Master of Laws specialisation in Litigation and Dispute Resolution

A specialisation is a focused collection of courses within a programme that allows you to gain deep, targeted knowledge in a specific sub-field. Normally these courses make up more than 50 percent of a qualification, some of which lead to registration within a certain field. They may be interdisciplinary, professionally oriented, or designed to meet accreditation requirements. Specialisations often restrict elective choice in favour of a clearly defined study plan.

Completed specialisations will appear on your academic transcript.

Please see the main programme link below for further details.

LLM - Master of Laws

Complete 120 points for one of the following:

120 points for all 120 points Thesis Option, or
120 points for 90 points Thesis Option, or
120 points for 90 points Research Portfolio Option, or
120 points for all 120 points Research Portfolio Option

120 points Thesis Option

Complete 120 points for ALL of the following:

LAW 797A - Thesis 2 - Level 9 (60 points)

LAW 797B - Thesis 2 - Level 9 (60 points)

90 points Thesis Option

Complete 120 points comprising:

90 points for all Thesis, and
30 points from Elective Courses

Thesis

Complete 90 points for ALL of the following:

LAW 796A - Thesis 1 - Level 9 (45 points)

LAW 796B - Thesis 1 - Level 9 (45 points)

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 30 points from the following:

LAW 760 - Directed Study - Level 9 (15 points)

LAW 790 - Dissertation - Level 9 (30 points)

LAWCOMM 702 - International Arbitration - Level 9 (30 points)

LAWGENRL 771 - Mediation Theory and Practice - Level 9 (15 points)

LAWGENRL 772 - Mediation Advocacy - Level 9 (15 points)

LAWPUBL 736 - Human Rights Litigation - Level 9 (30 points)

Up to 30 points may be substituted from such other 700 level courses as the Dean of Faculty of Law approves from year to year as relevant for inclusion in this specialisation.

90 points Research Portfolio Option

Complete 120 points comprising:

90 points for all Research Portfolio, and
30 points from Elective Courses

Research Portfolio

Complete 90 points for ALL of the following:

LAW 794A - Research Portfolio 1 - Level 9 (45 points)

LAW 794B - Research Portfolio 1 - Level 9 (45 points)

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 30 points from the following:

LAW 760 - Directed Study - Level 9 (15 points)

LAW 790 - Dissertation - Level 9 (30 points)

LAWCOMM 702 - International Arbitration - Level 9 (30 points)

LAWGENRL 771 - Mediation Theory and Practice - Level 9 (15 points)

LAWGENRL 772 - Mediation Advocacy - Level 9 (15 points)

LAWPUBL 736 - Human Rights Litigation - Level 9 (30 points)

Up to 30 points may be substituted from such other 700 level courses as the Dean of Faculty of Law approves from year to year as relevant for inclusion in this specialisation.

120 points Research Portfolio Option

Complete 120 points for ALL of the following:

LAW 798A - Research Portfolio 2 - Level 9 (60 points)

LAW 798B - Research Portfolio 2 - Level 9 (60 points)

Please note that while regulations and programme rules for future academic years may be displayed or made available in advance, they remain subject to change. Official, final approved programme regulations for the upcoming academic year will be available when the University Calendar is published in late October of the preceding year. Any information available prior to Calendar publication should be treated as provisional.

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