Program Overview

Key information

Gain the key knowledge and vital skills required for a successful career in maritime law with this specialised LLM at The City Law School. Your learning will cover shipping contracts, carriage of goods, admiralty, insurance and commercial arbitration. You can also explore the International Law of the Sea.

Course overview

Benefits of this course

Your learning will have an active emphasis on how the law operates in relation to specific maritime issues. These issues include shipping contracts, insurance, admiralty practice, international sale of goods, and commercial arbitration. You can also explore the International Law of the Sea.

You will learn directly from academics and practitioners with years of extensive experience in the field.

We aim for you to gain greater commercial awareness of the legal principles and rules that impact international transport, especially by sea.

You are likely to benefit from this commercial approach if you work in the maritime and international trade sector, or have an interest in doing so.

Award

You can select to apply for one of the available exit points for this course.

Master of Laws (LLM)

Who is this course for?

If you have an interest in legal practice relating to maritime issues, this course is ideal. You may currently be based anywhere in the world and be at any stage of your career.

Our programme is suitable if you aim to develop a career in private commercial practice, or in-house.