M9930: Legal Research

This module is compulsory for all PgDip and LL.M. students in the School of Law. Its aim is to equip students with the knowledge and skills required for postgraduate legal study. The main topics of the module are as follows: (1) Finding, Assessing and Using Legal Data; (2) Introductory 'Map' of Legal Scholarship; (3) Introduction to Social Scientific Research Methods; and (4) Writing a Law Dissertation. This module is taught entirely by way of distance learning.

M9932: Comparative Company Law And Regulation
This class involves a comparative analysis of the company law regimes found in a number of countries including the UK, USA, China and various European states. The class takes a critical policy stance to the subject and analyses the policy rationales behind different approaches to company law and regulation found across the globe. A number of key aspects of company law and regulation are examined including those pertaining to: the incorporation and constitution of companies; corporate crime and civil liability; board structures and directors' duties; stakeholder approaches to corporate governance; insider dealing and market abuse; mergers and takeovers; and minority shareholder protection. The class also reviews the increasing importance of international and European legal frameworks to domestic company law regimes. "
M9920: The World Trading System: Law And Policy

This class will focus on the WTO system, but will also include the IMF and the World Bank. It will trace the origins and development of the world trading system and the economic and philosophical principles underlying the international trading regime. It will primarily focus on analyzing the institutions and agreements that have shaped international trade rules, and their underlying policies, as well as identifying critical issues and challenges for the future, including the interaction of the world trading regime with issues such as ‘democracy’, ‘free trade’, ‘sovereignty’ and ‘development’. The class will also explore the interaction of WTO law with other non-economic values and norms, as well as its potential to penetrate into and shape domestic legal systems.