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LLM in Environmental Law
Climate change is a universal problem with far reaching consequences for all governments, industry, societies and individuals. The LLM in Environmental Law examines all the political and legal issues concerning environmental protection, climate change policies, natural resources law, with an overarching emphasis on the impact of gas and oil.
It is an interdisciplinary programme, encompassing legal, political and human rights issues of environmental protection, whilst drawing on expertise from colleagues in other Queen Mary, University of London departments, including geography, human rights and physics.
The LLM programme in Environmental Law offers the following modules:
Taught Modules
Students must select a minimum of two modules from this list and do their compulsory dissertation in the field of Environmental Law.
Note: Not all of the modules listed will be available in any one year. Any modules not available in the forthcoming academic session will be marked as soon as this information is confirmed by teaching academics.
Teachers contributing to this programme include:
Additionally, all courses will have guest speakers who are leading world scholars and the Judges from international courts and tribunals, including the International Court of Justice. Previous speakers have included the President of the International Court of Justice, Dame Rosalyn Higgins and Professor Francesco Francioni from the European University Institute in Florence.
Charles Poncelet, Belgium
General LLM 2010-11
School of Law Scholarship winner
I decided to study at Queen Mary, University of London right after finishing my Masters degree in Belgium at the Université Catholique de Louvain. Coming across the websites of the outstanding London universities I found out that Queen Mary was offering a LLM programme in the field of environmental law which was precisely what I intended to do. I also realised that the teaching staff was composed of skilful professors, lecturers and guest lecturers sometimes internationally well-known.
Turning this project into concrete actions has been a very rewarding experience so far. I am surrounded by students having various backgrounds and coming from wide-ranging cultures. I have been meeting people from all over the world in the very stimulating context of London. Through my different classes in Queen Mary, I have the opportunity to interact with the teachers and with the other students. In this regard, each and every students’ opinion matter and influence the way of teaching. What is more, given that some of my teachers are involved in the editorial board of law reviews, we have the chance to submit articles for publication.
Besides this, conferences are constantly set up in the different universities of London getting together experts, academics, practitioners, students. For this reason, I have the great feeling that I live in the heart of a place where the future of environmental law is shaped. I deeply benefit from the intellectual emulation that emerges from these activities. Moreover, I am currently working with some students of different UK universities on the organisation of the 5th Annual Public Interest in Environmental Law Conference, the UK's only student-led conference of its kind. Thanks to its substantive financial support, Queen Mary enables us to achieve this very challenging objective. On the whole, undertaking the LLM programme at Queen Mary is a global experience through which I acquire worthy tools for my future. The scholarship I was generously granted by Queen Mary helps me to further value these opportunities. I have a job which starts in October with a Belgian law firm called Liedekerke.
Danielle Andrade, Jamaica
LLM in Environmental Law 2009-2010
"Before coming to Queen Mary, I was working as an Attorney-at-law for an environmental non-government organisation in Jamaica. I realised that I needed a better understanding of international environmental law to appreciate environmental policy and decision-making in my country and to become a more effective advocate.
In 2009, I received a British Chevening Scholarship to pursue an LLM in Environmental Law in the United Kingdom. Queen Mary, University of London, with its excellent reputation, was an obvious choice. Located in London, the “hub” of Environmental Law in the United Kingdom, Queen Mary offers courses with exceptional academic lecturers and comprehensive legal resources through respected institutions such as the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. I also benefited from having guest lectures from respected and skilled practitioners in the environmental law field and being able to choose from cross-cutting courses such as ‘Challenging Public Power: Advanced Administrative Law’ and others relating to trade, human rights and development. I am also having a fantastic experience studying in a diverse community where I continue to meet wonderful and engaging young professionals committed to public interest environmental law. I am currently working with some of these students to organise the 4th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, the UK's only student-led conference of its kind. Queen Mary has allowed me to grow and develop and I am excited about the prospect of returning to Jamaica and putting into practice what I have learnt."
Maria Carneiro da Silva Magalhães, Brazil
Chevening Scholar, LLM in Environmental Law 2010-11
"In 2010, after working as a lawyer in the Secretariat of the Environment of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and in the environmental law area at a law firm, I was graced with a scholarship from the British Council to attend a Master's Degree Program (LLM) in the Environmental Law area. My choice to study at Queen Mary was based on its position at the forefront of the environmental debate and international policy making. It turned out to be an outstanding personal and academic experience because the faculty provided me with accurate tools to obtain a strong foundation regarding environmental issues."