SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY

A University Established by SAARC Nations

SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY

A University established by SAARC Nations

FLS

Faculty of Legal Studies

Course Structure

LLM (Master of Law)

S.No. Course Credits
SEMESTER I
1 International Law (Compulsory) 4
2 Comparative Constitutional Law of SAARC Nations (Compulsory) 4
3

Conflict of Laws (Compulsory)

4
4 Research Methods for Law (Compulsory) 4
5 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory (Compulsory) 4
SEMESTER II
1 International Trade Law (Optional) 4
2 Advanced International Legal Issues (Optional) 4
3 International Human Rights Law (Optional) 4
4 Intellectual Property Law (Optional) 4
5 International Humanitarian Law (Optional) 4
6 International Commercial Law (Optional) 4
7 International Maritime Law (Optional) 4
8

International Environmental Law (Optional)

4
9

Transnational Migration Law and Policy

4
10

International Taxation Law and Policy

4
11 Women and Law Course 4
SEMESTER III
1 Law of International Organizations (Optional) 4
2 International Criminal Law (Optional) 4
3 Law of the Sea (Optional) 4
4 International Economic Law (Optional) 4
5 Legal Interpretation (Optional) 2
6 International Natural Resource Law (Optional) 4
7 Air and Space Law (Optional) 4
8 Business  and Human Rights (Optional) 4
9 International Law related to Children’s Rights, Protection and Development (Optional) 4
10 International Media Law (IML) (Optional) 2
SEMESTER IV
1 Dissertation (Compulsory) 8
2 Law on Transnational Contracts and Commercial Arbitration (Optional) 4
3 International Refugee Law (Optional) 4
4 International Dispute Settlement (Optional) 4
5 Law and Justice in a Globalizing World (Optional) 2
6 Social and Economic Rights in South Asia (Optional) 4
7 Law and Development (Optional) 4
8 International Climate Change Law 2
9 International Energy Law and Policy