Globalisation, Law and Sustainability (M5041)

15 credits, Level 5

Spring teaching

To what extent does the law address (or exacerbate) the multiple challenges posed by globalisation in a ‘sustainable’ way as defined by the United Nations and other international organisations?

This module will critically explore this question through an in-depth examination of selected major challenges occurring at the intersection of globalisation, law, and sustainability.

Examples will be drawn from:

• international labour law
• trade law
• migration law
• human rights
• other areas of law at regional and local levels.

The delivery of the module will be highly responsive to current legal developments and its content will be regularly updated to provide you with the opportunity to engage with topical and challenging legal issues.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 27 hours of contact time and about 123 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.