LLB Law with International Relations

In year one, you will study the English legal system, legal skills, public law and contract law.

This module provides you with a sound knowledge and understanding of the law of contract, focusing on the main principles, cases and statutory provisions relevant to contract law. This will act as a firm foundation for subsequent law modules as well as for postgraduate and professional study after the course. The module will help in developing your competence in the analysis and solution of legal problems, develop your legal research skills and recognise the relationship between the law of contract and other areas of English and European law. This is a core module and is a requirement of the professional bodies.

This module will enable you to develop an understanding of the English legal system and how it works in order to provide a foundation for the further study of law. You will examine the nature and function of legal institutions and the role of the legal profession within the English legal system and explore the provision of legal services and methods of alternative dispute resolution. You will become familiar with, and be able to use, legal skills and knowledge in respect of issues and problems involving the English legal system.

This module will broaden and expand your understanding of the common law system, legal reasoning, case analysis, the judicial hierarchy, handling precedents and statutory interpretation. After studying this module, you will comprehend the basic principles and debates underpinning the position of the courts in the UK constitution, appreciate how to read a case, and be able to pick out its material facts and ratio, as well as distinguish this from obiter dicta and develop an understanding of the different rules and approaches that courts use to interpret statutes. The module will provide you with a grounding in legal ethics so as to instil a basic understanding of a lawyer's duties toward their clients and the court.

This module will examine general principles relating to the UK Constitution and the organisation and powers of the State. You will gain an awareness of the law and practice relating to the control of the Administration of the UK State and will consider the law relating to Human Rights and aspects of Civil Liberties in the UK. 

In year two, you will explore criminal law, tort, and theories of international relations. In addition, you then choose two modules from a combination of law and international relations options. If you want to become a barrister, one option must be EU Law.

This module will enable you to acquire a sound knowledge and understanding of criminal law, including a detailed knowledge of the key principles, cases and statutory provisions relevant to criminal law. You will develop skills in the analysis and solution of legal problems and in researching case law and statute law in relation to criminal law, while recognising the relations between criminal law and other areas of law. This is a core module and is a requirement of the professional bodies.

This module introduces you to the main theories, concepts and themes of International Relations. The rival theories of the discipline are initially explored and then applied to the understanding of key topics concerning the relations between states and also non-state global actors.

This module will enable you to acquire a sound knowledge and understanding of the various torts such as negligence claims, defamation, misuse of private information, trespass, nuisance and product liability. 

This module provides an opportunity to become familiar with the dispute resolution role of the lawyer and to acquire the skills relevant to that role. It will provide an opportunity for you to engage with key techniques, strategies, theories, values and cultural issues relating to the negotiation process, and will provide an understanding of the place of Alternative Dispute Resolution within the legal system. You will also have the opportunity to critically evaluate aspects of the theoretical basis for mediation as a means of dispute resolution and the place of mediation with the legal system. This module is limited to 16 students selected by the programme team.

This module provides a thorough understanding of the legal system of the European Union (EU) and of the rules and principles governing the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital within the EU’s internal market. You will apply knowledge of EU law to the analysis of legal issues and develop your skills of information retrieval from a range of sources. 

Please note that you must select EU Law as an optional module if you want to study the Barristers Training Course after graduating because EU Law is currently a requirement of the academic component of Bar training to become a barrister.

A year-long non-credit bearing option module taken in addition to other modules when suitable work experience is found by you.

The full-time three-year mode will become four years if you go on a study year abroad or undertake this 120-credit placement in your third year and then return to Middlesex University for your fourth and final year.

In year three, you will focus on land law, equity and trusts, plus two optional modules (if part-time, these modules will be studied over 4 or 6 years).

This module will build upon your knowledge of legal principles by bringing these together with rules of trust law and principles of equity, including the ethical principles which govern the role of a trustee as fiduciary and principles relevant to the quantification of damages and availability of assets for their recovery.

You will develop your critical understanding of the law of trusts and equitable principles, and your ability to present and argue positions in relation to issues of equity and trust law. You will analyse practical problems accurately and debate issues at a high level of understanding. This is a core module and is a requirement of the professional bodies.

This module provides a critical understanding of the law in the context of dealings in land. The module will build upon your knowledge of legal principles by bringing these together with rules of land law. Your ability to evaluate issues, including ethical issues, and to solve land law problems at a high level of understanding is enhanced, together with your personal and professional development and employability skills.

A year-long non-credit bearing option module taken in addition to other modules when suitable work experience is found by you.

Addressing the responses to climate change from legal and institutional lenses, this module will provide knowledge and critical understanding of the development of the current international legal and institutional regime to address climate change and the relevant global reforms required under the Paris Agreement. You will appreciate, consider and evaluate the key concepts, and current debates and considerations, underpinning the legal principles and institutional mechanisms relating to climate law and governance and explore their practical applications in climate change litigation and dispute resolution.

This module introduces you to a range of issues in global geopolitics. The course explores a range of topics, including the socio-economic impacts of geopolitics, issues of war and conflict in the Middle East, a shifting global political order, and the grand foreign policy strategies of China, Russia, the US and diplomatic statecraft, while also engaging with the interface of international law and geopolitics. This module will equip you with a set of critical analytical tools for understanding the grand strategies of states acting in competition over territories, resources, and power.

This module gives you knowledge and understanding on the principles of public international law. You will be able to evaluate and analyse legal issues in the international context, often dealing with topical concerns. This might include debates over the legality of the use of armed force, the protection of the environment, or the extent of individual responsibility for war crimes.

This module will examine the international legal framework for international trade provided by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its predecessor the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The importance of the WTO/GATT has dramatically increased since the 1940s, shaping the global trade regimes and regulatory governance.

During your first year, your weekly timetable will typically consist of:

• 6 hours of interactive workshops
• 6 hours of seminars.

Teaching sessions will be spread over no more than three days per week. On top of these formal teaching and learning sessions, you should also budget a few hours independent study time for each module per week.

Outside of teaching hours, you’ll learn independently through self-study which will involve reading articles and books, working on projects, undertaking research, and preparing for assessments including coursework, presentations and exams.

Your independent learning is supported by the library and study hub, laptop hire, and with online materials in MyUniHub.

Whether you are studying full or part-time – your course timetable will balance your study commitments on campus with time for work, life commitments and independent study.

We aim to make timetables available to students at least 2 weeks before the start of term. Some weeks are different due to how we schedule classes and arrange on-campus sessions.

You will be assessed by summative assessments in all modules combining a blend of authentic assessments including moots, presentations, coursework and multiple-choice tests which allow you demonstrate a developing and increasingly sophisticated level of knowledge of the relevant subjects. Formative assessments at all levels also reinforce knowledge and understanding. At level four, the principal focus of the summative assessments is on developing knowledge of the relevant basic principles and concepts .  At level five and level six, the focus is on knowledge of substantive legal subjects , while level six in particular also brings to the fore in-depth, contextual and specialist knowledge of areas of law studied in option modules