School of Social Sciences

International Economic Law LLM

Year of entry: 2025

Course length: 12 months Full-Time

About the course

Gain specialist expertise in a significant area of international law and global commerce.

Developing countries require more lawyers educated in this area, as their economic development necessitates deepening involvement in international trade and investment processes.

This course provides you with the core understanding of international economic law, the transactional conditions conducive to its development, and the problems which threaten the success of transactions.

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Benefit from our first-class facilities, including a purpose-built moot court where you can practically develop your skills

Join a university with a strong heritage of providing legal education since 1872, including graduates such as Dame Christabel Pankhurst

Our graduates are among the most targeted by top UK employers

(High Fliers 2024)

Compulsory Units

Global Economic and World Trade Law
International Investment Law
LL.M Dissertation

Optional Units

Academic Skills for Legal Studies
Postgraduate Competition Law in an International Context
International Sale of Goods
International Banking Law
Transnational Corporate & Capital Markets Law
Intellectual Property Law
Copyright Law and Policy

These are examples of units offered in 2023/24 and are subject to change.

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Where will your degree take you?

The demand for graduates with specialist understanding of trade regulations continues to grow worldwide. Our degrees allow you to develop a variety of both subject-specific and transferable skills suited to a wide variety of roles, such as critical thinking, legal analysis, research, problem-solving and communication.

Most of our recent graduates have gone on to work with leading organisations in legal advice, tax consultancy, auditing in the free economy, government, charities, and at top universities, with job titles such as Business Development Manager, Financial Consultant, Legal Advisor, Mergers and Acquisition Specialist, and Researcher.

Many of our graduates choose to go on to research degrees (PhD), either at Manchester or at another leading university, where they expand the boundaries of our knowledge and pursue careers in research or academia.

Academic spotlight

Nicolette Butler / Senior Lecturer in Law

"The University of Manchester has an excellent reputation in academia. Additionally, the Law department has strengths in international law and commercial law; this made Manchester a good fit with my own research and teaching interests. International investment law (and international economic law, broadly defined) are, to this day, my main research areas.

Our academics are internationally recognised experts; it is a real pleasure to work with such amazing colleagues who produce world-leading research and are highly dedicated and inspirational teachers."