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LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award)

Dual Master of Laws (2 Diplomas) — Conferred jointly with Arab Leadership University (ALU) & Cairo University (Faculty of Law)

Joint Awarding Institution2 Diplomas

جامعة القاهرة (مصر)

Credit Allocation60% ALU / 40% Cairo Univ

Online only

18 months36 creditsArabic / English

Overview

Master of Laws focusing on Arab and international trade contracts, dispute resolution, cross-border corporate arbitration, and intellectual property. Students earn 2 independent accredited diplomas with a 60% / 40% international credit split. LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award) is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Institutions and rules through Institutions and rules; Argument; Documents; Research project; Institutions and rules (LLM-605); Argument (LLM-606), and finish on Argument (LLM-606). Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read. Reading is a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. The artefact a marker expects is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Dual Master of Laws diplomas from ALU and Cairo University Faculty of Law Extensive coverage of Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) & DIAC rules Practical contract drafting and international arbitration moot court simulations Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Curriculum

Stage 1 — Core Host Foundations (18 Credits)

Code	Course	Credits · hours
LLM-601	Institutions and rules Institutions and rules (LLM-601) is a 6-credit course on LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Institutions and rules as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. LLM-601-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Institutions and rules LLM-601-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Institutions and rules LLM-601-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Institutions and rules LLM-601-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Institutions and rules LLM-601-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Institutions and rules LLM-601-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Institutions and rules	6 · 60 h
LLM-602	Argument Argument (LLM-602) is a 6-credit course on LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Argument as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. LLM-602-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Argument LLM-602-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Argument LLM-602-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Argument LLM-602-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Argument LLM-602-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Argument LLM-602-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Argument	6 · 60 h
LLM-603	Documents Documents (LLM-603) is a 6-credit course on LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Documents as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. LLM-603-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Documents LLM-603-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Documents LLM-603-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Documents LLM-603-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Documents LLM-603-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Documents LLM-603-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Documents	6 · 60 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

LLM-601

Institutions and rules

Institutions and rules (LLM-601) is a 6-credit course on LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Institutions and rules as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

LLM-601-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Institutions and rules
LLM-601-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Institutions and rules
LLM-601-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Institutions and rules
LLM-601-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Institutions and rules
LLM-601-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Institutions and rules
LLM-601-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Institutions and rules

6 · 60 h

LLM-602

Argument

Argument (LLM-602) is a 6-credit course on LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Argument as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

LLM-602-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Argument
LLM-602-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Argument
LLM-602-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Argument
LLM-602-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Argument
LLM-602-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Argument
LLM-602-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Argument

6 · 60 h

LLM-603

Documents

Documents (LLM-603) is a 6-credit course on LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Documents as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

LLM-603-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Documents
LLM-603-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Documents
LLM-603-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Documents
LLM-603-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Documents
LLM-603-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Documents
LLM-603-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Documents

6 · 60 h

Stage 2 — Partner Moderated Advanced Specialisation (12 Credits)

Code	Course	Credits · hours
LLM-604	Research project Research project (LLM-604) is a 6-credit course on LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Research project as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. LLM-604-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Research project LLM-604-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Research project LLM-604-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Research project Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Research project

Code

Course

Credits · hours

LLM-604

Research project

Research project (LLM-604) is a 6-credit course on LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Research project as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

LLM-604-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Research project
LLM-604-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Research project
LLM-604-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Research project
Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Research project

Stage 3 — Applied Research Capstone (6 Credits)

Code	Course	Credits · hours
LLM-606	Argument (LLM-606) Argument (LLM-606) (LLM-606) is a 6-credit course on LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Argument (LLM-606) as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. LLM-606-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Argument (LLM-606) LLM-606-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Argument (LLM-606) LLM-606-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Argument (LLM-606) Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Argument (LLM-606)

Code

Course

Credits · hours

LLM-606

Argument (LLM-606)

Argument (LLM-606) (LLM-606) is a 6-credit course on LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award), with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Argument (LLM-606) as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

LLM-606-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Argument (LLM-606)
LLM-606-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Argument (LLM-606)
LLM-606-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Argument (LLM-606)
Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Argument (LLM-606)

LLM International Commercial Law & Arbitration (Cairo University Dual Award)

Overview

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Curriculum

Stage 1 — Core Host Foundations (18 Credits)

Stage 2 — Partner Moderated Advanced Specialisation (12 Credits)

Stage 3 — Applied Research Capstone (6 Credits)

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English language

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