The LL.M. course offered by Department of Law of University of Mumbai follows the Semester System and is of duration of 2 years (Four Semesters). The academic year, which consists of two terms, begins in July and ends in May.

The minimum qualification for making an application for admission to the LL.M. degree course is a second Class LL.B. degree obtained at the one and same sitting of this University or a degree recognized as equivalent thereto for general category.

Course Structure

The LL.M. course is available in six specializations. (Groups)
Group I Constitutional and Administrative Law
Group II Business Law
Group III Law of Intellectual Property and Information Technology
Group IV Human Rights Law
Group V Criminal Law and Criminal Administration
Group VI Environment and Legal Order

Foundation (Compulsory) Papers (for all groups)

Paper I Law And Social Transformation In India
Paper II Indian Constitutional Law: The New Challenges
Paper III Judicial Process
Paper IV Legal Education and Research Methodology

Optional Papers

Group I Constitutional And Administrative Law
Paper I – Constitutionalism : Pluralism and Federalism
Paper II – National Security Public Order and Rule of Law
Paper III- Comparative Constitutional Law
Paper IV – Administrative Process : Nature and Scope
Paper V – Administrative Process and Judicial Control
Paper VI – Public Authorities and Power Holders : Controls on Maladministration

Group II Business Law
Paper I – Fundamental Principles of Law of Contract and Allied Laws
Paper II – Global Trade under World Trade Organisation
Paper III – Corporate Law
Paper IV – Law Relating to Customs and Foreign Exchange
Paper V – Law of Insurance
Paper VI – Banking Laws

Group III Law of Intellectual Property and Information Technology
Paper I – Intellectual Property and International Organizations and Agreements
Paper II – Patent Law
Paper III – Trademarks
Paper IV – Copyrights and other Related Rights
Paper V – Law of Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications, Layout Designs Etc.
Paper VI – Information Technology

Group IV Human Rights Law
Paper I – Concept and Development of Human Rights
Paper II – Human Rights and International Order
Paper III – Protection and Enforcement of Human Rights in India
Paper IV – Human Rights of Disadvantaged Groups
Paper V – International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law
Paper VI – Science, Technology and Human Rights

Group V Criminal Law and Criminal Administration
Paper I – Criminal Jurisprudence
Paper II – Penal Laws
Paper III- Criminology
Paper IV – Collective Violence and Criminal Justice System
Paper V – Penology : Treatment of Offenders
Paper VI – Forensic Science and Scientific Investigation of Crime

Group VI Environment and Legal Order
Paper I – Environmental Development : Law and Policy
Paper II – Resource Management and the Law
Paper III – Prevention and Control of Pollution
Paper IV – Environment and International Legal Order
Paper V – Biological Diversity and Legal Order
Paper VI – Environmental Legislation