LLM/PgDip/PgCert

International Business Law and Regulation

3 good reasons to study International Business Law and Regulation at Salford:

Develop specialised legal knowledge and skills in International Business Law and Regulation
Gain an understanding of key principles and doctrines in a range of related legal issues
Secure considerable competitive advantage when applying to firms that require legal and business knowledge.

The LLM is designed to immerse you in more detailed aspects of commercial law and regulation. The emphasis is on those areas of law such as competition law and securities regulation, critical to the operation of commercial enterprise in the modern world, combined with modules in international trade and the international protection of intellectual property.

This course offers you an opportunity to explore and study this exciting and vibrant area of law. It takes a practical and professional approach to the subject, offering you grounding in legal, regulatory and commercial skills.

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Course details

The current global financial crisis has made it clear that in this increasingly interdependent world, legal or regulatory failures in one country or over one type of business can have major repercussions across the whole global economy.

The aim of this course is to examine some key areas of law (both hard and soft) that particularly impinge upon international business. The regulation of business has often developed in different ways within different legal jurisdictions and those conducting cross-border business can face conflicting rules. In creating a ‘single market’ within the EU, a major attempt has been made to reduce these conflicts within the continent of Europe, but in many areas, the USA has developed different approaches. A number of the modules look at these differences between Europe and America.

The course aims to equip you with a deep understanding of the context and application of International Business Law and Regulation. Upon successful completion of the course, you will:

Have acquired specialised legal knowledge and legal skills in the subject of International Business Law and Regulation
Have developed a greater understanding of the nature of law, both generally and within the specific context of the subject matter of International Business Law and Regulation
Understand key principles and doctrines in a range of legal subjects related to International Business Law and Regulation
Be able to apply a broad range of commercial law issues to multi-jurisdictional settings
Understand relevant theoretical perspectives, including those drawn from other disciplines, on the legal and policy issues raised by the subjects studied
Have developed research, organisational and presentation skills and the capacity and opportunity for independent learning
Have developed other skills that will equip you for future learning and employment

Course Structure

You will be asked to select four 30 credit taught modules from the list below which then run over Semesters 1 and 2.

Semester 1 and 2

International Trade Law (30 credits)

This module concentrates on the contractual issues that arise from carriage of goods by sea. It looks at the standard forms of sales contracts, charterparties, bills of lading, marine insurance and letters of credit. It also examines recent developments like electronic documents.

Intellectual Property Rights (30 credits)

With the growing sophistication of products and markets around the world, intangible assets, like patents, copyright and trademarks have become increasingly valuable, but increasingly threatened. This module will review the different forms of Intellectual Property and the methods by which rights arise.

EU and US Competition Law (30 credits)

Major international companies now find that their business practices are being scrutinised by EU and US competition authorities. Although this module concentrates on the EU law and its interplay with domestic UK competition law, it also looks at how the European approach differs from that of the US and the problems to which it can give rise.

International Corporate Governance (30 credits)

Around the world two issues have come to the fore, how are directors controlled, and what duties should they hold? This module examines these two interlinked issues and the responses of different jurisdictions to them.

World Trade Organisation (30 credits)

This module looks at the World Trade Organisation as an institution, the code it has developed, its approach to enforcement and some examples of the decisions it has made. In the current difficult financial circumstances, the WTO is clearly a critical institution in the world of international commerce.

Semester 3

Dissertation (60 credits)

Up to 15,000 words on a topic within International Business Law and Regulation

Course Enquiries

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