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Arbitration And Dispute Resolution
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Students have to complete the five core courses (15 credit hours) which are common to both tracks/concentration followed by five courses from the chosen track. Students can also do dual Specialization.
Course Code | Course Number | Core LLM courses | CH | Prerequisite |
LLM | 600 | 1. Legal Research & Writing Skills | 3 | – |
LLM | 610 | 2. Legal Systems | 3 | – |
LLM | 635 | 3. Corporate Law | 3 | – |
LLM | 645 | 4. International Business Transactions * | 3 | – |
LLM | 650 | 5. Litigation – Principles & Practice* | 3 | – |
LLM in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Course Code | Course Number | Specialized LLM courses | CH | Prerequisite |
LLM-ADR | 700 | 1. UAE Arbitration Law * | 3 | – |
LLM-ADR | 710 | 2. International Arbitration Law* | 3 | – |
LLM-ADR | 725 | 3. International Investment Law & Arbitration | 3 | – |
LLM-ADR | 730 | 4. Alternative Dispute Resolution* | 3 | – |
LLM-ADR | 740 | 5. Thesis | 6 | 24 CH |
These are also elective courses for FCML track, if when completed with second Thesis will qualify the student for awarding the second major in LLM.
Brief Course Description Core Courses
Course Code No.: LLM 600 Legal Research and Writing Skills
The Legal Research and Writing Skills is a core element of the LLM program. The emphasis of this module is firstly on the development of research techniques and the development of key analytical and rhetorical techniques necessary for independent work at postgraduate level. Secondly, this module also focuses on students writing skills from a legal practice perspective. It is sufficiently general that students form a variety of backgrounds with a diverse range of postgraduate aims will benefit. At the same time, it is sufficiently specific so that a number of the key issues involved in advanced research skills and methods are addressed. This course uses key terms and facts in legal research such as legislation, treaties, the UAE Civil Code, and identifies issues for legal research using analytical tools such as case law and briefings. This course will also address principles of citation,
referencing, literature review, research methodologies (empirical, economic, comparative, analytical, descriptive and other approaches relevant to high quality legal research). The coverage includes updating and validating the research, writing the research report, and presentation of research findings.
LLM 610 Legal Systems
This course provides a comparative introduction to major global legal systems with emphasis on common law (used in DIFC and ADGM), civil law (Dubai Courts), and aspects of international law, mainly from a contractual perspective. The course introduces divergent legal systems and traditions focusing on the differences between common and civil law.
LLM 630 Corporate Law
The course examines business structures and provides an overview of basic corporations law including the formation of companies especially under UAE and DIFC laws and consequences of incorporation; company internal rules; management and contracting; governance including membership, meetings and directors duties, shareholders remedies, accounts and financial reporting and audit, corporate litigation and regulation, liquidation and bankruptcy; external administration of companies; and UAE regional and international corporate governance standards, ethics and corporate social responsibility.
LLM 645 International Business Transactions
This course is intended to prepare students to represent clients in a variety of business transactions that contain international elements. The emphasis is on the formation and enforcement of agreements between private commercial parties and on the anticipation and recognition of issues that are peculiar to, or are especially prevalent in, international business. The course follows a sequence of increasingly complex transactions, from the isolated purchase and sale of goods, through sales through distributors and licensing, to foreign direct investment. Topics include: the formation of the basic commercial transaction; financing the international sale of goods; agency and distributorships; licensing of intellectual property; establishing and operating a foreign investment; and dispute settlement.
LLM 650 Litigation – Principles & Practices
The course deals with principles and practices of litigation. Attention will be paid to the best practices and skills needed in resolving commercial disputes through litigation. Emphasis will be given to the laws of UAE particularly the Civil Procedure Code, as a model for Civil Law jurisdictions. The course will cover generality of aspects relating to commencement of action (before UAE courts) to execution proceedings including enforcement of foreign judgements. In addition, the course will also cover the practice and procedure of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and Abu-Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Courts as model for common law jurisdictions operating within UAE.
LLM-ADR 701 UAE Arbitration Law
This course explains the principles and practice of domestic and international commercial arbitration. It provides the legal and regulatory framework for the UAE Federal Arbitration Law (Federal Law No. 6 of 2018). It discusses the arbitral process starting from the arbitration agreement, the role of arbitration rules, the importance of applicable law choice, the relationship between local courts and arbitration tribunals and institutions, and the enforcement and challenge proceedings of arbitral awards.
