No 6394
Wednesday 15 July 2015
Vol cxlv No 38
pp. 742–784
The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies give notice of the following options to be offered under Regulation 8 for Parts Ib and II of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos in 2015–16.
The Faculty reserves the right to withdraw any course that is undersubscribed.
Unless otherwise specified, all papers consist of a three-hour examination.
This paper will consist of two parts: a written paper (70 marks) and an oral examination (30 marks). The written paper will consist of two sections: Section A will contain a text comprehension exercise in Hindi (20 marks) and a ‘fill in the blanks’ exercise to test students’ grammar (20 marks). Section B will contain a translation exercise from Hindi to English (15 marks), and a translation exercise from English to Hindi (15 marks).
The oral examination will consist of three sections. All timings are approximate and the oral examinations are recorded: (a) listening and comprehension test (20 marks); (b) role play (15 marks); (c) discussion on a given topic (15 marks). 10 minutes in total will be given for Sections (b) and (c).
This paper will consist of two passages in literary and/or modern Chinese for translation and comment, and six essay questions, of which two must be attempted. Candidates will be allowed to use copies of Chinese-Chinese dictionaries provided.
This paper will consist of two passages in Chinese for translation and comment, and six essay questions, of which two must be attempted. Candidates will be allowed to use copies of Chinese-Chinese dictionaries provided.
This paper will consist of two passages in Chinese for translation into English, and six essay questions, of which two must be attempted. Candidates will be allowed to use copies of Chinese-Chinese dictionaries provided.
The paper is divided into four parts, all of which must be attempted. Part one and part two (each carrying 15 marks) each consists of a Chinese-language passage. Candidates will be asked to summarize the passage briefly and answer a commentary question, both in English. Part three and part four (each carrying 35 marks) each consist of five essay questions, of which one question must be answered. Candidates will be allowed to use copies of Chinese-Chinese dictionaries provided.
This paper will consist of several sections corresponding to the special subjects taken during the year; there will be one unseen text for translation, and two unseen passages for comment in English in each section of the paper. Copies of the dictionaries Shinjigen and Kojien will be available during the examination.
This paper consists of two sections. In Section A candidates will be required to translate one unseen passage from Japanese to English. In Section B candidates will be required to translate and/or comment on selected passages taken from texts covered during the year. Copies of the dictionaries Shinjigen and Kojien will be available during the examination.
The coursework that constitutes this paper’s assessment will consist of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two hard copies and one electronic copy (pdf) of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
The coursework that constitutes this paper’s assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
This paper will consist of three sections. In Section A, students will be tested on their knowledge of Korean grammar. In Section B, students will be required to translate extracts from seen texts into English. In Section C, students will be required to translate extracts from unseen texts into English.
This paper will contain ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to attempt three.
This paper will consist of eight essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.
The paper will consist of at least eight essay questions. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. Three questions will contain options for textual commentaries. All questions will carry equal marks.
This paper will consist of eight questions in two sections. Section A will contain five essay questions; Section B will contain three questions based on images for analysis and discussion. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, at least one from each section. All questions will carry equal marks.
This paper is assessed by a research essay of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two hard copies and one electronic copy (pdf) of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the fourth Friday of Full Easter Term.
The paper will consist of four questions. Questions 1 to 3 will consist of a seen passage for translation into English (20 marks each) and grammar questions (5 marks each) on some of the forms found in the selected passage. Question 4 will consist of an unseen translation from Sanskrit into English for which a glossary will be provided (25 marks). All questions must be answered.
This paper will consist of two parts: a written paper (70 marks) and an oral exam (30 marks). The written paper will consist of two sections: Section A will contain a text comprehension exercise in Hindi (20 marks) and a ‘fill in the blanks’ exercise to test students’ grammar (20 marks). Section B will contain a translation exercise from Hindi to English (15 marks), and a translation exercise from English to Hindi (15 marks).
The oral examination will consist of three sections (all timings are approximate and the oral examinations are recorded): (a) Listening and comprehension test (20 marks); (b) Role play (15 marks); and (c) Discussion on a given topic (15 marks). Ten minutes in total will be given for Sections (b) and (c).
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 294)
By amending the supplementary regulation for the following paper so as to read:
The aims of this paper are to help students acquire solid basic skills of language learning, both receptive (reading and listening) and productive (writing and speaking). In the Michaelmas and Lent Terms students undergo an intensive study of the grammar of modern Japanese. The textbook used for this purpose is Bowring and Laurie, Introduction to Modern Japanese. In the Easter Term, the emphasis shifts to reinforcing the basic structures and vocabularies learnt in the first two terms through developing students’ listening and speaking skills further.
