APIAC Master of Laws (LLM) — Specialization in International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (University of London Pathway)
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The APIAC Master of Laws (LLM) — Specialization in International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution is designed for students who wish to build advanced legal knowledge in arbitration, cross-border dispute resolution, and internationally focused areas of law.
Academic Direction
Stronger grounding in arbitration, private international law, and international trade law.
Level of Study
A postgraduate law qualification intended for higher-level academic study and subject specialization.
Professional Value
Supports deeper legal analysis, international legal awareness, and specialist subject development.
Why This Program
International arbitration and dispute resolution continue to play an important role in cross-border commerce, commercial relationships, and internationally oriented legal practice. This program is designed to help students develop a more sophisticated understanding of arbitration-related legal issues and the wider legal frameworks that support international business and dispute management.
It is particularly suitable for applicants who wish to deepen their academic engagement with arbitration and dispute resolution, and for those interested in broader international legal and professional development.
Academic Scope
- Applicable law and procedure in international commercial arbitration
- Jurisdictional issues, arbitral awards, challenge, and enforcement
- Arbitration agreements and arbitration tribunals
- Investment arbitration and specialist arbitration
- Private international law in international commercial litigation
- Recognition and enforcement of judgments
- International trade law and related commercial legal frameworks
- Advanced legal reasoning, writing, and subject specialization
The overall academic aim is to strengthen legal reasoning, analytical writing, subject specialization, and familiarity with internationally relevant areas of law.
Learning Experience
Students in this program engage with legal subject areas that are highly relevant to international commercial practice, dispute management, and cross-border legal work. The program is intended to support serious academic development and a deeper understanding of complex legal issues affecting arbitration and international legal practice.
As a postgraduate law program, it should be understood as an advanced academic qualification that supports higher-level legal study and subject specialization.
Fees and Pricing Structure
The total program cost for this route is SGD 35,880.
SGD 35,880
This is the total public program figure for the route.
SGD 850
This is the application fee payable for the route.
Deduct Applicable UOL Fees
Deduct the applicable official UOL fees in force at the relevant time.
SGD 35,880 − UOL Fees − Application Fee
The amount collected by APIAC Future is the remaining balance after deducting the applicable official University of London fee component and the application fee.
Professional Practice and Qualification Note
This LLM is a higher-level law degree intended for deeper study and subject specialization. It is not
the basic qualification needed to become a practicing lawyer on its own.
In most cases, students would usually need an LLB or another recognized first law qualification or route
before moving on to the professional steps required for legal practice in the relevant jurisdiction.
Important Program Notice
The program structure, curriculum presentation, administrative details, and fee references shown on this page are intended as a student-facing overview of the current program route. These details may be refined or updated in line with academic, operational, regulatory, or administrative requirements in force at the relevant time.
Any University of London-related registration, academic, or examination fees are subject to the applicable official fee schedule, registration rules, and administrative requirements in force at the relevant time.
Final payment obligations, deductions, and applicable student responsibilities shall be governed by the relevant offer documentation, invoice, administrative communication, and formal program instructions issued at the appropriate stage.
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UOL 1 — Applicable Law Issues in ArbitrationChoice of law, determination of applicable law, applicable substantive law, non-legal standards and lex mercatoria. -
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UOL 2 — Procedure and Evidence in ArbitrationLaws and rules governing procedure, commencement of arbitration, proceedings, and adducing evidence.
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UOL 3 — Jurisdictional Issues in ArbitrationArbitrability, tribunal jurisdiction, national courts, interim measures, and multiparty arbitration.
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UOL 4 — Award: Form, Content, Challenge and EnforcementForm and content of awards, challenges, setting aside, and enforcement of domestic and foreign awards.
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UOL 5 — Regulation and Infrastructure of ArbitrationInstitutional framework, regulation, national legal systems, human rights, and courts in arbitration.
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UOL 6 — Arbitration AgreementLaw governing arbitration agreements, scope, validity, interpretation, and drafting.
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UOL 7 — Arbitration TribunalsSelection, appointment, duties, remuneration, sanctions, impartiality, and replacement of arbitrators.
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UOL 8 — Investment Arbitration & Specialist ArbitrationState-owned entities, arbitration with government, investment dispute resolution, and specialist arbitration.
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UOL 9 — Introduction to Private International Law in International Commercial LitigationHistory, theories, universalism, state theories, and economic theories of conflict of laws.
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UOL 10 — Jurisdiction and Competence of Courts in Private International LawJurisdiction of courts, Brussels Regulation, English law, US restrictions, and insolvency.
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UOL 11 — Applicable Law in Private International LawApplicable law, Rome I, Rome II, English and US choice of law rules, and insolvency.
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UOL 12 — Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Private International LawRecognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in European, English, and US systems.
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UOL 13 — Export Sales on English Law TermsFOB, CIF, passing of property, and remedies for breach in export sales.
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UOL 14 — Carriage of Goods by Sea in International Trade LawShipping, common law, Hague-Visby Rules, and transfer of contract of carriage.
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UOL 15 — Bankers Letters of CreditLetters of credit, documentary credit fraud, standby credits, and demand guarantees.
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UOL 16 — United Nations Sale ConventionCISG, UNIDROIT principles, unification efforts, and party obligations.
