Postgraduate Laws programme:
Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate
Course outline
| Jurisprudence and legal theory |
| Students are not required to have taken an undergraduate course in Jurisprudence, but it will be assumed that they will have some familiarity with standard works in the field up to LLB standard. |
| Double section A/B: Modern legal theory |
| Selected topics in the development of Anglo-American legal philosophy from the origins of utilitarianism to the present day, including contemporary debates on philosophical method and the nature of law. |
| Double section C/D: Liberty, equality and law |
| Selected topics in the development of liberalism, including the ideas of liberty and equality and their relevance in the present day to our understanding of community, economics, cultural diversity and feminism. |
Sequence:
Either first. |
Textbook:
Ronald Dworkin, Law’s Empire new edition (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 1998), ISBN:
9781841130415 |
Professor Stephen Guest
Professor of Legal Philosophy, UCL. LLM study guide author: 'Jurisprudence and legal theory'
" I'm delighted to have written the new LLM study guide.
I've been committed to the University of London International Programmes for many years,
partly because I'm aware of the vast unmet need for legal education worldwide and partly because
I've frequently had the great experience of seeing the degree change people as
they are exposed to new ideas."
