LLM International Commercial and Economic Law

LLM International Commercial and Economic Law is a Masters program taught at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. Intake: September. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (One year (full-time), two or three years (part-time)) options.

The LLM International Commercial and Economic Law at SOAS covers international economic and commercial practice through transnational, comparative, and socio-legal perspectives. Students examine how law regulates global markets, corporate power, and cross-border economic activity, including investment, trade, finance, and dispute resolution. The programme emphasizes international arbitration and transnational dispute settlement, using theoretical training alongside practical, skills-based learning.

Students take modules worth a total of 180 credits. The programme includes a 60-credit dissertation (LLM Dissertation in Law) and 120 credits of taught modules, each worth either 15 or 30 credits. Students who want a specialised LLM must take at least 60 credits from the International Commercial and Economic Law specialisation options, with the dissertation topic undertaken within that specialisation. Attendance is available full-time or part-time, with a September start.

Modules

• LLM Dissertation in Law
• International Arbitration: Law and Theory
• International Arbitration: Practice
• Intellectual Property Law 1 (PG)
• Intellectual Property Law 2 (PG)
• International Investment Law
• Multinational Enterprises and the Law I
• Business and Human Rights in the Global Economy
• Transnational Law, Finance and Technology

The minimum requirements for admission in LLM International Commercial and Economic Law at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London as pre-requiste for admission in LLM International Commercial and Economic Law.

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

A 2:1 degree in a relevant undergraduate degree.

If you have a lower degree classification, your application may be considered if you can present a strong case, either through relevant work experience, other legal qualifications, or a strong supporting statement. References are not required, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:1 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications.

See international entry requirements and English language requirements.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.soas.ac.uk/study/find-course/llm-international-commercial-and-economic-law

• International commercial law firms
• In-house counsel at some of the major multinational companies
• Policy
• Academia

85 fully funded scholarships are listed for UK. See UK scholarships.