What other countries should I consider for my Master's in Law, besides the UK and New Zealand?

Which country actually helps you depends on a question the list of options alone will not answer: do you want to eventually requalify and practise law in that country, or are you using the LLM to build an international or corporate career while staying India-based or India-linked? The right shortlist changes considerably depending on the answer.

Ireland: The Closest English-Taught Alternative to the UK

• Trinity College Dublin offers an LLM in International and Comparative Law, taught fully in English inside the EU.
• Being EU-based and English-speaking removes the local-practice-licence question that complicates the UK and New Zealand routes for most Indian graduates.

If You Want to Practise Abroad Instead of Just Study

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The Federation of Law Societies of Canada, on the NCA accreditation process for foreign-trained lawyers. The Law Council of Australia, on foreign law and lawyers in Australia. Trinity College Dublin's own LLM International and Comparative Law admissions page.

My Advice

For most Indian law graduates, the real decision is not the country, it is whether you intend to requalify and practise abroad or use the LLM for an international or corporate career. The licensing pathway, Canada's NCA process, Australian admission requirements, or a US bar exam, is a multi-year project layered on top of the degree itself, so map that out before you pick a country. As a backup, if practising abroad is not the priority, weigh Ireland and the Netherlands mainly on cost and how closely the specialisation matches your intended practice area.