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General LLM

Entry Requirements

The following persons are eligible to apply for admission into the UWI LLM (General) programme:

  • Graduates of the University of the West Indies holding the LLB degree;  
  • Graduates of the University of the West Indies or of an approved University holding a degree which includes such law subjects as shall satisfy the Board for Graduate Studies and Research;  
  • Graduates of the University of the West Indies, or of an approved University, who have obtained a professional legal qualification and are eligible for admission to practise in any part of the Commonwealth;
  • Persons who having obtained a professional legal qualification, are admitted to practise in any part of the Commonwealth, and who have also been certified as being in practice for a minimum of five years; and
  • Graduates of the University of the West Indies or of an approved University, who satisfy the Board for Graduate Studies and Research of their capability to undertake the course of study leading to the award of the UWI LLM or Postgraduate Diploma in Law degrees.  

List of courses

Note that all courses may not be offered every year.


Banking Law
E‐Commerce Law
Comparative Labour Law in a Corporate Environment
Advanced Public International Law
Caribbean Business and Public International Law
Advanced Public International Trade Law
Company Law Theory in Modern Commerce
Legal Aspects of Corporate Misconduct
Advanced Insurance Law
Law of Corporate Governance
Advanced Corporate Finance
Offshore Financial Law
Competition Law in a Global Economy
Advanced Intellectual Property Law
Advanced Corporate Insolvency Law
Advanced International Environmental Law
Advanced Caribbean Integration Law
Public Law I – Advanced Constitutional Law
Public Law II – Advanced Administrative Law
Advanced International Human Rights Law
The Management of Intellectual Property Assets
Copyright Law (The Protection of Creative Assets)
Trade Mark Law (The Protection of Marketing Assets)
Patent Law (The Protection of Technology Assets)
International Intellectual Property Law
International Trade and Intellectual Property Law

Entry Requirements

The following persons are eligible to apply for admission into the UWI LLM (General) programme:


  • Graduates of the University of the West Indies holding the LLB degree;  
  • Graduates of the University of the West Indies or of an approved University holding a degree which includes such law subjects as shall satisfy the Board for Graduate Studies and Research;  
  • Graduates of the University of the West Indies, or of an approved University, who have obtained a professional legal qualification and are eligible for admission to practise in any part of the Commonwealth;
  • Persons who having obtained a professional legal qualification, are admitted to practise in any part of the Commonwealth, and who have also been certified as being in practice for a minimum of five years; and
  • Graduates of the University of the West Indies or of an approved University, who satisfy the Board for Graduate Studies and Research of their capability to undertake the course of study leading to the award of the UWI LLM or Postgraduate Diploma in Law degrees.  

List of courses

Note that all courses may not be offered every year.


  • Banking Law
  • E‐Commerce Law
  • Comparative Labour Law in a Corporate Environment
  • Advanced Public International Law
  • Caribbean Business and Public International Law
  • Advanced Public International Trade Law
  • Company Law Theory in Modern Commerce
  • Legal Aspects of Corporate Misconduct
  • Advanced Insurance Law
  • Law of Corporate Governance
  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Offshore Financial Law
  • Competition Law in a Global Economy
  • Advanced Intellectual Property Law
  • Advanced Corporate Insolvency Law
  • Advanced International Environmental Law
  • Advanced Caribbean Integration Law
  • Public Law I – Advanced Constitutional Law
  • Public Law II – Advanced Administrative Law
  • Advanced International Human Rights Law
  • The Management of Intellectual Property Assets
  • Copyright Law (The Protection of Creative Assets)
  • Trade Mark Law (The Protection of Marketing Assets)
  • Patent Law (The Protection of Technology Assets)
  • International Intellectual Property Law
  • International Trade and Intellectual Property Law