Law with Environmental Law, Governance and Policy LLM

Birkbeck, University of London

The LLM Law with Pathways is a highly flexible course that offers you the chance to pursue your professional, personal and academic interests by following one of nine different pathways. You can choose:LLM Law Generalor you can choose LLM Law with any of the following:Commercial LawConstitutional Politics, Law and TheoryEnvironmental Law, Governance and PolicyHuman RightsInternational Intellectual PropertyInternational Law and DevelopmentLaw and New TechnologiesLaw and Political EconomyIn a time of accelerating environmental crises, individuals and societies have increasingly turned to the law for solutions to environmental problems. While legal responses have been innovative and creative, challenges persist in the use of law to respond to complex environmental problems. Birkbeck’s LLM pathway in Environmental Law, Policy and Governance is an innovative, research-led pathway offering postgraduate students the theoretical and practical knowledge crucial for a nuanced understanding of the ways in which policy, the law and governance structures respond to environmental problems. We focus on a critical understanding of environmental problems and responses to them as well as their intersection with other challenges such as racial and economic inequalitiesStart Date: October 2024 Duration: One year