Master's
LLM African Trade Law and Dispute Settlement (Online)
African Future University
Master's
LLM African Trade Law and Dispute Settlement (Online)
African Future University (online)
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Language & requirements
Taught in: English, French
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- 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 Texts3 credits
- AFU922·National Implementation and Conflict of Laws3 credits
- AFU923·Soft Law, Communiqués, and Citation Ethics3 credits
- AFU924·EN/FR Legal Drafting for Non-Court Audiences3 credits
Module 2: Goods and origin
- AFU925·Tariffs, NTBs, and Legal Characterisation3 credits
- AFU926·Rules of Origin as Legal Tests3 credits
- AFU927·SME and Informal Trader Facts in Memos3 credits
- AFU928·Customs Law Interfaces (Not a Licence)3 credits
Module 3: Disputes
- AFU929·State-to-State and Private Pathways3 credits
- AFU930·Evidence, Translation, and Unofficial Texts3 credits
- AFU931·Digital Trade Clauses as They Are Written3 credits
- AFU932·Ethics of Forum and Power Asymmetry3 credits
Module 4: Capstone
- AFU933·Legal Research Methods (Public Sources)3 credits
- AFU934·Memorandum Structure3 credits
- AFU935·Oral Defence on Poor Connectivity3 credits
- AFU936·Capstone: Trade-Law Memorandum3 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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