LLM International Economic Law, Justice and Development at Birkbeck University of London
London, United Kingdom
- Tuition Fee £ 18,090
- Country Rank#62
- Duration12 Months
- Score IELTS: 7
Program Overview
Our LLM International Economic Law, Justice and Development provides you with the skills and knowledge to answer some of the following questions:
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How do the institutions of international economic law (the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization) shape the international development project?
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Are these institutions more important than the United Nations in shaping relations between states at the international level?
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What legal mechanisms exist to constrain the exercise of economic power?
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What role does international economic law have in preventing or mitigating economic, environmental and health crises?
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How can we build critical, alternative understandings of economic organisation?
The LLM International Economic Law, Justice and Development allows you to focus on understanding the mutual relationship between the global distribution of economic power and the legal framework of international economic law, and the legal, political and social consequences of this relationship. In analysing the major international economic institutions, you will critically consider key issues around national sovereignty, the protection of human rights and the advancement of the international development project.
On this course you will also have the unique opportunity to study the impact of international economic law system on major geo-political concerns. You will explore topics including:
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global inequality and poverty
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financial crises
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the climate crisis
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trade and the environment
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pharmaceutical corporations and pandemics
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foreign direct investment
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the privatisation of culture and knowledge.
Cost Of Studying At Birkbeck University of London
Interest rates as low as 8.9% *
250K+
Students Assisted
800Cr+
Loan Amount Disbursed
5000+
Loans Sanctioned
