Program Overview

The HKU Master of Laws (LLM)

Medical Ethics and Law (MEL) Specialisation

The Medical Ethics and Law (MEL) Specialisation in the Master of Laws programme at HKU Law is designed as an integrated interdisciplinary course of study that addresses contentious issues of great importance affecting the health, law, and business sectors. This specialisation aims to empower students with knowledge about the big ethical and legal questions of medicine and health.

Admission Criteria

The specialisation is open to both:

• holders of non-law degrees with at least 2 years of relevant experience or professional qualifications
• holders of law degrees

Mode of Study

• Full-time: 1 year
• Part-time: 2 years

Language

The programme is conducted in English.

Leader of the HKU LLM Medical Ethics and Law (MEL) Specialisation

Prof Eric C. Ip leads the specialisation.

Key Courses of the Specialisation

The following courses are part of the specialisation, subject to approval by the University:

• (Compulsory) LLAW6272 Medical Law and Ethics
• (Compulsory) LLAW6274 The Beginning and End of Life
• LLAW6300 Digitalisation: Health, Law and Policy
• LLAW6291 Mental Disability and the Law
• LLAW6318 Public Health Ethics and Law
• LLAW6275 The Legal Foundations of Global Health and Development
• LLAW6250 The Regulation of Biomedical Research
• LLAW6054 9-credit Dissertation

Note

No students will be admitted into the Medical Ethics and Law (MEL) Specialisation in the Master of Laws programme of HKU Law in year 2026.