SECOND-year University of London Law student, Ms. Gabriella Edwards, who is studying at Nations University, was recently awarded the Oxford University Press Prize as a student who has achieved one of the best results in the world in the May 2013 Year 1 Law Examinations.

The International Programme of the University of London is studied by over 52,000 persons in 190 countries of the world. The award follows Gabriella’s outstanding CSEC and A Level results, a press release stated.

At present the law programme at Nations University offers the LLB from the University of London. A growing number of students study the University of London’s LLB programme through Nations University.

Nations University said it is once again proud of its collaboration with London University to be able offer to students in Guyana degrees of outstanding prestige and recognition.

The release said that Edwards is proof of the fact that international students can live up to the expectations and intellectual capabilities necessary to excel at the London LLB programme. This remarkable accomplishment motivates and encourages prospective students working assiduously to gain entry into the LLB programme offered at Nations University and also for other individuals generally who may be contemplating a career in law.

PROSPECTIVE LLB AND LLM STUDENTS
Meanwhile, Nations University will today hold a high profile meeting for prospective LLB and LLM students, beginning at 18:00 hrs. The meeting will be addressed by Dr James Busuttil, FRSA, FRGS, FIoD, Director of the University of London’s Postgraduate Laws Programme for International students. He is currently on a visit to Guyana to promote the LLM programme.

Dr Busuttil’s visit is to further familiarise students holding an LLB, of the benefits of studying for the LLM through the University of London. All are welcome to attend, the release added.

The University of London’s Postgraduate Laws Programme for International students consists of the Master of Laws (LL.M.); Postgraduate Diploma in Laws (PG. Dip.Laws) and the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PG. Cert. Laws). Over 3,800 persons from 150 countries study on this programme, usually while working full-time.
At present the law programme at Nations University offers the LLB from the University of London.

Dr. Busuttil holds an AB (Harvard), JD (New York University School of Law) and DPhil (Oxford). He is also a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. Dr. Busuttil has been Associate Professor of International Law and Organisation at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands; Director of the British Institute of Human Rights at King’s College London; and Lecturer in Law at the University of Essex. He has also worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); and the Legal Adviser’s Office of the U.S. Department of State. He is an attorney admitted to practice before the courts of New York State and the District of Columbia, as well as numerous Federal Appeals Courts.

Dr Busuttil has been Co-Rapporteur of the International Law Association’s Committee on Islamic Law and International Law, and a member of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, of the Council on Foreign Relations, and of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law.

He was appointed a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, based in The Hague, in 2007. He has had a number of articles and books published.