MASTER OF LAWS PROGRAM

Tracks / Specializations

 LL.M. students design their own course of study specializing in one of four major areas of interest:

1. Intellectual Property Law

2. International Corporate and Business Law

3. International Economic Law

4. International Human Rights Law

Components

To complete the Program, a student must complete thirty-six (36) credit units, distributed as follows:

Basic Courses            6 units

Major Courses           15 units

• Copyright and Related Rights
• Emerging Issues in Intellectual Property Law
• Information Technology Law and High-technology Transactions
• Intellectual Property Law, Licensing, and Competition Policy
• Management and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
• Patent Law, Industrial Design, and Plant Variety Protection
• Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and the Law
• Seminar on Emerging Issues in Sports Law
• Trademark Law, Unfair Competition, and Trade Secrets
• Treaties and other International Agreements
• UN and Other International Organizations

• Bank Conservatorship, Receivership, and Liquidation
• Banking Law
• Consumer Protection Laws
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Energy Law and Practice
• Entertainment Law
• European Business Law
• Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Law
• Foreign Investments and Investment Incentives Law
• International Commercial Arbitration
• International Commercial Transactions
• International Competition Laws
• International Labor Law
• International Taxation
• Law and Economics of Antitrust Regulations
• Local Government Finance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Negotiation Seminar
• Public-Private Partnership
• Real Estate Transactions
• Securities Regulation
• Securities, Public Offerings, and Stock Exchange Listings
• Seminar on Comparative Legal Studies
• Tax on Mergers and Acquisitions
• Telecommunications Practice
• Treaties and other International Agreements

• ASEAN Economic Relations, Law, and Policy
• European Business Law
• International Competition Laws
• International Trade Issues
• Introduction to ASEAN Economic Law
• Introduction to International Economic Law
• Law and Economic Development
• Law and Economics of Antitrust Regulations
• Public-Private Partnership
• Treaties and other International Agreements 
• UN and Other International Organizations

• Children’s Rights and the Law
• Clinical Legal Education 102: The Criminal Justice System and the Rights of the Accused
• Comparative Environmental Law
• Emerging Issues in Human Rights
• Environmental Rights and Legal Remedies in the Philippines
• Evolving Norms of Business Responsibilities for Human Rights
• Foundational Course on Women’s Rights
• Gender and the Law
• Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts
• Indigenous Peoples and the Law
• Institutions and Mechanisms for Human Rights Promotion and Protection
• Interdisciplinary Course on Corruption, Impunity, and Governance
• International Criminal Law
• International Environmental and Climate Change Law
• International Labor Law
• Laws on Anti-discrimination and Equality
• Laws on Refugees, the Internally-displaced, and Stateless Persons
• Peace Process and Peace Agreements
• Treaties and other International Agreements 
• UN and Other International Organizations

 Note: The list above is only indicative. The ALS reserves the right to not offer courses and to introduce new ones.

Elective Courses    9 units

Thesis                         6 units

 *Students who do not hold a LL.B. or J.D. degree from a Philippine law school need to take the Introduction to the Philippine Hybrid Legal System course (1 unit) in addition to the required Basic Courses.