LLM in European Law?

This Master’s programme will enable you to understand and evaluate the contemporary debates in European Union law. Particular areas of study include:

• The key relationship between European and national legal systems
• The nature, form and function of the European institutional structures
• The way substantive European law regulates relationships between individuals and the state

You will examine both the major constitutional questions of European law and look closely at areas of particular European legislative and judicial activity.

For further information, please see the Postgraduate Prospectus.

Postgraduate Teaching

EU Employment Law and Social Policy

This module considers how the free movement of peoples among EU states has led to the harmonisation of the protection of employment rights between member states. This has created a fascinating network of rules and principles. The module will involve analysis and discussion of general principles and policy objectives of the resulting EU-wide laws.

Mobility and Citizenship in the EU

This module aims to provide a kaleidoscope of the legal aspects of EU citizenship. It will explore the role of national citizenship and the significance of individual membership of the EU. Questions of evolving rights and duties, social policy, discrimination and equal treatment, political integration, free movement and migration of third-country nationals will also be covered.

European Public Law

This module addresses the law relating to the function and power of the institutions of the European Union and debates about the development of a European constitution. It will consider key principles such as subsidiarity, proportionality and the accountability of EU institutions. Students will develop an understanding of how Europe works and how it may develop in the future.

Terrorism in EU and International Law

This module addresses the internal legal problems of common security action and analyses the constitutional framework of the European Union. It includes the relationship between security law and the wider issues of EU external relations and the changes agreed in the Lisbon Treaty. It will also take a closer look at the EU’s response to international terrorism.

Law and Policy of EU External Trade

This module will examine Europe’s key role in the development of international discussions about global trade. Disputes between Europe and states outside the European Union are resolved by a series of complicated trade agreements. Students will be provided with a sound introduction to the EU law governing trade and international economics.

Undergraduate Teaching

European Union Law (Level 1)

This module, taught in the second term, covers what can be referred to as the European Union's constitutional law.  Students examine the nature of its legal order, with a particular focus on the doctrines which have been developed by the European Court of Justice and how these doctrines have led to individual citizens being able to rely upon EU law in the national courts. 

European Union Law (Level 2)

This module, taught in the second term, mainly deals with substantive EU law. It provides a thorough introduction to the Law of the Internal Market, especially the free movement of goods and persons.  

For further information on these modules, see the Module Catalogue.