LLM-ADR 711 International Arbitration Law
This advanced course focuses in more detail on some key elements of arbitration. Topics that will be discussed are confidentiality of arbitral proceedings, challenge and disqualification of arbitrators, choosing an Arbitral Institution, provisional measures in arbitration, multiparty and multi-contract issues in arbitration, annulment, challenge, enforcement and revision of arbitral awards and the New York Convention. Practical experience is an important part of this course and therefore it also includes detailed attention for the drafting of an effective arbitration agreement, for the drafting of an award as well as moot court sessions.
LLM-ADR 725 International Investment Law & Arbitration
The course deals with principles of international investment law and arbitration. While delivering the course attention will be paid to a comprehensive account of various bilateral and multilateral investment treaties and the disputes arising out of the treaties. The course will provide students with a current and advanced understanding of general principles regulating foreign direct investment and arbitration. Students will be exposed to advance understanding of investment treaty arbitration (ITA), role of institutions particularly the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and public policy dimension of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).
LLM-ADR 730 Alternative Dispute Resolution
This course discusses the origin, and practice of various alternative dispute resolutions, emphasizing the techniques underlying these increasingly significant and evolving areas. Its premise is that to be effective, legal experts must possess both strong analytical skills to identify solutions to problems and a broad array of skills to empower acceptance of those solutions. This course covers these skills. The course includes detailed attention for the drafting of effective alternative dispute resolution clauses as well as moot court sessions.
Thesis – Specific for Each Track
LLM-ADR 740
The purpose of this course is to write a thesis on a research topic, using adequate and acceptable sources of legal information. The course allows participants to draw on knowledge and comprehension of legal issues gained in the previous LLM courses. The thesis must provide a competent synthesis and critical analysis of the relevant materials and must be satisfactory as regards structure, style and presentation.
Master of Laws
- Our LLM Program consists of 9 courses + 1 Thesis :
- 5 Core Courses
- 4 Major
- 1 Thesis
- All classes are held three times a week from 6 PM – 9 PM
- Student may complete the program within 12 months during 3 terms.
- The duration of each term is 4 months.
*The Master degree is awarded upon the successful completion of a minimum of 33 credit hours. The Master of Laws is broken down into four (4) semesters having 33 CH course a total of 9 courses + 1 Master Thesis of 6 CH
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| Item | 2021-2022 | ||
| A.1 LLM Program Tuition Fee (per 3 CH Course) | |||
| Regular Students | 9,744 | – | |
| Visiting (Short Term) | 13,000 | 4,000 | |
| Pre-LLM | 5,000 | – | |
| A.2 Study Abroad Program (per 3 CH Course) | 11,600 | 3,200 | |
| B. Miscellaneous Fees (Non refundable) | (AED) | (USD) | |
| B.1 | Application fee | 500 | 250 |
| B.2 | Admission and Registration Fees (includes Student ID card) | 1,100 | 400 |
| B.3 | English Placement Test | 300 | – |
| B.4 | Challenge exam per course in Pre-LLM | 2,000 | See Notes |
| B.5 | Replacement of a lost ID | 100 | |
| B.6 | Each Post Dated Check (Max 3 in each Term) | 200 | |
| B.7 | Returned check (maximum 2 chances) | 750 | |
| B.8 | Postponement of post-dated cheque | 250 | |
| C. Miscellaneous Course Related Fees (Non refundable) | (AED) | (USD) | |
| C.1 | Application for Incomplete Final Exam | 1,000 | See Note 1 |
| C.2 | Application for Reviewing Final Exam Sheet | 500 | |
| C.3 | Issuance of Degree Certificate Fee (with MOE attestation) | 350 | 220 |
| C.4 | Re-issuance of Degree Certificate | 1,000 | 300 |
| C.5 | Attestation of True Copy Certificate | 100 | |
| C.6 | Graduation Fee* | 2,500 | See Notes |
| C.7 | Technology Fee (once only at the time of enrollment) | 700 | |
| The university reserves the right to increase tuition fees up to 10% per academic year when deemed necessary. | |||
Given fees are net of all discounts.
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Regular Admission Criteria
- All students must have a valid English Proficiency Score IELTS 6, TOFEL 550 & Emsat 1400.
- Completion of a recognized baccalaureate degree in a discipline appropriate for the LLM degree. A Higher Diploma is not equivalent to a baccalaureate degree and does not qualify an applicant for admission to the LLM program.
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent.
