International Dispute Resolution LLM

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.What will you studyStudying our International Dispute Resolution LLM course will equip you with specialist knowledge and skills in the areas of legal theory and international legal practice. You will be provided with a solid grounding in traditional, common law as well as EU law rules that regulate International Commercial Litigation to understand the current development and trends in the field. At the same time, you will be introduced to the fundamental principles and legal institutes of international commercial litigation. You will also develop a critical understanding of the principles and legal theories in International Commercial Arbitration by exploring its practice, the relevant laws and international treaties that govern it. You will apply this knowledge and relevant legal rules to case scenarios to gain an awareness of the contemporary challenges and developments in the field.As a crucial skill, Settlement of International Disputes will allow you to explore the law, practice and institutional design of international courts that will enable you to effectively conduct a comparative analysis. To add to this, you will learn how different dispute settlement bodies interact and understand its multiple functions and influences. With a critical approach, you will also consider the tensions, challenges and possible solutions in the practice of international dispute settlement. Here, you will discuss a range of issues and criticisms in the investment treaty arbitration regime, different procedures for settlement of investment disputes and the growing number of arbitral decisions in this field.In Transnational Human Rights and Climate Change Litigation, you will gain a critical understanding of strategic human rights litigation, its role in fostering change and its potential pitfalls and ethical considerations on a national, regional and global scale. You will learn the mechanisms for the protection of human rights while critically evaluating practices in strategic human rights litigation, such as in the area of human rights-based climate change litigation. Here, you will engage with various sources such as statues, treaties, regulations, policy documents and other academic literature alongside the relevant research methods to help you analyse and critically evaluate your research.CareersThe 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 advisor to governmental and non-governmental organisations, as well as international and intergovernmental 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 D.C. 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.