LLM Maritime Law

Develop a detailed knowledge of the fast developing and niche field of Maritime Law.

Our LLM Maritime Law is a specialist course which will provide you with the skills and knowledge to pursue or advance your career within the maritime and shipping sector. You’ll benefit from understanding the social, political, cultural and economic contexts of maritime law and the impacts of the increase in international trade and how the law works in relation to current developments within the maritime and shipping sector.

Throughout the course you’ll have the opportunity to study key areas including but not limited to:

• Maritime Law and Wet Shipping
• Marine Insurance
• Admiralty Law
• International Trade and Maritime Law
• Carriage of Goods by Sea

Mindful of the broader trade and economic context to maritime law, you will also be able to choose from modules that are complementary to the above, including but not limited to

• International Trade Finance Law
• International Commercial Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
• International Sale of Goods

At Essex we specialise in commercial law, public law, and human rights law. We are top 20 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014, mainstream universities, THE 2014) and we are ranked among the top 200 departments in the QS World University Rankings (2019).

Our expert staff

You’ll be taught by international experts in the field, teaching specialised modules which will develop your skills in research, litigation and negotiating. Our internationally diverse community of staff and students gives us a breadth of cross-cultural perspectives and insights into law and justice around the world.

Specialist facilities

• Volunteer at the Essex Law Clinic where you can work alongside practicing solicitors to offer legal advice to clients
• Participate in mooting competitions to develop your skills, particularly important if you hope to become a barrister
• Test your mediation and negotiation skills in our Client Interviewing Competition (sponsored by Birkett Long Solicitors)
• Join our Model United Nations Society, which can improve your skills of argumentation, oral presentation and research
• Network at our student-run Law Society, Human Rights Society, and Bar Society, which provides legal advice to the Commonwealth Students’ Association (CSA)
• Our Essex Street Law project is one of the first of its kind and is the primary pro-bono project provided by our Law Society
• Take advantage of networking opportunities throughout the year with visiting law firms

Your future

Maritime Law opens a wealth of employment opportunities, you can aspire to careers ranging from shipping to maritime management.

We also work with the university’s Employability and Careers Centre to help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities.