Subject Papers and Designations
LLM Subject papers and designations for 2014-15
Paper Title | Form of | Designation |
t | c | |
3 | c, e | |
t | c | |
t | c, e | |
3 | c, e, ip | |
3 | c | |
t | c | |
es, t | ||
es, t | c, e, ip | |
Paper 13. Contemporary Issues in the Law of European Integration | t | e |
3 | c, e, ip* | |
t | i | |
t | e | |
t | e | |
t | e | |
Paper 20. Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force and Peacekeeping | 3 | i |
t | i | |
t | i, ip* | |
t | i | |
t | i | |
es | ||
3 | i | |
3 | ||
3 | ||
t | c | |
t | ||
t | ||
es, t | c, e, i & ip | |
3 | ||
Paper 38. Seminar courses | t |
* A candidate applying for an IP designation may only offer either paper 14 or paper 23.
Explanation of forms of examination
A candidate may take a written paper of three hours’ duration in all the subjects listed above, other than Paper 38.
2. Paper 38: Seminar Paper. Paper 38 shall be examined by the submission of a thesis which shall not, without the leave of the Faculty Board, exceed 18,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the scope of one of the following seminar courses prescribed for 2014-15:
‘es’ indicates a subject in which a candidate has a free choice between:
- a written paper of three hours’ duration; and
- a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of an essay of not more than 7,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the field of the subject.
‘t’ indicates a subject in which a candidate may submit a thesis in lieu of a final examination. The thesis shall not, without the leave of the Faculty Board, exceed 18,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography. It shall be on a topic approved by the Faculty Board falling within the field of the subject.
‘3’ indicates a subject in which a three-hour final examination is required, the candidate having no option of substituting a thesis or a two-hour examination and an essay.
In 2014-15 there are no subjects which may be examined only in the form of a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of an essay of not more than 7,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the field of the subject.
Explanation of designations
Candidates who offer at least three papers from those listed under international law, commercial law or European law topics (or a thesis in lieu of one of them) will have the letter '(i)', '(c)' or '(e)' respectively placed against their name in the class list to indicate that they specialised in that subject.