Study for Master of Law in South Africa

Faculty of Law Stellenbosch University

The Stellenbosch Law Faculty itself was established in 1921. Initially the Faculty focused on LLB degrees, training and equipping students, not merely as legal practitioners, but also as jurists. Graduates of the Faculty include judges, advocates, attorneys, business people, politicians and academics. In 1976 the LLM degree (by thesis) was awarded for the first time to two students.  The Law Faculty introduced the Master of Laws programme (LLM by course work) in 1995.  A wide variety of modules is offered (see paragraph 14 below). The purpose of our LLM is not only to enable law graduates to specialise, but also to afford them an opportunity to concentrate on current issues brought to the fore by societal transition and constitutional and other recent developments, including South Africa's resurgence as an important trading nation. In 1999 a distance education programme in International Trade Law was introduced, enabling students country-wide to study in this exciting field, while contact time is facilitated by satellite broadcasts to centres across the country.

LLM (by course work)
This Master of Laws (LLM) programme offers a wide variety of modules.
Students are required to complete four modules of their choice and to submit a short research paper of 10 000 to 15 000 words.
Students choose four modules from the following list: Sectional Titles; Law of Trusts; Comparative Private Law; International Business Transactions A: Contract of Sale; International Business Transactions
B: Instruments of Payment and Guarantee, particular aspects of Carriage of Goods by Sea; Fiscal Implications of International Trade; Advanced Company Law; International Commercial Arbitration; Employment Rights; Employment Discrimination; Information Technology Law; Intellectual Property Law; Advanced Human Rights; International Criminal Law; Public Law Aspects of International Trade; Competition Law; Private Law and Children's Rights; International Law and Children's Rights; Legal Medicine.
LLM in International Trade Law
The programme includes the following modules: International Business Transactions A & B, International Commercial Arbitration and Public Law Aspects of International Trade Law. (Full time students may choose between Public Law Aspects of International Trade Law and Fiscal Implications of International Trade.)

General

 The Faculty will consider applicants for either the February intake or the July intake of each academic year. The duration of the programmes for full time students is one year and the language of instruction is English.

CONTACT

Andra le Roux

Faculty of Law

Stellenbosch University

Private Bag x1

Matieland

7602

Phone: 021 808 3780

Fax: 021 886 6235

Email: andra@sun.ac.za

Website: http: //law.sun.ac.za

CONTACT Andra le Roux Faculty of Law Stellenbosch University Private Bag x1 Matieland 7602 Phone: 021 808 3780 Fax: 021 886 6235 Email: andra@sun.ac.za Website: http: //law.sun.ac.za