Thematic Areas

At Strathmore University Law School, our students will get the opportunity to rediscover the roots of their decision to study law.

The LL.M programme has the following felectives:

Intellectual Property Law

Electives in this thematic area will be offered under the Strathmore Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology, a research centre dedicated to strengthening capacity of Intellectual Property practitioners and innovators. The programme offers instruction by international and regional experts in various intellectual property subjects with the goal of providing practical skills in the classroom. An elective clinical component allows students to gain further practical experience in recognizing and dealing with intellectual property issues. The electives in this area directly respond to the need to build capacity in Africa to handle intellectual property issues by offering the distinct combination of academic and practical instruction under different modules.

Electives in this thematic area include:

International Criminal Justice

Electives in this thematic area adopt a pioneering approach that combines both academic and practical instruction. This focuses on core foundational courses, distinctive thematic courses of contemporary relevance and skills-based courses to equip graduates with the necessary tools to address international justice issues and transnational criminality. The programme leverages available networks to offer instruction by the highest rated international and regional career practitioners, a pioneering approach to legal education by bringing on-the job training into the classroom. The electives in this area will be one of the most innovative and intellectually exciting of advanced legal education programmes offered in the field of international criminal justice and human rights in Africa today.

Electives in this thematic area include:

International Financial Law and Regulation

Electives in this thematic area focus on the legal, theoretical and practical aspects of financial regulation and supervision with a particular focus on global events. This focus extends to analyze financial firms and the pertinent issues. Domestic and international statutes and standards will be examined in regards to banks which although are regulated domestically, their activities invariably transcend borders. It will aim to analyze the issues relating to financial firms by first outlining the rationale behind regulation. The programme critically evaluates the policy considerations that have come and gone to enhance the effectiveness of these tools.

Electives in this thematic area include:

Oil & Gas Law

This thematic area is a uniquely innovative and an unparalleled market-oriented opportunity in Kenya (and the broader African region) linking oil and gas to multiple perspectives of domestic, regional and international law. The curriculum is designed to respond to the increasing demand for oil and gas legal practitioners in Kenya that are equipped with the requisite skills in oil and gas contracting; oil and gas financing and project economics; and socio-environmental aspects. These skills form the very foundations of the legal aspects in oil and gas and give students the opportunity to acquire or deepen their analytical and practice skills for a legal career in the oil and gas sector.

Electives in this thematic area include:

Corporate & International Tax Law

Tax law is a moving target, constantly changing and becoming ever more complex as it evolves. The increased globalization of the world economy in recent years has increased the prominence and importance of international tax to businesses and governments. The programme focuses on both the domestic and cross-border tax framework that determines where and how profits of global businesses and mobile individuals are taxed. It provides a firm foundation for the understanding of the workings of the Kenyan tax system as well as the policy that drives it in relation to the ever-changing world of tax. The curriculum then builds upon this foundation to equip the student with a firm grasp of international tax aspects by exploring tax treaties, transfer pricing, international tax planning among others.

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