This LLM allows you to explore in detail the mechanisms and processes through which disputes are resolved in key areas of international legal practice. It enhances your ability to understand the ways in which dispute resolution plays out in legal environments such as commercial, human rights and environmental. You gain a broad knowledge of international legal rules and policies and their operation in practice, the international legislative environment within specific jurisdictions and adjudicative institutions as well as their mutual interactions and their impact on dispute resolution.
2.2 honours degree or equivalent in related area
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The course will equip you with the perspective and skills necessary for a wide range of legal careers including within international law firms - many of which have departments specialised in international dispute resolution - or as in-house counsel within international corporations.
Other potential careers include working as legal adviser to governmental and non-governmental organisations, as well as international and inter-governmental organisations, such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague; European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg; International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris; London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); International Centre for Investment Dispute Settlement (ICSID) in Washington DC; and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague.
The course also provides an excellent pathway for further studies including postgraduate research at MPhil or PhD level.
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