LLM International Commercial Law Online

Course Details

LLM International Commercial Law Online

This online course provides an introduction to commercial law and managing supply chains. You’ll examine the domestic sale of goods, relevant legislation and compliance; the structure of standard terms and conditions for the sale of goods; risk management in domestic sale of goods, retention of title and exclusion of liability; marketing arrangements: agency agreements, relevant legislation and compliance; cross-border commercial transactions; harmonisation and uniform law initiatives; CIF, FOB and other shipment terms. It will also focus on cross-border transactions under the law of England and Wales, however, other international principles, regulations and conventions will also be studied, such as the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods; the UNCITRAL Model Law and the New York Convention in international commercial arbitration.

When you study the LLM International Commercial Law Online with us you will:

• Be taught by our expert lecturers, including subject matter specialists, former and current practitioners, and research and teaching focused academics. 
• Benefit from strategic partnerships with firms, regulators and accreditation bodies, which inform our programme development.
• Improve your employability by gaining important transferable skills and mapping your career with our careers team.
• Strengthen your network - connect with other students, faculty and industry professionals on an international scale, and seek out opportunities for future placements and job opportunities.
• Increase your earning potential - the 2022 Graduate Labour Market Statistics found that postgraduates on average earn £6,500 more than their graduate counterparts.
• Get ahead of the competition - gain in-depth knowledge of your topic of interest and become a subject expert, which will provide you with a competitive edge in the job market.
• 95% of postgraduate students in employment were in highly skilled employment 15 months after graduating (2020/21 Graduate Outcomes data). Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2022.
• Prepare for the future of Legal Technology – study modules in legal technology and gain insight into this emerging area of law.
• Flexible study – studying at our online campus gives you the opportunity to work at your own pace and around your other commitments, within given deadlines, and at your preferred time of day, with the benefit of our expertise, experience and employability focus.
• Our online programmes will save you the time and money on commuting to and from campus and allow you to study anywhere, across devices, however you can be reassured that the course won’t be compromised on quality or be less demanding than our on campus courses.

Take a look at our Centre of Excellence for International Trade and Commerce, for more information about how you can benefit from our specialist programmes, strategic partnerships, expert teaching and resources to help you succeed in the fields of international trade and commerce.

Please note that, due to Home Office regulations, students who require a Student Route visa to study with us are not permitted to study online and can only choose face-to-face taught modules.