw faculty in London is its unique law system, which provides law students the ability toobserve the application of European Union Law that has been built upon the system ofcommon law. Despite having acceptances from different universities and colleges, Queen

Mary’s School of Law become my prior preference as it has numerous types of modules and a wide rangeof courses, providing full flexibility to its students. I strongly recommend my peers to study at Queen Mary,as they not only have a chance to study in this distinguished friendly environment, but also have anopportunity to meet with practitioners who are masters in different fields of law.”


The LLM in Tax LawThe programme offers acomprehensive study of tax lawincluding real estate, partnership,estates and trusts, corporate, andinternational tax law. Modules aredesigned to prepare lawyers forthe substantive, procedural, andtechnical aspects of a tax practicewhile developing an in-depthunderstanding of the policiesunderlying tax laws:

• Banking Law




• Taxation Principles andConcepts

• Business Taxation

Please see page 15 for details on exemptions on professionalqualifications.

Name: Jacob Parma, LLB (Queen Mary), Poland

Programme: LLM in Tax Law 2009-10

"Before commencing my LLM in Tax Law at CCLS, I graduated from the LLB programme at QueenMary. My studying experience on the LLBprogramme has left me with the highest regard for

the level of academic teaching at Queen Mary. The reputation ofCCLS made my decision as to where I should do my LLM eveneasier. Modules offered on the specialised Tax Law LLM cover themost important and dynamically developing issues in this area of law,both in international and domestic contexts. What has struck mefrom day one of the course was the practicality of the discussedtopics and solutions. This is largely due to the fact that the course isbeing taught by people who themselves are well known practisinglawyers, or established writers on these matters. Studying alongsidepeople with a wide variety of backgrounds, from tax inspectors,government officials to top level practising lawyers and bankers, hasbeen a tremendously rewarding experience.”

Taught programmes –Postgraduate Diplomas


The Centre for Commercial LawStudies (CCLS) at the School ofLaw has established a programmeof part-time taught postgraduateDiplomas, as a response toprofessional firms and individualswho seek education and trainingin specialist fields of law. Diplomastudents are taught alongside LLMstudents, with all aspects of theprogramme at the same highstandards. Students may chooseto read for either a generalDiploma or a specialised Diploma.

A wide range of subjects areavailable for study within thegeneral Diploma programme,allowing specialisation in aparticular field. The programmesfocus on high-level learning onspecific issues of currentprofessional and commercialsignificance, and draw on thestrengths of School of Law staff,visiting lecturers and practitioners.

Programme outlineTo qualify for the award of aPostgraduate (PG) Diploma,students must complete twotaught modules, plus one 10,000word dissertation over a two-yearperiod. Students normally attendone taught module in their firstyear and then take a secondmodule and submit theirdissertation in their second year.Taught modules for a generalDiploma may be selected fromany of the wide range of coursesoffered to LLM students. (Seepage 39)

SpecialisationsStudents who want their Diplomaaward to carry a specialisation (eg PG Diploma in Tax Law or PGDiploma in Medical Law) mustselect both their taught coursesfrom within the same subjectgrouping or study programme asthose available on the LLM andproduce a dissertation within thesame area of law.

Students wishing to specialise inInternational Dispute Resolutionmust register for the specificPostgraduate Diploma inInternational Dispute Resolution.

AssessmentTaught modules are assessed bywritten exams and in certaincases, combined exams and shortessays, plus one 10,000-worddissertation.

Entry requirementsAn upper second class Honoursdegree in law (or with law as amajor element) at a Britishuniversity or equivalent. Non-lawgraduates with good honours, thathave also obtained the equivalentof good honours in CPE and BarFinals/Legal Practiceexaminations, or passed thesolicitors’ qualifying examination,may qualify. Law graduates withhigh second class honours and atleast five years professional legalexperience may also qualify. Non-law graduates may be consideredon the basis of exceptionalprofessional experience thatdirectly relates to specialist LLMtaught modules.

Please note, you do not have toindicate your chosen route inadvance or as part of yourapplication as, like LLM students,you will have two weeks to makeyour module and specialismchoices after teaching starts.

ContactFor more information about the Diplomas contact: Penny StavrinouDiploma Administrator Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8093email: [email protected]

PostgraduateDiploma inInternational DisputeResolutionThe Diploma in InternationalDispute Resolution not onlyprovides an understanding of thetheoretical, practical and ethicalproblems relating to InternationalDispute Resolution, but alsoprovides a stepping stone forprofessionals becoming moreinvolved in internationalalternative dispute resolution(ADR) processes.

All taught modules are taught aspart of the LLM degree. On thisDiploma there are core moduleswhich you must take in order toqualify.

There are two distinct Diplomaroutes, Arbitration or Mediation, tochoose from, each with their ownspecialised focus.



PostgraduateDiploma inInternational Dispute Resolution -ArbitrationOne year programme

Core or required elements• International and comparativecommercial arbitration

• A skills seminar andexamination on ArbitrationAward writing (to include aweekend seminar)

One further module from thefollowing list (free choice)

• International commercial law

• International commerciallitigation

• International construction:contracts and arbitration

• International trade andinvestment dispute settlement

• 15,000-word research paper on a topic not covered by thetaught elements and to beagreed with supervisor

See our LLM modules page for afull listing of available modules.

PostgraduateDiploma inInternational Dispute Resolution -MediationOne year programme

The core module, entitledAlternative Dispute Resolution,interprets the subject as a trulyinterdisciplinary field comprisinglaw, social science, economics,psychology and others. This is anewly emerged and vibrant areaof scholarship, hence it isimpossible to give yes or noanswers to most of the questions.Accordingly, the module willemploy critical thinking and anopen discussion approach.

It is expected that students will be willing to share results of theirresearch and be involved in activediscussion of all issues.

Core or required elements• Alternative dispute resolution

• Advanced mediation skillsresidential weekend

One further module from thefollowing list (free choice).

• International trade andinvestment dispute settlement

• International constructioncontracts and arbitration

• 15,000-word research paper on a topic not covered by thetaught elements and to beagreed with supervisor

Continuous assessment willprovide regular feedback andenhance the student-tutorrelationship. Students will also be able to address questions andconcerns directly to the courseconvenor and the course director.Participants are entitled to usespecialist electronic databases,such as Westlaw, Lexis Nexis andKluwer Arbitration.

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Entry requirementsAn upper second class (2.1)honours degree in law (or with lawas a major element) at a Britishuniversity. Equivalent professionalqualifications and experience willalso be considered.

Overseas students should contactthe programme administratorabout the suitability of theirqualifications and Englishlanguage skills.

Professional ExamsExemptionsStudents who pass the PGDiploma in International DisputeResolution examinations are fullyexempt from the academicrequirements for Fellowship of theChartered Institute of Arbitrators.

For more information about theDiplomas contact:Penny StavrinouDiploma Administrator Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8093email: [email protected]

Name: Andrew Pullen UK, SeniorAssociate, Allen & Overy LLP

Programme: Postgraduate Diplomain International Dispute Resolution

“I chose the QM diploma because I knew it was highly regarded, andbecause I was looking for a course thatwould focus on international arbitrationand which I would be able to fit aroundmy work. The fact that lectures and

tutorials were scheduled in the evening makes a big differencewhen combining study with a full-time job.

As someone who had already practised in the field of international arbitration for several years beforestarting the diploma, I found the key benefit of the course was to give me a much more systematic and thoroughunderstanding of the legal framework. One deals with a varietyof issues in the course of a case, but rarely has time to thinkabout how a particular issue fits in with arbitration law as awhole. The international and comparative approach of thecourse was important in this regard: I found it really drew outthe subtle differences between different sets of arbitration rules and gave me a good understanding of how the nationalarbitration laws of many important jurisdictions differ from theposition in England. Back at work, I find the practical benefit ofthis is in helping me to be alert to potential problem areas andalternative ways of approaching issues. I also enjoyed the partof the course covering international investment disputes. This isa relatively young area of law, although an increasinglyimportant area in practice, and it is exciting to study it at thisstage of its development.”

Taught Programmes –LLM modules


Taught Programmes – LLM modules

Advanced Medical NegligenceThis module will closely delve intomedical negligence by examiningthe principal difficulties associatedwith the common law cause ofaction, and the various (oftencontroversial) ways in whichstatute has encroached in recentyears to adjust patient-medicalpractitioner patterns of legalliability.

Following a brief revision of thegeneral cause of action, themodule will analyse and critique a number of its manifestations,including: wrongful conception,wrongful birth, wrongful life,secondary victim psychiatricillness, treatment of the legal'good Samaritan', failure to warnactions, therapeutic privilege,obligations to fund or to providehealth treatment, faulty screeningservices, and compensatoryceilings.

Alternative Dispute ResolutionThis module is divided into threeparts. Part I gives a generalunderstanding of ADR movementand ADR processes, in particularnegotiation and mediation. Part II,Institutional Framework of ADR,covers areas where ADR interactswith government and law. Part III,lawyers and ADR, focuses onknowledge and practical skillsnecessary to represent clients inmediation. The objectives of thismodule are to provide you withknowledge and skills (though youwill not be trained as a mediator)and to assist you in forming yourown attitude so that you can helpyour clients and society select andemploy the most effective, just,

and humane methods of disputeresolution. The approach taken,involves comparative analysis,commercial orientation, inter-disciplinary and critical thinking.

Banking LawThis module considers all aspectsof international convergence inthe banking and financial arena,as well as correspondingdevelopments at the Europeanlevel and domesticimplementation especially in theUK. The development and natureof international convergence inthe area of banking regulation isexamined in the first half of themodule. Reference is also madeto developments in the US andother significant global economiesin this area. The duties andliabilities of financial institutions totheir clients as well as law relevantto electronic and paper basedfund transfers and such relatedissues as bank secrecy,constructive trusts, lender liabilityand depositor protection, will alsobe considered on a comparativebasis during the second half ofthe module.

Business TaxationThe aim of this module is tocritically and comprehensivelyanalyse the legal issues pertainingto UK Business taxation. Themodule is addressed to lawyers,accountants and tax policy-makers, whether in privatepractice, as in-house counsel, or government employees. Themodule takes a practical,transactional perspective andexamines in depth the system of

taxation applicable to businessesoperating in the UK. The moduleprovides a comprehensiveexamination of the issues relatingto the taxation of businessenterprises in the UK, leavingstudents with an up-to-date andcomprehensive understanding of the issues and cases they willcome across in practice. Themodule also prepares students fortheir professional examinations asChartered Tax Advisers andassists newly qualified barristersto hone their taxation skills in aspecialised academic/practice mixallowing them to see both sides ofthe argument or transaction asthe case may be.

Challenging Public Power:Advanced Administrative LawThe aim of this module is toexplore why, by whom and howpublic law grievances againstpublic authorities are made andhandled. Case studies enablestudents to look in detail at theoperation of grievance handlingmechanisms is particular contexts(such as education, the NHS andprisons). Topics covered include:administrative justice;‘proportionate dispute resolution’;internal complaints mechanisms;ADR; ombudsmen; tribunals;public inquiries; compensation. A major part of the module dealswith the grounds of judicial reviewand the impact that judicial reviewhas on decision-making.

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Climate Change Law and PolicyThis module complements the existing offering inenvironmental law and offers amore focused approach to one ofthe most sensitive environmentalissues of our time. It seeks toprovide a broad analytical view ofthe problem of climate changelaw and policy in its broadercontext.

You will first examine a number ofbackground topics as well as themain international legalinstruments that constituteinternational climate law andpolicy. This will include anexamination of the underlyingprinciples of climate change lawand policy, an introduction to theUN Convention on ClimateChange and its Kyoto Protocol, a focus on specific legal issuesarising in the context of the UNregime such as compliance andliability as well as an analysis ofmore specific problems, such asregional approaches and relationsbetween climate change law; andother areas of law, such as tradelaw.

The module will then move on to examine a number of specificproblems arising in the context of the law and policy response toclimate change concerning bothmitigation and adaptation.Specific problems examined will include human rightsimplications, agriculture andclimate change, land-use, forests,biodiversity and climate change,and energy and transport.

Commercial Law Written and Oral AdvocacyThis module provides studentswith an interest in internationalcommercial law and internationallegal practice with the opportunityto develop advocacy skills. Theobjective is to familiarise you withthe key advocacy skills required to advocate for clients engaging in international commerce. Toachieve this aim, the modulecovers the fundamentalcharacteristics of written and oraladvocacy through the use ofwritten and oral submissions. The module focuses on advocacytheory, advanced brief writing,and the art of oral argument.

Communications LawThis module examines theinternational trend away fromnational monopolies intelecommunications andbroadcasting towards competitionin a regulated and increasinglyinternational market. Theprinciples underlying this processof liberalisation and regulation areelucidated and explained. You willalso examine the legal structuresand arrangements, both in theUK, Europe, the US andinternationally, which control theprovision of telecommunicationsand broadcasting equipment,networks and services. Inparticular, you will concentrate onthe licensing and other regulatoryregimes of telecommunicationsand broadcasting infrastructure and service provision and thecompetition, contractual andregulatory issues that arise fromthe need to interconnect

communications networks. Themodule does not examine theprovision of content services.

Company LawThis module examines howcorporations are structured andwhy it is that they generate somuch money and have becomeso powerful. It focuses principallyon UK company law, butconsiders it in its theoretical and EU settings with occasionalreferences to laws from worldwidejurisdictions. It examines thecreation and importance of acompany as a legal person with a separate personality, theconstitution of the company, theroles of directors and the centralissue of what their duties are andshould be, and the possibility of bringing actions to enforcethose duties.

Comparative Class ActionsThe class action is consideredwithin a comparative context, with three aims in mind: todeepen subject knowledge; toengender debate about the ‘bestpractice’ avenues for providingredress to litigants and dueprocess for defendants in ourmodern mass producing andmass-consuming society; and toappreciate the significant crossjurisdictional influences uponclass actions jurisprudence. The module is divided into fourparts: the dynamics andtheoretical underpinnings of grouplitigation; the ‘certification criteria’,the gate through whichrepresentative litigants must passto have their dispute determined


Computer LawThis module examines the law relating to informationtechnology products and services.As the markets for such productsand services are international, thismodule adopts a comparativeapproach to the legal issue. WhileUK Law is taken as the startingpoint, differences in approach inother jurisdictions are highlightedand contrasted. A particular focusof the module is on the numerousEuropean Community legaldevelopments which affect theinformation technology sector.

Consent (in contemporarymedicine)This module examines the legalnotion of consent as applied incontemporary medical practiceand develops an understanding of the place of autonomy inbioethics. The aim is to developthe ability to present informedviews concerning the role of thelaw in the regulation ofcontemporary medical science. It covers the following topics: theconsent requirement in criminaland civil law; the principle ofautonomy; incapacity;voluntariness; informed consent;battery; negligence; good medicalpractice.

Corporate GovernanceThis module informs andeducates students of the issuesaffecting both the businesscommunity and the wider societal effects of the debate on corporate governance. Itfocuses on the systems by whichcompanies are or should be

as a class action; and the conductof the class action; an explorationof ethical dilemmas.

Comparative Commercial LawA module for all students with an interest in internationalcommercial law and internationallegal practice. The objective is tomake participants familiar with thedivergent legal approaches withinthe primary areas of internationalcommerce. To achieve this, themodule covers the fundamentalcharacteristics of the sale ofgoods, payment, secured financeand electronic commerce.

Comparative Immigration andNationality LawThis module is divided into threeparts: The first part examinesnationality law, covering therelationship between nationality,citizenship and immigration statuswithin a comparative context;nationality and international law;plural nationality andstatelessness; rights and duties of the state in respect of hernationals; jus soli and jussanguinis; acquisition,transmission and loss ofnationality. The second focuses onimmigration law and practice andincludes the rights and duties ofthe state towards nationals andnon-nationals in international law,international conventions andregional arrangements regardingthe movement of non-nationals,and a comparison of methods ofimmigration control. Part threecovers extradition anddeportation.

directed and controlled. Particularemphasis will be given to the legaland extra-legal rules/systemsgoverning internal and externalcorporate accountability. Itexamines various corporategovernance theories that seek to explain the position of, andrelationship between, thecompany as a metaphysical entityand its members, managers andother stakeholders and thedifferent theoretical and industryperspectives on corporategovernance.

Corporate Insolvency LawThe corporate insolvency moduleaims to provide an overview ofcorporate insolvency procedures,the relationship between thegeneral law of property andobligations and insolvency,corporate credit and securityissues in the context of corporateinsolvency, and corporate rescuemechanisms. This module willcover the following topics:

• An overview of the functions of insolvency;

• The relationship betweeninsolvency and the general lawof property and obligations;

• Rationality of the legal principlesunderlying the treatment ofclaims on insolvency and thegathering and distribution ofassets on winding up;

• Corporate rescue mechanisms;

• The allocation of decisionmaking power in corporateinsolvency and theaccountability of such decisionmakers;

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on detection and graduatedpunishments came to replace it. It will examine and explain theend of transportation and the riseof the prison. This module willgive students a detailedknowledge of the developments inEnglish criminal law and practice1600 to 1900. You will be askedto consult a wide range of primarysource materials relating to thehistory of crime, enabling you toput changes in penal practice intoa broader social context. This willgive you a deeper understandingboth of the development ofEnglish criminal law and practice,and of how the development oflaw reflects social and politicaldevelopments.

Cyberspace LawThis module aims to address all policy and regulatory issuesraised by the Internet andtechnology applications enabledby the Internet. The borderlessnature of the Internet and thepossibility to transmit informationquickly on a global basis hasraised difficult questions of statejurisdiction and regulation whichyou will explore in depth. Thetopic of this module affects many different areas of law (IPprotection, privacy, contentregulation, criminal law,competition law, administrativelaw) and is therefore a pervasivetheme, which lawyers cannotignore. The module is thereforeaimed both at lawyers wishing tospecialise in technology/IP lawand at lawyers studying othersubjects (such as human rights,media law, administrative law orcommercial law). The subject of

Internet regulation will be taughtfrom a policy perspective (ratherthan a transactional perspective).

E-Commerce Law The aim of this module is tocritically and comprehensivelyanalyse the legal issues pertainingto e-commerce and is addressedto lawyers wishing to act for andadvise ebusinesses (and otherinformation society serviceproviders), whether in privatepractice or as in-house counsel.The module takes a practical,transactional andmultijurisdictional perspective.However, this perspective doesnot deduct from the academicrigor of this module. The aim is toprovide an in-depth analysis andexamination of the adequacy ofthe legal framework to cope withthe practical issues raised byecommerce. In particular, thismodule will examine where thereare gaps, conflicts andcompliance issues within thecurrent and developing legalframework on e-commerce and to what extent the existing legalframework impacts on new andemerging technologies.

Environmental Law and Policy(with special reference to the UK)This module introduces the legaldilemmas involved in achievingenvironmental protection: Is‘sustainable development’ a viableconcept? You will examine theevolution and inclusion ofenvironmental principles withingoverning legal frameworks. Thisencompasses International andEuropean developments,

• The applicability of CompanyLaw in corporate insolvency;

• Practical aspects/ legal issueson corporate failure.

Courts in Comparative PerspectiveIn the light of the global expansionof judicial power, the central aimof this module is to analysecritically the changing role ofcourts around the world. It askswhether the increasing power ofunelected judges should beunderstood as a vital protectionagainst potential abuses bygovernments andnongovernmental institutions, or a threat to the foundations of democratic systems.Substantive topics coveredinclude judicial appointmentsprocesses, the role of SupremeCourts and Constitutional Courts,the expansion of internationalcourts, courts in non-democraticand transitional states, and thegrowing popularity of alternativetribunal systems such as truthand reconciliation commissions.

Crime and Punishment 1600-1900(Half module)This module aims to trace the riseand fall of the 'Bloody Code' inEngland. Using primary sources,including trial and newspaperrecords, it will examine thetransformation of the criminal trial,as lawyers began to dominate theprocess, developing new rules ofevidence. It will analyse why fromthe late eighteenth century,doubts began to emerge about asystem of criminal justice basedon discretion and deterrence, and how a new system based


including the choice of regulatoryinstrument(s) utilised by the ECand UK legal systems in theirenvironmental law provision. Thismodule also provides anintroduction to the institutionalframework for UK environmentallaw-making, and itsimplementation and enforcement.You will look at the EuropeanConvention on Human Rights,1950 and its implementationwithin the UK legal system in theform of the Human Rights Act,1998 focusing upon reliance onits provisions, notably Article 8 on privacy and a family life, forpossible protection againstenvironmental interference. This module also includes anassessment of the sectorally-based regulation of substantiveUK environmental law withinareas such as water and airpollution, Integrated PollutionPrevention and Control (IPPC)and waste, with an emphasis on the EC-origin of much of thissectoral environmental law. Theconceptual and practical legalissues arising from efforts atproviding for wildlife protectionand nature conservation withinUK environmental law are alsocovered.

