Top Universities & LLM Programs

Following are some of the top ranking universities and colleges offering the Master of Laws - LLM programs:

Washington College of Law (USA):

- American University Washington College of Law ranks 0.33 on the Financial Times' 2009 listing of LL.M. Programs in North America with 260 blended LL.M. Students for the 2008-2009 instructional yr.

- The LL.M. Program in International Legal Studies gives regions of specialization in:

- International Business Law

- International Environmental Law

- International Human Rights Law

- Gender & the Law

- Free Trade Agreements & Regional Integration

- International Organizations

- International & Comparative Protection of Intellectual Property

University of Otago (New Zealand)

- The Master of Laws (LLM) degree requires at least 1 year of full-time study, or the equivalent in part-time study.

- The LLM degree is a recognised entry qualification for the PhD degree.

- Applicants must have a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB(Hons)) degree.

- Ranked 125th among the world's best universities in the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings 2009.

Suffolk University (USA)

- It offers the LLM in Global Law and Technology.

- Students may specialize in one of the four tracks:

- Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law

- Biomedicine and Health Law

- International Law and Business

- U.S. Law and Legal Methods

- LL.M. students may complete up to two specializations.

- The Law School is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and is approved by the American Bar Association.

George Mason University (USA)

- The School of Law offers two Master of Laws (LLM) Degrees in the areas of Intellectual Property and Law & Economics.

- Ranked 41st among the "Top 100" American law schools (U.S. News and World Report 2009 publication).

- It was ranked in the top 10 in the nation for faculty quality in law and economics in University of Texas Professor Brian Leiter's study.

Utrecht University (The Netherlands)

- It offers the English LLM programmes.

- Ranked 1st in the Elsevier peer ranking of Dutch law programmes in 2006 and 2nd in 2007 and 2008.

University of Birmingham (UK)

- It offers taught LLM programmes in Commercial Law; International Commercial Law; Criminal Law & Criminal Justice; European Law; and the LLM (General).

- Times Good University Guide rankings place Birmingham Law School 7th in the UK, while the Guardian University Guide placed it at 8th nationally (2010).

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