Course summary

In a time of accelerating environmental crises, individuals and societies have increasingly turned to the law for solutions to environmental problems. While legal responses have been innovative and creative, challenges persist in the use of law to respond to complex environmental problems. Birkbeck’s LLM Law with Environmental Law, Governance and Policy is an innovative, research-led course offering you the theoretical and practical knowledge crucial for a nuanced understanding of the ways in which policy, the law and governance structures respond to environmental problems. We focus on a critical understanding of such problems and the responses to them, as well as their intersection with other challenges such as racial and economic inequalities. This degree is ideal whether you are a law or non-law graduate, or are already employed as a legal practitioner. It will help you establish an advanced understanding of the subject area and aid your career progression. Highlights

• We have a proud tradition of critical scholarship in law and you will be taught by staff who address issues of law through power and inequality and who are led by principles of social, economic, political, environmental and racial justice.

• You will benefit from our vibrant annual cycle of inspiring expert-led public lectures and conferences, in which the Birkbeck Centre for Political Economy and Institutional Studies (CPEIS) plays a key role.

• You will be able to attend our Law School Annual Lecture and specialist research seminars which feature international scholars speaking to current issues and path-breaking interdisciplinary research.

• We are home to the Birkbeck Law Press which publishes Law and Critique: The International Journal of Critical Legal Thought. You can also take advantage of the rich research collections nearby, including those of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Senate House Library, the British Library of Political and Economic Science (LSE Library) and the British Library.

• Candidates with an outstanding academic record who demonstrate high potential for strong performance on one of our Master's degrees can apply for a Postgraduate Fee Award.

• barrister

• solicitor

• researcher

• journalist

• chartered legal executive

• licensed conveyancer

• human resources officer

• patent attorney.