Ethnic Minorities and the LawConstitutes a socio-legal study ofthe place of ethnic minorities inEnglish law today. It comprises adetailed examination of generalconceptual issues in the study of ethnic minorities, focuses onimportant questions of family law,and includes the study of majoraspects of public law that arerelevant for ethnic minorities.

During the module, the effects ofvarious community perspectiveswill be examined and will becompared with the approachtaken by the official legal system.You will look at concepts of legalpluralism as a mechanism toaccommodate diversity; thedebate aboutassimilation/adaptation/integrationof ethnic minorities; and familylaw issues such as polygamousand arranged marriages.

European Union Competition LawThis module aims at acomprehensive study of the basicprovisions of European Union(EU) competition law. The modulewill provide participants with aflavour of the economic andmarket context in which EUcompetition rules are applied. The module will aim to considerimportant business phenomena in the market such asanticompetitive agreements,abuse of market dominance and mergers between firms. It is hoped that by the end of the module participants will gain a good understanding of thecompetition rules of the EU inorder to help them identifysituations in which suchphenomena may arise.

EU competition law is based onthe rules contained in Articles101-109 of the Treaty on theFunctioning of the EuropeanUnion (TFEU) and uponsubsequent secondary legislation.The focus of the module will behowever on Articles 101 and 102TFEU and Regulation139/2004(the Merger Regulation).

EU competition rules are enforcedby the Directorate General (DGCOMP) of the EuropeanCommission, the Directorate incharge of competition matters.Decisions of the Commission arethe principal means ofenforcement in competition cases.The Commission's decisions aresubject to review by the GeneralCourt of the EU (GCEU) and theCourt of Justice of the EU (ECJ).This has created an extensive andhighly interesting case law andreference will be made to thiscase law during the module.

European Union Tax LawEuropean Union Tax Law is theleading module on the subject-area and features an introductionto the rules contained in the EUTreaty and their impact onnational tax systems. The Union’ssecondary legislation is analysedalong with a detailed examinationof the ECJ’s direct taxjurisprudence. A team ofspecialists teach the module eachwith considerable experience inthe field. Seminars are held onTuesday evenings and each yearthe students studying the moduleorganise and participate in the EUTax Students’ Conference.

European Environmental Law This module introduces the legaldilemmas involved in achievingenvironmental protection: Is‘sustainable development’ a viableconcept? You will examine theevolution and inclusion ofenvironmental principles withingoverning legal frameworks. Thisencompasses International and

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European developments,including the choice of regulatoryinstrument(s) utilised by the EC inits environmental law provision.This module also provides anintroduction to the role of the ECJand the ‘direct effects’ doctrine,focusing on its application in ECenvironmental law. You willexamine both procedural andaccess to justice rights in EC law,including standing issues raisedby the prospect of challengingCommunity institutional decisionsbefore the ECJ. You will make anassessment of the sectorally-based regulatory development ofsubstantive EC environmental lawwithin areas such as water and airpollution, Integrated PollutionPrevention and Control (IPPC)and waste. Conceptual andpractical legal issues arising fromefforts at providing for wildlifeprotection and natureconservation within ECenvironmental law are alsocovered. This module alsoprovides an introduction to thetext of the ECHR, 1950 and itsinstitutions, focusing uponreliance on its provisions, notablyArticle 8 on privacy and a familylife, for protection againstenvironmental interference assupplementing Community effortsat ensuring a high level ofenvironmental protection for itscitizens.

EU Constitutional Law I (half module)To describe a module as EU‘constitutional’ law is not withoutcontroversy. After all, theEuropean Union has its roots in

international treaties establishingthree economic communities. Theaim of this module is to considerthe constitutional qualities of theEU. It explores the metaphor ofthe ‘constitutionalization’ of aTreaty-based system. It analysesthe adoption of the failedConstitutional Treaty and itsreplacement with the LisbonReform Treaty. The relationshipbetween the EU constitutionalorder and that of its MemberStates is explored together withthe relationship between EU andinternational legal orders. Thesubstantive content of the EU‘constitution’ is equallycontentious as regards its balancebetween economic and socialgoals. The separation of powers orinstitutional balance within the EUis analysed as regards the identityand roles of the EU legislator,administration and judiciary.Finally, the module reviews andanalyses the protection offundamental rights within the EU.

EU Constitutional Law II (halfmodule)The aim of this module is toexplore how the European Uniongoverns and how that governancearchitecture has changed overtime. An important themeunderlying this module is to explain whydifferent governance tools haveemerged and how they haveevolved over time. Oneexplanation is to relate these toolsto particular projects such as the Single Marketprogramme, the project of EUenlargement or the more recent

Lisbon Strategy. Anotherexplanation lies in the EU’s search to combine efficiency with legitimacy. In addition toconsidering explanations for theiremergence, this module analysesthe relationship between theevolving governance architectureof the EU and its underlyingconstitutional architecture and principles. In doing so itexplores the extent to which newgovernance tools operate outside,within, or in tension, with the EU’sconstitutional system.

European and UK Protection ofEquality Rights (half module) This module will look at UK andEuropean law on equality. Thefocus will be on Europeanmechanisms for protectingequality rights, deriving from the European Union and theCouncil of Europe, althoughaccount will be taken of otherrelevant international sources. The domestic impact will beconsidered, particularly in the UK.Selected equality rights will beanalysed from a number ofperspectives, both to exploretheoretical foundations and toevaluate their effects in practice.

European and UK Protection of Human Rights at Work (halfmodule) This module will look at UK andEuropean law on human rights atwork. Consideration will be givento relevant International andEuropean mechanisms forprotecting human rights at work,for example deriving from the ILO,the European Union and the

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Council of Europe. The domesticimpact will be considered,particularly in the UK. Selectedrights will be analysed from anumber of perspectives, both to explore their theoreticalfoundations and to evaluate theireffects in practice.

European Internal Market You will study the development of the European Internal Marketwhich promised economicfreedom by 1992 to themovement of goods, people,companies, services and capital,throughout the Member States ofthe European Community. Thismodule covers the origins of theidea of a Single Market, theCustoms Union, free movement of goods, persons (includingestablishment and services), and capital. It also examines the regulation of Internal Marketfocusing on issues ofimplementation and enforcement

at Community and national level,techniques of harmonisation andregulatory mechanisms, and thedevelopment by the ECJ of theprinciple of effective remedies.

EU Criminal Law (Half module) Criminal law in the internalmarket: penalties, sanctions,prohibitions

• The harmonization of criminaloffences in the EU

• The principle of mutualrecognition in criminal matters(the European Arrest Warrantand other developments)

• The development of EU rules on criminal procedure and therights of the defendant

• The development of EU criminallaw principles (such as ne bis in idem and thepresumption of innocence)

• Police co-operation in the EU and the role of Europol

• EU measures against moneylaundering, organized crime and terrorism

• The development of operationalcooperation in criminal matters– issues of legitimacy,democratic control andaccountability

• The evaluation andimplementation of EU action in Justice and Home Affairs

• The external dimension of EUaction in criminal matters,focusing in particular onrelations with the USA

EU Financial Law This module examines the EUlegal framework pertaining to EUfinancial services law, andEconomic and Monetary Union. It considers the EU rulesgoverning free movement offinancial services and corporateentities in the EU, the regulationof EU capital markets, the legalframework governing relationswith third states in financialmatters, Economic and MonetaryUnion and the law of theEuropean Central Bank. You will also analyse themethodology of the EuropeanCourt of Justice and its function in the shaping of the internal

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market, and the EU regulatorymodels in the field of capitalmarkets and banking law.

EU Immigration Law (Half module) This module will cover thefollowing areas: From Rome toMaastricht: the internal marketand the push for the developmentof EU action in Justice and HomeAffairs – The Schengenexperiment: an analysis of theSchengen Convention as a modelfor EU action on JHA

• The evolution of competence onJHA – from the third to the firstpillar

• Developments in judicialprotection

• EU measures on asylum

• EU action on economicmigration

• EU action on irregular migration

• Border controls, in particular:

• The European Border Agency

• Population controls and EUdatabases: the development of EURODAC, the EU VisaInformation System and theSchengen Information System and their interoperability

• The routine collection of information onpassengers/movement in the EU

• Exchange of passenger data(PNR) with the US

• Towards a global system ofexchange of passenger data

EU Justice and Home Affairs Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) isperhaps the fastest-growing areaof EU law and policy, withlegislation having a significantimpact on the relationshipbetween the individual and theState and the protection offundamental rights, as well as on the relationship between theEuropean Union and MemberStates. It is in this context that the module examines theEuropeanisation of JHA. The firstterm focuses on EU borders,immigration and asylum law, whilethe second term focuses on EUcriminal lawthis includes issuessuch as harmonisation, mutualrecognition (in particular theEuropean Arrest Warrant) and EUresponses to organised crime,money laundering and terrorism.

External Relations Law of theEuropean Union This module examines theincreasingly important issuesarising out of the legalrelationships of the EuropeanCommunity and European Unionwith non-member states andinternational organisations. TheEC and European Union arebecoming significant actors ininternational for a, such as theWTO. The European Community’sexternal relations now extendbeyond traditional commercialpolicy based on tradingrelationships and into newer areassuch as services, environment,and development policy. TheUnion’s common foreign andsecurity policy (CFSP) is of great

practical significance both forthird states and for the Unionitself. Increasingly CFSPconditions the policy of MemberStates in the UN and many otherinternational organisations andconferences and imposes legallybinding constraints on theiraction.

Gender, Law and the State: Current Legal Issues Feminist legal theory offers achallenge to conventional ways ofunderstanding the form, meaningand function of law and a critiqueof foundational assumptions aboutlaw. This module examinesfeminist legal theory both inconceptual analysis and inpractical argument. For example,you will consider law’s theoreticalunderpinnings and itsassumptions about the nature of the state and the individual.Various areas of public andprivate law and examine law’s role in challenging, creating orreproducing gender relations arealso explored. Sex-specific andsex-related legislation and policyare analysed in the light of currentdebates within feminist theory.This module thus offers boththeoretical and practicalengagements with the law andassesses the contribution afeminist perspective can offer tounderstanding legal and socialrelations.


Global Policy and Economics of Intellectual Property Law This module analyses the politicaland socioeconomic parameterswithin which intellectual propertyproducers and consumersoperate. Intellectual property hasa vital global role, especially inrespect of trade and development.The remits of intellectual propertyare being constantly pushed widerto include new subject matter,which in turn, clashes withcurrent ethical and economicmores. Increasingly, intellectualproperty stands at the cross-roadsof societal values as evidenced bydemands of indigenous peoples toproprietary protection of geneticinformation, the perceivedapproval of genetically engineeredproducts through the aegis ofpatent laws, and the calls forprotecting one’s persona throughcopyright and trade mark law.This module explores the natureof intellectual property by focusingon these themes.

History of Commercial Law (Half module) This module aims to give studentsa detailed knowledge of thedevelopments in Englishcommercial law from 1600 to1900. This was the formativeperiod for this area of law, andoccurred at a time when GreatBritain was experiencing rapidcommercial and industrial growth.Yet the growth of commercial lawat this time was often irrationaland contingent on chance events.This module will give studentsboth a doctrinal understanding of the foundations of modern

commercial law, and allow them critically to explore thedevelopment of doctrine in itshistorical context. It will focus onfour areas in particular: the law ofbankruptcy, insurance, negotiableinstruments and company law. Itwill ask whether the developmentof law in these areas helped, orhindered, the rise of a moderneconomy. It will consider bothhow the courts handled theseissues, and at the impact oflegislation.

History of Contract Law (Half module) This module aims to give studentsa detailed knowledge of thedevelopments in English contractlaw from 1600 to 1900. There willbe particular focus on thenineteenth century, when many of the doctrinal foundations ofmodern contract law were laid.This module aims to provide botha doctrinal understanding of thefoundations of contract law and acontext for the critical explorationof the development of doctrine inits historical context. Students willbe required to draw on a range of legal and non-legal primarysources and will be asked to thinkmore broadly about the nature ofthe development of private law.This module will trace thedevelopment of modern contractdoctrine from its origins in thedisparate actions of assumpsit,debt and covenant. It will look athow thinking about contract lawwas transformed in the eighteenthand nineteenth centuries, asEnglish lawyers came under the

influence of new theoreticalapproaches to doctrine. It will lookat the way contracts were handledin separate courts of commonlaw and equity, and how thefusion of the judicatures impactedon contract law. This module willtrace doctrinal developments, andwill also seek to place thosedevelopments in their social andeconomic contexts.

History of Tort Law (Half module) This module aims to show thedevelopment of modern tortdoctrine during an era ofindustrialisation. It will trace howjudges and jurists responded tothe new problems of industrialaccidents, large-scale pollution,and neighbourly disputes. It willexamine how jurists sought todevelop a unified theory of torts in the century before Donoghue vStevenson. It will also look at theeffects of the new doctrines,considering in what ways the lawassisted or hindered thedevelopment of a capitalisteconomy. There will be aparticular focus on the nineteenthcentury, when many of thedoctrinal foundations of moderntort law were laid. This moduleaims to give students both adoctrinal understanding of thefoundations of torts, and anopportunity to explore thedevelopment of doctrine in itshistorical context. You will use a range of legal and nonlegalprimary sources, encouragingthought about the nature of thedevelopment of private law.

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Insurance Contracts and RiskManagement in Construction (half module) The nature, scope and duration of projects in the constructionindustry render the execution of construction contractsinextricably linked to the fields of insurance and the law. Theescalation of the cost of insurancemake it imperative that decisionmakers in the industry to have athorough understanding of therisks and liabilities, whichinherently play an instrumentalrole in the division of responsibilitybetween the players in theindustry. The objective of thismodule is to attempt to provide a fundamental understanding ofinsurance and the role it plays inrisk management in relation to theconstruction industry. Specificallythe module intends to introducethe concept of risk, before goingon to introduce the assessment ofrisk in the construction industry,clearly differentiating betweeninsurable and financial risk, andproviding an in depthunderstanding of how insurablerisk is handled during all phasesof the life cycle of a constructionproject: From policy formulation to dispute resolution. Specifically,the module will cover the followingtopics:

1. Construction, Insurance and the Law: An Overview

2. Risk

3. Risk in the ConstructionIndustry

4. The Insurance Industry – The Players and TheirRespective Roles

5. Insurance Policies in Construction

6. Insurance Clauses inConstruction Contracts

7. Dispute Resolution inConstruction Insurance

Insurance Law and ConstructionInsurance and Risk Management(also available as two half-modules) In the first term, this moduleaddresses the history, law andprinciples of insurance law andcontracts, including reinsurancecontracts and the parties involvedin those transactions such asinsurers and banks, agents andbrokers. It will address theconcept of risk pooling andtransfer. It will also examine theattributes of insurance generally,including such issues as‘insurable interest’ and theformalities of insurance contractformation generally. This willencompass the duty of good faithdealing and the meaning andimport of key insurance contactterms such as duty to defend,

limits of liability, as well as anoverview of the specific coverageswith a primary focus on non-lifeliability/indemnity and primarilywithin the UK and USjurisprudence. In the secondterm, the module will focus onrisks associated with majorconstruction contracts. It willparticularly explore such issues as risk allocation in constructioncontracts and contemporarytechniques of risk management inconstruction projects. The modulewill also look into different types ofrisk such as insurable andfinancial risk, and it will providean in depth understanding of howinsurable risk is handled duringall phases of the life cycle of aconstruction project: from policyformulation to dispute resolution.Finally, the module will examinethe role of different players withregard to risk in the constructionindustry, such the broker, theinsurer and the re-insurer;different types of insurancepolicies and typical insuranceclauses in construction contracts.


Intellectual PropertyThis module provides an overviewof intellectual property rights froma UK perspective taking intoaccount European influences. It is divided into three parts; first it examines copyright and designrights; then it looks at patentrights and trade secrets; and itconcludes with an overview oftrademark law and protectionagainst unfair trading.

Intellectual Property and theCreative Industries This module addresses the majorcreative industries, the way theyoperate and their impact on thenational and global economy, witha particular focus on the linkbetween intellectual propertyprotection and the industries'business environment.

Students cover the music, film,publishing and fashion industriesand the various transactions andbusiness models relevant to eachof these industries. The modulewill offer an analysis of currentissues and future challenges tothe production and exploitation ofcreative content. Particularemphasis will be given to the legalframework created byinternational, regional andnational intellectual propertyinstruments and to theunderstanding of how legalinstruments shape each industry'sbusiness environment.

This module also deals withexistence and exploitation ofpersonality rights by famouspersons.

Intellectual Property Aspects of Medicine Intellectual Property Law hasbecome an interdisciplinary fieldcomprising law, medical science,economics, governmentadministration and others. Thismodule will indicate the inter-relationship of these disciplineswith law. The intellectual propertyaspects of medicines haveemerged as an important area ofscholarship, in which "yes" or "no"answers to many questions arenot possible. Therefore themodule will employ a criticalthinking and open discussion. It is expected that students will be willing to share results of theirresearch and are involved inactive discussion of all issues

Intellectual Property in the DigitalMillenniumThis module examines theapplication of intellectual propertyand competition rules with aspecific focus on digital uses, andparticularly addresses the currentconflict between property rightsand freedom of information from a comparative point of view.Topics include copyright andpatent protection for computerprograms, databases, multimediaworks and related subject matter;the introduction of new economicrights and their expansion; thespecific limitations applicable touses of protected works indifferent environments; the legalprotection of technologicalprotection measures regulatinguse of and access to works; thedomain name system; and theapplicability of external

rulespotentially limiting the scopeof IP rights.

Intellectual Property, Fashion andDesignIntellectual property managementof fashion and design industrieshas grown immensely inimportance over recent years.This course considers theapplication of intellectual propertylaw in the fashion and designindustries, with particular regardto business sociology andknowledge management, andeconomic and cultural aspects.The course analyses critically thesocial, political and legal aspectsof the fashion and designindustries, and equips studentswith the skills to identify andmanage intellectual property in acommercial context. Students willconsider copyright and design lawin particular, as well as trademarks, branding and quasi-intellectual property rights.Broader management and policyskills with respect to the designindustries will be developed,including the ability to analyse thepractices of collaboration,transformation and the process ofdesign, the commercialisation ofdesign and theoretical approachesto management and legaldevelopment in these areas. Casestudies will be used to examine indetail practical examples inmanagement and innovation,allowing students to consider indetail aspects of commercialpractice in the context of theformal assessment of the module.

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Students will obtain knowledge ofthe complex interaction of legal,social and economic factorsrelevant to fashion and design.Students will obtain skills inrecognising value and managinginnovation in a commercialcontext as well as develop anappreciation for cultural andsocio-economic perspectives inthese industries. The course willinclude guest presentations fromrepresentatives in the industryand practice.

International and ComparativeCommercial Arbitration The growth of internationalcommerce, infra-structure,investment and intellectualproperty transactions has beenaccompanied, over the lastdecades by the widened use ofarbitration to settle disputes,expanding its scope fromtraditional sectors such asshipping, commodities andinsurance. The module examinesthe jurisprudential basis andpractice of internationalcommercial arbitration, coveringboth historical evolution andcurrent developments. The topicis approached from aninternational and comparativeperspective with emphasis onglobalisation and harmonisation.

International and ComparativeCompetition LawThis module examines the roleand place of competition law in aglobalised economy. It focuses onthe process of internationalisationof competition law and policy andconsiders the problems andjurisdictional hurdles which ariseas a result of the territorial natureof competition law enforcement;why it is important to seekeffective ways to overcome suchproblems and hurdles; how canthis be achieved; and the differentplayers and their role in theprocess. Module content is‘international’ and ‘comparative’,looking at issues such as the roleof international organisations andmultinational enterprises; theextraterritorial reach of thecompetition rules of the EU, the USA and those of otherjurisdictions; the relationshipbetween competition and tradepolicy; and the competition rulesof developing countries.

