LLM International Law and Global Health

The LLM in International Law and Global Health explores the intersection of health and law at the international level, including global health governance, the international right to health, and legal interventions to prevent and respond to infectious and non-communicable diseases. The LLM will provide you with both a general understanding of how the law operates on the global stage and in-depth expert knowledge of the regulatory frameworks that govern issues such as pandemic management, equitable access to medicines, or pharmaceutical patents.

Course Structure

• Foundations of International Law
• International Law and Human Rights
• Advanced International Law
• Introduction to International Economic Law

GLOBAL HEALTH ELECTIVES

• Global Health Law
• Covid-19 in Law, Policy, and Practice
• Healthcare Justice and Society

INTERNATIONAL LAW ELECTIVES

• International Environmental Law
• International Humanitarian Law
• International Refugee Law

HUMAN RIGHTS ELECTIVES

• Foundations of Human Rights
• Equality, Discrimination and Minorities
• Human Rights and Global Politics

ENVIRONMENT ELECTIVES

• International Environmental Law
• Environmental Diplomacy
• Dimension of Environmental Politics
• Climate Change: Governance, Power and Society

POLITICS ELECTIVES

• The Changing International Agenda
• Comparative European Politics
• Civil Rights in the US

BUSINESS ELECTIVES

• Transnational Commercial Law
• International Arbitration
• International Business Context
• Contemporary Challenges in Global Business

MODERN LANGUAGE ELECTIVES

As part of your degree, you will have the option of taking up to 30 credits in Language Studies. Language studies, particularly in the core UN languages, enable students to increase their range of transferable skills. Keele currently offers courses in Arabic; Mandarin Chinese; French; German; Japanese; Russian; Spanish. The list of electives may vary from time to time, depending on staff availability and sabbatical arrangements.

Dissertation

You will have the opportunity to write a 15,000-20,000 words Master’s level dissertation, addressing a legal or technological problem regarding new technologies. Your dissertation will be co-supervised by academic staff from the School of Law and Computing.

Employability

The LLM in International Law and Global Health is a gateway to a range of careers and employment opportunities in the private and public sectors. These include careers in international law firms, consultancy or research roles in government or the private sector, and opportunities in relevant national and international agencies such as the UN, the World Health Organization, or NGOs. Equally, the program will equip you for further study in the form of a postgraduate research program, such as a Ph.D., by providing appropriate research training and an introduction to key methodological and theoretical frameworks.

Career options include employment in:

• academia
• aid and development agencies
• civil service
• the local or national government
• national health services
• professional bodies
• third sector organizations
• International agencies such as the World Health Organization