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About the LL.M. in Public Law

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must hold a degree in law, or an interdisciplinary degree which includes a substantial law component, in which they would normally have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Grade 1) or its equivalent. In exceptional circumstances, applications may also be considered from students who hold a degree other than a law degree and who have relevant educational and/or professional experience in law. Further information can be obtained in the 2008/09 brochure.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Full course descriptions are available here.

DURATION

Semester One commences in September and runs through to December. Semester Two begins in January and ends in April. The period from May to the end of August is devoted to the preparation and submission of the dissertation

Full-Time Mode :

The programme focuses on the dynamics of legal and social change. In Semester One students must take two foundation courses (Advanced Legal Research and Methods; Law, Regulation and Policy) which aim to build on and enhance their research skills and deepen their understanding of public law. Students must also choose two substantive courses covering a variety of key issues in public law (e.g. Theories of Judicial Activism; Sentencing and Penal Policy; Communications Law; and the Criminal Jury).

In Semester Two the course work progresses to focus on contemporary law reform challenges in public law. Students must choose two substantive courses dealing with law reform in a variety of fields (e.g. Processes of Law Reform; Disability Law Reform; Equality Law; Problems and Challenges facing the Criminal Process). Students must also write a dissertation (15,000 words) related to the themes of the course.

Part -Time Mode:

In Year One students must take the 2 foundation subjects (see above) and one substantive course in each semester (see above).

In Year Two students must take one substantive course in each semester and write a dissertation (15,000 words) related to the themes of the course (see above).

APPLICATIONS

The deadline for applications to the LL.M. is May 9th 2008.

All applications for postgraduate programmes both taught and research are now made via the Postgraduate Applications Centre. Answers to common queries can be found in their frequently asked questions section.

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