International and Comparative Lawof Copyright and Related RightsThe emphasis in this module is onthe international and comparativeaspects of International andComparative Law of Copyright.You start with a philosophical,historical, economic, political and social overview of copyright.You then move on to the basicprinciples of copyright law inFrance, Germany, the UnitedStates and the United Kingdom,and other jurisdictions (forexample Canada, Australia andSouth Africa) focusing on moraland economic rights; limitations

and defences; rights inperformances, sound recordings,films and broadcasts; ownership,employee works and transfer ofrights; sui generis rights; and thecollective administration of rights.The third part considersinternational and regional lawsgoverning copyright law. Itconcludes with an examination ofthe interaction between copyrightand technology.

International and Comparative Lawof Patents Trade Secrets andRelated RightsThe emphasis in this module is onthe international and comparativeaspects of patent law. Theinternational aspects of themodule focus on the patentaspects of the Paris Conventionfor the Protection of IndustrialProperty, the World TradeOrganisation Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of IntellectualProperty Rights (the TRIPSAgreement), the PatentCooperation Treaty, the PatentLaw Treaty, and the EuropeanPatent Convention. Thecomparative aspects of themodule focus on patent law in thefollowing countries: UK, Germany,Japan and the USA. You will alsoexamine the status of employeeinventions and trade secrets lawin these countries.

International and ComparativeSocial Justice International and ComparativeSocial Justice critically examinesthe role of international andcomparative law in constructingand maintaining historic and


current social, political andeconomic inequalities. Themodule will analyse the law’spotential and limitations as aninstrument of redistributive andegalitarian social, economic,cultural and political change. The Social Justice rights includethe right to food and cleandrinking water; the right to anadequate standard of living; rightto social security; and rights toshelter and housing. New legaltools such as human rightsbudgets and the minimum corewill be critically analysed togetherwith legal and politicalphilosophies focusing on theseparation of powers, justiciabilityand institutional conversations.The history of the differentsystems of implementation will be studied together with newdevelopments both proceduraland substantive within the UnitedNations human rights machinery.The implementation of positiveobligations on governments withinthe African Union, theOrganisation of American Statesas well as within Europe are alsoanalysed. International andComparative Social Justice will also include comparativejurisprudence from Argentina,India, Philippines, South Africaand Venezuela as well as otherrelevant jurisdictions and willexplore the potential of thesedifferent approaches for otherdemocracies.

International and Comparative Lawof Trade Marks, Designs and UnfairCompetition The emphasis will be on theinternational and comparativeaspects of the subject.The moduleis divided into four parts. The firstpart covers a historical andeconomic examination of theconcepts of trade marks, designs,and unfair competition; anexamination of the internationaltrade mark regimes: the role andinfluence of the World IntellectualProperty Organisation, the WorldTrade Organisation, the ParisConvention for the Protection ofIndustrial Property and otherinternational or regionalagreements in this field. Thesecond part examines how thelaws of different countries haveevolved in order to protect trademarks and other distinctive signsagainst unfair competition withparticular reference to the UK andCommonwealth jurisdictions; theUSA; Canada; France; Germany;and Japan. The third part focuseson registered trade mark anddesign regimes with particularreference to the Community TradeMark, the harmonisation ofnational laws in Europe, the USA,and comparative references toother national systems ofprotection. The fourth part looksat specific topics from acomparative perspective. Amongstothers it considers: internationaltrade, trade mark rights andparallel imports; the protection of geographical indications; theregulation of comparativeadvertising; the exploitation oftrade marks through licensing,

for example in charactermerchandising; issues of use oftrade marks on the Internet andthe relation between trade marksand domain names; and trademark rights and freedom ofspeech issues.

International Commercial Law This module examines issuessuch as the harmonisation ofinternational trade law (the role of institutions such as Unidroit,UNCITRAL, the ICC, the EU andthe Council of Europe); typicalcontract structures (typical cif, fob and c and f contracts, withparticular reference to standardform contracts in the primarycommodity trades and theirrelationship to the financingcontracts); possession, propertyand risk; buyers’ remedies fornon-conforming tenders;insurance (including credit risksand failure to perform);documentary credits andperformance bonds; and forms of international trade finance.

International Commercial Litigation– Commercial Conflicts of Laws This module examines the generalprinciples of English Conflicts ofLaws rules as they relate tolitigation arising from commercialagreements. It involves a detailedexploration of matters relevant toall commercial transactions,including choice of law, thejurisdiction of the English courtsover international contracts, andthe recognition and enforcementof foreign judgments and awards.The significant impact ofEUgenerated rules on the conflicts

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process is examined in depth.Students taking this moduleacquire an understanding of theconflict-of-laws aspects of theconduct of commercial litigationbefore the English courts andobtain a useful insight into themethodology of the English legalprocess, studied in a practical,commercial context.

International Construction –Contracts and Arbitration This module examines the natureof international constructioncontracts which may be taken astypical of many complex long-termcommercial contracts. It looksparticularly at the processes bywhich they come into being – for example the procurementmethods of the World Bank andthose derived from EuropeanDirectives on Public Works – andthe relevant dispute resolutionmechanisms. It also covers ananalysis of typical constructioncontracts, the parties to them,their structure, and the types ofdisputes that arise under them.For this purpose reference will bemade to both typical and newforms of construction contracts. In the second term you will look indepth at the main legal, economicand practical provisions whichaffect the arbitration of internationalconstruction contracts.

International Criminal Law This module considers theprinciples, rules and standards ofemerging international criminallaw. It comprises two parts: Part Ientitled ‘The Context’, exploresbasic concepts and principles in

an historical dimension, as well assources of international criminallaw and procedure and theirinteraction with municipal law.Part II, entitled ‘InternationalCrimes’, examines the maincrimes which are established bystandards of international law, aswell as the implementation andapplication of these standards inthe practice of a number of states.It examines issues such asinternational terrorism, warcrimes, crimes against peace andhumanity, and crimes againsthuman rights.

International Economic Law This module examines theeconomic interaction betweenstates as well as the economicrelationships between states andnon-government entities. It aimsto critically examine not only thelaw governing these relationshipsbut also the different lawmakingprocesses. Term I provides anoverview of the legal andinstitutional foundations ofinternational economic law. Itcovers issues such as the legalprinciples/doctrines, basicprinciples governing internationalorganisations, internationalmonetary relations, investmentand competition, sustainabledevelopment, the NewInternational EconomicOrder/Washington Consensus,and regional economic integrationprinciples. The second termcovers the law GATT/WTO, thusanalysing the basic law of theworld trading system.

International Environmental Law This module is divided into threeparts. The general part examinesissues such as internationalenvironmental policy, includingsustainable development andintergenerational equity,international law making,institutions and implementationand environmental rights. Thesecond part covers pollutionprevention including theregulation of pollution at sea,hazardous products, internationalwatercourses, nuclear risks andthe environment and air pollutionand climate change. The thirdpart covers issues related to theconservation of nature,biodiversity and living resources.

International Law and Development Students will gain an in-depthunderstanding of the nature andstructure of international law andpolicy in the regulation ofdevelopment agendas. Thisincludes the activities ofdeveloping states within aframework of globalised trade anddevelopment, foreign investment,exploitation of natural resources,financing for development andinternational developmentcooperation and assistance. Afurther objective of this module isto reveal (through selected casestudies) how international law, thepolicies of Internationalorganisations, regional andbilateral arrangements influenceand/or direct development policiesof developing countries and thechallenges such countries face inimplementing their nationaldevelopment agendas.


International Law of Armed Conflictand the Use of Force This module covers the law ofarmed conflict and humanitarianlaw. This includes the legal andillegal uses of force; the law ofland warfare; the law of belligerentoccupation; the law of air and seawarfare; contemporary methods ofwarfare (including nuclear,biological, chemical weapons);enforcement of the rules ofwarfare; internationalresponsibility in time of war; theevolution of jurisdiction over warcrimes; war crimes in thenarrower and wider senses; thelaw of neutrality; internal armedconflicts; and the termination ofarmed conflicts.

International Law of the Sea This module examines the historyand sources of the Law of theSea. It considers forms of coastalState jurisdiction, including:baselines, internal waters andports, territorial sea and rights ofpassage, international waterways(including straits), oceanicarchipelagos, continental shelf,exclusive fishing zone, exclusiveeconomic zone, regime of islands,delimitation between opposite andadjacent states. It also examinesissues of jurisdiction over vesselsand maritime territory, the highseas, fisheries, the deep seabed,landlocked and geographicallydisadvantaged states, theprotection of the marineenvironment, marine scientificresearch and dispute settlement.

International Law on the Rights ofthe Child This module incorporates acomparative history ofinternational law on the rights of the child and comparativeconcepts of childhood andexamines issues such as theinternational legal definition offamily and its consequences forchildren; the right of children topreserve their identity; theimplications of a child-orientedfreedom of expression, thought,conscience and religion, as wellas freedom of association andpeaceful assembly. It examinesthe international law onadministration of juvenile justice(including the death penalty andlife imprisonment and rights ofchildren deprived of their liberty).It also covers the right toeducation, protection againsteconomic exploitation and childlabour, the rights to survival anddevelopment and primary healthcare, the rights of children inarmed conflicts, the rights ofchildren with physical and mentaldisabilities and the rights of childasylum seekers and refugees.

International Merger Control This module examines the highlyimportant phenomena ofinternational mergers and theirsignificance. It focuses on thevarious systems of merger controlworldwide – both in the developedand developing world. Theoperation, structure and types ofmergers are examined, with themodule also examining theeconomic analysis of mergers.The module further covers merger

control in a number ofjurisdictions, including the EU,Germany, the UK, the US andCanada. It also covers regionssuch as Africa, Latin America andAustralasia.

International Natural ResourcesLaw The energy industry is the largestand one of the most significant inthe world. This module will look atthe international legal frameworkrelating to various aspects ofnatural resources including stateresponsibility, expropriation andfair compensation; nuclearenergy; renewable sources ofenergy; energy and theenvironment; international energytrade and investment; the EnergyCharter Treaty; United NationsConvention on the Law of the Sea;dispute resolution in theinternational energy disputes aswell as international law of waterresources and fisheries. The aimof the module is to ensure thatstudents understand the legalrules and regulation governing thedevelopment and extraction ofnatural resources.

International Protection of HumanRights This module covers the protectionof human rights in internationallaw. In the first half of the module,the theoretical underpinnings ofinternational human rights law areconsidered, turning then to theemergence of this area ofinternational law, the institutionalmachinery that exists to enforce it,and certain general issues suchas the scope of a state’s

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obligations and human rights in‘emergency’ situations. Thesecond half of the module thencovers the substantive rights, fromthe right to life, to the right to afamily life and the right todevelopment.

International Tax Law I This module looks at generalissues of taxation andinternational law. In the first term,you will examine the principles ofjurisdiction to tax and theconnecting factors frequentlyused by countries in imposingtaxes, as well as how conflicts ofsuch jurisdiction lead tointernational double taxation andthe problems that this creates for international trade andinvestment. The second termcovers the administrativeprovisions of the OECD Model,concentrating on the cross-bordercollaboration of tax authorities andthe exchange of information andassistance for the collection oftaxes in the context of lawrelating, to enforcement of foreigntax debts which is examined inthe first term. The module alsoaddresses tax avoidance in theinternational context.

International Tax Law II International Tax Law II is a new module building uponInternational Tax Law I forstudents seeking a more practicalunderstanding of international taxlaw issues. The first term of thismodule is devoted to transferpricing. It includes a detailedanalysis of the legal frameworkand the background to the arm's

length principle and ‘specialrelationship’ rules in double taxtreaties. The second termcommences with an examinationof VAT in the cross-border context,international Social Securitycontributions issues and cross-border estate and gift taxation. It then focuses on internationaltaxation of key businesstransactions and concludes withthe study of international humanrights instruments as they relateto taxation and professionalethical issues for those involved in international tax practice.

International Trade and InvestmentDispute Settlement The legal environment forinternational trade and foreigninvestment has changeddramatically over the last tenyears since the end of the ColdWar. International trade andinvestment dispute resolution, inparticular through internationalarbitration and other non-judicialdispute settlement mechanisms,has become increasinglycommon. The primary aim of thismodule is to highlight thechanging legal regime so thatstudents are able to identify therights an investor may have in agiven circumstance and to beaware of any relevant publicinternational law principles. Thesecond aim is to focus on tradedispute settlements within theWorldTrade Organisation andNAFTA.

International Trade and IntellectualProperty Law This module aims to introducecandidates to the law andjurisprudence of the TRIPSAgreement as it is evolving underthe case law of the WTO AppellateBody, WTO Panels and theEuropean Court of Justice. It willprovide students with a series ofcurrent problems in internationaltrade and intellectual property lawwith the aim of showing howjudges and arbitrators set aboutinterpreting international andnational intellectual property lawsfor their compliance with theTRIPS Agreement and whererelevant, TRIPS-Plus bilateraltrade agreements On completionof this module, candidates shouldbe able to:

• Explain the basic structure,principles and sources ofinternational intellectualproperty law as they are foundin the WTO-TRIPS Agreement.

• Evaluate key substantive andprocedural issues concerningthe settlement of intellectualproperty disputes within theWorld Trade Organization (WTO)and the European Communities.

• Identify the legal principles and case law relevant toconstructing legal claims andsubmitting legal argument intransnational intellectualproperty disputes.

• Develop research, writing andadvocacy skills in internationalintellectual property law.


IP TransactionsThis module covers the varioustransactions involving intellectualproperty rights in the moderneconomy with an emphasis ontechnology transfer andfranchising. It considers the law ofownership of IP rights; assignmentof rights, especially in theemployment context; andlicensing transactions andfranchising. It also examines thevaluation and civil, criminal andadministrative enforcement of IPrights. Specific topics include:specialised technology licences,including biotechnology andsoftware licences; and trade marklicences, know-how and show-how licences, licensing by publicresearch institutes (for exampleuniversities) and compulsorylicensing.

Judicial Protection in the EU This module analyses the systemof judicial protection establishedby the EC Treaty and explores thecontribution of the judiciary togovernance. It draws comparisonsbetween the European Court ofJustice [ECJ] and other nationaland international judicial bodies,such as the Supreme Court of theUnited States, the House of Lordsand the German ConstitutionalCourt. It incorporates aninterdisciplinary element, adoptinga law and economics approach. It focuses on both broaderconstitutional issues (such as theprinciples of primacy, subsidiarity,and direct effect of EC law andthe rules pertaining to theallocation of competence betweenthe Community and its Member

States) and specific issues relatedto judicial protection (such as thejudicial review of Community acts,the general principles ofCommunity law, and Communitylaw in national courts).

Jurisprudence A (half module) This module will examine theorieslikely to inform legal research. It will begin by looking at somemajor issues in ethical reasoningand link these to the ‘legal reform’orientation of much legalresearch. The second part of theModule will consider the originsand nature of liberal politicaltheory, which forms thebackground to much legalresearch into public law and ruleof law issues. The third sectionwill examine economic analysis,which is the dominant theoreticalapproach to commercial lawresearch. The fourth section will examine the application ofpostmodern theories to legalresearch, with a particular focuson their implications forinterdisciplinary studies.

Jurisprudence B (half module) Must be taken with JurisprudenceA (see above) Modern and post-modern legal theory building onstudents’ background in legaltheory, and the prerequisiteModule Jurisprudence A. ThisModule will examine liberal andanalytical legal theory, and variouscritiques including Marxism,Feminism, and Deconstructiontheories.

Law of Economic Crime This module examines domestic,EU and global measures againstmoney laundering, fraud andcorruption. The first part of themodule covers issues related tofraud (including types of fraud,the regulatory/supervisoryinstitutions, criminal law andprocedure as well as civilremedies). The second partexamines corruption-relatedissues (including the economicsof corruption, the history ofcorruption law, corruption anddevelopment, transparency andthe emergence of internationalinstruments). The third partexamines in detail the domestic,EU and global antimoneylaundering framework (includingboth the regulatory and criminallaw framework and issues ofconfiscation and forfeiture).

Law of Finance and ForeignInvestment in Emerging Economies This module examines the legalissues concerned withdevelopment financing includingdevelopment law and theory,development models, the role andfunction of international financialinstitutions, investment finance(including project finance,privatisation, foreign directinvestment, and trade in emergingeconomies), financial law reformand international disputeresolution. You will also examinespecific case studies in particularjurisdictions such as in LatinAmerica, Eastern Europe, EastAsia, Africa and the Middle East.

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Law of Insurance Contracts (half module) This Module addresses thehistory, law and principles ofinsurance and reinsurancecontracts, including the conceptof risk pooling. It will examine theattributes of insurance generally,including the prerequisite of aninsurable interest and ofinsurance contract formationgenerally. This will encompass the formation of contract, duty ofgood faith dealing, insurancecontract terms, and the nature ofspecific coverages with a primaryfocus on non-lifeliability/indemnity and primarilywithin the UK and USjurisprudence.

Law of Insurance Regulation This module examines theregulation of insurance andreinsurance within the context ofapplicable UK law and regulation,including the UK regulatoryauthority, the FSA. It alsoexamines the overlay of EU lawand the UK implementationfocusing on the harmonisation ofinsurance and other financialservices regulation within the EUwith a view to create a singlemarket in insurance as a keyfinancial services market,including consideration of thestructure for regulating insuranceproducts that comprise securities.

Students will also consider the USregulatory framework generally,and explore the role of nationaland international bodies such as

the International Association ofInsurance Supervisors, the USNational Association of InsuranceCommissioners and theInternational AccountingStandards Board.

Law of Treaties This module examines the placeof treaties in the law ofinternational obligations. Topicsinclude: the definition of a treaty;demarcation between treaties andother kinds of agreements;negotiation and adoption of atreaty; consent to be bound by a treaty; entry into force;relationship betweeninternal/municipal law rulesrelating to the conclusion,operation and termination oftreaties; imputability to the State(or to other type of internationallegal person) of acts relating tothe conclusion, operation ortermination of a treaty done bypersons claiming or appearing toact on behalf of the State (or othertype of international legal person);reservations to multilateral treaties;interpretation of treaties; inter-temporal problems in the law oftreaties; termination of Treaties,denunciation and withdrawal;breach of treaty; jus cogens;voidness and voidability;amendment and modification; andeffects of a succession of States.

Legal Aspects of InternationalFinance This module examines the legalissues arising from the operationsof the largest commercial banks,merchant banks and investmentbanks on the internationalbanking and capital markets. In

so doing, it considers the detailedstructure and content of the maininternational financial transactionsand contracts and negotiationskills involved. Although primarilybased on an examination andanalysis of current City of Londonpractice, reference is made toother relevant laws, including theEU, the US and Asia and othernational systems such asGermany. This module has astrong comparative andinternational law content as wellas being based on current marketand practitioner insight and bestpractice in each area.

Legal Theory in the Common LawTradition This module examines thedevelopment of legal theory in thecommon law world from the era ofBracton. It examines the nature oflegal ideas in the later middleages, using the works of Glanviland Bracton, as well as the originsof English constitutional ideas inthe works of Fortescue, Hookerand Smith. It explores the earlymodern debate over the role ofthe common law in theconstitution, and the nature ofcommon law reasoning, bylooking at the works of Coke, Haleand Selden. It looks at eighteenthcentury Institutist writers inEngland and Scotland, andexamines the role of common lawideas in the American revolution.It also explores developments inlegal thought on both sides of theAtlantic in the nineteenth century.


Media Law The aim of this module is toeducate students in the lawregulating activity in relation to thecontent provided by the media.Module content covers bothgeneral content regulation such as libel, copyright and contemptof court in its application to themedia, and sector specificregulation such as Ofcomregulation of broadcast content. It considers what influences themaking of laws on culturallysensitive issues such as theregulation of pornography andobscenity, or depictions ofviolence in broadcast media.Themes such as the protection ofchildren via media regulation arealso explored. You will alsoexamine the implications forregulation of the Internet andother new media such as mobiletelevision. While UK law isprimarily considered as a casestudy, relevant laws from otherjurisdictions are also discussed as and where appropriate.

Medical Jurisprudence This module focuses on medicallaw and ethics and aims inter aliaat developing the ability to applyphilosophical and ethicalprinciples such as autonomy andjustice in discussing issues of lawas applied to medicine anddeepening the knowledge of therelationship between law, ethicsand medicine. It examines centralissues in medical law and ethicsand focuses on the dilemmaspresented by medical practiceand the application of the law inrelation to such dilemmas.

