Executive Master of Laws (ELLM)
Programme Code: TMLL2EX
Department: LSE Law School
For students starting this programme of study in 2025/26
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
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Papers 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
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Corporate and Commercial Law |
LL400E European Capital Markets Law (0.5) |
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LL405E Dispute Resolution and Advanced Mediation (0.5) |
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LL410E International Financial Law and Practice I (0.5) |
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LL415E Fundamentals of International Commercial Arbitration (0.5) |
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LL416E Advanced Issues of International Commercial Arbitration (0.5) # |
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LL418E Comparative Corporate Governance (0.5) |
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LL419E Law of Corporate Finance (0.5) |
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LL425E Competition Law (0.5) |
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LL431E Takeover regulation in the UK and US (0.5) |
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LL432E Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings in Europe (0.5) |
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LL433E State and Market in the EU (0.5) |
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LL439E UK Corporate Law (0.5) |
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LL441E Employment Law (0.5) |
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LL442E Corporate Restructuring (0.5) |
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LL443E Corporate Bankruptcy (0.5) |
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LL450E Banking and Finance Law: Regulating Retail, Consumer, and SME Markets (0.5) |
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LL451E Anglo-American Contract Law (0.5) |
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LL452E Tort Law: Foundations and Contemporary Issues (0.5) |
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LL4CQE Legal Aspects of Private Equity and Venture Capital (0.5) |
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LL4EGE Key Issues in Commercial Contract Law (0.5) |
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LL4GJE Legal Aspects of Sustainable Finance (0.5) |
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Financial Law and Regulation |
LL400E European Capital Markets Law (0.5) |
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LL406E Regulation of Financial Markets I (0.5) |
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LL407E Regulation of Financial Markets II (0.5) |
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LL410E International Financial Law and Practice I (0.5) |
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LL419E Law of Corporate Finance (0.5) |
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LL431E Takeover regulation in the UK and US (0.5) |
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LL432E Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings in Europe (0.5) |
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LL434E Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (0.5) |
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LL443E Corporate Bankruptcy (0.5) |
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LL450E Banking and Finance Law: Regulating Retail, Consumer, and SME Markets (0.5) |
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LL4CQE Legal Aspects of Private Equity and Venture Capital (0.5) |
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LL4GJE Legal Aspects of Sustainable Finance (0.5) |
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Competition and Innovation |
LL423E Media Law: Regulating Publication (0.5) |
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LL424E Media Law: Regulating Newsgathering (0.5) |
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LL425E Competition Law (0.5) |
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LL433E State and Market in the EU (0.5) |
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LL435E Innovation, Technology and Patent Law (0.5) |
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LL445E Cultural Property and Heritage Law (0.5) |
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LL446E Art Law (0.5) |
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LL449E Artificial Intelligence and the Law (0.5) |
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LL4CTE Brands and Trademark Law (0.5) |
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Human Rights and Constitutional Law |
LL403E International Human Rights: Concepts, Law and Practice (0.5) |
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LL404E European and UK Human Rights Law (0.5) |
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LL408E Comparative Constitutional Law (0.5) |
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LL409E Comparative Human and Constitutional Rights (0.5) |
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LL420E International Law and Climate Change (0.5) |
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LL426E Rights Adjudication and Global Constitutionalism (0.5) # |
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LL427E Constitutional Law and Theory (0.5) |
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LL436E Rethinking EU Law (0.5) |
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LL448E Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) |
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LL453E Law and Politics of the EU (0.5) |
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International Law |
LL401E The Law of Armed Conflict (0.5) |
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LL402E Key Issues in Transnational Environmental Law (0.5) |
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LL403E International Human Rights: Concepts, Law and Practice (0.5) |
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LL412E International Economic Law I (0.5) |
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LL413E International Economic Law II (0.5) |
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LL420E International Law and Climate Change (0.5) |
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LL447E International Law: Courts and Tribunals (0.5) |
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LL448E Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) |
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European, Comparative and Transnational Law |
LL400E European Capital Markets Law (0.5) |
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LL402E Key Issues in Transnational Environmental Law (0.5) |
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LL404E European and UK Human Rights Law (0.5) |
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LL405E Dispute Resolution and Advanced Mediation (0.5) |
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LL408E Comparative Constitutional Law (0.5) |
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LL409E Comparative Human and Constitutional Rights (0.5) |
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LL420E International Law and Climate Change (0.5) |
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LL425E Competition Law (0.5) |
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LL426E Rights Adjudication and Global Constitutionalism (0.5) # |
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LL432E Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings in Europe (0.5) |
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LL433E State and Market in the EU (0.5) |
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LL436E Rethinking EU Law (0.5) |
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LL441E Employment Law (0.5) |
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LL445E Cultural Property and Heritage Law (0.5) |
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LL448E Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) |
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LL453E Law and Politics of the EU (0.5) |
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Law, Politics and Social Change |
LL402E Key Issues in Transnational Environmental Law (0.5) |
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LL403E International Human Rights: Concepts, Law and Practice (0.5) |
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LL404E European and UK Human Rights Law (0.5) |
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LL405E Dispute Resolution and Advanced Mediation (0.5) |
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LL408E Comparative Constitutional Law (0.5) |
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LL409E Comparative Human and Constitutional Rights (0.5) |
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LL420E International Law and Climate Change (0.5) |
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LL423E Media Law: Regulating Publication (0.5) |
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LL424E Media Law: Regulating Newsgathering (0.5) |
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LL426E Rights Adjudication and Global Constitutionalism (0.5) # |
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LL441E Employment Law (0.5) |
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LL445E Cultural Property and Heritage Law (0.5) |
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LL446E Art Law (0.5) |
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LL448E Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) |
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LL453E Law and Politics of the EU (0.5) |
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Footnotes
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Exit Options
Diploma
This diploma is classified according to the Scheme for the Award of a Diploma, as a 3 unit programme subject to the following provisions.
Students wishing to earn a diploma will have registered as Executive LLM students and then cease their studies after completing six courses (3 full units). All courses count towards the diploma classification. A Pass mark of 50 must be achieved in all courses for students to achieve an overall Pass in the diploma. Assessments for each of the courses will take place at the beginning of the next teaching session. Students wishing to defer attempting one or more assessments must seek permission according to the General Academic Regulations no later than eight weeks prior to the assessment date except in the case of exceptional circumstances, as set out in the General Academic Regulations. Students are permitted to repeat failed assessments in line with the School’s General Academic Regulations and Regulations for Diplomas.
Certificate
Students wishing to earn a certificate will have registered as Executive LLM students and then cease their studies after completing four courses (2 full units). The certificate is classified on a Pass/Fail basis only. A Pass mark of 50 needs to be achieved in all courses for students to be eligible for the award of the certificate. Higher marks in one course cannot compensate a Fail mark in another course. Students wishing to defer attempting one or more assessments must seek permission according to the General Academic Regulations no later than eight weeks prior to the assessment date except in the case of exceptional circumstances, as set out in the General Academic Regulations. Students are permitted to repeat failed assessments in line with the School’s General Academic Regulations and Regulations for Certificates.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.