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Navigate contracts, arbitration, and cross-border regulation
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International commerce requires lawyers who understand CISG, arbitration, sanctions, and digital trade law. Haverton's LLM (awarded at MA level in our framework) combines treaty analysis with case studies from shipping, fintech, and energy sectors. You will draft clauses, memos, and arbitration submissions. The programme suits qualified lawyers and experienced compliance professionals — not a first law degree. LLM International Commercial Law is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 12 months, and the credit total is 30. Students move from International Commercial Contracts through International Commercial Contracts; Cross-Border Dispute Resolution & Arbitration; WTO & International Trade Law; Comparative Corporate Governance; International Investment Law; Global Banking & Financial Regulation, and finish on LLM Dissertation. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read. Reading is a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. The artefact a marker expects is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Analyse international sale of goods and documentary credit disputes Draft arbitration clauses and procedural strategies Advise on UK, EU, and UN sanctions compliance Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Faculty spotlight
Barrister Professor James Thompson teaches arbitration; Dr. Fatima Al-Rashid specialises in Gulf trade and sanctions law.
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Online tuition is free. Online examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored.
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Prefer to learn at our London campus? Campus tuition is published on each programme page. All examinations are 100% free of charge.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAW501 | International Commercial Contracts International Commercial Contracts (LAW501) is a course on LLM International Commercial Law. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW502 | Cross-Border Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Cross-Border Dispute Resolution & Arbitration (LAW502) is a course on LLM International Commercial Law. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW503 | WTO & International Trade Law WTO & International Trade Law (LAW503) is a course on LLM International Commercial Law. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW504 | Comparative Corporate Governance Comparative Corporate Governance (LAW504) is a course on LLM International Commercial Law. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAW505 | International Investment Law International Investment Law (LAW505) is a course on LLM International Commercial Law. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW506 | Global Banking & Financial Regulation Global Banking & Financial Regulation (LAW506) is a course on LLM International Commercial Law. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW507 | Intellectual Property in International Trade Intellectual Property in International Trade (LAW507) is a course on LLM International Commercial Law. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW508 | Comparative Corporate Jurisprudence Comparative Corporate Jurisprudence (LAW508) is a course on LLM International Commercial Law. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW509 | LLM Dissertation LLM Dissertation (LAW509) is a course on LLM International Commercial Law. It carries 36 credits and 360 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 36 · 360 h |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 12 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Haverton. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. All online degree examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored — the only cost for online study is the application fee. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged separately. Check the Fees page for details.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Haverton University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
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