Mental Health Law This module covers issues suchas the common law relating to thetreatment and care of those wholack capacity and the new regimeunder the Mental Capacity Act2005. Topics include: the powers,practice and procedure of thecourt of Protection; the provisionsof the Mental Health Act 1983;the powers, practice andprocedure of Mental HealthReview Tribunals; the law relatingto the current regime for the careand control of the mentallydisordered in the community; the law and practice relating tomentally disordered offenders;specific issues which arise inrelation to the law relating tomental disorder and the treatmentand care of children and youngpersons, women and the elderly;and the impact of the HumanRights Act 1998 upon the law inrelation to the mentallydisordered.

New Medical Technologies and the Law This module examines legalresponses to developments inmedical science, for example, themapping of the human genome,and the questions to whichlegislatures and courts react.Public discussion of new scientificknowledge is generally focused onethical issues. For thoseinterested in law, however, thequestions posed raise not onlyethical issues but issues aboutlaw itself. Which legal traditionscan be called upon in response to new knowledge? Are theresources law uses adequate for such a response? Can legalthought imagine new ways ofdealing with new knowledge? The module uses risk analysis as an explanation for legislativeaction/inaction. Discourse analysisas a methodological tool is usedthroughout the module.

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Privacy and Information Law This course explores the related,but often conflicting, themes ofprivacy and data protection, onthe one hand, and access topublic sector information, on theother. The protection of personaldata has become a high profilesubject in many countries aroundissues such as the ‘surveillancestate’, reports of large-scale datalosses in both public and privatesectors, lively debates regardingthe privacy implications of socialnetworking services (e.g.,Facebook), and growing interestin ‘cloud computing’, wherebydata processing and storage areprovided on demand via theInternet. Following an introductorysession, data protection andprivacy are considered in moredetail. A global perspective isfollowed by a more detailedanalysis of the European andU.S. positions. The middle part of the course explores the lawrelating to information crimesarising under data protection andother legislation. The third, andfinal, part of the course examinesfreedom of information and publicaccess laws, again from aninternational and comparativeperspective. In studying UK FOIlegislation, the class benefits fromthe unique experience of beingtaught by the Chair of the UKInformation Tribunal. The class isalso usually invited to attend atleast part of a Tribunal hearing.Finally, in relation to both dataprotection and FOI, there will bepractical case studies and arevision session.

Regulation of Financial Markets This module examines theregulation of financial marketsthrough the combined study oftheories of regulation in generaland the analysis of particularareas of financial marketregulation, such as banking,securities, insurance, pensions,mutual funds and hedge funds.You will also examine the publicregulation of national, Europeanand international markets(economic regulatory law), withemphasis on the relationshipsbetween government agencies or transnational agencies andfinancial market participants.Attention is also drawn to thespecific questions relating tofinancial market regulation inemerging and developingeconomies.

Secured Financing in CommercialTransactions This module examines issuesrelated to concepts of security in English law; the creation,enforcement and transfer ofsecurity rights; principles ofperfection and priorities; thefloating charge; and the impact of insolvency on security rights:perfected and unperfectedsecurity interests. It also focuseson specific financing transactions(such as equipment, stock andinventory and receivablesfinancing) and law reform as wellas on consumer credit in Englishlaw.

Securities Regulation This module examines inter alia the traditional theories ofsecurities regulation (in particularthe ‘fraud’ and ‘disclosure’philosophies); statutory and self-regulation; the role of civil andcriminal law; The FinancialServices and Markets Act 2000(‘the FSM Act’) and the FinancialServices Authority; and thedefinition and regulation of"collective investment schemes",including open-ended investmentcompanies.

Taxation Principles and Concepts This module combines anexamination of the UK tax systemin its own right with a discussionof some tax policy issues whicharise in practice. It focuses onconcepts of income/corporate tax,objectives of taxation and variouscriteria for evaluating tax systems,group taxation, VAT and therelationship between UK and EUlaw. It also provides anintroduction to basic conceptsused in the economic analysis oftaxation.

Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources This module examines theprotection of, access to, andcommercialisation of indigenousand traditional knowledge, geneticresources, and traditional culturalexpressions. Areas of particularinterest include ownership,benefit-sharing, disclosure oforigin, creation of intellectualproperty rights, coherence andconsistency with internationalintellectual property regimes, and


the ways in which these areas of knowledge are protected andunderstood in various jurisdictionsand through diverse strategies.Students consider implications forpolicy and practice, examining notonly intellectual property but alsoother relevant practice areas(including environment andplanning, human rights and nativetitle/land rights). The module isparticularly international in scopewith a strong focus ondevelopment issues andcomparative approaches.

UK Competition Law The purpose of this module is toteach participants substantive and procedural aspects of UKCompetition Law. The module willprovide participants with a flavourof the economic and marketcontext in which UK CompetitionLaw is applied. The module willconsider important businessphenomena in the market such as anti-competitive agreements,abuse of market dominance andmergers between firms. It ishoped that by the end of themodule participants will gain agood understanding of thecompetition rules of the UK inorder to help them identifysituations in which suchphenomena may arise. Themodule will be taught on the basisof one two-hour seminar eachweek. In addition to the weeklysessions the module includesseveral case studies based on realcases. Participants will be askedto prepare the case studiesbeforehand and be ready todiscuss them in the class. The

case studies will give participantsa taste of what competition law inpractice is really like. They willalso provide excellent guidance onhow to approach competition lawproblems in the examination roomand beyond. UK competition lawhas undergone radical reform overthe last 10 years. Whilst the newsystem is starting to ‘bed down’,many issues remain to beexplored. Participants attendingthis module are not expected tohave prior knowledge of UK (orEU) Competition Law.

NOTE: Not all modules listedmaybe available in one year.

All modules are full modulesunless otherwise stated.

Please note that timetablingrestrictions can sometimesprevent the choice of certaincombinations of modules.

There may be module overlaprestrictions that may preventcertain combinations ofmodules.

Other Programmes


Programmes

MSc Law and FinanceOne year full time, two years part time (Subject to Approval)

This programme is offered jointlyby the Centre for Commercial LawStudies and the Department ofEconomics and Finance at QueenMary, University of London. It wascreated in 2009 to fill a significantgap in the current academic andprofessional training market in the UK and Europe.

The programme aims to equipstudents with the knowledge,skills and practical tools neededto gain a thorough understandingof the global economy andfinance, and how it is regulated by law.

Programme OverviewIt consists of a mainprogramme and three additionalspecialist areas in Banking and

Financial Services, Law andFinancial Regulation and Lawand Corporate Finance. At the time of going to press, the programme outlined below is subject to approval and should be confirmed by March 2011. Full details will appear on the webwww.ccls.qmul.ac.uk/courses/msc-law-finance/index.html

Additional optional modules in maths and statisticsStudents who want to reviewconcepts such as statisticaldistributions and matrix algebrahave the option to attend modulesduring induction week (week zero)and week one of the first termwithin the School of Economicsand Finance. Students will be alsopresented with basic Statisticsand Statistical software during thefirst term.

Main Programme outlineStudents must take a total of 180credits to include the Law and

Finance Dissertation (45 credits),at least one Law module (45credits) and three Economicsmodules (45 credits) are to beselected from the list of optionslisted below.

DissertationLaw and Finance Dissertation (45credits) (subject to approval)

Economics modules:• ECOM053 Quantitativetechniques for finance (15credits)

• ECOM058 Principles ofaccounting (15 credits)

• ECOM061 Financial economics(15 credits)

• ECOM015 Corporate finance(15 credits)

• ECOM026 Financial derivatives(15 credits)

• ECOM044 Advanced assetpricing and Modelling (15credits)

• ECOM049 Commercial andinvestment banking (15 credits)

• ECOM050 Investmentmanagement (15 credits)

• ECOM062 - FinancialManagement (15 credits)

• BUSM054 Financial reporting(15 credits)

Law modules:• QLLM007 Banking law (45credits)

• QLLM073 Legal aspects ofinternational finance (45 credits)

• QLLM082 Regulation offinancial markets (45 credits)

Name: Sanja Panjkovic, Serbia

Programme: MSc in Law and Finance 2009-10

“After completing my law studies, I started myprofessional career in the leading law firm in Serbia,Karanovic-Nikolic. By working in practice, I realizedthat in order to provide clients with the best and

most efficient assistance, I needed not only to understand regulatoryframework, but also to be aware of economic goals to be achievedand economic justification of certain business actions. The MSc Lawand Finance programme offers a unique opportunity to study bothlaw and economic modules with the purpose of enabling students toboth fully understand economy and finance but also its legislativeframework. Lecturers encourage critical thinking and there is strongemphasis on both quantitative and qualitative research methodology,as well as an opportunity to study cases from both developed anddeveloping countries.”

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Programmes

• QLLM028 EU financial law (45 credits)

• QLLM050 InternationalCommercial Law (45 credits)

• QLLM054 InternationalEconomic Law (45 credits)

• QLLM069 Law of finance andforeign investment in emergingeconomies (45 credits)

• QLLM084 Secured Financing in Commercial Transactions (45 credits)

• QLLM085 Securities regulation(45 credits)

• Financial Models andDerivatives in a Legal Context(45 credits) (subject toapproval)

SpecialisationsIn addition to the mainprogramme, there are 3specialisations:Students must take a total of 180credits to include the Law andFinance Dissertation (45 credits),at least one core Law module (45 credits) and three coreEconomics modules (45 credits).The remaining 45 credits to beselected from either remainingcore Law modules orLaw/Economics options listed below.

Specialisation ABanking and Financial Services

AccrediationAccredited by CIOBS - if youchoose this specialisation you maybecome a member of theChartered Institute of Bankers inScotland (CIOBS)

DissertationLaw and Finance Dissertation (45 credits)(subject to approval)

Core Economics modules:• ECOM053 Quantitativetechniques for finance (15 credits)



Core Law modules:• QLLM007 Banking law (45 credits)



Economics Modules options:• ECOM015 Corporate finance(15 credits)


• ECOM044 Advanced assetpricing and Modelling (15 credits)





Law Modules options:• QLLM028 EU financial law (45 credits)




• QLLM084 Secured Financing in Commercial Transactions (45 credits)



Specialisation BLaw and Financial Regulation

DissertationLaw and Finance Dissertation (45 credits)(subject to approval)

Core Economics modules:• ECOM058 Principles ofaccounting (15 credits)


• ECOM062 Financialmanagement (15 credits)

Core Law modules• QLLM082 Regulation offinancial markets (45 credits)


• QLLM007 Banking law (45credits)

Economics Modules options:• ECOM015 Corporate finance(15 credits)


• ECOM044 Advanced asset


pricing and Modelling (15 credits)










• QLLM084 Secured Financing inCommercial Transactions (45credits)


Specialisation CLaw and Corporate Finance

DissertationLaw and Finance Dissertation (45 credits) (subject to approval)

Core Economics modules:


• ECOM015 Corporate finance(15 credits)


Core Law modules:• QLLM073 Legal aspects ofinternational finance (45 credits)

• QLLM084 Secured Financing inCommercial Transactions (45 credits)

• QLLM007 Banking law (45 credits)

Economics Modules options:• ECOM044 Advanced assetpricing and Modelling (15 credits)



• ECOM053 Quantitative methodsin finance (15 credits)

• ECOM061 Financial Economics(15 credits)









Student NewsMSc Law and Finance student wins essay contestNana Esi Atsem, from the UK, won the $7,500 first prize in an essaycontest on banking regulation. A former anti-money launderingcompliance officer at Deutsche Bank, Nana is a current 2009-10student on the MSc Law and Finance programme.

Her essay, "What works best for banking regulation: market disciplineor hard-wired rules?", was considered the best entry in the competitionsponsored by the International Centre for Financial Regulation and theFinancial Times. See www.FT.com for the full article and to downloadher winning essay.

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• Financial Models andDerivatives in a Legal Context (45credits) (subject to approval)

AssessmentIn addition to the dissertation,each half taught course will beassessed by a 2 hour unseenwritten examination and fulltaught courses by a 3 hourunseen written examination.

Entry requirements 2.1 Second class honours degreein Law or Economics or overseasequivalent and/or relevantprofessional qualification and/orexperience.

English language requirementsPlease see page 98.

How to applyApplications should be made on the official application forms.There are two ways in which youcan apply for a postgraduateprogramme.

1. Apply online – using our onlineapplication form. This is thepreferred method of application.Select this programme from thefull list on this page:http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/coursefinder/index.html

2. Paper-based application –Download an application for fromthis page: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/

For further information: Centre for Commercial Law Studies67-69 Lincoln’s Inn FieldLondon, WC2A 3JB

Academic enquiries contact:Programme [email protected]

Application and administrativeenquiries contact:Tel: 020 7882 7320/8099email: [email protected]


MSc in Managementof IntellectualPropertyOne year full-time, two years part-time

Programme descriptionThis MSc programme is aimed at those who recognise theincreasingly important role ofintellectual property in ourmodern economy. There iscontinued need for expertise in intellectual property law andmanagement in industry,commerce and the innovative andcreative industries, and the MScgives graduates the opportunity tostudy intellectual property to ahigh level. The programme offersa professional stream (for scienceand technology graduates seekingto become patent and trade markattorneys) and a business stream,available to graduates from allfields looking to expand theirknowledge of the application and management of intellectualproperty.

Programme outline All students in the ProfessionalStream are required to study thecore modules: Patent Law I & II,Copyright and Designs Law I, Lawof Trade Marks and UnfairCompetition I, Basic Principles of English Law, and a compulsoryStudy Project where studentsdevelop skills in projectmanagement, commercial andlitigation practice. Full yearoptions may include CreativityPublics and Performance,

Fashion Furniture and Design,Innovation and Technology,Information Technology Law, andIP Transactions. Half options mayinclude Licensing Practice, MediaLaw, Management of Innovation

and Design, and Principles and Practice of EnterpriseManagement. Occasional additionaloptions may be available.

Name: Nevin Jacob Koshy, India Studied: MSc Management ofIntellectual Property 2009-10

Ever since my graduation in2007 as a biotech engineerfrom Calicut University, India, Iwanted to do my specialisationin intellectual property (IP) law.After getting two years legaland research experience withMahyco Research Centre, Idecided to go for it. QueenMary was always one of mychoices, along with two otheruniversities. However, QueenMary became my preferredinstitution because of theunique syllabus structure andthe collaborations the Collegehas with the Chartered Instituteof Patent Attorneys (CIPA). The College has an excellent

reputation among patent attorney firms. Because of this, I become a partly-qualified patent attorney upon completion of the course.

This unique advantage gives graduates a head start when comparedto others. In my experience, the College and equally thedepartment, strive constantly for the welfare of their students. Ourlectures are mostly conducted by barristers and solicitors who areworking with reputed IP firms which inspires us on a daily basis andgives us an opportunity to discuss our careers on a one to onebasis. Apart from the ‘must to do’ curricular activities, London is oneof most exciting and happening places one could ever imagine. Youwill never fall short of things to do (provided you have enough timeto take a break from studies). The diverse cultures you meet everyday, the work experience you get, the feeling of being a studentagain and the knowledge that you gain on a daily basis makes it all well worth the effort.

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Assessment Three-hour, 15-minute papers foreach full core option, for example:

Copyright and Designs Law I andII • Two-hour, 30-minute papersfor each half option, for exampleLicensing Practice (if option isrun) • Research Paper or Projectfor other modules (for example,Management of Innovation andDesign) • Study Project (one year,various submitted materialsrelevant to management of anintellectual property portfolio,equivalent to 15 000 words).Closed book examinations operatefor all programmes.

Students are offered the chanceto undertake additional specialpapers for those intending to bePatent Attorneys (ProfessionalStream only). Those who opt toundertake these exams gainexemption from the CIPA andITMA Joint Examination Boardfoundation-level exams and alsogain a pass in the additionalCertificate of Intellectual PropertyLaw.

Entry requirements Minimum lower second classhonours degree or equivalent –any discipline for BusinessStream; natural or medicalsciences or engineering forProfessional Stream. Graduatedegrees in mathematics,computer sciences or economicswill be considered, but must showthat a considerable amount oftheir previous study covered theareas of science and technology.Overseas applicants will berequired to demonstrate a

proficiency in the Englishlanguage (IELTS). Students arerequired to attend pre-sessionalstudies in Basic Principles ofEnglish Law. For moreinformation, please see the‘international students’ section on page 97.

Recent graduate destinations Graduates are largely workingeither as Trainee or fully qualifiedPatent or Trademark Attorneys,Patent Lawyers, Patent Advisors,with the following companies:Hoffmann Eitle & Partner, EIP,GlaxoSmithkline, Kilburn &Strode, AA Thornton, Boult WadeTennant, Carpmaels & Ransford,Page White and Farrer, Mathys &Squire, JA Kemp, Marks & Clark,D. Young & Co., Gill, Jennings &Every, Mewburn Ellis, WPThompson, Ministry of Defence,European Patent Office

Further information Sharon Watson MSc/Certificate ProgrammeAdministrator email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8098Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 8101

PostgraduateCertificate inIntellectual Property LawOne semester full-time

Programme descriptionThis is a full-time one-semesterprogramme, which, at present,runs from mid-September to mid-December, with exams takingplace in January. The Certificateprogramme is an intensive 13-week programme designedexclusively for trainee Patentagents. Trainees who successfullycomplete this programme will gainexemption from the CharteredInstitute of Patent Agents (CIPA)foundation level examinations.The objective of this programmeis to provide the student with abroad, overall perspective ofintellectual property law, so thatlater, in practice, he or she has amore balanced appreciation of thewider range of matters whichmodern intellectual propertypractice involves.

Programme outline There is intensive coverage of thelaw and practice of Patent Law,

Influential IP research bodies have joined forces In May 2010, the Intellectual Property Institute and the Queen MaryIntellectual Property Institute (QMIPRI) joined together incollaboration, bringing together two of the most influential IPresearch bodies in the UK today.

Professor Johanna Gibson, Herchel Smith Professor of IntellectualProperty Law at Queen Mary, and Director of QMIPRI, has alsobecome the new Director of IPI.


Law of Trade Marks and UnfairCompetition, Copyright andDesigns Law and CompetitionLaw. There is also an introductionto aspects of Basic Principles ofEnglish Law, Practice andEvidence that are of specialrelevance to intellectual propertypractitioners. The emphasis isprimarily, but not exclusively,upon United Kingdom Law; thus,considerable attention is paid tothe European Patent Conventionand to EC law, and to otherregional arrangements andinternational conventions whichaffect the activities of the UKpractitioner.

Assessment Three-hour 15-minute papers foreach subject, plus additional one-hour 45-minute Patent Law andLaw of Trade Marks and UnfairCompetition papers for exemptionfrom the CIPA foundation levelexaminations. Closed bookexaminations operate for allmodules.

Entry requirements Minimum second class honoursdegree or equivalent in natural ormedical sciences or engineering.Graduate degrees in mathematics,computer sciences or economicswill be considered, but must show

that a considerable amount oftheir previous study covered theareas of science and technology.The programme has beenspecifically designed in closecooperation with the CharteredInstitute of Patent Attorneys, forthe trainee agent who, preferably,has been in an office for sixmonths to a year and has alreadyhad an opportunity of becomingfamiliar with some of thelanguage, documentation andprocedure of Patent and/or TradeMarks. Overseas applicants will berequired to demonstrate aproficiency in the Englishlanguage (IELTS). For moreinformation, please see the‘international students’ section on page 98.

Recent graduate destinations Graduates are largely workingeither as Trainee or QualifiedPatent or Trademark Attorneyswith the following companies: AAThornton, Boult Wade Tennant,Carpmaels & Ransford, PageWhite and Farrer, Mathys &Squire, JA Kemp, Marks & Clark,D. Young & Co., Gill, Jennings &Every, Mewburn Ellis, WPThompson

Further information Sharon Watson MSc and Certificate ProgrammeCoordinator Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8098 email: [email protected]

Name: Liz Mills, UK

Programme: Certificate in IntellectualProperty Law, 2009-10

“After completing a four year Masters inPhysics at Oxford University, I was in thecontradictory position of wanting to workboth with words and with science. Aftersome research, patent law seemed like it would provide the ideal mix of the two.After obtaining a position as a TechnicalAssistant with Page White and Farrer in

London in 2008 I soon discovered that all of my skills could be used;not just the one involving calculators. The following year, my firm sentme on the Queen Mary Certificate in Intellectual Property (IP) Lawcourse. This course grants successful candidates an exemption fromthe foundation level professional examinations needed to qualify as a UK patent attorney. In addition to laying the basic groundwork onvarious aspects of IP law, the course provided an active forum fordiscussing current issues and gave a sense of community andfellowship to IP trainees. I personally found it interesting to study the IP that I don't necessarily work with everyday and to discover how relevant it is to most aspects of everyday life. The course hasinspired me to look to include other areas of IP in my future careerdevelopment. As a result, I would highly recommend this course to anyone either new to the profession or hoping to enter it.”