By amending the title of the following paper and the supplementary regulation so as to read:
This course will be divided into two sections, of which students must choose one: (a) Modern Hebrew literary texts, and (b) Medieval Hebrew literary texts. In both sections, the focus will be on the literary analysis and the historical contextualization of selected texts.
By amending the supplementary regulation for the following paper so as to read:
This course will enable students to study the special topics of: (1) Pre-modern Jewish Literature; and (2) Modern Hebrew Culture. The topic ‘Pre-modern Jewish literature’ subsumes two options, one of which the student must choose: (a) Aramaic, or (b) Ancient (post-biblical)/medieval Hebrew literature.
And by inserting a final section to the supplementary regulations for Part Ib of the Tripos so as to read:
Additional paper available for examination under Regulation 8
This paper introduces students to contemporary Hindi language through a series of exercises testing grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
By amending the supplementary regulations for the following paper so as to read:
This seminar-style paper will explore one specific facet of modern Japanese literature, which is rakugo. By reading texts in Japanese dating from the 19th century to the present day, students will have an opportunity to reflect upon how rakugo’s roots go back in time before the modern era, and also gain knowledge about a range of topics including Japanese culture, history, humour, class, and more. On top of this, the paper will examine a selection of canonical modern novels (in translation) that are indebted to the rakugo tradition. The seminars will be supplemented by screening and study of both recorded and live performances.
And by amending the titles of the following papers, and the accompanying supplementary regulations so as to read:
This course explores Islamist and Islamic liberal thought in the Arab world in the twentieth century.
Focusing on the Zionist revolution of the 20th century and the many cultural innovations it inspired, this course explores the new ideas and practices about language, literature, body, sexuality, visual culture, music, art, and architecture that shaped the modern Israel we know today.
The Faculty Board of Education gives notice that the special subjects for Section III of Part II of the Education Tripos, and for Section III of the Preliminary Examination for Part II of the Education Tripos, will, until further notice, be as follows:
Children and literature (examined by one two-hour paper and coursework)
Creativity and thinking (examined by one two-hour paper and coursework)
Education, inclusion, and diversity (examined by one three-hour paper)
Sociology statistics and methods (Paper SOC5 of Part II of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) (examined by one three-hour paper)
The Faculty Board of History give notice that they have amended their announcement of special and specified subjects for Part II of the Historical Tripos, 2016, as published on 16 July 2014 (Reporter, 6355, 2013–14, p. 736) and 7 May 2015 (Reporter, 6385, 2014–15, p. 526), as follows:
By withdrawing the following from the list of Special Subjects (Section B) for Papers 2 and 3:
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From imperial medicine to global health, 1865 to the present |
(L) |
The Faculty Board are satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for examination will be adversely affected by this amendment.
The Faculty Board of History give notice that the options for Paper 1 of Part I of the Historical Tripos, 2017 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 348) will be as follows:
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i |
Money and society from late antiquity to the financial revolution |
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ii |
Royal and princely courts: ancient, medieval, and early modern |
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iii |
Religious conversion and colonialism |
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iv |
Remaking the modern body, 1543–1939 |
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v |
The Bandung moment: revolution and anti-imperialism in the twentieth century |
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vi |
Comparative histories of race, class, and culture: Southern Africa, 1850–2013 |
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vii |
Nature and the city in medieval thought |
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ix |
The history of collecting |
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x |
Piracy in world history |
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xi |
The politics of memory in Germany after 1945 (German sources) |
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xii |
World War II and its legacy in France (French sources) |
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xiii |
Earning a living 1377–1911: work, occupations, gender, and economic development in England |
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xiv |
Film and history, 1929–1945 |
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xv |
World environmental history |
The Faculty Board of History give notice that the Special Subjects for Papers 2 and 3 of Part II of the Historical Tripos, 2017 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 349) will be as follows:
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Constructing the worlds of Archaic Greece (c. 750–480 bc) [Paper C1 of Part II of the Classical Tripos] |
(A) |
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The ‘Angevin Empire’, 1150s–1230s |
(C) |
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Uses of the visual in early modern Germany, c. 1450–1550 |
(D) |
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Reform and reformation: Thomas More’s England |
(F) |
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Food and drink in Britain and the wider world, c. 1550–1800 |
(H) |
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The 1848 revolutions |
(I) |
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From World War to Cold War: America, Britain, Russia, and the division of Europe, 1944–1950 |
(J) |
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Fin de siècle Russia, 1891–1917 |
(K) |
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Liberalism and constitutional crisis in the United States, c. 1930–c. 1965 |
(M) |
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Missionary science, ethnic formation, and the religious encounter in Belgian Congo, 1908–1960 |
(O) |
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Indian democracy: ideas in action, c. 1947–2007 |
