LLM International Environmental Law at Durham University

Develop the legal skills and knowledge needed to address key issues around major global challenges such as environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution. Our LLM in International Environmental Law provides you with the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge to make your own contribution to how governments and organisations are seeking to address the profound environment and climate challenges that are having a massive impact on the lives of people around the world. The course focuses on teaching you about legal techniques and instruments such as treaty-making, governance and legal orders that provide the framework on which internationally agreed environmental goals are based and which support action taken to tackle issues such as environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, climate change, ozone depletion and plastic pollution.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: Law  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Durham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course is designed to address how international environmental law is constantly evolving, how it has shaped legal principles, and how it works together with other areas of law. Compulsory modules include International Climate Change Law, Global Environmental Law, Applied Research Methods in Law.

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