Administrative Law

Administrative Law is concerned primarily with judicial control of the activities of the executive branch of government. The main topics covered are: (1) the grounds on which decisions and rules...

Advanced and Comparative Criminal Law

The course aims to engage with deep and difficult issues in criminal law through a blend of practical, theoretical, normative and comparative reasoning. The course aims to engage with deep...

A Roman Introduction to Private Law

This subject is an introduction to the legal concepts and legal thought of Roman private law, which inspired and influenced our modern private law. The course therefore shows where many...

Asset Management

Asset ManagementThis elective covers foundation principles and modern topics in Asset Management. Students will learn in detail three types of assets: mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and hedge funds. These asset...

Law and Society in Medieval England

This course introduces students to some of the core areas of English medieval Law (family, property and obligations) with a focus on the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries and on...

Media Law

Media Law is a fast developing and increasingly high profile area of law. It is an area that allows scholars to look at advanced issues relating to freedom of expression...

US International Tax

ElectiveThe US International Tax course covers the principal features of United States federal income taxation of cross-border activities, including both inbound and outbound transactions, and both corporate and individual taxpayers....

Law and Computer Science

Digital (that is, computer-based) technology is transforming society, and the legal system is no exception. As computers permeate more of our lives, digital environments increasingly become the source of legally...

Sentencing

The aim of this option is to explore some of the legal, theoretical and empirical issues of sentencing, largely by reference to England and Wales but also other common law...

Civil Dispute Resolution

This course will introduce students to key procedural rules and principles in civil litigation (and alternative dispute resolution) and teach them how to critically evaluate the rules and the...

Entrepreneurial Finance Project

Please review the course description available via the Saïd Business School's website: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/programmes/oxford-mba/academic-curriculum/core-courses-and-electivesAvailable as a finance elective as part of the MLF programme's 'Finance Stream'....

Business Taxation in Global Economy

On 8 October 2021 over 130 countries agreed to reform the international business tax system in the most meaningful way since its foundations were set in the 1920s. This was...

Constitutional Theory

The course is concerned with the theory of the nature, authority and legitimacy of constitutions. Topics include the historical origins and development of constitutional concepts; methods of separating the powers...

Entrepreneurial Finance

The Entrepreneurial Finance elective aims to help future executives, facing financing and investment decisions in a broad range of entrepreneurial environments, to make better decisions and achieve better outcomes. The...

Moral and Political Philosophy

The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the fundamental questions of moral philosophy and some central issues in political philosophy. The course is divided into two...

Comparative Contract Law in Europe

This course explores the law of contract comparatively, using as its focus English contract law and the contract laws of national jurisdictions in continental Europe, set against the backdrop of...

International Dispute Settlement

This option discusses the methods and means of settling disputes in international law. It covers both so-called ‘diplomatic’ and 'adjudicatory’ methods of dispute settlement and focuses in particular on the...

Core Course II - Understanding Criminal Justice

Dr Katrin Mueller-Johnson This compulsory course taught in Hilary term aims to explore a limited number of key issues in criminal justice. The seminars address critical issues confronting the criminal...

Law in Society

Considering law in society means asking a number of questions: What does law do? Where does it come from? What forms does it take? How do we understand its meaning...

Taxation Law

Taxation pervades every area of life, including property, family, employment and business affairs. Tax law is well suited to interdisciplinary study, intersecting as it does with economics and politics. It...

Dissertation FHS

This course aims to help develop and foster students’ research skills, and deepen their expertise and insight through close study and analysis of a chosen legal theme or issue.The dissertation...

International Criminal Law

One of the most significant developments in international law and international relations during the past quarter century has been the emergence of a new international legal order based on a...

Prisons

Prof Mary BosworthThe prison is one of the most fundamental parts of the criminal justice system. Despite extensive evidence pointing to a generalised failure of incarceration to stem crime...

Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring

The market for corporate ownership is one of the hallmarks of capitalism. Within that market, vast amounts of corporate wealth have been created – and destroyed. The objective of this...

Comparative Private Law

Comparative Law is one of the most fascinating subjects in the legal syllabus. Comparative lawyers examine the differences and similarities of legal rules and doctrines across various legal systems. Students...