Businesses around the world need to follow certain laws that pertain to their specific field. Those that do business on an international level need to know their limitations as they transact with other organizations in different countries. This is the essence of international business law and an LL.M. in this subject can be pursued by a variety of professionals. They include lawyers, economists, financial managers, managers of multinationals, business administrators, legal advisors to government agencies and private organizations and international business professionals.

The University of Liverpool offers an LL.M. in International Business Law program that can be pursued entirely online. This is possible through a partnership with Laureate Online Education. As this offered internationally, students will be engaged in a highly interactive virtual classroom where legal issues surrounding commercial activities will be discussed and debated. Quality education is assured through the contributions of experts and practitioners in this field.

Through this Master of Laws program, students will learn the legal and commercial perspectives of international business law and prepare them for a career in government, in an international law firm or in a multinational company. The major modules involved are on legal methodology, law of business organizations, EU law and the single market, conflict of laws in business and commerce, corporate governance and international economic law.

Participants enrolled in this LL.M. program need to choose two electives. They can choose from banking law, competition law, internet law, information security, commercial contracts and international money laundering regulation. A requirement for completion is a dissertation on an original topic.