Featured Programs 2009

“For more than 35 years, the LL.M. in International and European Law has been a top-quality master’s programme in Flanders. It provides a broad high quality legal education to a maximum of 40 international students and is taught entirely in English. Focusing on European integration and international law in a variety of courses, it prepares for further research or employment at international legal and policy making levels. The teaching staff consists of high-ranking academics and leading practitioners from renowned law firms and European institutions.”

“Strathclyde University's Law School in Glasgow is one of the top law schools in Scotland and the wider UK. As well as achieving the top rating of 5A in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, the Law School was awarded the highest grade by the Quality Assurance Agency. The Law School provides several postgraduate programmes including LLM and MSc courses in Human Rights Law, Construction Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Information Technology and Telecommunications Law (available by attendance and by online distance learning).”

“Committed to providing the highest quality legal education in an increasingly global society, Columbus School of Law offers its Master of Laws degree program to graduates of U.S. and foreign law schools. In line with our Catholic mission, the Columbus School of Law instills its students with a quest for social justice and a profound duty to apply their legal knowledge and skills to the promotion of the common good. The LL.M. is an advanced program of legal study that is customized to the needs of the individual student. LL.M. candidates, mentored by expert faculty, may plan a course of study from numerous concentrations.”

“IE was founded in 1973 by a group of entrepreneurs, and has quickly risen to the top of the international business school rankings, earning itself a reputation for innovation and quality. IE’s unique approach to business education coupled with its dedication to the business world at large have turned IE into an international center of education. Alongside its business Master programs, IE has been providing second-to-none training in the field of international law with the Master of Laws in International Legal Practice for a number of years. More recently, IE has entered into a partnership with Northwestern University School of Law to offer a program geared towards the seasoned executive who requires training in both legal and business studies.”

“The Stellenbosch LLM programmes are aimed at professionals with a first degree in law who wish to obtain a further tertiary qualification as well as specialized knowledge in a particular area of the law. They are very popular with international students from Europe, since the language of instruction is English and international students usually find this to be the ideal way in which to better their English language. The Law Faculty is also very popular with students from Africa, especially Botswana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Namibia. In addition to the well known LLM programme in International Trade Law, a general LLM by course work is also offered, which provides students with the opportunity to construct the module component of their degree themselves, based on their particular interest.”

“Bangor University School of Law is making waves in the UK legal education scene with its unique offering of graduate and postgraduate law programmes. Bangor University School of Law is offering an exciting range of single and joint Law programmes aimed at those who want to specialise in all areas of law, especially business law, as well as those aiming at careers in management and banking. The courses address contemporary issues relevant to the business and political environment worldwide and they will equip students with the knowledge and skills required for operating successfully in the global market.”

“The George Washington University Law School Intellectual Property LL.M. Program is the oldest IP LL.M. program in the world. Over the last several decades, we have bolstered our expertise in patent law with complementary strengths in copyright, trademark, communications, computer and internet regulation, electronic commerce, and genetics and medicine. With its extensive curriculum, expert faculty, and Washington, D.C. location, the IP LL.M. program provides unique opportunities for students to be at the forefront of domestic and international intellectual property policy development. The degree may qualify foreign attorneys to take a U.S. bar.”

“The Masters Program is a one-year postgraduate program for foreign law students who intend to graduate from an internationally-oriented course of studies in two of three general fields of German law (Private Law, Criminal Law and Public Law). The academic program begins October. The Free University, founded in 1948, is Germany’s most expansive and largest university. Owing to its internationally recognized achievements in both teaching and research, the FU exerts a strong attraction on students from Germany and beyond. The Law Department is one of its most renowned faculties, boasting Germany’s largest law library and a number of significant institutes.”

“This new LL.M. program, with a prestigious faculty from all over the world, offers a unique opportunity for advanced legal studies in the field of business. Crossing the traditional boundaries between Civil Law and Common Law, among others, this course of study addresses all pertinent areas of private and public law, preparing students for careers in the private sector as well as in government and international organizations. In addition to law, instruction in crucial aspects of ethics, sociology, psychology and anthropology is also provided, together with an introduction to core transnational and international economics for business lawyers.”

“The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law has a unique emphasis on comparative and international law owing to its location in the State of Louisiana, the only one of the United States to have a private law system based on the civil law. Because of this richness and diversity of the College of Law’s international programs we are uniquely situated to initiate a new LL.M. program: an LL.M. in United States Law. Attaining an LL.M. from Loyola will open new career options for you in the growing global economy. The LL.M. program we will offer is designed to be flexible enough to meet a wide variety of specialties and interests”