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No 6227

Thursday 2 June 2011

Vol cxli No 31

pp. 877–896

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Law Tripos, Part II, 2011–12: Notice of half-papers for Paper 48

The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have prescribed the following subjects as half-papers for Paper 48 of the Law Tripos in 2011–12 (Law Tripos, Regulation 18, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 346):

Civil procedure

Landlord and tenant law

Law of taxation

Personal property

European human rights law

European environmental and sustainable development law

Law Tripos, Part II, 2011–12: Notice of seminar subjects

The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have prescribed the following subjects for seminar courses in Part II of the Law Tripos in 2011–12 (Law Tripos, Regulation 22(a), Statutes and Ordinances, p. 347):

Family in society

Select issues in international law

Ethics and the criminal law

Public law

The legal process: justice and human rights

Women and the law

LL.M. Examination, 2012: Notice of prescribed subjects and forms of examination

The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have prescribed the following papers and forms of examination for the LL.M. Examination, 2012 (LL.M. Regulations 1 and 2, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 461):

No

Paper title

Form of examination

3

International commercial litigation

3

4

Law of restitution

t

7

Corporate insolvency law

3

9

Corporate finance law

t

10

Corporate governance

t

11

Criminal justice – players and processes

es, t

12

Intellectual property

es, t

13

Contemporary issues in the law of European integration

t

14

Competition law

3

15

International environmental law

3

16

Constitutional law of the European Union

t

17

EU trade law

3

18

External relations law of the European Union

t

23

The law of the World Trade Organization

t

25

International human rights law

t

26

Civil liberties and human rights

es

30

Jurisprudence

3

32

Commercial equity

t

33

Comparative family law and policy

t

34

Philosophy of criminal law

t

35

History of English civil and criminal law

t

36

International intellectual property law

es, t

38

Seminar paper

Explanation of forms of examination

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 2011–12:

(a)Comparative law

(b)European social rights and economic integration

(c)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 2011–12 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.

LL.M. Examination, 2012: Notice of designated papers

The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have designated the following papers prescribed for the LL.M. Examination, 2012, as falling within the fields of Commercial law (c), European law (e), or International law (i) (LL.M. Regulation 1, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 461):

No

Paper title

Designation

3

International commercial litigation

c, e

4

Law of restitution

c

7

Corporate insolvency law

c

9

Corporate finance law

c

10

Corporate governance

c

11

Criminal justice – players and processes

12

Intellectual property

c, e

13

Contemporary issues in the law of European integration

14

Competition law

c, e

15

International environmental law

i

16

Constitutional law of the European Union

e

17

EU trade law

e

18

External relations law of the European Union

e

23

The law of the World Trade Organization

i

25

International human rights law

i

26

Civil liberties and human rights

30

Jurisprudence

32

Commercial equity

c

33

Comparative family law and policy

34

Philosophy of criminal law

35

History of English civil and criminal law

36

International intellectual property law

c, e, i

38

Seminar paper

Chancellor’s Medal for English Law, 2012: Notice of eligible papers

The Faculty Board of Law give notice that the following papers prescribed for the LL.M. Examination, 2012, 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:

Paper 3

International commercial litigation

Paper 4

Law of restitution

Paper 7

Corporate insolvency law

Paper 9

Corporate finance law

Paper 10

Corporate governance

Paper 12

Intellectual property

Paper 26

Civil liberties and human rights

Paper 30

Jurisprudence

Paper 32

Commercial equity

Paper 33

Comparative family law and policy

Paper 34

Philosophy of criminal law

Paper 35

History of English civil and criminal law

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.

Examination in Development Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy, 2012: Notice

The Development Studies Committee give notice that in the academical year 2011–12 the subjects for the examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree will be as follows:

Group 1

1

Development economics: to be examined by means of a three-hour written paper.

2

Institutions and development: to be examined by means of:

either (2a) a three-hour written examination

or       (2b) one 5,000-word essay and one two-hour written examination.

3

Sociology and politics of development: to be examined by means of:

either (3a) a three-hour written examination

or       (3b) one 5,000-word essay and one two-hour written examination.

Group 2: full subjects

13

Financial organization and economic growth: to be examined by means of two 4,000-word essays.

14

Philosophical issues in economic development: to be examined by means of three 3,000-word essays.

22

Globalization, big business, and developing countries (Paper MM10 from the examination in Management): to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays.

30

Justice and development: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays.

34

The comparative development of India, China, and Russia: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays.

37

Ethics, capabilities, and sustainable development: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays.

42

The politics of the Middle East (FE1 from the examination in Politics): to be examined by means of one literature review and one essay.

50

Economic issues in contemporary Latin America (WE4 from the examination in Latin-American Studies): to be examined by means of two 4,000-word essays.

Group 2: half subjects

110

Quantitative research methods I (MP01 from the examination in Financial Research): examined by means of four workbooks.

111

Quantitative research methods II (MP01A from the examination in Financial Research): examined by means of four workbooks.

162

Rural development and land use policy (EP09 from the examination in Environmental Policy and Politics): to be examined by means of a 6,000-word project.

231

Issues in public policy and regeneration I (PGR02 from the examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of a two-hour written examination.

400

Migration, development, and environmental change: to be examined by means of one 5,000-word essay.

In place of one full subject or two half subjects in Group 2, a candidate may offer a dissertation.

The Development Studies Committee give notice that options in Group 2 may be added to or removed from the above list by the end of Michaelmas Term 2011. A further Notice will be issued if any such changes are made.