Students who have no bachelor in law admitted to the LLM program are required to demonstrate the potential for sustainable success in their selected graduate program. In addition to the regular admission process for admission to the LLM program, candidates must:
- Have at least 1-3 years of any relevant legal work experience in private or public sector organizations
- Provide two satisfactory reference letters from academicians or employers.
- State professional plans and career objective as required in the application form
Attend an interview with the LLM Program Director to evaluate his or her suitability for the LLM Program. The candidate will be advised on the outcome of his or her application within seven days of the application deadline. Once the decision for eligibility has been made, the LLM Program Director transfers the file of the admitted candidate to the UD Admissions & Registration Department, to register in the Pre-LLM (preparatory) courses.
Pre-LLM
Non-law graduates will be required now to undertake three Pre-LLM courses to meet the normal requirement for a student to have a bachelor’s degree in law before entry to an LLM program. The pre-LLM courses are completely redesigned so that they would provide non-law degree holders with the needed knowledge and law background to join the LLM program. The students are required to attended 45 contacts hours and pass the courses the courses with no less than 3 out of 4 CGPA. The Pre-LLM courses are the following:
- Introduction to Law
- Business Law
- Criminal Law
An applicant must provide the following documents for admission:
- Four recent passport-size photographs (colored with white background)
- Valid passport copy
- Unified and Ethbara number for UAE Nationals
- Valid visa copy for non UAE nationals
- Valid emirates ID copy
- Copy of Family book for UAE Nationals
- Attested Original Bachelor’s transcript
- Attested Original Certificate of Graduation
- Mother’s passport copy
- Valid original certificate of IELTS or TOFEL or EMSAT with minimum required score
- 1,800 AED enrollment non-refundable fees (Admission/ID Card/Technology Fees)
Transfer students must also submit original transcripts from the university/college they are transferring from. In addition, transfer students must submit the course syllabus and course description for each course they seek to transfer for credit. Transfer students into a Master’s Program must have received at least a “B” or equivalent for any course they wish to transfer. Students will be informed of the course(s) eligible for transfer within 48 hours by the Graduate Programs Office.
An applicant must provide the following documents for admission:
- Four recent passport-size photographs (colored with white background)
- Valid passport copy
- Unified and Ethbara number for UAE Nationals
- Valid visa copy for non UAE nationals
- Valid emirates ID copy
- Copy of Family book for UAE Nationals
- Attested Original Bachelor’s transcript
- Attested Original Certificate of Graduation
- Mother’s passport copy
- Valid original certificate of IELTS or TOFEL or EMSAT with minimum required score
- 1,800 AED enrollment non-refundable fees (Admission/ID Card/Technology Fees)
Transfer students must also submit original transcripts from the university/college they are transferring from. In addition, transfer students must submit the course syllabus and course description for each course they seek to transfer for credit. Transfer students into a Master’s Program must have received at least a “B” or equivalent for any course they wish to transfer. Students will be informed of the course(s) eligible for transfer within 48 hours by the Graduate Programs Office.
A. Visiting Students
- Students must have passed all prerequisites for required subjects (original transcripts from the university in which the student is currently studying are to be provided).
- Students must provide a copy of their passport and four recent photos (JPEG format file).
- Students must fully adhere to UD regulations and rules, including attendance.
- Visiting students are not allowed to register for more than 18 credit hours and are only allowed to register for a total of two consecutive terms.
- A visiting student can be accepted as a regular student, provided he/she has complied with all UD admission requirements.
- A visiting student may register at any time during the registration period.
B. Auditors
- Students must have passed all prerequisites for required subjects (original transcripts from the university in which the student is currently studying are to be provided).
- Students must provide a copy of their passport and four recent photos (JPEG format file).
- Students must fully adhere to UD regulations and rules, including attendance.
- Visiting students are not allowed to register for more than 18 credit hours and are only allowed to register for a total of two consecutive terms.
- A visiting student can be accepted as a regular student, provided he/she has complied with all UD admission requirements.
- A visiting student may register at any time during the registration period.
The applicant may apply for student visa only after getting admitted to the program and enroll as a full time student.
Student Visa is valid only for one year.
A student visa permits the student to work only as a part time after getting the needful approvals from the concerned authorities.
The approval or rejection of the visa is with General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs. The visa process has no timing frame as it may take from two days to two months, so we strongly recommend to submit your documents at least 2 months before the start of the term.
The Graduate Programs Office accepts applications throughout the year for the LLM program.
Thank you for your interest in the University of Dubai. Please fill out this preliminary application form and one of our admission officers will be in contact with you shortly. If you have any problems or questions completing the form, please contact us.
