Master of Laws LLM in Common Law

Master of Laws LLM in Common Law 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 year (normative study period) – two year) options.

The Master of Laws (LLM) in Common Law develops substantive knowledge of Hong Kong law in core common law subjects and builds skills to engage with the common law tradition more widely. Students take required courses in Common Law: Origins and Development, Principles of Contract, Principles of Criminal Law, and Principles of Tort. They then choose elective courses to deepen common law knowledge or complement it with other subjects.

The programme requires 24 units, with 12 units of required courses and 12 units of elective courses. Full-time study follows a one-year normative period with a two-year maximum study period; part-time study follows a two-year normative period with a three-year maximum study period. Teaching uses lectures, seminars, tutorials, presentations, and class discussions. A 3-unit course usually has three teaching hours per week, with classes held on weekdays daytime and evenings and daytime on Saturdays.

Modules

• Common Law: Origins and Development
• Principles of Contract
• Principles of Criminal Law
• Principles of Tort
• Artificial Intelligence and the Common Law
• Common Law: Globalization and Convergence
• Comparative Constitutional Law
• Comparative Legal Traditions
• Colonial Governance and the Rule of Law
• Copyright, Digital Subject Matter and Information Technology
• Crime and the Sanctioning Process

The minimum requirements for admission in Master of Laws LLM in Common Law 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 Common Law.

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 (normally in a non common law jurisdiction); or
• a Bachelor’s degree in a non-law subject with substantial law-related working experience.

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.

TOEFL (Internet-based/Home Edition) score of 88/120; or IELTS Band 6.5 or better; or equivalent. Test results must be obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying to join the LLM Programme.

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

9 fully funded scholarships are listed for Hong Kong. See Hong Kong scholarships.