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PostgraduateCertificate in TradeMark Law andPracticePart-time

Programme descriptionThe Certificate in Trade Mark Lawand Practice is a requirement forthose wishing to qualify as TradeMark Attorneys but it is also opento students who want to get agood understanding of national,European, and international trademark law at an advanced level.

The Certificate in Trade Mark Lawand Practice programme hasbeen specifically designed inclose co-operation with theInstitute of Trade Mark Attorneys(ITMA) for the trainee agent.

This new programme will start on13 September 2010 and run as atwo week intensive course,followed by ten two-day sessionsbetween October and April, withexams taking place in thesummer examination period2011.

Programme outline The Certificate in Trade Mark Lawand Practice programme consistsof four compulsory 15-creditmodules:

• Foundations of Law for TradeMark Practice

• Trade Mark Law & Practice A

• Trade Mark Law & Practice B

• Designs and Copyright Law

Students will begin their study ofthe programme with an intensivetwo-week induction period of full-time teaching on Foundations ofLaw for Trade Mark Practice,introductory elements of theDesigns and Copyright Law andTrade Mark Law & Practice Amodules. These will be conductedin mid September.

Students will then proceed tostudy the remainder of the TradeMark Law and Practice A module,Designs and Copyright Lawmodules, and Trade Mark Lawand Practice B between Octoberand April.

Assessment Three-hour 15-minute paper for each module. Closed bookexaminations operate for allmodules.

Entry requirements Minimum second-class Honoursdegree. Overseas applicants willbe required to demonstrate aproficiency in the Englishlanguage (IELTS). Please see page98 for more information.

How to applyApplications should be made on the official application forms.There are two ways in which youcan apply for a postgraduateprogramme.

1. Apply online – using our onlineapplication form. This is thepreferred method of application.Select this programme from thefull list on this page:http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/coursefinder/index.html

You will find the application formon the programme detail page.

2. Paper-based application –Download an application for fromthis page:http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/

Further information Sharon WatsonMSc and Certificate AdministratorTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8098 email: [email protected]

PostgraduateDiploma inInternationalCommercialArbitration18 months part time starting inJanuary – Distance Learning

Programme descriptionThe Centre for Commercial LawStudies (CCLS) offers the firstEurope-based PostgraduateDistance Learning Diploma inInternational Commercial

User trends in InternationalArbitrationIn February 2010 ProfessorLoukas Mistelis spoke at aseminar in Sydney organised by ACICA (Australian Centre for International CommercialArbitration) on User Trends in International Arbitration and at the 8th Annual DIS(German Arbitration Institution)Conference (PetersbergerSchiedstage) on Arbitration and Finance


Arbitration with online support.Teaching operates via aninteractive online platform and the circulation of CDs and othertangible media. The onlinediploma is aimed, in particular, at practising lawyers, barristers,solicitors and in-house lawyerswho cannot attend classes inLondon. Some students have no law background but havearbitration experience, typicallyengineers, surveyors oraccountants. The Diploma istaught by leading experts in thearea and covers International and Comparative CommercialArbitration.

Programme content The Diploma will provide studentswith the understanding of thelegal principles, theoretical andpractical issues arising out ofinternational arbitration; becapable of analysing problemsand drafting responses addressingthese issues; be capable ofproducing papers that examineparticular legal problems with the

intellectual rigour appropriate topostgraduate students; anddemonstrate knowledge of thetopic at an advanced level bydealing with issues in both apractical and a scholarly manner.Students will be required to takethe two core modules:


• Advanced Writing Weekend

Plus one further module from thelist below:

• International ConstructionContracts and Arbitration




• International CommercialLitigation

• Dissertation (research paper) of 15,000 words

Professional Exams’ ExemptionsCandidates passing the Diplomapaper on InternationalCommercial Arbitration and themodule on award writing areexempt from Parts I, II and III ofthe examinations of the CharteredInstitute of Arbitrators (fullexemption from the academicstage).

Entry requirements Please see page 71.

Further information Please see page 71.

PostgraduateDiploma inInternationalMediation (ADR) 18 months part time starting inJanuary – Distance Learning

Programme description The Postgraduate Diploma inInternational Mediation (DipIM-ADR) is dedicated to providing acourse with a strong focus onmediation and conciliation. TheDiploma will not only provide anunderstanding of the theoretical,practical and ethical problemsrelating to international mediation,but will also provide a steppingstone to more professionalsbecoming involved in internationalalternative dispute resolution(ADR). The diploma is aimed notonly at lawyers, but also at otherprofessionals who may beinvolved in mediation due to someexpert knowledge that they have:a legal qualification will not be a

Name: David Waddle MCIArb, Associate Director,Driver Group

Programme: Distance Learning PostgraduateDiploma International Commercial ArbitrationGraduate

"Working for a firm specialising in internationaldispute resolution, I wanted to gain a clear understanding of thewhole process. It may sound like a cliche but I found the course bothrewarding and challenging; for me, obtaining my Diploma was madepossible due to the quality of teaching and the helpfulness of theQueen Mary staff who were always on hand to provide guidance andsupport. I would recommend this course to anybody with an interestin International Dispute Resolution."

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pre-requisite for admission. Allcandidates will be expected toappreciate that the course willinvolve, inevitably, anunderstanding of law and legalimplications. References andmaterials will be legally orientated,

but this will enable the non-lawyerto be better equipped to deal withthe issues raised in internationalbusiness mediation.

Programme contentStudents will be required to takethe following two core modules:


• Advanced Mediations SkillsResidential

Plus either a further two halfmodules or one full module fromthe list below:

• Multi-party Negotiation andMediation (half module)

• Labour Disputes and CollectiveBargaining (half module)

• International Trade andInvestment Dispute Settlement(full module)

• International Construction –Contracts and Arbitration (fullmodule)

• 15,000 words research paperon a topic not covered by thetaught elements and to beagreed with supervisor (fullmodule)

Entry requirementsAn upper second class honoursdegree in law (or with law as amajor element) at a BritishUniversity. Equivalent professionalqualifications and experience willalso be considered. Overseasstudents should contact theProgramme Administrator aboutthe suitability of theirqualifications and Englishlanguage skills. Contact details–please see page 97

Certificate/Diploma/LLM inComputer andCommunicationsLawDistance Learning

Programme descriptionThe Institute of Computer andCommunications Law (ICCL)offers a well-establishedprogramme of online distancelearning modules that leads to theaward of a Queen Mary, Universityof London, LLM or PostgraduateDiploma or PostgraduateCertificate in Computer andCommunications Law. Law as asubject is particularly suitable foronline learning as it is text-basedand many resources are availableonline. Teaching Computer andCommunications Law online hasthe further benefit that almost allrelevant materials are recent inorigin and largely available indigital format such as Lexis andWestlaw. These courses are highlyinteractive, as teaching takesplace on the Blackboard virtuallearning environment foradditional materials, tutorials heldin chat rooms and blogdiscussions. There is individualsupport and feedback on studentassignments.

Programme outlineStudents must obtain 60 creditsfor the Certificate, 120 credits forthe Diploma and 180 credits forthe LLM.

Name:ThomasMok, LLMLLB(Hons)MBABBus FCPA(HK)FCCA FFACPA(Aust)

ACIS ACS ACIArb ConsultantHUEN & PARTNERS, HongKong Programme: LLM in Computerand Communications Law (DL)Graduate

“I'm most impressed by theonline chat tutorials providedin this Queen Mary LLMprogramme which provideclassmates of differentjurisdictions with an interactivecyberspace platform to meet,exchange views and learn fromeach others in law under adisciplined learningenvironment with full guidanceby the course tutorsthroughout the tutorials. IfQueen Mary provides anotherpostgraduate programme suchas LLM in corporate andcommercial law in the same orsimilar teaching mode andstructure in the future, I'msure I will be the first one toenroll it and enjoy this learningprocess again.”


Certificate• Pass four taught modules OR

• Three taught modules and apresentation and a 5,000 wordresearch paper

Diploma

• Pass eight taught modules, or

• Students may wish to opt for amixture of taught modules or adissertation worth up to no morethan 60 credits, or

LLM

• Pass eight taught modules as well as one 20,000 worddissertation (or two 10,000 word dissertations, or

• Pass six taught modules andthree 10,000 word dissertations(or one 20,000 and one 10,000word dissertation).

The programme is based on the modules listed below:

• Advanced IP Issues:DigitalRights Management

• Advanced IP Issues: ProtectingComputer Software

• Advanced IP Issues: TradeMarks Online

• Computer Crime

• Data Protection and Privacy

• Electronic Banking andFinancial Services

• Electronic CommerceTransactions

• European TelecommunicationsLaw

• Information Security Law

• Information TechnologyOutsourcing

• Intellectual Property: Foundation

• InternationalTelecommunications Law

• Internet Content Regulation

• Information CommunicationsTechnology and CompetitionLaw

• Introduction to Sales andTrading

• Jurisdictional Issues in e-Commerce

• Mergers and Acquisitions in theICT Sector

• Online Dispute Resolution in e-Commerce

• Online Media Regulation

• Taxation of e-Commerce

• Online Banking FinancialServices

AssessmentCredits are obtained through acombination of taught onlinemodules, dissertations (10,000 or20,000 words) and seminarpresentations. The seminarpresentation option is worth 15credits. Each module requiresaround seven and a half hours ofwork a week over one term and isworth 15 credits. A 10,000-worddissertation is usually taken overtwo terms and is worth 30 credits.A 20,000- word dissertation isusually taken over four terms andis worth 60 credits. The year isdivided into three four-monthterms, with different modulesbeing offered each term. Studentswill be assessed for each module

on the submission of tasks, anessay and a final assessedexercise (take-home exam).

The terms are as follows:

• Autumn Session: End of August-December

• Spring Session: Beginning of January-April

• Summer Session: Beginning of May-August

An optional residential weekend in London takes place each yearbetween January and May, atwhich the seminar presentationoption worth 15 credits is given.

Entry requirementsAn upper second class honoursdegree in law (or with law as a major element) at a BritishUniversity or equivalent.International students, please seethe ‘international students’ sectionon page 98.

Further informationMichelle Dean, Distance LearningAdministratorTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8099email: [email protected]

MA by Research in LawOne year full time, Two years part time

Queen Mary is the only Universityin London to offer a MA Researchin Law. By studying for an MA byResearch degree at Queen Mary,you will be part of a cosmopolitan

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research community, whichincludes students from all overthe world.

Who is the programme aimed at? The MA by Research is forstudents who want to undertake indepth and individually supervisedresearch on topics of their ownchoice. It is ideal for studentswishing to proceed to doctoralstudy or for students wishing toenhance their career prospects bydeveloping expertise in a specificarea of law and improving theirresearch and writing skills. Theability to undertake a major pieceof research is a transferable skillwhich is relevant to many differentkinds of employment. Theoreticaland inter-disciplinary, as well asmore practical and traditionalapproaches, are allaccommodated in thisprogramme. Though the emphasisis on one-to-one supervision, theMA by Research can extend tomany areas. The Law Departmenthas well known strengths in areassuch as legal theory, legal history,international law, human rights,migration law, property law,European law, company law,comparative law, family law,medical law, criminal law andcriminology, comparative law,constitutional law, and anynumber of areas of traditionalpublic and private law. Studentsinterested in commercial areas oflaw, including arbitration, bankingand finance, communications,corporate, economic regulation, IP,IT, media and tax, can also apply,to draw on the expertise of theCentre for Commercial LawStudies.

Programme structure The Programme is available onboth a one year full-time and two-year part-time basis. All studentsenrolled in this programme willundertake supervised researchwith a view to submitting a 20,000word dissertation by the end ofthe year. Students whose thesisreceive a mark of 65 per cent orabove for their thesis are eligibleto progress into the PhDprogramme (subject to theavailability of a suitablesupervisor).

Examples of students dissertationssubmitted for MA Research inLaw:

• The condition of the women inthe Albanian Customary Lawand the Kanuni de LekëDukagjinit: a clash withEuropean Human Rights Law

• An Examination of The AfricanCharter on the Rights andWelfare of the Child: Itsstrengths and weaknesses

• What rights should a child with HIV have? A right to study,health and human rights

• Some Aspects of the Legalreasoning of the European Courtof Human Rights on extraterritoriality and asylum seekers:the effective protection fromRefoulement and contractingstates liability offshore

In the first-term the programmecovers theoretical topics includingEthics and Law, Law andEconomics, Systems theory, Liberaltheory, and Critical Theory. In thesecond term, the programme hasa methods focus and covers areassuch as research interviews,literature review and historicalresearch methods. These secondterm seminars will, so far as ispossible, be tailored to thedissertations of enrolled students.

AssessmentThe programme is assessed bytwo 2,500 word essays. The

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants – A PhD student led conferenceIn March 2010, current PhD students Burcu Kiliç, Marc D. Mimler,Martin A. Kuppers and Gaetano Dimita, initiated and organised thefirst Legal Research Conference "Standing on the Shoulders ofGiants" at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS).

The day long event, chaired by leading academics from the Schoolof Law, was attended by 80 students, academics and practitioners.

The conference is the first stage of a wider project that aims toimprove and foster the collaboration and the sharing of knowledgeamong the PhD. and Master of Research student community at theSchool of Law.

The conference papers are to be published in autumn 2010 in anedited collection by Burcu Kiliç and Marc Mimler which will beentitled "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants - Volume I".


module entitled ‘Theory andMethod in Legal Scholarship’accounts for 25 per cent of the final grade and the finaldissertation accounts for 75 per cent of the final grade.

Entry requirementsA minimum of an upper-secondclass honours degree or anequivalent qualification from anoverseas University. We welcomeapplications from anyoneinterested in pursuing a researchproject in a very specific area ofthe law, for example contract,

criminal, banking or IP regulationsfor which a law degree would benecessary or a legal aspect ofanother academic or professionaldiscipline for instance -judiciary,politics, history, philosophy,literature, economics, medicine,theology, journalism, or othersocial, natural or human sciences,for which a related but non-lawdegree would be acceptable. Wewelcome applications from anyoneinterested in pursuing a researchproject in a very specific area ofthe law, for example contract,criminal, banking or IP regulations

for which a law degree would benecessary or a legal aspect ofanother academic or professionaldiscipline for instance -judiciary,politics, history, philosophy,literature, economics, medicine,theology, journalism, or othersocial, natural or human sciences,for which a related but non-lawdegree would be acceptable.

English Language qualificationsPlease see page 99.

More informationFor detailed research enquiriescontact: Professor Kenneth Armstrongemail: [email protected] general information contact:Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8095email: [email protected]

PhDUp to four years full time, sevenyears part time

IntroductionThe School of Law offers a PhDprogramme in Law that is one ofthe largest in the United Kingdom.Students, who may be full-time orpart-time, are registered for thePhD initially and will be assessedto determine their progressionwithin the first twelve months ofregistration via satisfactorycompletion of written work and ashort presentation of work. Wecurrently have 160 students.Supervision is available in virtuallyall fields of law.

StructureThe School attaches greatimportance to completion of the

Name: Wenxin Li, China, Current PhD student,Queen Mary MA Research in Law Graduate

Thesis: Developing a Regional Convention on theEducational Rights of the Child in Asia

“After obtaining my LLB from Peking University inChina, I then qualified as a lawyer several years later

having worked for White & Case LLP and at the High Court at CivilDivision as a law clerk for two years, also in Beijing. During that time,I did my first Pro Bono job for a local NGO that specifically promotesand protects the rights of marginalised children to education inWestern China in 2007. In order to pursue my passion and interestsin the protection of children’s rights and of human rights in general, I decided to undertake the MA Research in Law at Queen Marybecause it is part of the federal University of London, is one of theleading law schools in London and subject to doing well, the MAResearch in Law course allowed me the flexibility to progress directlyonto PhD programme. Fortunately I graduated with a distinction, so I am now in my first year researching Child Law at Queen Mary. I have been provided with an excellent research environmentincluding research training classes with supportive supervisors at the College, which are the key to research students. I have gainedindependent research skills from my doctoral studies, includingmethodological and subject-specific skills, literature research andtime management, which are not only useful to my current researchbut to my future career. In the future, I plan to work for aninternational child rights institution, which helps the protection and promotion of children’s rights.”

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thesis within a reasonable time.Full-time students will beexpected to present theses withinfour years of original registrationand part-time students withinseven years of registration. Thethesis, which must be presentedin accordance with University ofLondon regulations, is read by atleast two examiners appointed bythe University, who also examinethe candidate orally. A PhD thesismust form a distinct contributionto the knowledge of the subjectand afford evidence of originality,shown either by the discovery ofnew facts or by the exercise ofindependent critical power. Thelength of a PhD thesis is 100,000words, and of an MPhil thesis,50,000 words. College regulationsrequire that each student isnormally allocated two supervisorsand you may expect to see yourprimary supervisor every twoweeks or so during term-time inthe initial stages of your research.Research training is offeredthrough a series of seminars atwhich students are required topresent their work, and through aformal training course run at theInstitute of Advanced LegalStudies. Participation in thesecourses is a compulsory part ofthe first year of research. Inaddition, the School runs aResearch and Methods course for all postgraduate students overthe first two terms. Finally, theFaculty at Queen Mary and thedepartment of Education and StaffDevelopment offer a range ofCollege-wide courses throughoutthe year on different aspects ofthe PhD research process.

Queen Mary PhD candidate talks about privacy onlineNoriswadi Ismail, a current PhD candidate at theInstitute of Computer and Communications Laws,CCLS, School of Law conducted a one daymasterclass workshop on “Data Protection andPrivacy Law: Strategic Implementation forOrganisations” in Malaysia in June 2010. This follows

Noriswadi’s presentation on “Managing Data Protection and Privacy -Is the Leadership Listening?” at the Malaysian Institute ofManagement in April 2010.

Name: Tendayi Bloom, UK, BA (Oxon), MA(Kings) PGCE (Cantab) MSc (LSE), CurrentPhD Student

Thesis: What should be the obligations of a state towards non-citizens present in itsterritory?

“I chose to study at Queen Mary becausethe university and my supervisor wererecommended by a professor I respect. He was right.

My supervisors are excellent; challenging me academically, whilstsupervising me sympathetically. The campus is great, with lots offacilities not available at the other London colleges (important to me to have the beautiful paths along the canal which feel like thecountryside).

Being part of the University of London is very useful and I participatein classes and workshops at the other colleges as well as using theirlibraries (and the gym!). The QM building at Lincoln’s Inn Fields is a useful base in central London from which to access them all.

The faculty members in law, as well as in QM generally seem to befriendly, welcoming and interesting. I have been welcomed into theresearch community and have been made to feel comfortableparticipating in staff seminars attended by all, from the director tofellow research students. We are encouraged to follow interests thatare not necessarily directly along the path of our research, and I havebeen invited into a research centre outside my school, which hasbeen great.

I am very grateful to the professor that recommended I apply to QM.It has been a brilliant, though demanding, first year, and I am lookingforward to the rest of my time here.”


Research cultureThe School of Law regards its PhD students as a vital part of itsresearch culture and it seeks toencourage students to participatein the life of the School. Studentsare invited to attend the regularstaff research seminars at whichfaculty members and visitingscholars present their work inprogress. In participating in theresearch degree programme atQueen Mary you will be part of acosmopolitan community, whichincludes students from all overthe world who have come toQueen Mary to research.

Diverse nationalities of ourstudentsFor example we have studentsfrom Algeria, Argentina, Australia,Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil,Cameroon, Canada, China,Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark,Egypt, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel,Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,Kenya, Korea, Kyrguz Republic,Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico,Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan,Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia,Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia,Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan,United States of America,Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela andof course, the United Kingdom.

