Master of Laws LLM in Legal History

Master of Laws LLM in Legal History is a Masters program taught at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (Full-time mode: one (normative study period) – two (maximum) options.

The Master of Laws (LLM) in Legal History at The Chinese University of Hong Kong develops expertise in the substance and methodology of transnational legal history research. Students study legal history through a required course on Common Law: Origins and Development and an in-depth Legal History Thesis supervised by faculty with legal history expertise. Students also choose elective courses that cover topics such as colonial governance, comparative legal traditions, law and history, and the relationship between law, culture, and society.

The programme has a hybrid structure combining classroom learning with research elements. The Legal History Thesis accounts for half of students’ credits and includes a bi-weekly seminar for presenting work in progress, with comments from the course convenor and fellow students. The curriculum uses required and elective courses totaling 24 units, with teaching that mixes lectures, seminars, tutorials, presentations, and class discussions. Classes are held during daytime and evenings of weekdays and daytime on Saturdays.

Modules

• Common Law: Origins and Development
• Legal History Thesis
• Colonial Governance and the Rule of Law
• Comparative Legal Traditions
• History, Culture and the Law
• Law and History
• Principles of Art, Antiquities, Cultural Heritage and the Law
• Transnational Law After Empire

The minimum requirements for admission in Master of Laws LLM in Legal History at Chinese University of Hong Kong for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Chinese University of Hong Kong.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Chinese University of Hong Kong as pre-requiste for admission in Master of Laws LLM in Legal History.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

All applicants must fulfill the General Admission Requirements and the English Language Proficiency Requirement prescribed by the University’s Graduate School. In addition applicants must have:

• a qualification to practise law in the jurisdiction of the student’s residence; or
• a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree or a degree of equivalent standing; or
• a Bachelor’s degree in a non-law subject with substantial law-related working experience; or
• a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in a related field such as history, sociology, political science or anthropology.

Applicants whose undergraduate studies were not conducted and assessed in English are required to take an appropriate English language proficiency test and achieve a sufficient score, such as a score of 88/120 or 4.5/6 or above in TOEFL (Internet-based/Home Edition); Band 6.5 or better in IELTS; or equivalent. The test results must be obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying to join the LLM Programme.

Applicants whose undergraduate studies were not conducted and assessed in English are required to take an appropriate English language proficiency test and achieve a sufficient score, such as a score of 88/120 or 4.5/6 or above in TOEFL (Internet-based/Home Edition); Band 6.5 or better in IELTS; or equivalent.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/study-with-us/master-of-laws-llm-in-legal-history

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