LLM Environmental Law and Climate Justice

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Our LLM Environmental Law and Climate Justice enables you to apply the law to the significant environmental challenges of the 21st century.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice

Key facts

  • Award LLM, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma
  • Start date September 2025
  • Duration LLM full-time: 12 months, LLM part-time: 24 months
  • Mode of study full time, part time
  • Delivery on campus

Overview

The main focus of this course is how the growing pressure on natural resources has prompted a re-evaluation of traditional approaches to addressing the challenges and seeking opportunities, including mitigating climate change, halting and restoring biodiversity and habitat loss, sustainable development and replacing conventional forms of energy (oil, gas, coal), as well as a search for new and renewable ones via energy transition.

The course provides both breadth and depth of analysis into these issues through an integrated approach to environmental law that weaves in concepts and theories about sustainability, justice and human rights. While specialist, the LLM Environmental Law and Climate Justice course is accessible to those without a background in either energy or environmental issues or law and policy. It is therefore aimed at both law graduates and also those with experience in related disciplines in social and environmental sciences, as well as in the arts and humanities. This is enhanced by the cross-faculty provision of modules comprising the LLM course.

What makes Stirling’s Masters different is that it is focused on the international and comparative dimensions of environmental law, both globally and regionally and specifically in terms of climate justice. Furthermore, it is focused on interdisciplinary perspectives, which for example link international law with international relations, and it emphasises and provides considerable opportunity to engage with and develop core and specific research skills.

By the end of the course, you’ll have:

  • knowledge, understanding and skills at the Masters level that are appropriate for careers in government, international organisations, NGOs and business;
  • in-depth insights into relevant legal, political, social and economic issues related to environmental law at the national, regional and international level (multi-level governance);
  • an understanding of the dynamics of the past and current environmental law, policy-making and governance, as well as likely future developments in the area;
  • the academic foundation for progression to PhD-level study.

If you’re interested in studying a module from this course, the Postgraduate Certificate or the Postgraduate Diploma then please email Graduate Admissions to discuss your course of study.

What our students said

Sercan Sari
Sercan Sari
Turkey
LLM Environmental Law and Climate Justice (formerly LLM International Energy and Environmental Law)
The course has given me insight into the environmental legislation in the UK, European Union, and internationally. The course has broadened my understanding of complex environmental issues.
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