School of Social Sciences

Transnational Dispute Resolution LLM

Year of entry: 2026

Course length: 12 months Full-Time | 27 months Part-Time

About the course

How should we resolve international disputes on pressing issues like human rights, the environment, or commercial litigation?

Our LLM Transnational Dispute Resolution will give you specialised knowledge of the laws and practices that govern international courts and tribunals, as well as the challenges that arise when resolving transnational disputes.

Specifically, you’ll learn about the International Court of Justice and interstate and mixed arbitration tribunals, as well as investment dispute resolution mechanisms such as the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or the World Trade Organization.

By studying this course, you’ll join one of Europe’s leading Law schools. Throughout your studies, you'll benefit from opportunities to practice and develop your skills, giving you expertise within the subject, and transferable strengths suitable for a range of other careers.

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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 Lord Stephens, current Justice of the UK Supreme Court

Graduate from one of the UK’s most targeted universities by top employers with the skills needed for a meaningful career

(High Fliers, The Graduate Market Report 2024)

Compulsory Units

LLM Dissertation;
International Investment Law;
International Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Law.

Optional Units

Academic Skills for Legal Studies;
International Sale of Goods;
International Banking Law;
Global Economic and World Trade Law;
Transnational Corporate and Capital Markets Law;
Intellectual Property Law;
Trademark Law and Policy;
Patent Law and Policy;
Foundations of International Law .

These are examples of units offered in 2024/25 and are subject to change.

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Where will your course take you?

The demand for well-rounded law graduates continues to grow worldwide. Our courses 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 states, government agencies, international courts and tribunals, law firms and multinational corporations, international arbitration and other ADR mechanisms, and at top universities, with job titles such as Commercial Arbitrator, Conflict Management Specialist, Consultant, Manager, and Researcher.

Many graduates also continue their research by studying a PhD in Law, either at Manchester or at another leading university, where they expand the boundaries of our knowledge and pursue careers in research or academia.

Betty Kioko

Transnational Dispute Resolution LLM Graduate

“My plan is to work in International Law and Dispute Settlement. Studying at Manchester is preparing me for this by allowing me to interact with leading scholars and practitioners in the field as well as learn the workings of other countries. In addition to this, the lectures and seminars are structured in such a way as to prepare you for the industry rather than simply acting as academic exercises.“