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LAW DEPARTMENT NUI MAYNOOTH GRADUATE SCHOOL GRADUATE STUDIES AT NUI MAYNOOTH At NUIM Law, we are committed to the study of law in a global context. The increased potential for international elements to any legal issue – from property law to environmental law, from banking law to criminal law, from family law to employment law – has meant that lawyers have to possess skills that transcend one national jurisdiction. We will help you to develop precisely these skills. The Department has a global focus and Your studies will be guided by staff interdisciplinary approach to research. members who produce internationally- We prioritise research that involves recognised, high-quality research and who collaboration with other institutions, will encourage you to reflect on, debate nationally and internationally, and with and discuss all of the contemporary issues other disciplinary perspectives. We are of law and policy you will encounter. At constantly expanding our collaborative NUI Maynooth Law we aim to produce network, building connections with graduates who will not only have the universities at home and abroad, civil skills and confidence to thrive in the society groups, and legal professionals. global economy, but who will also be socially engaged and active citizens. The Department of Law at NUI Maynooth is a vibrant, dynamic and exciting place to study and work. We look forward to welcoming you. www.nuim.ie/law Seth Barrett Tillman STAFF RESEARch Constitutional Law INTERESTS Statutory Interpretation Equity and the Law of Trusts Professor Michael Doherty Legal Writing Employment and Labour Law Industrial Relations Law and Policy Ms Eva Nagle (BL) EU Law Intellectual Property Law Media Law Dr Neil Maddox Privacy Law Equity and the Law of Property and Succession Dr Fergus Ryan Commercial and Banking Law Family Law Local Government Constitutional Law Legal History Marriage and the Law Constitutional Law Dr John Reynolds Dr Sibo Banda International Law Constitutional law The law of economic, The use of fundamental rights in private law social and cultural rights Legal pluralism in the Malawi legal system International Human Rights Competing conceptions of Humanitarian Law property in the age of fundamental Dr Maria Murphy rights in the SADC region Information Technology Law Dr Brian Flanagan Human Rights Law Legal and Political Theory Privacy Law Background issues in the The Jurisprudence of the Philosophy of Language European Court of Human Rights European Union Law Dr Louise Kennefick Criminal Law Criminal Justice Criminology Mental Health Law 2–3 PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE Taught Programmes LLM Global Legal Studies Full-time MH50j Part-time MH51j ............................4 LLM International Business Law Full-time MH52j ..............................................................6 HDip Legal Studies MH60J ........................................8 MLS Legal Science – Professional MH56j ....10 Research Degrees MLitt Law Full-time MH04j Part-time MH05j .........................12 PhD Law Full-time MH02J Part-time MH03j ......................... 14 Law LLM GLOBAL LEGAL STUDIES PAC CODE Course Information Course Structure The LLM (Global Legal Studies) masters Students must complete 90 credits MH50J degree provides law graduates with an in total. Full-time students take 30 Full-Time advanced and systematic understanding taught credits in each semester. A of specialised subject areas, affording 30 credit dissertation forms the only MH51J an ideal platform for students to acquire compulsory element of the programme. Part-Time expertise and knowledge informed by Part-time students take 30 taught research-led teaching. The programme is DURATioN credits per year and must complete a 30 open to all law graduates and graduates of 1 year Full-Time credit dissertation in the second year. hybrid law degrees, including, for example, 2 years Part-Time Law and French, Law and Business, and Law Not all modules offered will run ClosiNG DATE and Politics, facilitating career pathways in every year; offerings are dependent 31st July 2014 law, business, politics, non-governmental upon demand and other potential organisations, and policymaking bodies constraints. Students may choose any COMMENCES at the national and international levels. combination of modules they wish. September 2014 The distinct international focus of the Modules FAculTY programme reflects the increasingly LW672 Funds Law Social Sciences global nature of legal practice. The LW605 Dissertation modules offered are distinguished by the Other options include approach taken, which is to focus not on Criminology And Criminal Justice a national or regional jurisdiction, but to Theories Of Popular Rule address these issues from the point of Global Constitutional Principles view of foundational (global) principles Gender, Sexuality And Law: Comparative and to illustrate these with examples Perspectives from jurisdictions all over the world. International Human Rights Furthermore, modules incorporate International Trade Law perspectives from other disciplines, Criminal Responsibility such as sociology and economics. Marriage And The Law: An International Profile Career Options Law And Religion NUIM Law has strong links with law firms, Information Technology Law regulators, nongovernmental agencies International And Comparative Law Of and the technology sector. Candidates will Patents, Trade Secrets And Related Rights have the opportunity to attend recruitment Public Procurement Law presentations by prospective employers. Aircraft Financing Law 4–5 Entry Requirements Minimum English language requirements Candidates should have a minimum 2.2 IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score grade, honours (level 8) degree in law. TOEFL (Paper based test): 585 Admission decisions are at the discretion of the admissions committee. Applicants TOEFL (Internet based test): 95 must have a recognised primary degree PTE (Pearson): 62 which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level. National University of Ireland Maynooth’s TOEFL code is 8850 How to Apply Online application only www.pac.ie/nuim Contact Details Programme Director Dr Neil Maddox The following documents should be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Tel +353 1 708 4569 Galway or uploaded to your online Tel +353 1 708 6669 application form Email [email protected] Certified copies of all official transcripts Website www.nuim.ie/law of results for all non-NUI Maynooth qualifications listed MUST accompany Address Department of Law, the application. Failure to do so will delay NUI Maynooth, New House, your application being processed. Non NUI Maynooth, Co. Kildare Maynooth students are asked to provide two academic references and a copy of birth certificate or valid passport. Law LLM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW PAC CODE Course Information Course Structure The LLM (International Business Law) The first semester (comprised entirely of MH52J is a dual masters degree offered by the mandatory modules) of this programme DURATioN Department of Law at NUI Maynooth and is taught in Lyon and students are 1 year Full-Time the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy). required to be resident there. During The programme will enable law graduates the second semester in Maynooth, ClosiNG DATE to further their legal education by gaining students choose from a range of optional 31st July 2014 a systematic understanding of the modules. Students must complete a critical issues at the forefront of select Dissertation during the summer, which COMMENCES areas of international business law. can be supervised by either University. September 2014 Career Options Modules FAculTY The Department of Law at NUI Maynooth LW620 International Trade Organisations Social Sciences and the Catholic University of Lyon have LW621 International Contract Law strong relationships with law firms, LW622 International Intellectual regulatory agencies, businesses and Property Rights international organisations. Candidates LW623 Ethics in International Business Law will have the opportunity to apply for LW624 Foreign Investments in France internships and to attend recruitment LW625 International Trade Law presentations by prospective employers. LW626 Professional Skills LW672 Funds Law LW605 Dissertation Other Options include Criminal Responsibility Marriage and the Law: An International Profile Information Technology Law International and Comparative Law of Patents, Trade Secrets and Related Rights Public Procurement Law Aircraft Financing Law 6–7 Entry Requirements Minimum English language requirements Candidates should have a minimum 2.2 IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score grade, honours (level 8) degree in law. TOEFL (Paper based test): 585 Admission decisions are at the discretion of the admissions committee. Applicants TOEFL (Internet based test): 95 must have a recognised primary degree PTE (Pearson): 62 which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level. National University of Ireland Maynooth’s TOEFL code is 8850 How to Apply Online application only www.pac.ie/nuim Contact Details Programme Director Dr Neil Maddox The following documents should be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Tel +353 1 708 4569 Galway or uploaded to your online Tel +353 1 708 6669 application form Email [email protected] Certified copies of all official transcripts Website www.nuim.ie/law of results for all non-NUI Maynooth qualifications listed MUST accompany Address Department of Law, the application. Failure to do so will delay NUI Maynooth, New House, your application being