Our International Commercial Law LLM equips you with an advanced understanding of the complex legal issues surrounding international business law, international commercial law, and corporate governance and finance.

The LLM International Law programme enables students to develop an in-depth understanding of the law in relation to key international subjects. Students are encouraged to consider the role of the law in international affairs and to develop a critical understanding of how the law affects all aspects of international activity, from trade and prosecuting crimes to the use of force in international relations, human rights, and protecting the environment.

The LLM Business Law course will develop your understanding of key areas in business law and international business law, undertaking case studies in a number of modules.

Are you interested in current affairs? Does the idea of studying international law in the most vibrant city in Africa appeal to you? Do you want to further your studies in a vibrant and dynamic field of law?

Our LLM International Commercial Law programme is one of our most popular and long-established LLM programmes and is respected by top international commercial law firms. The programme is designed to meet the needs of students and lawyers who wish to study commercial law from an international perspective with emphasis placed on international conventions and agreements and their practical application.

The LLM in International Law provides a distinctive opportunity to develop a critical and substantive grounding in public international law and the law governing modern international relations. Develop the skills and knowledge to embrace the challenges of the increasingly complex relations between states.

The SOAS LLM in International Law provides a diverse and unique range of courses that interrogate critically the theory and practice of international law and explore cutting-edge topics of contemporary significance particularly as they relate to the global south.

As business increasingly occurs across international borders, so must the practice of law equally change to accommodate commercial activities within the global economy. Through this 100% online and part-time LLM you will gain a deep understanding of international business law and the complexities of transnational business interactions. Through this online LLM International Business Law, you will delve into a range of stimulating topics, including transnational contract law, competition law at a national and international level, and explore the remit, procedures and operation of the World Trade Organization. This programme will equip you with the specialist legal knowledge and skills to prepare you for a career within global business law.

The LLM in International Commercial Law has a focus on private law and international aspects of private (international) law. There is a possibility to write an article for publication within the programme (usually linked to the writing of the Master's thesis).

Our Master of Laws (LLM) programme gives you an in-depth knowledge of law in its international context.  You’ll evaluate research and advanced scholarship in areas of legal study such as human rights law, immigration and refugee law, international banking and finance law, and international environmental law.

This online LLM in international law, representing 26 US credits (40-45 ECTS) is one of the world’s only two LLM degree programs offered by an intergovernmental organization constituted under international law (the other being offered by the European University Institute).

The LLM in International Commercial Law offers a wide-ranging study of transnational business transactions, international commercial arbitration, international trade rules, and market influences on law. Studying this programme allows you to develop skills to embrace the challenges and opportunities presented by law in a global environment.

The LLM in International Commercial Law at the University of Johannesburg (the flagship program of the Faculty of Law) is designed to be completed by full-time students within one year and by part-time students over two years. The program consists of the modules International Commercial Law A, B, and C, as well as a minor dissertation on a topic in International Commercial Law.

The LLM in International Commercial Law will give you the knowledge and skills to pave the way to a range of exciting careers in this important and diverse field of law.

International law is an exciting and ever-changing area of law. You’ll study international law from a theoretical perspective, helping you to understand and contextualise the law and the international legal system. You’ll learn from today’s leading lawyers – our world-leading research underpins our teaching – and gain a strong basis in the foundations of international law and the international legal system.