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LLM African Trade Law and Dispute Settlement (Online)

African Future University

African Future University

Master's

LLM African Trade Law and Dispute Settlement (Online)

African Future University

African Future University (online)

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Tuition

Free (online)

Degree

LL.M.

Delivery

Full-time · Online

Duration

2 years (18 mo)

Language & requirements

Taught in: English, French

Tuition fees

  • INTERNATIONALFree (online)

About African Future University

Fully online African digital university with French and English pathways.

Overview

African Future University’s tuition-free online LLM in African Trade Law and Dispute Settlement is a 30-credit academic master’s for lawyers and legally literate trade officers who must read AfCFTA, REC, and national implementing texts. You will study dispute-settlement pathways as documents, not as a promise of counsel work at any secretariat. English and French assessment options match official file languages. The LLM does not call you to any bar and does not employ you at the African Union. Rural trader and SME case files sit beside state-to-state texts. Capstones are a legal memorandum on public sources.

Delivered fully online with live seminars, recorded lectures, and tutor support.

**Award:** African Future University **Credits:** 30 | **Typical duration:** 2 years (18 months)

Course structure

4 terms · 16 modules · 30 credits

Module 1: Sources

  • AFU921·AfCFTA and REC Instruments as Public Texts
    3 credits
  • AFU922·National Implementation and Conflict of Laws
    3 credits
  • AFU923·Soft Law, Communiqués, and Citation Ethics
    3 credits
  • AFU924·EN/FR Legal Drafting for Non-Court Audiences
    3 credits

Module 2: Goods and origin

  • AFU925·Tariffs, NTBs, and Legal Characterisation
    3 credits
  • AFU926·Rules of Origin as Legal Tests
    3 credits
  • AFU927·SME and Informal Trader Facts in Memos
    3 credits
  • AFU928·Customs Law Interfaces (Not a Licence)
    3 credits

Module 3: Disputes

  • AFU929·State-to-State and Private Pathways
    3 credits
  • AFU930·Evidence, Translation, and Unofficial Texts
    3 credits
  • AFU931·Digital Trade Clauses as They Are Written
    3 credits
  • AFU932·Ethics of Forum and Power Asymmetry
    3 credits

Module 4: Capstone

  • AFU933·Legal Research Methods (Public Sources)
    3 credits
  • AFU934·Memorandum Structure
    3 credits
  • AFU935·Oral Defence on Poor Connectivity
    3 credits
  • AFU936·Capstone: Trade-Law Memorandum
    3 credits

Learning outcomes

  • Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
  • Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
  • Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
  • Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces

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