Applying to the PhD programmeWe have three entry points duringeach academic year – September,January and May. Please note theapplication process can take up tothree months, so you shouldalways aim to submit yourapplication at least three months

prior to the entry point.Furthermore, as each staffmember can only offersupervision to a given number ofapplicants each year, so we wouldadvise applying as early as youcan to increase the chances thata supervisor with expertise relatingto your proposal will still be in aposition to take on new students.Detailed information aboutapplying, including the researchproposal, funding etc can befound here:http://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/mphilphd/#apply

Academic requirementsYou should have a postgraduatedegree comparable to theUniversity of London LLM, with anoverall grade equivalent to Merit(60 per cent). Where adissertation forms part of theMaster’s degree, a mark of 65 percent is sought as evidence of theapplicant’s ability to undertakewritten research. In exceptionalcases, where the proposedsupervisor makes out a case foradmission, vocational experiencein the proposed area of researchmay compensate for the lack of aMaster’s degree, or a grade belowthat specified above. For example,working as a magistrate, judge,lawyer or expert for a considerableperiod of time, such as five years,in the proposed area of researchwill be taken into account. In allcases, a relevant undergraduatedegree in Law is required.

For English languagerequirements, please see page99.

QueriesFor detailed research enquiries,please contact the Co-Directors of Graduate Studies:

Dr Stavros BrekoulakisDirector of Graduate Studiesemail: [email protected]

OR

Professor Alan DignamDirector of Graduate Studiesemail: [email protected]

General enquiries about theapplication process should beaddressed to the PhD AdmissionsAdministrators:

Gareth Skehan or Hayley O’HaganSchool of Law, 67 - 69 Lincoln'sInn Fields, London WC2A 3JBTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8214/8095Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 8101email: [email protected] [email protected]

Academic Staff


Academic Staff(Legal expertise)Listed below are the specialistareas of legal expertise in theSchool, together with the relevantacademic staff who teach atpostgraduate level or undertakeresearch who teach or undertakeresearch at postgraduate level

At time of going to press, visitingstaff teaching 10 hours or more inthe academic year 2009-10 aredenoted by (V)

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Stavros Brekoulakis LLB(Athens)LLM(London) PhD(London)Senior Lecturer in InternationalDispute ResolutionConflict of laws, multiparty andcomplex dispute resolution,jurisdiction of tribunals andnational courts, enforcement ofawards and national judgments

Dr Joanna Gomula-Crawford (V) LLB(Warsaw) LLM (Mich) PhD (PolishAcademy of Sciences)Visiting ProfessorPublic International Law, EU law,International Economic Law

Professor Julian D M Lew QC LLBHons(Lond) Doctorat spécial endroit international privé (magnacum lauda) (Université Catholiquede Louvain, Belgium) MCI ArbBarrister, England, Attorney-at-law(New York)Head of School of InternationalArbitration, ProfessorInternational Commercial andInvestment Arbitration

Ms Norah Gallagher (V) BCL LLM(Dublin) MA (Padua, Italy)Visiting Senior LecturerInternational Arbitration, public international Law

Professor Loukas MistelisLLB(Athens) MLE (magna cumlaude) Dr Iuris(summa cum laude)(Hanover) MCIArb Advocate(AthensBar)Clive M Schmitthoff Professor ofTransnational Commercial Lawand ArbitrationInternational arbitration,international commercialtransactions, securedtransactions, comparative law,unification ADR, foreigninvestment law, international trade law

Anjanette H Raymond BA(StAmbrose University, Iowa) MSEd(Western Illinois University)JD(Loyola University School ofLaw) LLM(London) PhD Candidate(Lond), Attorney at Law (New York)Lecturer in InternationalCommercial LawInternational commercialarbitration, internationalcommercial comparative law,international secured transactionsand electronic commerce,international and domesticcontracts, internationalcommercial finance

Banking and Finance Law

Professor Alastair Hudson LLB LLMPhD(London) BarristerProfessor of Equity and Law,(Lincoln's Inn)Equity and trusts, housing law,banking and finance law, propertylaw, restitution and the legalaspects of social exclusion

Professor Rosa Lastra LLBMA(Valladolid) LLM(Harvard)PhD(Madrid)Professor of InternationalFinancial and Monetary LawCentral banking, financial law andregulation, international banking,international monetary law, lawreform in emerging economies,EU financial law

Andrew McKnight (V) BA LLB(Sydney) LLM (London) SolicitorVisiting ProfessorEnglish, cross-border andinternational banking and financetransactions, insolvency andbanking regulation

Shalini Perera LLB(Colombo)LLM(Columbia), DPhil(Oxon)SolicitorLecturer in Corporate LawCorporate law, corporate financeand international investment law

Professor Geraint ThomasBA(Wales) DPhil(Oxon) Barrister(Inner Temple)Professor of Equity and Property LawDomestic and overseas trusts(including estate planning, taxationof trusts, pension trusts andoffshore trusts), legal problemsaffecting the elderly (Elder Law)

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Professor Takis TridimasLLB(Athens) PhD(Cantab)Barrister(Middle Temple)Sir John Lubbock Professor of Banking LawEuropean Union Law, judicialprotection, competition law,internal market, external relations,company law, banking andfinancial services, constitutionallaw

Leon Vinokur BA, LLB(HebrewUniversity) MScPhD(Lond)Lecturer, Director of MSc Law andFinance programmeMicroeconomics, environmentaleconomics, and policy analysis.Efficiency of Kyoto Protocolflexible mechanisms

Professor George Walker BALLB(Hons) DIPLP(Glasgow)DAES(Bruges) LLM(London)PhD(London) DPhil(Oxford)Professor in InternationalFinancial LawUK banking and financial law,European and international law,UK financial regulatory reform andinternational capital standards

Commercial and Corporate Law

Professor Alan Dignam BA(TrinityCollege Dublin) PhD(DCU)Professor in Corporate LawCompany law, corporategovernance and the application ofconstitutional rights/human rightsto corporations

Professor Janet Dine LLBPhD(London) AKCProfessor of InternationalEconomic Development LawCompany law, interaction ofhuman rights law andinternational trade law,international economic law

Mr Rod Edmunds, BA LLB (Cantab)Senior LecturerProperty law (Land Law and Equity and Trusts) andEnvironmental Law

Professor Alastair Hudson LLB LLMPhD(London) Barrister (Lincoln'sInn)Professor of Equity and LawEquity and trusts, housing law,banking and finance law, propertylaw, restitution and the legalaspects of social exclusion

Viviana Mollica BA(LUISS, Rome),MJur(Oxon), Solicitor(Rome)Lecturer in Company LawEuropean Company Law,corporate Governance

Shalini Perera LLB (Colombo) LLM(Columbia) DPhil(Oxon) SolicitorLecturer in Corporate LawCorporate law, corporate financeand international investment law

Anjanette H Raymond BA(StAmbrose University, Iowa) MSEd(Western Illinois University)JD(Loyola University School ofLaw) LLM(London) PhD Candidate(Lond), Attorney at Law (New York)Lecturer in InternationalCommercial LawInternational commercialarbitration, international

commercial comparative law,international secured transactionsand electronic commerce,international and domesticcontracts, internationalcommercial finance

Professor Geraint ThomasBA(Wales) DPhil(Oxon) Barrister(Inner Temple)Professor of Equity and Property LawDomestic and overseas trusts(including estate planning,taxation of trusts, pension trustsand offshore trusts), legalproblems affecting the elderly(Elder Law)

Company Law

Professor Alan Dignam BA(TrinityCollege Dublin) PhD(DCU)Professor in Corporate LawCompany law, corporategovernance and the application ofconstitutional rights/human rightsto corporations

Professor Janet Dine LLBPhD(London) AKCProfessor of InternationalEconomic Development LawCompany law, interaction ofhuman rights law andinternational trade law,international economic law

Mr Rod Edmunds, BA LLB (Cantab)Senior LecturerProperty law (Land Law andEquity and Trusts) andEnvironmental Law


Professor Takis TridimasLLB(Athens) PhD(Cantab)Barrister(Middle Temple)Sir John Lubbock Professor of Banking LawEuropean Union Law, judicialprotection, competition law,internal market, external relations,company law, banking andfinancial services, constitutionallaw

Competition Law

Christopher Brown (V) LLB (Lond),LLM (College of Europe), Barrister(Middle Temple)Teaching AssociateUK and EC competition law,procurement law, EU internalmarket law and restraint of tradeissues

Maher Dabbah LLB(Wales) LLMPhD(London) Barrister(MiddleTemple)Reader in Competition LawAntitrust and national, regionaland global competition law andpolicy

Anne Flanagan BA(New York)JD(New York) LLM(London)Senior Lecturer inCommunications LawCommunications law, copyright,privacy and data protection,competition law, freedom ofinformation law and e-government

Computer and CommunicationsLaw

Laura Edgar LLB(Aberd)Lecturer (CCLS)Electronic commerce, particularlydigital payments systems,

taxation, jurisdiction, intellectualproperty and legal issues affectingvirtual enterprises.


Julia Hörnle LLB(Leeds)PhD(London) SolicitorLecturer in Internet LawInternet Regulation andGovernance, Jurisdiction andConflicts of Law, Online DisputeResolution, Regulation of OnlineGambling, Privacy and DataProtection

Professor Spyros Maniatis LawDegree(Athens) LLM(London)PhD(Lond)Professor of Intellectual PropertyLaw, Director of CCLSTrade mark and unfaircompetition law, history of IPRsand innovation, innovationtheories

Professor Christopher MillardLLB(Sheffield) MACriminology(Toronto) LLM(Toronto)SolicitorProfessor of Privacy andInformation LawData protection law, internationalprivacy regulation, informationgovernance and the impact of the Internet on privacy

Professor Chris Reed BA(Keele)LLM(London)Professor of Electronic Commerce LawCross-border regulation of onlineactivities, electronic signatures,online banking and financialservices, and all aspects ofelectronic commerce

Gavin Sutter LLB, LLM(Queens,Belfast)Lecturer in Media LawContent regulations issues bothonline and in the physical world,issues of defamation, obscenity,indecency, including acommercial media perspective

Professor Ian Walden BA(Nott)MA(Virginia) PhD(Nott Trent)Professor of Information andCommunications LawCybercrime, telecommunicationslaw, media law and informationlaw

Guido Westkamp Dr jur(Münster)LLM Intellectual Property(London)First and Second German StateExamination (Münster/Düsseldorf)Reader in Intellectual PropertyLawIntellectual Property andCopyright, digital technology,unfair competition, media law,information access, IP conflict of laws, international andcomparative IP law

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Criminal Justice

Professor Peter AlldridgeLLB(London) LLM(Wales)Drapers’ Professor of Law, Head of Department of LawMoney laundering, criminaljustice, evidence, commercialcriminal law, financial aspects of crime, disability and law,information technology and law,legal education and legal theory

Leonidas Cheliotis, MPhilPhD(Cantab)Lecturer in Criminology andDeputy Director, Centre forCriminal JusticeSociology, psychoanalysis,philosophy of crime andpunishment, the political economyof crime and crime control, crime,criminal justice and the massmedia

Professor Seán McConvilleBSc(Bath) PhD(Cantab)LLD(Cantab) JPProfessor of Criminal Justice andProfessorial Research FellowContemporary and comparativecriminal and penalpolicy, penalpolicy and administration(historical, contemporary andcomparative), litigation on prison- related issues

Professor Valsamis MitsilegasLLB(Thes/niki)LLM(distinction)(Kent)PhD(Edinburgh)Professor of European Criminal LawEU law, EU Justice and HomeAffairs (including immigration,asylum and border controls,

criminal law, police and judicialcooperation in criminal matters)

Professor Richard NoblesLLB(Hons)(Warwick) LLM(Yale)Solicitor Professor of LawCriminal appeals and miscarriagesof justice, autopoietic systemstheory

Phoebe Okowa LLB(Nairobi)BCL(Oxon) DPhil(Oxon)Advocate(High Court of Kenya) Reader in Public International Law Public International Law,especially InternationalEnvironmental Law, Use of Force,and State Responsibility

Professor David OrmerodLLB(Hons)(Essex) Barrister(MiddleTemple) Professor of Criminal JusticeDirector, Centre for CriminalJusticeCriminal Law, Serious Fraud and the Law of Evidence

Professor David Schiff LLB(Hons)(Southampton) Professor of LawCriminal appeals and miscarriagesof justice, autopoietic systemstheory, emergencies and the law

Professor William WilsonLLM(Manc) MA(Middx)Barrister(Grays Inn) Professor of Criminal LawCriminal law, comparative criminallaw, criminal theory

Economic Regulation

Maher Dabbah LLB(Wales) LLMPhD(London) Barrister(MiddleTemple) Reader in Competition LawAntitrust and national, regionaland global competition law andpolicy

Professor Alan Dignam BA(TrinityCollege Dublin) PhD(DCU) Professor in Corporate Law Company law, corporategovernance and the application of Constitutional Rights/HumanRights to corporations

Laura Edgar LLB(Aberd) Lecturer (CCLS)Electronic commerce, particularlydigital payments systems,taxation, jurisdiction, intellectualproperty and legal issues affectingvirtual enterprises.

Bob Ferguson (V) LLB (Edin)Phd(Wales) Head of DepartmentFinancial Services Authority (FSA) Visiting Professor Investor Protection, financialcrime, intelligence strategies,compensation scheme funding



Professor Rosa Maria Lastra LLBMA(Valladolid) LLM(Harvard)PhD(Madrid) Professor of InternationalFinancial and Monetary LawCentral banking, financial law andregulation, international banking,international monetary law, lawreform in emerging economies,EU financial law

Rafael Leal-Arcas MRes PhD(EUI)JSM(Stanford) LLM(Columbia)MPhil(LSE) BA LLB(Granada)Barrister and Solicitor(Madrid) Senior Lecturer in InternationalEconomic Law and EuropeanUnion LawInternational economic law andthe external relations law of theEU

Tom O'Shea MA(TCD)LLM(Tax)(London) PhD(London) Lecturer in Tax LawEC and International Tax law,policy reform, and tax Research

Professor Takis TridimasLLB(Athens) PhD(Cantab)Barrister(Middle Temple) Sir John Lubbock Professor of Banking LawEuropean Union Law, judicialprotection, competition law,internal market, external relations,company law, banking andfinancial services, constitutionallaw

Leon Vinokur BA LLB(HebrewUniversity) MSc PhD(Lond)Lecturer, Director of MSc Law and Finance programmeMicroeconomics, environmentaleconomics, and policy analysis.

Efficiency of Kyoto Protocolflexible mechanisms

Professor George Walker BALLB(Hons) DIPLP(Glasgow)DAES(Bruges) LLM(London)PhD(London) DPhil(Oxford) Professor in InternationalFinancial LawUK banking and financial law,European and international law,UK Financial Regulatory Reformand International CapitalStandards

Environmental Law

Philippe Cullet (V) LLM (London)MA (London) JSD (Stanford) Reader in InternationalEnvironmental Law (SOAS)Law and environment, law andnatural resources, intellectualproperty, water, human rights,international law, India

Mr Rod Edmunds, BA LLB (Cantab) Senior LecturerProperty law (Land Law andEquity and Trusts) andEnvironmental Law

Olufemi Elias(V) MA(Oxon) LLM(Cantab) PhD (London) Visiting Professor in InternationalLawInternational Environmental Law,Law of Treaties

Professor Malgosia FitzmauriceLLM PhD(Warsaw) Professor of Public InternationalLawInternational environmental law,law of treaties, indigenous peoplesand international water law

Dr Panos Merkouris (V) LLB(University of Athens) LLM (UCL &University of Athens) PhD (QueenMary, University of London)Teaching AssociatePublic International Law, Law of Treaties, Environmental Law,Human Rights and HumanitarianLaw, International Law of the Sea

Ricardo Pereira (V) LLB (Ufba,Brazil) LLM (City, London) PhD(Essex)Teaching AssociateInternational and Europeanenvironmental and energy law andpolicy, international and Europeancriminal law, comparative law,international economic law andhuman rights

Leon Vinokur BA, LLB(HebrewUniversity) MScPhD(Lond)Lecturer, Director of MSc Law and Finance programmeMicroeconomics, environmentaleconomics, and policy analysis.Efficiency of Kyoto Protocolflexible mechanisms

European Law

Professor Kenneth ArmstrongLLB(Glas) LLM(Toronto) Professor in European Union LawEuropean Union law and policy,evolving governance structures ofthe EU, governance of the SingleEuropean Market, the EU’s LisbonStrategy

Nick Bernard BA DEAMaitrise(Université Paris XI) Senior LecturerLaw of the EU, EU governanceand regulation, internal marketlaw, discrimination law

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Maher Dabbah LLB(Wales) LLMPhD(London) Barrister(MiddleTemple) Reader in Competition LawAntitrust and national, regionaland global competition law andpolicy

Professor Rosa Maria Lastra LLBMA(Valladolid)LLM(Harvard)PhD(Madrid) Professor of InternationalFinancial and Monetary LawCentral banking, financial law andregulation, international banking,international monetary law, lawreform in emerging economies,EU financial law

Rafael Leal-Arcas MResPhD (EUI)JSM(Stanford) LLM(Columbia)MPhil(LSE) BA LLB(Granada)Barrister and Solicitor(Madrid) Senior Lecturer in InternationalEconomic Law and EuropeanUnion LawInternational economic law andthe external relations law of theEU

Professor Valsamis MitsilegasLLB(Thes/niki)LLM(distinction)(Kent)PhD(Edinburgh) Professor of European CriminalLaw EU law, EU Justice and HomeAffairs (including immigration,asylum and border controls,criminal law, police and judicialcooperation in criminal matters)

Christiana HJI Panayi BA(Oxon)BCL PhD(London) Senior Lecturer in Tax LawEuropean Community tax law,international tax law and corporate

finance, US and Cypriot tax law,state aid law, human rights andtax law

Professor Takis TridimasLLB(Athens) PhD(Cantab)Barrister(Middle Temple) Sir John Lubbock Professor ofBanking LawEuropean Union Law, judicialprotection, competition law,internal market, external relations,company law, banking andfinancial services, constitutionallaw

Human Rights Law

Merris Amos BEc(Sydney)LLB(Sydney) BCL(Oxon) Solicitor,Supreme Court of NSW andSupreme Court of England andWales Senior LecturerHuman Rights Act 1998, the legalprotection of human rights at thenational level, European humanrights law

Professor Lizzie Barmes MA(Oxon)BCL(Oxon) Solicitor (England andWales) Professor of Labour LawEmployment, discrimination,labour and equality law

Shazia Choudhry LLB(Hons)(Liv)Dip LP(York) Solicitor of theSupreme Court Senior LecturerFamily law, the impact of theEuropean Convention on HumanRights on various aspects offamily law and the issue of 'rights'within family law in general

Professor Janet Dine LLBPhD(London) AKC Professor of InternationalEconomic Development LawCompany law, interaction ofhuman rights law andinternational trade law,international economic law

Professor Eric Heinze, LicenceMaîtrise(Paris) JD(Harvard)PhD(Leiden) Member of the Bars of New York and Massachusetts Professor of Law and HumanitiesJurisprudence, legal philosophy,law and literature, internationalhuman rights, US constitutionallaw

Jill Marshall LLB(Queens, Belfast)MA PhD(Lond) Solicitor Senior Lecturer Feminist jurisprudence andhuman rights, research intofreedom, choice and genderequality, investigating case law of the European Court of HumanRights

Sejal Parmar (V) LLB(LSE), PhD(EUI) Teaching AssociateInternational Protection of humanrights, international and Europeanhuman rights, anti-discriminationlaw, children’s rights

Prakash A Shah LLB(LSE) LLM(LSE)PhD(SOAS) Senior LecturerImmigration, refugee andnationality law, ethnic minoritiesand diasporas in law, andcomparative law with specialreference to South Asians


Professor Geraldine Van BuerenBA(Wales) LLM(London)Barrister(Middle Temple) AssociateTenant Doughty Street Chambers Professor of International HumanRights Law Child law, human rights and civilliberties, social welfare andpoverty law

Intellectual Property Law

Professor Peter Drahos LLBBA(Adelaide) GDLP(SAIT)LLM(Sydney) PhD(ANU) Professor of Intellectual PropertyLawRegulation, legal philosophy,globalisation, intellectual property,trade and development

Gail E Evans BA(Hons) DipEd LLBSJD(University of Sydney) Reader in International Trade and Intellectual Property LawTRIPS jurisprudence, TRIPS andPublic International Law;patenting of living matter; onlinecontracts and intellectual property