(Q) |
The subjects for the following papers in Part II of the Historical Tripos, 2017 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 349) will be:
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1 |
Historical argument and practice |
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4 |
History of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 |
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5 |
Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 |
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6 |
States between states: the history of international political thought from the Roman empire to the early nineteenth century |
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7 |
Transformation of the Roman world [Paper C4 of Part II of the Classical Tripos] |
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8 |
The near east in the age of Justinian and Muhammad, ad 527–700 |
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11 |
Early medicine [Paper 2 of History and Philosophy of Science within Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos] |
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12 |
The middle ages on film: medieval violence and modern identities |
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13 |
Man, nature, and the supernatural, c. 1000–c. 1600 |
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14 |
Material culture in the early modern world |
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15 |
Print and society in early modern England |
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17 |
The politics of knowledge from the late Renaissance to the early Enlightenment |
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18 |
Japanese history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries [Paper J6 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos] |
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20 |
World population, development, and environment since 1750: comparative history and policy |
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22 |
Stalinism and Soviet life |
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23 |
The long road to modernization: Spain, since 1808 |
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24 |
The politics of gender in Britain, 1790–1990 |
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25 |
Middle Eastern modernities, from c. 1800 to the present day |
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26 |
The American experience in Vietnam, 1941–75 |
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27 |
The history of Latin America, from 1500 to the present day |
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28 |
The history of the Indian sub-continent from the late eighteenth century to the present day |
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29 |
The history of Africa from 1800 to the present day |
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30 |
‘Islands and beaches’: the Pacific and Indian Oceans in the long nineteenth century |
Candidates for Part II in 2017, who have previously taken Part I of the Historical Tripos and who did not offer in that part a paper falling mainly in the period before 1750, may meet the requirement to take a pre-1750 paper in Part II by offering one of the Special Subjects A,C, D, F, and H, or by offering one of the Papers 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 17 or a dissertation, provided that its subject falls mainly in the period before 1750.
Candidates for Part II in 2017, who have previously taken Part I of the Historical Tripos and who did not offer in that part a paper in European History, may meet the requirement to take a European History paper in Part II by offering one of the following papers: 7, 8, 14, 22, and 23.
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that, in accordance with Regulation 16, the following subjects have been prescribed as half-papers for Paper 48 of the Law Tripos in 2015–16 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 368):
Banking law
Civil procedure
European environmental and sustainable development law
European human rights law
Historical foundations of the British constitution
Landlord and tenant law
Personal information law
Personal property
Topics in European legal history
Topics in legal and political philosophy
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that the following subjects have been prescribed for seminar courses in Part II of the Law Tripos in 2015–16 (Regulation 20(a), Statutes and Ordinances, p. 368):
Crime and criminal justice
Ethics and the criminal law
Family in society
Law and ethics of medicine
The legal process: justice and human rights
Public law
Select issues in international law
Tax law and policy
Women and the law
The Faculty Board of Divinity have selected the special subjects and prescribed texts for the Bachelor of Theology for Ministry and the Diploma in Theology for Ministry in 2016 (Statutes and Ordinances, pp. 458 and 592). Details of these special subjects and prescribed texts are available at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2014-15/weekly/6394/BTheol-DipTheol-2016.pdf.
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that the following designated papers have been prescribed for the Master of Corporate Law examination, 2016 (Regulation 6, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 475):
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No. |
Paper title |
Form of examination |
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7 |
Corporate insolvency law |
3 |
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9 |
Corporate finance law |
3 |
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10 |
Corporate governance |
3 |
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14 |
Competition law |
3 |
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M1 |
The legal and economic structure of corporate transactions |
c |
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M2a |
Financial management |
(module) |
2 |
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M2b |
Shareholder litigation |
(module) |
2 |
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M2c |
Comparative corporate governance |
(module) |
2 |
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M2d |
Corporate taxation |
(module) |
2 |
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M2e |
International merger control |
(module) |
2 |
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M2g |
The organization and governance of law firms |
(module) |
2 |
1.‘3’ indicates a subject in which a three-hour final examination is required; a candidate has no option of substituting a thesis or a two-hour examination and an essay.
