University of Cambridge
Faculty of Law
LLM EXAMINATION
2014/15
FORM OF THE EXAMINATION
(Number of Questions)
and
CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATION
(Permitted Materials)
Reading time
There will be 10 minutes’ reading time before the start of every
examination unless otherwise announced.
Students should present themselves at the exam room at least 15
minutes before the advertised start time of each paper.
FORM AND CONDUCT NOTICE FOR THE LLM EXAMINATION
2014/15
Part 1: Form of Examination (Number of Questions)
The Faculty Board of Law gives notice that the form for the LLM Examination in 2014/15 will
be as follows:
Paper 2. International Commercial Tax
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 3. International Commercial Litigation
The paper will contain no fewer than eight questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 4. Law of Restitution
The paper will contain no fewer than eight questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 5. Economics of Law and Regulation
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 6. Law and Information
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 7. Corporate Insolvency Law
The paper will contain no fewer than four questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt all questions set.
Paper 9. Corporate Finance Law
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 11. Criminal Justice: Players and Processes
The paper will contain no fewer than eight questions. Candidates taking the three-hour paper
will be required to attempt any three questions and candidates taking the two-hour paper will
be required to attempt any two.
Candidates who have submitted an essay are advised not to attempt a question which
overlaps substantially with the subject of the essay. Credit will not be given for material
which is re-used.
Paper 12. Intellectual Property
The paper will contain no fewer than eight questions. Candidates taking the three-hour paper
will be required to attempt any three questions and candidates taking the two-hour paper will
be required to attempt any two.
Candidates who have submitted an essay are advised not to attempt a question which
overlaps substantially with the subject of the essay. Credit will not be given for material
which is re-used.
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Paper 13. Contemporary Issues in the Law of European Integration
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 14. Competition Law
The paper will be divided into two parts. Section A will contain questions covering any part of
the syllabus. Section B will contain questions covering Article 102 TFEU or the EU Merger
Regulation. Candidates will be required to answer three questions with at least one question
from each part. Each part will contain at least three questions.
Paper 15. International Environmental Law
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 16. Constitutional Law of the European Union
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 17. EU Trade Law
The paper will contain no fewer than eight questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt three.
Paper 18. External Relations Law of the European Union
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 20. Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force and Peacekeeping
The paper will be divided into two sections and will contain no fewer than eight questions.
Candidates will be required to attempt three questions of which at least one question must
be taken from Section A and at least one question from Section B.
Paper 21. Settlement of International Disputes
The paper will contain no fewer than eight questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 23. The Law of the World Trade Organization
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 24. International Criminal Law
The paper will contain no fewer than nine questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three
Paper 25. International Human Rights Law
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 26. Civil Liberties and Human Rights
This paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
answer any three. Those candidates taking the two-hour paper will be required to attempt
two questions.
Candidates who have submitted an essay are advised not to attempt a question which
overlaps substantially with the subject of the essay. Credit will not be given for material
which is re-used.
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Paper 27. The Birth, Development and Afterlife of States
This paper will be divided into two sections and will contain no fewer than eight questions.
Candidates will be required to attempt three questions of which at least one question must
be taken from Section A and at least one question from Section B.
Paper 30. Jurisprudence
The paper will contain no fewer than ten questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 31. Topics in Legal and Political Philosophy
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any four.
Paper 32. Commercial Equity
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 33. Comparative Family Law and Policy
The paper will contain no fewer than nine questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 35. History of English Civil and Criminal Law
The paper will contain no fewer than ten questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 36. International Intellectual Property Law
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions. Candidates taking the three-hour paper
will be required to answer three questions. Candidates taking the two-hour paper will be
required to answer two questions.
Candidates who have submitted an essay are advised not to attempt a question which
overlaps substantially with the subject of the essay. Credit will not be given for material
which is re-used.
Paper 37. European Legal History
The paper will contain no fewer than eight questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
Paper 40. Whewell Scholarship Paper on Problems and Disputed Points in
International Law
The paper will contain no fewer than eight questions of which candidates will be required to
attempt any three.
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Part 2: Conduct of Examination (Use of Statutes and other
Materials)
The Faculty Board of Law gives notice of the statutes and other materials that LLM
candidates may use in Examinations in 2014/15, as set out below. Candidates are forbidden
to bring into any examination any materials other than those specified.
The Chair of Examiners, the Examinations Secretary or the Examiner responsible for the
conduct of the examination concerned will confiscate any materials brought into the
examination by candidates if those materials fail to comply with any of the requirements set
out in this notice. In the event that a candidate’s materials are confiscated, no replacement
materials will be provided. Candidates who bring unauthorised materials or who fail to
comply with any of the requirements concerning annotation of authorised materials, set out
herein, should be aware of the possibility of disciplinary proceedings as well as the
confiscation of materials.
Candidates must bring their own copies of permitted materials to examinations; spare copies
will not be available should candidates forget to bring their own copies.
In most papers, the statute books permitted do not specify a particular edition or year: this is
to allow the use of previous editions of such materials. Candidates are strongly encouraged
to use the most up-to-date versions of statute books, wherever possible: using out of date
statute books may prejudice performance in the examination. Where candidates are
permitted to bring into the examination individual statutes or other provisions published by
HM Stationery Office, only the original HMSO texts may be used. Candidates infringing
these rules will be required to surrender their copies and may be reported for a breach of the
University regulations on discipline. Severe penalties have been imposed in such cases. Any
candidate who has been required to surrender statutes or materials will not be provided with
replacements to use in the examination.
In the case of the materials produced by the Faculty, candidates will be permitted to use only
the current year’s issue and no other. Such materials will be available only from the Law
Faculty Office and will be stamped ‘For use in Examinations in 2014/15’.