Professor Alison Firth, (V) MA(Oxon), MSc, barrister, Cert EdBarristerProfessor, School of Law,University of Surrey, VisitingProfessorIP and its interaction with otherareas of law –eg contract,competition law, civil and criminalprocedure, conflict of laws,human rights

Professor Johanna Gibson BA(Hons I) MA PGDipAppSciJD(Queensland) PhD(Edinburgh)Solicitor and Barrister to theSupreme Court of VictoriaHerchel Smith Professor ofIntellectual Property Law, Director of QMIPRI and theIntellectual Property InstituteIntellectual property law andpolicy, development and culture,traditional knowledge and culturalexpressions, genetic resourcesand biodiversity, medicine andpublic health

Jonathan Griffiths BA(Oxon)MA(York) Solicitor Senior LecturerIntellectual property law(particularly copyright law) andinformation law, international andcomparative copyright law and thelaw of torts

Professor Spyros Maniatis LawDegree (Athens) LLM(London)PhD(Lond)Professor of Intellectual PropertyLaw, Director of CCLSTrade mark and unfaircompetition law, history of IPRsand innovation, innovationtheories

Duncan Matthews BSc(Hons)MA(Warwick) LLM(Exeter)PhD(London)Reader in Intellectual PropertyLawTRIPS Agreement and access to medicines; patents forpharmaceuticals; technicalassistance and TRIPS flexibilities;free trade agreements andintellectual property rights

Professor Uma SuthersanenLLB(Singapore) LLM(London)PhD(London)Professor in InternationalIntellectual Property LawInternational intellectual propertylaw, Policy and economics ofintellectual property law andpolicy, comparative copyright law,human rights and intellectualproperty law

Adrian Sterling (V) LLB (Sydney) Visiting ProfessorNational International and regionalcopyright, computer and dataprotection law

Guido Westkamp Dr jur(Münster)LLM Intellectual Property(London)First and Second German StateExamination (Münster/Düsseldorf) Reader in Intellectual PropertyLaw Intellectual Property andCopyright, digital technology,unfair competition, media law,information access, IP conflict oflaws, international andcomparative IP law

International Economic Law

Professor Janet Dine LLBPhD(London) AKC Professor of InternationalEconomic Development LawCompany law, interaction ofhuman rights law andinternational trade law,international economic law

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Rafael Leal-Arcas MRes PhD (EUI)JSM(Stanford) LLM(Columbia)MPhil(LSE) BA LLB(Granada)Barrister and Solicitor(Madrid) Senior Lecturer in InternationalEconomic Law and EuropeanUnion LawInternational economic law andthe external relations law of theEU

Gabriel Gari BA LLB(Universidad de la República) LLM(LSE) PhDcand(London) Lecturer in Corporate Finance Law EU regulation of life assuranceundertakings and the liberalisationof trade in services inMERCOSUR, European internalmarket law, WTO law

International Business Law

Professor Rosa Maria Lastra LLBMA(Valladolid) LLM(Harvard)PhD(Madrid) Professor of InternationalFinancial and Monetary Law Central banking, financial law andregulation, international banking,international monetary law, lawreform in emerging economies,EU financial law

Anjanette H Raymond BA(StAmbrose University, Iowa) MSEd(Western Illinois University)JD(Loyola University School ofLaw) LLM(London) PhD Candidate(Lond), Attorney at Law (New York) Lecturer in InternationalCommercial Law International commercialarbitration, internationalcommercial comparative law,international secured transactions

and electronic commerce,international and domesticcontracts, internationalcommercial finance, electroniccommerce

Professor George Walker BALLB(Hons) DIPLP(Glasgow)DAES(Bruges) LLM(London)PhD(London) DPhil(Oxford) Professor in InternationalFinancial Law UK banking and financial law,European and international law,UK financial regulatory reform andinternational capital standards

Law and Development

Professor Janet Dine LLBPhD(London) AKC Professor of InternationalEconomic Development Law Company law, interaction ofhuman rights law andinternational trade law,international economic law

Gabriel Gari BA LLB(Universidad dela República) LLM(LSE) PhDcand(London) Lecturer in Corporate Finance Law EU regulation of life assuranceundertakings and the liberalisationof trade in services inMERCOSUR, European internalmarket law, WTO law and LatinAmerican law

Professor Johanna Gibson, BA (Hons I) MA PGDipAppSciJD(Queensland) PhD(Edinburgh)Solicitor and Barrister to theSupreme Court of VictoriaHerchel Smith Professor ofIntellectual Property Law, Director

of QMIPRI and the IntellectualProperty InstituteIntellectual property law andpolicy, development and culture,traditional knowledge and culturalexpressions, genetic resourcesand biodiversity, medicine andpublic health

Professor Rosa Maria Lastra LLBMA(Valladolid) LLM(Harvard)PhD(Madrid) Professor of InternationalFinancial and Monetary Law Central banking, financial law andregulation, international banking,international monetary law, lawreform in emerging economies,EU financial law

Sejal Parmar (V) LLB(LSE), PhD (EUI) Teaching Associate International Protection of humanrights, international and Europeanhuman rights, anti-discriminationlaw, children’s rights

Priscilla Schwartz (V) BA, LLB(Hons) (USL) LLM, PhD (London),Barrister and Solicitor (SierraLeone) Teaching Associate Law and development,international economic law,environmental law and policy and in fields of sustainabledevelopment

Professor George Walker BALLB(Hons) DIPLP(Glasgow)DAES(Bruges)LLM(London)PhD(London)DPhil(Oxford) Professor in InternationalFinancial Law


UK banking and financial law,European and international law,UK financial regulatory reform andinternational capital standards

Legal Theory and History

Professor Roger Cotterrell FBA LLDMSc(Soc)(London) Anniversary Professor of LegalTheoryLegal theory, relations of law,trust, community and culture,comparative law and sociology oflaw, concept of transnational law

Professor Eric Heinze, LicenceMaîtrise(Paris) JD(Harvard)PhD(Leiden) Member of the Bars of New York and Massachusetts Professor of Law and Humanities Jurisprudence, legal philosophy,law and literature, internationalhuman rights, US constitutionallaw

Professor Michael Lobban MAPhD(Cantab) Professor of Legal History English legal history and thehistory of jurisprudence, privatelaw, law reform in England in theEighteenth and NineteenthCenturies

Catharine MacMillan BA(Victoria)LLB(Queen's,Canada) LLM(Cantab)Barrister and Solicitor (BritishColumbia, nonpractising),Solicitor(England and Wales,nonpractising) Senior Lecturer Contract and commercial law, with an emphasis on the historicaldevelopment of contract law, legalhistory

Professor Richard NoblesLLB(Hons) (Warwick) LLM(Yale)SolicitorProfessor of Law Criminal appeals and miscarriagesof justice, autopoietic systemstheory

Professor David SchiffLLB(Hons)(Southampton) Professor of Law Criminal appeals and miscarriagesof justice, autopoietic systemstheory, emergencies and the Law

Medical Law

Professor Richard AshcroftMA(Cantab) PhD(Cantab) FHEAFIBiol Professor of Bioethics Ethical, legal and social aspects of medicine, public health andbiomedical research, incentives in health promotion, relationshipbetween human rights andbioethics

Michael Ball (V) LLB(Hons)(Sheffield), Solicitor (England and Wales)Tribunal Judge (Mental Health)Teaching AssociateMental health law

Professor Johanna Gibson BA(HonsI) MA PGDipAppSci JD(Queensland)PhD(Edinburgh) Solicitor andBarrister to the Supreme Court of Victoria Herchel Smith Professor ofIntellectual Property Law, Directorof QMIPRI and the IntellectualProperty InstituteIntellectual property and policy,development and cultural aspects,

legal theory, traditional knowledge,intellectual property aspects ofmedicine and health

Penny Letts (V) OBEFreelance policy consultant, writerand trainer. Member of theJudicial; Studies Board's Tribunalscommittee; Teaching AssociateMental health, mental capacityand disability law

Professor Rachael Mulheron BComLLB(Hons) LLM (Adv)(UQ)DPhil(Oxon)Professor of LawSolicitor of the Supreme Court ofQueensland and High Court ofAustralia Class actionsjurisprudence, tort law, medicallaw, medical negligence

Malcolm K Smith (V) LLB(Greenwich) LLM (Notts) PhD(Queensland, Australia)Teaching AssociateMedical law, focusing onregulation of reproductivetechnologies, bioethics, minor'sconsent to medical treatmentsand transplantation procedures.

Migration and Law

Professor Valsamis MitsilegasLLB(Thes/niki)LLM(distinction)(Kent)PhD(Edinburgh) Professor of European Criminal LawEU law, EU Justice and HomeAffairs (including immigration,asylum and border controls,criminal Law, police and judicialco-operation in criminal matters)

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Prakash A Shah LLB(LSE) LLM(LSE)PhD(SOAS) Senior LecturerImmigration, refugee andnationality law, ethnic minoritiesand diasporas in law, andcomparative law with specialreference to South Asians

Public International Law

Professor Malgosia FitzmauriceLLM PhD(Warsaw) Professor of Public InternationalLawInternational environmental law,law of treaties, indigenous peoplesand international water law

Dr Mélanie Jacques, (V) LLM(Exeter), PhD (Lond) Teaching AssociateInternational humanitarian and disarmament law

Phoebe Okowa LLB(Nairobi)BCL(Oxon) DPhil(Oxon)Advocate(High Court of Kenya) Reader in Public International LawPublic international law, especiallyinternational environmental law,use of force, and stateresponsibility

Public Law

Professor Kenneth ArmstrongLLB(Glas) LLM(Toronto) Professor in European Union LawEuropean Union law and policy,evolving governance structures ofthe EU, governance of the SingleEuropean Market, EU’s LisbonStrategy

Professor Andrew Le SueurLLB(Hons) Barrister (MiddleTemple) Professor of Public LawTop-level courts and the proposalsto create a new supreme court forthe UK, judicial review, law andgovernment

Professor Kate Malleson BA(Hons)(London) MPhil(Cantab)PhD(London) Professor of LawThe judiciary, the legal systemand the constitution

Mario Mendez BA(London)LLM(William & Mary) BCL(Oxon)PhD(EUI) Lecturer in Public Law Public law(including constitutional andinstitutional law of the EU)

Tax Law

Ann Mumford BA(Columbia)JD(Connecticut) PhD(Wales) Senior Lecturer in TaxSocio-legal and criticalapproaches to tax law; study oftax law by both cultural studiesand comparative legalperspectives

Tom O'Shea MA(TCD)LLM(Tax)(London) PhD(London) Lecturer in Tax LawEC and International Tax law,policy reform, and tax Research

Christiana HJI Panayi BA(Oxon)BCL PhD(London) Senior Lecturer in Tax LawEuropean Community tax law,international tax law and corporatefinance, US and Cypriot tax law,state aid law, human rights andtax law

David Southern (V) MA MPhil DPhil(Oxon) FTII (Bonn) Barrister Treasurer of the Bar Council,Visiting Professorial FellowCorporate finance and financialservices


At time of going to press, otherVisiting Staff contributing oncourses in the academic year2010-11- include:

Banking and FinanceProfessor Kern Alexander – Chairfor Banking, Trade and FinancialMarket LawUniversity of Zurich, VisitingProfessor

Lee Buchheit, Cleary, GottleibSteen and Hamilton, New York –Visiting Professorial Fellow

Professor Charles Chatterjee –Barrister, Visiting ProfessorialFellow

Mr David Fordham, Director andHead of Lending BanqueInternationale à Luxembourg,Visiting Senior Lecturer

Phebe Miller, University of London– Visiting Senior Fellow

Steven Mills, Trainer in ProjectFinance/Consultant, VisitingProfessorial Fellow

Edward Murray, Senior Partner,Allen & Overy, Visiting ProfessorialFellow

Mr Denis Petkovic – Partner,Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanLLP, Visiting Professorial Fellow

Charles Proctor, Bird & Bird,Visiting Professorial Fellow

Mr Graham Roberts – Barrister,Visiting Professorial Fellow

Antonio Sainz de Vicuna, GeneralCounsel of the European CentralBank – Visiting Professorial Fellow

Mr Gerard Sanders –– DeputyGeneral Counsel LEGAL Finance,European Bank forReconstruction and Development(EBRD), Visiting ProfessorialFellow

Professor Rene Smits – Chief legalcounsel of the NetherlandsCompetition Authority – VisitingProfessorial Fellow

Criminal LawAnthony Edwards, Senior Partner,TV Edwards LLP – TeachingAssociate

Commercial and Corporate LawRt Hon. Sir Lawrence Collins –Lord of Appeal in Ordinary –Visiting Professor

Professor Marise Cremona – Co-director of the Academy ofEuropean Law, European Institute,Italy Visiting Professor

Professor Sir Roy Goode CBE QC,FBA – Honorary President ofCouncil, Advisory Council andguest speaker at CCLSconferences

Professor Donald Donovan –Partner at Debevoise & PlimptonLLP, New York, Adjunct ProfessorNYU, Visiting Professor School ofLaw

Dr Stefan Kröll – Habilitand,Cologne University,Lawyer, VisitingReader

Dr Laurent Levy – Partner of LevyKaufmann- Kohler, Geneva, –Visiting Professor

HH Humphrey Lloyd QC – VisitingProfessor

Mr Justin Mort - Barrister,Keatings Chambers – Hon. SeniorResearch Fellow

Mr Christopher Newmark –Spenser Underhill Newmark LLP– Visiting Senior Lecturer

Mr Audley Shepherd – Partner inthe International CommercialArbitration and International LawGroups of Clifford Chance LLP -Visiting Professor

Dr. Laurence Shore - Head ofInternational Arbitration for GibsonDunn Crutcher LLP, New York –Visiting Professor

Dr Ali Yesilirmak – AdjunctProfessor, Koc University, Schoolof Law, Istanbul, Visiting Lecturer

Intellectual PropertyMs Gillian Davies – Barrister,Hogarth Chambers - VisitingProfessor

Tibor Gold MBE – Consultant with Kilburn & Strode-VisitingProfessorial Fellow

Lord Leonard Hoffmann – Hon.Prof of IP Law

Mr John Hull Partner, EvershedsLLP Visiting Professorial Fellow

Mr Philip Johnson, Barrister –Visiting Senior Fellow

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Academic Staff

David Musker, Partner, R G CJenkinss & Co -VisitingProfessorial Fellow

Ms Aisha Nadar, Consultant -Procurement and ContractManagement, Visiting ResearchFellow

Dr Jeremy Philips – IntellectualProperty Consultant, Olswang -Visiting Professor

Gwilym Roberts, Partner, Kilburn& Strode, LLP, Visiting ProfessorFellow

Dr. Ashley Wentworth Roughton,Barrrister, Hogarth Chambers,Visiting Professor Fellow

Daphne Zografos, Lecturer,University of Reading, VisitingLecturer

ITMr John Angel – Chairman of the Information Tribunal andconsultant with Jomati- VisitingProfessor

David Goldberg QC – Gray’s InnTax Chambers, Senior VisitingFellow

Mrs Joy Svasti-Salee – ClientServices Director, Grant Thornton– Visiting Professorial Fellow

Medical LawDr Roy Gilbar – NuffieldFoundation Research Fellow

Dr Elaine Gadd – Senior MedicalOfficer, Medical Ethics,Department of Health, HumanGenetics Commission, HonoraryProfessor

Advisory Council of the Centre forCommercial Law Studies 2010-11The policies of the Centre areformulated and reviewed by anAdvisory Council.

The Right Honourable LordJustice Rix, Royal Courts ofJustice, Chairman, CCLS AdvisoryCouncil

Professor Sir Roy Goode CBE QC,FBA, (Honorary President, CCLS)

Mr Tony Bryant, PepsiCoInternational Ltd

Mr Lee C. Buchheit, ClearyGottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Mr Andrew Clarke, ExxonMobil

The Right Honourable LordJustice Lawrence Collins, Houseof Lords

Mr Michael Crystal QC, 3-4 SouthSquare

Ms Robyn Durie, T-Mobile UK Ltd

Mr Leon Flavell, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Howell Jackson, Professor of Law,Harvard Law School

Dr George Houpis, FrontierEconomics Ltd

Mr Bill Knight, Lloyd’s

Professor Julian DM Lew, QC, 20Essex Street

Mr Arthur L Marriott, QC, DeweyLeBoeuf LLP

Mr Alexander von Mühlendahl,Attorney at Law, BardehlePagenberg

Mr Jonathan Scott, Herbert SmithLLP

Living in London


London is an excellent choice foryour postgraduate study. It is athriving, vibrant, culturally richcity, offering wonderfulopportunities.

You have access to some of thebest libraries, archives, museumsand galleries in the UK, as well astheatres, music venues and sportsfacilities. In fact, whatever yourinterests and area of study, youare sure to find places to go,people to meet and things goingon that will appeal to you.

East LondonQueen Mary’s main campus issituated in east London, in MileEnd – one of the most eclecticparts of the capital. Close to thecampus you will find conveniencestores, a couple of well-established pubs, cafes andrestaurants, and the open greenspaces of Mile End Park. Regent’sCanal runs alongside the campus,home to a handful of narrowboats,ducks and swans. The enormousand beautifully-maintainedVictoria Park is a short walk alongthe canal.

To the north of the campus is the infamous Roman Road, anexcellent place to grab a fewbargains, as well as reasonablypriced fruit and veg. Whitechapelmarket is also not far, where you’llfind a huge range of freshproduce, as well as clothes,electrical gods and almostanything else you care to mention.

The College’s whitechapel campusis located directly oppositeWhitechapel tube station, home to Barts and The London, QueenMary’s School of Medicine andDentistry. Other medical schoolbuildings are close to Bartshospital, on our West Smithfieldcampus.

The School of LawThe School of Law is in the heartof legal London, with numerouslaw firms and chambers close by.The Royal Courts of Justice is juston the other side of leafy Lincoln’sInn Fields. It’s a fantastic location,with many of London’s landmarksand historic sites only a short walkaway. The nearest tube station isHolborn (Central and Piccadillylines), and there are many greatcoffee shops and restaurants onKingsway and High Holborn.Covent Garden is also close,home to the market, manyinteresting shops and boutiquesand the Royal Opera House. It’salso London’s theatre land, withmany west end theatres andcinemas.

Walk south and cross the Thamesfor the Royal Festival Hall,National Film Theatre andNational Theatre on the SouthBank; or head north for the BritishMuseum and London’sBloomsbury district.

Living in London

‘‘‘‘Why, Sir, you find no man, at allintellectual, who is willing to leaveLondon. No, Sir, when a man istired of London, he is tired of life;for there is in London all that lifecan afford.Samuel Johnson

Student life – Students’ Union,student support and health services


Student life, Students’ Union, student support and health services

Postgraduate student life ismarked by a different set ofpriorities to those of anundergraduate student. You maybe less interested in doing therounds of Freshers’ week, andsigning up for societies. However,striking the right work life balanceis just as important.

QMSUAs a Queen Mary student you willautomatically become a member ofthe Students’ Union, QMSU. Thisgives you access to facilities andservices at both the Mile End andWhitechapel campuses, as well asfurther afield. The QMSU maintainsseveral shops, the Drapers Bar(Mile End campus), and a veryimpressive and recently refurbishedhealth and fitness centre, QMotion.With competitive membershiprates, an extensive range ofcardiovascular equipment, andmany scheduled classes like yogaand pilates, it’s an excellent placeto take a break from your studies.

With over 180 clubs and societies(from fencing and cheerleading towine and cinema) your interest willno doubt be represented. It mayeven provide a good opportunity tocultivate a new interest, or at thevery least meet some new peopleoutside of your programme ofstudy. QMSU also publishes astudent magazine, Cub, andnewsletter QMessenger. Barts andThe London Student Association(BLSA), part of QMSU that catersspecifically for medical and dentalstudents, also publishes anewsletter, The Vulture.