2.‘2’ indicates a subject in which a two-hour final examination is required; a candidate has no option of substituting a thesis.
3.‘c’ indicates a subject in which candidates will be evaluated by coursework prescribed by the Faculty Board from time to time.
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have prescribed the following papers and forms of examination for the Master of Law examination, 2016 (Regulations 1 and 2, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 476).
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No. |
Paper title |
Form of examination |
Designation |
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1 |
Law, medicine, and life sciences |
es |
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2 |
International commercial tax |
t |
c |
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3 |
International commercial litigation |
3 |
c, e |
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4 |
Law of restitution |
t |
c |
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5 |
Economics of law and regulation |
t |
c, e |
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6 |
Law and information |
3 |
c, e, ip |
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7 |
Corporate insolvency law |
3 |
c |
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9 |
Corporate finance law |
t |
c |
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10 |
Corporate governance |
t |
c |
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11 |
Criminal justice – players and processes |
es, t |
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12 |
Intellectual property |
es, t |
c, e, ip |
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14 |
Competition law |
3 |
c, e, ip* |
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15 |
International environmental law |
t |
i |
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16 |
Constitutional law of the European Union |
t |
e |
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17 |
EU trade law |
t |
e |
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18 |
External relations law of the European Union |
t |
e |
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20 |
Law of armed conflict, use of force, and peacekeeping |
3 |
i |
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23 |
The law of the World Trade Organization |
t |
i, ip* |
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24 |
International criminal law |
t |
i |
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25 |
International human rights law |
t |
i |
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26 |
Civil liberties and human rights |
es |
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27 |
The birth, development, and afterlife of states |
3 |
i |
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29 |
International investment law |
t |
i |
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30 |
Jurisprudence |
3 |
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31 |
Topics in legal and political philosophy |
3 |
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32 |
Commercial equity |
t |
c |
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33 |
Comparative family law and policy |
t |
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35 |
History of English civil and criminal law |
t |
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36 |
International intellectual property law |
es, t |
c, e, i, ip |
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37 |
European legal history |
3 |
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38 |
Seminar paper |
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39 |
Legislation |
3 |
1.A candidate may take a written paper of three hours’ duration in all the subjects listed above, other than Paper 38.
2.Paper 38: Seminar Paper. Paper 38 shall be examined by the submission of a thesis which shall not, without the leave of the Faculty Board, exceed 18,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the scope of one of the following seminar courses prescribed for 2015–16:
a. European social rights and economic integration
b. Public law
3.‘es’ indicates a subject in which a candidate has a free choice between:
a. a written paper of three hours’ duration; and
b. a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of an essay of not more than 7,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the field of the subject.
4.‘t’ indicates a subject in which a candidate may submit a thesis in lieu of a final examination. The thesis shall not, without the leave of the Faculty Board, exceed 18,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography. It shall be on a topic approved by the Faculty Board falling within the field of the subject.
5.‘3’ indicates a subject in which a three-hour final examination is required, the candidate having no option of substituting a thesis or a two-hour examination and an essay.
6.In 2015–16 there are no subjects which may be examined only in the form of a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of an essay of not more than 7,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the field of the subject.
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that the following papers prescribed for the LL.M. Examination, 2016, are deemed to be papers in English Law and Legal History for the purpose of the award of the Chancellor’s Medal for English Law (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 798):
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Paper 3 |
International commercial litigation |
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Paper 4 |
Law of restitution |
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Paper 6 |
Law and information |
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Paper 7 |
Corporate insolvency law |
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Paper 9 |
Corporate finance law |
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Paper 10 |
Corporate governance |
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Paper 12 |
Intellectual property |
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Paper 26 |
Civil liberties and human rights |
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Paper 30 |
Jurisprudence |
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Paper 31 |
Topics in legal and political philosophy |
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Paper 32 |
Commercial equity |
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Paper 33 |
Comparative family law and policy |
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Paper 35 |
History of English civil and criminal law |
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Paper 39 |
Legislation |
The Faculty Board may in addition deem a thesis submitted for a seminar course under Paper 38 to be a paper in English Law and Legal History for this purpose.