SECTION A: OPEN BOOK PAPERS
The following papers have been designated ‘open book’ for the LLM Examination 2014/15.
Candidates will be permitted to use the following in all open book examinations:
1. Any materials supplied to the class by the lecturers.
2. Any materials prepared by the candidates themselves, including photocopied materials
not in breach of copyright. This includes photocopies and printouts of the following:
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statutes and other primary legal instruments (treaties, decisions, etc)
cases
articles
book sections comprising no more than 5% of books, or one entire chapter,
whichever is the greater.
3. Any monolingual or bilingual dictionary (except electronic dictionaries and specialised
legal dictionaries).
4. Other materials and statute books as listed below. Candidates are forbidden to take into
any examination any other books.
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For clarification, there are no restrictions on the marking of statute books or other materials
in open book exams.
Paper 2. International Commercial Tax
Materials on International and EU Tax Law (K van Raad, ed.) (any edition).
Paper 3. International Commercial Litigation
The Faculty’s Statutes on the Conflict of Laws (2014/15).
Paper 7. Corporate Insolvency Law
Butterworths Company Law Handbook (any edition) or Blackstone’s Statutes on
Company Law (any edition) or Palgrave Macmillan Core Statutes on Company Law
(any edition) or Routledge Company Law Statutes (any edition) or Palgrave
Macmillan Core Statutes on Insolvency Law and Corporate Rescue.
Paper 12. Intellectual Property
Blackstone’s Statutes on Intellectual Property (any edition) or Butterworths
Intellectual Property Handbook (any edition) or Palgrave Macmillan Core Statutes on
Intellectual Property.
Paper 18. External Relations Law of the European Union
Blackstone’s EU Treaties & Legislation (23rd edition).
Paper 23. The Law of the World Trade Organization
The Legal Texts: The Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade
Negotiations (CUP, any edition)
Paper 27. The Birth, Development and Afterlife of States
No further materials prescribed.
Paper 36. International Intellectual Property Law
Blackstone’s Statutes on Intellectual Property (any edition) or International Legal
Materials on Intellectual Property (P.Goldstein (ed.).
SECTION B: CLOSED BOOK PAPERS
Candidates for ‘closed book’ papers will be allowed to take into the LLM Examination in
2014/15 any monolingual or bilingual dictionary (except electronic dictionaries and
specialised legal dictionaries) together with any materials specified under each paper as
below.
Candidates are forbidden to take into any examination any materials other than those
specified. Where materials are allowed, candidates must use their own (not University or
College library) unmarked copies. Subject to the proviso stated below, any form of marking –
including annotations, highlighting, circling and underlining – is prohibited. It is also forbidden
to attach anything to or place anything within the permitted materials. The proviso referred to
above is that candidates may write their name and the name of their college on the inside
front page of any permitted materials.
Paper 4. Law of Restitution
The Faculty’s Restitution Materials (2014/15).
Paper 6. Law and Information
The Faculty’s Materials on Law and Information (2014/15).
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Paper 9. Corporate Finance Law
The Faculty’s Materials on Corporate Finance Law and any one of: Blackstone’s
Statutes on Company Law (latest edition); Butterworth’s Company Law Handbook
(latest edition); Palgrave Macmillan Core Statutes on Company Law (latest edition) or
Routledge Company Law Statutes (latest edition).
Paper 13. Contemporary Issues in the Law of European Integration
Blackstone’s EU Legislation (23rd edition) and the Faculty’s materials on
Contemporary Issues in the Law of European Integration (2014/15)
Paper 14. Competition Law
Blackstone’s EU Treaties & Legislation 2014-15 (25th edition) and the Faculty’s
Materials on Competition Law (2014/15).
Paper 15. International Environmental Law
International Environmental Law and Policy Treaty Supplement (Foundation Press;
2011) (D. Hunter, J. Salzmann, D. Zaelke) and the Faculty’s Materials on
International Environmental Law.
Paper 16. Constitutional Law of the European Union
Blackstone’s EU Treaties & Legislation (2014/15)
Paper 17. EU Trade Law
Blackstone’s EU Treaties & Legislation (23rd or 24th edition) and the Faculty’s
Materials on EU Trade Law (2014/15).
Paper 20. Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force and Peacekeeping
Blackstone’s International Law Documents (any edition); Documents on the Law of
War (Roberts & Guelff, eds.) (any edition) and the Faculty’s Materials on Law of
Armed Conflict, Use of Force and Peacekeeping (2014/15).
Paper 21. Settlement of International Disputes
Blackstone’s International Law Documents (any edition); The Faculty’s Materials on
Settlement of International Disputes (2014/15)
Paper 24. International Criminal Law
The Faculty’s Materials for International Criminal Law (2014/15) and Blackstone's
International Law Documents (any edition).
Paper 25. International Human Rights Law
Blackstone’s International Law Documents (any
International Human Rights Documents (any edition).
edition)
and
Blackstone’s
Paper 26. Civil Liberties and Human Rights
The Faculty’s Materials for Civil Liberties and Human Rights (2014/15).
Paper 32. Commercial Equity
The Faculty’s Materials on Commercial Equity (2014/15).
Paper 40. Whewell Scholarship Paper on Problems and Disputed Points in
International Law
Blackstone’s International Law Documents (any edition).
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Candidates for the following papers will not be allowed to take any materials into the
examination other than any monolingual or bilingual dictionary (except electronic dictionaries
and specialised legal dictionaries):
Paper 5.
Paper 11.
Paper 30.
Paper 31.
Paper 33.
Paper 35.
Paper 37.
Economics of Law and Regulation
Criminal Justice: Players and Processes
Jurisprudence
Topics in Legal and Political Philosophy
Comparative Family Law and Policy
History of English Civil and Criminal Law
European Legal History
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