Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights and ESG Law LLM

School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

From fake news and climate change to the gig economy, this course will help you understand the human rights impacts of business for your career

Start date
September 2024
Duration
12 months (full time)
Location
Dundee City Campus

New laws worldwide are holding businesses and investors accountable. They must consider their impact on human rights, the environment, and climate change. This Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights and ESG LLM course will help you understand and navigate new laws.

To achieve a sustainable economy, businesses and investors must align with international goals. These include international human rights, environment and climate change goals.

This course will teach you about sustainable business practices and ESG regulations. You will learn the practical tools required for implementation.

Sustainable business and ESG expertise is increasingly in demand. It is required in:

  • legal practice
  • industry
  • finance
  • government
  • media
  • civil society

By studying this LLM course, you will develop the skills and knowledge required to pursue a career in these fields.

This course combines legal knowledge with insights from Law and related disciplines. It also combines insight from real-life practice.

You will be taught by internationally recognised experts. Our staff have experience in advising governments, businesses and financial entities.

Choose from a selection of modules and dissertation topics on our LLM course. You can specialise in areas including:

  • corporate sustainability due diligence
  • international trade and investment law
  • mining
  • energy
  • climate change
  • water law
“As an investment professional, I see growing demand for knowledge and skills business and human rights. Hiring people who know how to address human rights challenges is crucial for financial actors and the companies we invest in.”

John Howchin, Secretary-General, Council on Ethics for the Swedish national pension funds

Pagoda Projects Internships

Students in a tutorial

Law students can apply for a global internship with Pagoda Projects to develop employability skills and gain valuable international work experience.

Learn more about the internships

Course Coordinator

The Course Coordinator for this course is Claire Methven O’Brien. Claire is an internationally recognised expert in the field of business and human rights. She has more than a decade’s experience of providing expert advice on business and human rights law and policy to international and European institutions.

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Claire Methven O’Brien
“New laws are in development in many countries that will give companies a legal duty to respect human rights in their own business and in their supply chains. Lawyers, business people and regulators need to know what respect for human rights means in practice.”

Claire Methven O’Brien, Course Coordinator

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