📖Program Curriculum
Year 1
Core Modules
Credits
Contemporary Issues in Law
20.00
Explore contemporary legal issues and debates analyse current developments related to the advancement of society through the legal lens. This module will offer a mix of different learning opportunities with research-based lectures practical workshops seminars guest lectures and talks with legal professionals and policy makers.
International Intellectual Property Law
20.00
Delve into the international dimension of intellectual property and the international regulations governing intellectual property. You’ll study relevant issues regulation and policy in international intellectual property law. Regulatory bodies like the World Intellectual Property Organisation and World Trade Organisation will also be studied.
Structured Independent Work
60.00
This module provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate your skills in legal research on a chosen topic at an advanced level. It is a compulsory module and particular attention is paid to high-level analysis of legal texts reasoning skills presentation of research findings and arguments and appropriate referencing.
Optional Modules
Credits
Intellectual Property Law and Technology
20.00
Study IP issues in innovation and technology by applying contemporary international and comparative approaches. You’ll develop advanced knowledge of IP protection issues in cyberspace and how they relate to governance commercialisation and business development.
Electronic Commerce and Digital Trade
20.00
Learn the legal issues and regulatory challenges arising from the engagement in commercial activities by electronic means. You’ll learn the legal frameworks in place for dealing with aspects of transactions you’ll identify and discuss the problems governments have to contend with in seeking to exert their regulatory control in the realm of electro...
International Law
20.00
This module explores of the principles of the international legal system and how the principles of public international law apply to more specialist areas. Examine how international law is created treaties are made and interpreted the international responsibility of states for wrongful conduct and legal principles.
International Commercial Dispute Resolution
20.00
Gain an understanding of the various forms of Dispute Resolution and Alternative Dispute Resolution. You’ll study processes and the legal challenges and key issues involved with special focus on commercial dispute resolution and the interaction between the commercial environment and legal and regulatory frameworks in which disputes are resolved.
Competition Law
20.00
Examine the legal rules of EU completion law taking into account underlying economic principles and wider policy issues. You’ll study the fundamental principle behind EU competition law substantive law on identifying anti-competitive practices and the enforcement dimension of EU competition law.
International Trade
20.00