As part of the University ofLondon, Queen Mary studentsalso become members of ULU,the University of London Union.Representing over 120,000students, it is the largestorganised Students’ Union inEurope. ULU provides a range ofservices on an intercollegiate andcomplementary basis. Based incentral London, students haveaccess to places to eat, bars,shops and a health and fitnesscentre and swimming pool. Formore information, seewww.ulu.co.uk

Student support Our student support network isdesigned so you can get the mostfrom your time at Queen Mary. Itmakes it easy for you to accessextra help when you need it –from academic tips and moneyadvice to counseling and self-help. Our qualified team ofwelfare advisers and counselorsare based on the Mile Endcampus. For more informationsee, www.welfare.qmul.ac.uk

The Students’ Union also provideadvice and support, particularlywith College regulations. Forexample, if you needrepresentation in the case of agrievance against a School orDepartment. QMSU also providenightline, a confidential telephonehelp line. For more information,see www.qmsu.org

Academic study supportTo help students with thetransition to higher degree study,the Language and Learning Unitruns a programme of shortcourses, tutorials and drop-inclasses in such skills asorganisation and timemanagement, research and note-taking, oral communication andpresentation, academic writing,personal development planningand revision and examinationskills. For more information, seewww.languageandlearning.qmul.ac.uk

Health services There’s a GP surgery located onthe Mile End campus, andstudents living on campus andclose by can register for treatmentduring term-time. Even studentswho do not live in the catchmentarea, can use the surgery foremergency treatment. Outsideterm-time, the same GP’s operateout of Globetown surgery onnearby Roman Road. For moreinformation, seewww.qmsu.org/advice/health/

Accommodation


Accommodation

Queen Mary students are well-placed when it comes to findingsuitable accommodation. The MileEnd campus incorporates aStudent Village with more than2,000 rooms, many of them en-suite. Queen Mary students alsohave access to places in the fullycatered Intercollegiate Halls incentral London, which are ownedby the University of London.Additionally, there is a range ofprivate sector housing in the eastLondon area surrounding thecampus. If you prefer to live inprivate accommodation, theCollege can help you find asuitable place, by providing youwith guidance notes and up-to-date listings of available properties.Once you have firmly acceptedyour offer to study at Queen Mary,full details of how to apply forCollege housing will be sent to youby the Admissions Office.

Some residences are reservedsolely for postgraduates, whileothers may be shared with finalyear undergraduate students; allresidences are for both male andfemale students. Single sexaccommodation is available in thestandard style of housing, subjectto availability.

Rent scales and information The prices quoted relate toSession 2010/11 and arereviewed annually.

Queen Mary Halls of ResidenceRents for single rooms range from£92-£124 per week, inclusive ofgas and electricity bills.Accommodation rents are payableeach term in advance and arereviewed annually. The licenceagreements are for a 38-weekcontinuous period from thebeginning of the academic year. If your programme continues overthe summer vacation period, youwill have the opportunity to extendyour licence agreement. We offerhousing between June andSeptember, subject to availability,but you may be required totransfer from your original hall ofresidence into another one.

University Intercollegiate Halls of ResidenceAbout 200 Queen Mary studentslive in the University of London’sIntercollegiate Halls in centralLondon, alongside students fromother London colleges. Rents forsingle rooms are from £143 perweek, inclusive of breakfast,evening meals and all gas andelectricity bills.

Privately-rented accommodationOnce settled in London, manypostgraduate students prefer theindependent lifestyle offered bysharing flats or houses withfriends. The Residences Officecan provide advice, informationand up-to-date listings of privatelyowned accommodation availablefor rent. Information can also befound on individual room lettingsor homestay accommodation atwww.residences.qmul.ac.uk/alternative

Family accommodationIf you have a family, we wouldstrongly advise you not to bringyour partner or children to live inLondon until you have securedsuitable, affordable housing.There is very little university orhostel accommodation forstudents with families, andhousing in the private sector can be very expensive.

ContactFull details of the accommodationoptions for postgraduates can befound on our website:www.residences.qmul.ac.uk

The residences office is locatedon the Mile End campus, normaloffice hours are 9am-5pmthroughout the year, exceptweekends and UK Bank Holidays.

For all enquiries aboutaccommodation:Residences Office Student and Campus ServicesQueen Mary, University of LondonMile End RoadLondon E1 4NSTel: +44 (0)20 7882 5522 email: [email protected]

English language courses and requirements


English language courses and requirementsire

General informationabout Englishlanguageprogrammes

All tuition and examinations at theCollege are in English, so a soundcommand of the language isessential for success in anycourse of study, or when followinga research degree. Queen Maryprovides a number ofprogrammes in English foracademic purposes to helpinternational students get themost out of their study. You needto be able to cope with reading,note taking from lectures, books,journals and other materials; tospeak well in seminars,discussions groups and tutorials;and to present yourself effectivelyin written assignments andexaminations.

If your first language is notEnglish, you must provideevidence that your English skillsare sufficient by including withyour application details ofrecognised language qualificationsand experience in using thelanguage. If you are aninternational applicant you arestrongly advised to contact yourlocal British Council Office, takethe IELTS (International EnglishLanguage Testing Service) testand submit the results with yourapplication.

Other qualifications may beconsidered. Applicants who scoreslightly below the required IELTSband may be offered a place onthe condition that they attend apre-sessional English LanguageSummer programme (see below).

Please see specific languagerequirements for postgradate lawstudents overleaf (page 98-99).

English Language Summerprogrammes (pre-sessional programmes)From June to September, wearrange a series of Englishlanguage programmes forstudents who wish to improvetheir proficiency in English beforestarting their university studies.The programme aims to enhanceability in the four language skillsof listening, speaking, reading andwriting; to teach study skills suchas note-taking, academic writingand seminar participation; todevelop skills essential to workingindependently at postgraduatelevel; and to familiarise you withlife in Britain. We encourageindependent work and use ofEnglish by setting individualprojects. Queen Mary academicstaff and other visiting lecturerswill participate by giving a seriesof introductory guest lectures. Weprovide residentialaccommodation on summerprogrammes in the College’s hallsof residence.

Insessional English languagesupport For students who were educatedin a language other than Englishand need to improve theircommand of the language forstudy purposes, the Language and Learning Unit runs a series ofinsessional English programmes inacademic writing, grammar andvocabulary, lecture comprehensionand seminar skills and generalEnglish during the main teachingperiods of the academic year.These are free of charge.

ContactFor more information, contact: English Language and Study Skills OfficeTel: +44 (0)20 7882 2827email: [email protected]

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English language courses and requirements

Postgraduate Law Taught Courses(LLM and MSc Law and Finance)

IELTS TOEFL IBTOEFL PTE ILECAcademic

No presessional orinsessional required

Insessional programmeattendance will berequired - see note 2.5 weeks pre-sessionalis recommended butnot required.

5 weeks presessionalplus insessionalprogramme

5 or 9 weekspresessional plusinsessional programme- see note 3

13 weeks presessionalplus insessionalprogramme

7.0 (writing7.0)

7.0 (writing6.5)

6.5 (writing6.5)

6.5 (writing6.0)

6.0 (writing5.5)

610 (TWE 5)

600 (TWE 5)

580 (TWE 5)

580 (TWE 4)

550 (TWE 4)

100(writing 27/30)

100(writing 24/30)

92(writing 24/30)

92(writing below24/30)

79(writing16/30)

68(Writing & writtendiscourse 68)





C1

-

-

B2 (2monthscompulsory)

-

Note 1: Students who submit a test score which does not fully meet the minimum English language requirement for unconditionalentry of IELTS 7.0 overall with 7.0 in writing (or equivalent) will automatically be offered the appropriate pre-sessional programmeas a condition of entry if and where possible. However, a student may still retake and submit a higher language score beforeenrolment - any pre-sessional condition set can then be cancelled or amended depending on the new score achieved and the date the new scores are submitted.

Note 2: Any student who scores 6.5 or below in the IELTS sub-test in writing (or equivalent sub-scores in other tests) is required toattend Queen Mary's insessional Critical Thinking and Writing in Law Programme, regardless of overall score. This programme isfree to QM students and runs in terms 1, 2 and 3. (Students with higher English scores than detailed above are also able to join thisvaluable programme). See page 97.

Note 3: Students who achieve IELTS 7.0 or 6.5 overall with a score of 6.0 in the writing sub-test will have their overall applicationassessedto decide whether a one-month or a two-month presessional programme is more suitable. This will also apply to studentspresenting results of other acceptable tests which fall between the minimum scores for a one-month and a three-monthpresessional programme.

Other notes:(i) Other qualifications may be considered on an individual basis (e.g. Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced).(ii) The scores detailed above are the minimum requirements for each level of the Presessional Programme. Both the overall minimum and listed writing score must be achieved.(iii) Students who achieve below IELTS 6.0 or equivalent are not normally admitted onto the presessional or PG Law courses.


Postgraduate Law Research Courses(MA Research in Law, PhD)

IELTS TOEFL IBTOEFL PTE ILECAcademic

No presessionalrequired

5 weeks presessional

5 or 9 weekspresessional - see note 1

7.0 (writing7.0)

6.5 (writing6.5)

6.5 (writing6.0)

610 (TWE 5)

580 (TWE 5)

580 (TWE 4)

100(writing 27/30)

92(writing 24/30)

92(writing below24/30)




C1

-

B2 (2monthscompulsory)

Note 1: Students who achieve IELTS 7.0 or 6.5 overall with a score of 6.0 in the writing sub-test will have their overall applicationassessed to decide whether a one-month or a two-month presessional programme is more suitable. This will also apply to studentspresenting equivalent results of other acceptable tests.

Other notes: Other qualifications may be considered on an individual basis (e.g.Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced). The scoresdetailed above are the minimum requirements for each level of the Presessional Programme. Both the overall minimum and listed writing score must be achieved. Students who achieve below IELTS 6.0 or equivalent are not normally admitted onto thepresessional or PG Law courses.

Living costs, tuitionfees and bursaries


Living costs, tuition fees and bursaries

Living costsThe cost of living in Londondepends on your lifestyle.Typically, however, postgraduatesneed at least £11,000 to coverfood, accommodation, travel,books and so on for a full year (52 weeks), plus adequate fundsto maintain any dependants.International students will need toshow evidence of having at least£7,200 for living costs plus 100per cent of tuition fees in order toobtain Entry Clearance under Tier4 of the UK Border Agency’sPoints Based System ofimmigration. Additional amountsneed to be shown for dependants.£7,200 is based on nine monthsof study and is an immigrationrequirement only – most studentsrequire more money than this for12 months’ living costs – normallyaround £11,000.

Please note that while the Collegewill offer advice to students whoencounter financial difficulties, itis not able to fund postgraduatestudents who have started aprogramme without adequate orreliable funding. Althoughhardship funds may be available,payments are small and cannotcover fees or compensate for nothaving adequate funding in place.There are no mandatory awardsfor postgraduate study, andalternative funding sources arelimited.

Consequently it is vital that youconsider how you will pay yourfees and maintain yourself at anearly stage in the applicationprocess. All funding informationfor taught and research studentsis available on our website. Please visit: www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesfundingwww.welfare.qmul.ac.uk

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Tuition fees The tuition fees for 2011/12 areoutlined below. Full details can befound at:www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees

Freephone (UK callers only):0800 376 1800Overseas callers: +44 (0)20 7882 5533email: [email protected]

If you are in doubt as to whetheryou will be classed as an overseasor home student please consultthe Admissions and RecruitmentOffice at an early stage.

Course Home/EU - F/T 2011

Home/EU -P/T 2011

Non EU -F/T2011

* Part-time course fees are to be paid each year at half the rate of the full-time equivalent. Therefore the fee for year two of studycould be subject to change

Occassional postgraduate student - one module (no award – class attendance only) £1,800

PG Diploma in Law – Part-time – Two year programme (year two fees to be finalised early 2012) £2,200

LLM

MSc Law and Finance

Diploma in International Dispute ResolutionArbitration/Mediation (one year)

MSc in Management of Intellectual Property

Certificate in Intellectual Property Law

Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice

MA Research in Law

Semester in London (One semester) incTexas, Bucerius Programmes (LLM modules)

Laws PhD

£8,300

£8,680

£4,950

£6,650

£5,500

£6,000

£4,900

£2,500

£6,300

£4,150*

£4,340*

n/a

£3,325*

n/a

n/a

£2,450*

n/a

£3,150*

£14,000

£14,000

£4,950

£11,750

£5,500

£6,000

£11,300

£5,500

£12,600


Distance Learning

Courses

Diploma in International Mediation (ADR) (Distance Learning)

Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (Distance Learning)

LLM Computer and Communication Law (Distance Learning)

Diploma Computer and Communications Law (Distance Learning)

Certificate Computer and Communications Law (Distance Learning)

One module only – Computer and Communications Law(Distance Learning)

Students All Nationalities

£5,775

£5,775

£9,630

£5,670

£4,000

£1,035



Additional costsNo additional charges are madefor registration, examinations, ormembership of the Students’Union. Additional costs will beincurred, however, in the following cases:

• Students attending field orlanguage courses away from theCollege will be required to paypart or all of the cost

• Examination re-entry fees arecharged to students who are notin attendance

• Research students taking longerthan twelve months afterfinishing their research to writeup their thesis will becomeliable to pay a writing-up feeequivalent to the relevant part-time fee.

• Research students who are,following a first assessment,required to re-enter the PhD or MPhil examination will berequired to pay an examinationre-entry fee.

The Research Councils and manyother funding bodies pay feesdirect to the College. Studentswho are not sponsored by publicbodies, either in this country orabroad, are required to pay theirfees either before, or at the timeof enrolment at the beginning ofthe session.

Bursaries andfunding – Researchstudents PhD Studentship awards Information about Studentshipsfor 2011 is still to be confirmed.Details will be made availableshortly on:www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees

In 2010, these highly competitiveresearch studentships coveredtuition fees and a maintenancegrant £15,250 per year, subject tocontinuous appraisal. Only full-time students are eligible forstudentship awards. All full timestudents with an agreed offer ofstudy are eligible to apply andshould indicate their interest onthe separate funding studyapplication form. Detailedinformation about how to apply,deadlines can be found here:www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees

The Ilse Schmitthoff Scholarshipin International Commercial LawThis Scholarship is awarded to aPhD student who is specialising in the area of InternationalCommercial Law at large. Thescholarship will be given as a fee waiver.

Herchel Smith Scholarships (TheAmerican Friends of CambridgeUniversity) A number of doctoral scholarshipsin intellectual property law areawarded each year. Thescholarship will cover tuition feesand / or maintenance.

Further information All enquiries regardingScholarships, (Non-LLM), GTA’s,Bursaries and Studentshipsshould be directed to: Gareth Skehan, School of Law Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8214 email: [email protected]


Graduate Teaching AssistantshipsThe Law Department is able tooffer a number of GraduateTeaching Assistants per year. The responsibilities of the postdeals with teachingundergraduate subjects (with allthe appropriate administrationthat accompanies this- such asproviding office hours, marking ofstudent essays), GTA's will also beinvolved with the examining dutiesand undertake a role as studentadvisers to non PhD students inthe Department. For 2009, thiswas worth £15,290 plus waiver of home/EU fees only. GraduateTeaching Assistantships areallocated on the basis of theteaching needs in the Departmentand the areas of expertise of thePhD students.

For further detailswww.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees

Bursaries andfunding – taughtMasters students Information about bursaries forTaught Masters programmes isstill to be confirmed.

Details will be made availableshortly on:www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees/

LLM Information about LLMscholarships for 2011 for bothcommercial and non-commercialareas of law is still to beconfirmed.

Please check the followingwebsite for details:www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees

Intellectual Property – MScscholarships For the study of intellectualproperty there are a number ofspecific MSc scholarships asdetailed below:

Herchel Smith Scholarships (The American Friends ofCambridge University) There are usually one or twoawards given each year. Thescholarship will cover tuition feesand maintenance. These are onlyavailable to graduates of Britishuniversities in mathematics,engineering and the natural,medical and computer sciences,and are awarded on academicmerit and financial need. John Kemp Scholarship (The Benescience Foundation)The John Kemp scholarship isawarded annually to a student of the MSc in Management ofIntellectual Property who intendsto pursue a career as a PatentAgent. The scholarship is worthapproximately £500.

MSc scholarship enquiries shouldbe directed to: Sharon Watson Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8098 email: [email protected]

Prizes and awardsA number of subject specificawards are made to students aftercompletion of LLM, postgraduatediplomas, MSc in Management ofIntellectual Property, andCertificate in Intellectual PropertyLaw examinations.

Visiting Scholars andVisiting Research Students


• £500 for a visit of up to twomonths

• £1,000 per term

• £2,000 for five or more months

• £3,000 for 12 months

All applications should beaddressed to Anna Denby,Deputy CCLS Manager and CCLSResearch Administrator (Lincoln'sInn Fields)[email protected] and includea CV, brief outline of the intendedresearch and an indication ofdate and length of your proposedvisit and your reason for wishingto visit the School of Law.

Visiting ResearchStudentThis scheme is available topostgraduate research studentswho are pursuing studies atanother institution but who wishto be based in the School of Lawduring part of their postgraduatedegree in order to undertakeresearch as part of their doctoralwork. The minimum period ofregistration is two months andthe maximum is one year.

The following fee structureapplies:

• £3,000 per annum

• £1,000 per semester

• £500 for up to two months

In exceptional circumstances,these fees can be waived.

The application process is thesame as for a standard PhDstudent. Please visithttp://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/mphilphd/#apply

The form should beaccompanied by a CV and a brief research proposal whichindicates the reasons forundertaking the research withinthe School of Law. Documentsshould be sent to HayleyO’Hagan [email protected]

Visiting Research Students areregistered by the college asAssociate Students. They haveaccess to the same range offacilities as standard PhDstudents including:

• School of Law resources and activities, includingattendance at School of lawprogrammes and researchseminars

• QMUL library (Mile End)

• IALS library (Russell Square)

• IP Archive (IALS)

• Electronic resources

• Computer facilities, includingwireless

• Hot-desk space (at Mile End or Lincoln's Inn Fields)

Visiting Research Students arenot entitled to apply for fundingfor travel grants and conferencesor studentships of any kind.

Visiting Scholarsand VisitingResearch StudentsEvery year we welcome a numberof Visiting Scholars and VisitingResearch Students who wish topursue their own researchprojects and join in the academiclife at the School of Law forperiods of a month or longer.

Visiting ScholarsThis scheme is for establishedscholars (including academics,practitioners and judges) whowish to join the School of Lawduring a period of sabbaticalleave from their usual place ofwork or home institution. VisitingScholars are provided with ITfacilities, library access and,where possible, with office space.

These are non-stipendiaryfellowships. Funding mayhowever be available from grant awarding bodies to coversome travel, accommodation andsubsistence. Depending on thelength of stay a fee may becharged for the visit, but feewaivers can also be applied on request.

Visitors who wish to join theCentre for Commercial LawStudies (CCLS) and be based at Lincoln’s Inn Fields may becharged as follows:

A guide to applying


A guide to applying

The easiest way to apply is online.For more details and to apply seewww.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/index.html

If you would prefer to make apaper-based application, you candownload and print out a formfrom our website:www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/index.html

The Admissions and RecruitmentOffice can also send you anapplication form on request. See the contact details on theright.

To apply for researchprogrammes, please first contactthe relevant person in the Schoolin which you would like to study.

Please see page 73 for furtherdetails.

If you are concerned aboutprogrammes filling up and wouldlike advice on availability, pleasecontact the Admissions andRecruitment Office. Internationalstudents applying overseas maywish to contact one of ourrepresentatives in-country.

If you have any admissionenquiries the Admissions andRecruitment Office will be pleasedto advise you.

Contact – admissions and recruitmentFreephone 0800 376 1800If calling from outside the UK:Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5533email: [email protected]

For a full list of ourrepresentatives overseas, visit:www.qmul.ac.uk/international/countries/

Further information


Further information

Visiting Queen Mary – Campus ToursThe best way to find out moreabout Queen Mary is to come andvisit. The Education Liaison andAccess Office organises CampusTours throughout the year. Theseare intentionally informal andrestricted to small groups soeveryone has the chance to askquestions. They are a great way offinding out about living andstudying here and normally lastabout one hour. You will be shownaround by a current student. If youwant to see a particulardepartment, this can usually bearranged when you book your visit.

Postgraduate Open EveningsQueen Mary offers two cross-College Open Evenings, usually inlate November and late April eachyear. The Open Evening givesvisitors the opportunity to holdindividual discussions withdepartmental representatives, visitsubject specific facilities, tour thegeneral research and learningprovision available on campusand speak to all the Queen Marysupport services including Careersand Admissions staff.

The Open Evenings are held atthe Mile End Campus for studentswishing to apply to departments inthe Arts, Humanities, SocialSciences, Science andEngineering and Medicine and Dentistry.

To find out the dates for the nextOpen Evenings and book yourplace, visit: www.qmul.ac.uk/pgopenevening

Contact usIf you have any questions or needmore information, please get intouch.

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