Law - International Commercial Law

With the enormous growth in international commerce over the last few decades knowledge of international commercial law has become an essential element of legal practice in all major law firms. The programme is also especially relevant to those seeking opportunities in the commercial world. Members of staff in the Sutherland School of Law have engaged in major research in this area spanning the full range of international commercial law from the World Trade Organisation through competition law in the domestic, European and international contexts to the issues arising out of the complexities of regulation.

To understand and think critically about various facets of International Commercial Law;

To apply their knowledge and understanding of International Commercial Law to real and hypothetical factual situations;

To conduct independent research and write coherent, well-structured papers.

Stage 1 - Option
International Commercial ArbitrationLAW40060
Foundations of Environmental LawLAW40120
International Competition LawLAW40150
Trade Mark LawLAW40280
DissertationLAW40290
Advanced Issues in European Competition LawLAW40360
Corporate GovernanceLAW40670
Law and Governance of the EULAW41040
Climate Change Law and PolicyLAW41090
Data Protection and Privacy: National and International PerspectivesLAW41270
International Tax LawLAW41450
White Collar CrimeLAW41500
Arbitration ProjectLAW41650
Data Protection GovernanceLAW41790
Copyright LawLAW42000
Financial RegulationLAW42010
Vis ArbitrationLAW42030
Behavioural LawsLAW42170

Degree Requirements

Applicants must hold a Law degree, or an inter-disciplinary degree in which law was a major component. Applicants must have achieved at least an upper second class honours or equivalent.

Applicants holding a Graduate Diploma in Law (60 ECTS Credits) may be considered but will normally be admitted only where they can show an exceptionally strong performance in both their undergraduate degree and diploma.

Exemption from these requirements may be given to those with significant, relevant, practical experience or those with a graduate qualification at Masters level or higher in a relevant discipline. Such applicants should state clearly in their application why they feel their qualifications/experiences are appropriate for admission to the programme.

These are the minimum entry requirements – additional criteria may be requested for some programmes

English Language Requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English must submit satisfactory evidence of competence in written and spoken English, i.e. overall IELTS 6.5 (including a minimum of 6.5 in the reading and writing parts and no part below 6.0) or 90 in the TOEFL iBT (with a minimum of 22 (reading) and 24 (writing) and no part below 20.) The test results must be less than 2 years old.

The School encourages all applicants whose first language is not English to attend the pre-sessional English programme offered by the UCD Applied Language Centre, details of which are available at www.ucd.ie/alc.

Students meeting the programme’s academic entry requirements but not the English language requirements, may enter the programme upon successful completion of UCD’s Pre-Sessional or International Pre-Master’s Pathway programmes. Please see the following link for further information http://www.ucd.ie/alc/programmes/pathways/

International applicants should visit the UCD International Office website (www.ucd.ie/international) for information regarding our campus, location of UCD, visa information, registration and orientation.

Letter of recommendation

LLM International Commercial Law FT (B453)
Deadline: Rolling*

LLM International Commercial Law PT (B454)
Deadline: Rolling*

* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised.

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B453: 1 year full-time
B454: 2 years part-time
Mode of delivery: Face-to-Face

LLM International Commercial Law FT (B453) Full Time
EU fee per year - € 9320
nonEU fee per year - € 19900

LLM International Commercial Law PT (B454) Part Time
EU fee per year - € 4660
nonEU fee per year - € 9950

***Fees are subject to change

Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website. Please note that UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme. For further information please see International Scholarships (Non-EU Students).

We also offer scholarships for EU applicants. All applicants who apply before May 31st will be included. Further details at http://www.ucd.ie/law/study/scholarships/

Next Intake: 2024/2025 September.

Careers & Employability
The LLM in International Commercial Law is highly regarded by employers and has been the basis for many successful careers across the world. It is particularly useful for students wishing to practise with specialist corporate law firms or wishing to work as an in-house legal adviser. Potential employers include A&L Goodbody, Matheson, William Fry and Arthur Cox.

Several UCD careers events are held throughout the year, including dedicated law careers fairs which are attended by top employers. For specific careers advice, the UCD Sutherland School of Law has a dedicated careers advisor on its academic faculty.