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LLM in International Human Rights and the Environment

 This joint programme with the Lancaster Environment Centre is intended to appeal to students who wish to study the environmental aspects of law and human rights or the legal regulation of the environment through human rights at master’s level.

The programme has a flexible pathway of study which will define the classification of the final award with either an LLM or MA. Students take three modules from Law and three modules from the Lancaster Environment Centre as well as a dissertation.
 
LLM Pathway:
Total credits 185

Core Modules:

• GEOG 410   Perspectives on Environment and Development (15 credits)
  LLM    100   Dissertation in a law subject area  (20,000 words – 80 credits)

With either one or both:      

• LLM 212 International Environmental Law (20 credits)
• LLM 238 Environmental Law (20 credits)  

The third Law core may be selected from one of the following :
(Please note these modules can also be taken as additional options)

• LLM 213   International Human Rights Law
  LLM 220   Rights of Peoples
  LLM 237   Right to Adequate Food as a Human Right

The remaining 20 credit Law option may be chosen from the following:

• LLM 201       European Union Law
  LLM 205   International Law
  LLM 207   International Business Law & Institutions (WTO)
  LLM 211   International Humanitarian Law (Armed Conflict)
  LLM 215   International Terrorism and the Law
  LLM 217   Corporations in International Business Law
  LLM 221   Law of International Organisations and Institutions
  LLM 233   Independent Research Module
  

The remaining two 15 credit core LEC modules  may be chosen from the following.:

• BIOL   420   Food security, Agriculture and Climate Change
• ENV    432   Chemical Risk Assessment
• ENV    457   Air Pollution and Climate
• GEOG 415   Environmental Justice
• GEOG 421    Sustainable Water management: Concepts, Governance and practice
• LEC     429   Climate Change and Society

Further details of LEC modules can be found at http://www.lec.lancs.ac.uk/postgraduate/masters/
(Please note the availability of modules varies from year to year)

MA/MSc Pathway:
Total credits  185

Core Modules:

• GEOG 410   Perspectives on Environment and Development (15 credits)
  
•   Dissertation in a LEC subject area  (20,000 words – 80 credits)

With either one or both:        

• LLM 212   International Environmental Law (20 credits)
  LLM 238   Environmental Law (20 credits)

The third Law core may be selected from one of the following :
(Please note these modules can also be taken as additional options)

• LLM 213   International Human Rights Law
  LLM 220   Rights of Peoples
  LLM 237   Right to Adequate Food as a Human Right

The remaining Law option (20 credits) may be chosen from the following:

• LLM 201   European Union Law
  LLM 205   International Law
  LLM 207   International Business Law & Institutions (WTO)
  LLM 211   International Humanitarian Law (Armed Conflict)
  LLM 215   International Terrorism and the Law
  LLM 217   Corporations in International Business Law
  LLM 221   Law of International Organisations and Institutions
  LLM 233   Independent Research Module
  LLM 236   International Criminal Law

The remaining two 15 credit core LEC modules may be chosen from the following. 

• BIOL 420   Food security, Agriculture and Climate Change
• ENV 432   Chemical Risk Assessment
• ENV  457   Air Pollution and Climate
• GEOG 415   Environmental Justice
• GEOG 421   Sustainable Water management: Concepts, Governance and practice
• LEC 429   Climate Change and Society

Further details of LEC modules can be found at http://www.lec.lancs.ac.uk/postgraduate/masters/
(Please note the availability of  modules varies from year to year)

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