International Human Rights Law

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Our LLM International Human Rights Law is the oldest established human rights law course in Europe and offers you detailed coverage of the international and regional machinery for protecting and promoting human rights, plus knowledge of different human rights, their interplay, and their protection in peace, as well as conflict, situations. You are taught by one of the strongest teams of academic and professionally experienced human rights lawyers in the world - many of our staff have held or currently hold posts in the UN or other international organisations. Your assessment is academically challenging and provides you with a variety of skills useful for subsequent work in this field.

Given the important and emerging area of economic relations and human rights, we have established a pathway in this if you are studying our LLM International Human Rights Law. Successful completion entitles you to have this focus indicated in the formal description of your degree and allows you to develop an integrated understanding of the points of contact between the world economy and human rights, providing a grounding in the institutions, processes, and values involved.

A Masters course is an academically rigorous programme during which you explore your subject in depth, reaching a high level of specialist knowledge. You draw on knowledge and skills from your undergraduate study or your professional life to produce work of a high academic standard, informed by current thinking and debate.
A Masters course lasts for twelve months (full-time), starting in October, and consists of taught modules during your autumn and spring terms, and normally a research-based dissertation or other project-based work submitted in September. Your balance of modules and research varies according to the subject but, typically, your research counts for 60 credits and there are 120 credits of modules, varying from 10 to 40 credits each. (If you are from the EU, then our Masters courses are regarded as ‘second-cycle’ qualifications under the Bologna Declaration and consist of 90 ECTS credits).
In some subjects, Postgraduate or Graduate Certificates and Diplomas are available, which last for six to nine months (full-time) and consist of 60 or 120 credits, respectively. These include the modules and assessed work of a Masters, without a dissertation. Our Graduate Diplomas equip those with a Bachelors with knowledge to proceed to a Masters in a different subject.
Please note that module information on our course finder provides a guide to course content and may be subject to review on an annual basis.

Modules

Core modules

Dissertation: Llm International Human Rights Law

Compulsory modules

Foundation Essay: Llm International Human Rights Law
International Human Rights: Law, Institutions And Practice

Optional modules

Approaches To Legal Theory
Business And Human Rights
Cybercrime
Data Protection
Eu Company Law
European Convention On Human Rights I
European Union Law And Human Rights
Foundations Of Economic, Social And Cultural Rights
Free Movement Of Goods And Services In The Internal Market
Freedom Of Expression, Privacy And The Media
Human Rights And Development
Human Rights, International Relations And Diplomacy
International Business Law: Models, Principles And Tools
International Child Law
International Commercial Dispute Resolution 1
International Commercial Law: Models, Principles And Tools
International Criminal Law And Transitional Justice
International Law Of Armed Conflict For Humanitarian Situations
International Trade, Investment And Human Rights.
Legal Aspects Of Electronic Commercial Transactions
Legal Research And The English Legal System
Marine Insurance I
Promotion And Protection Of Human Rights In Africa
Protection Minorities In International Law
Public International Law
Public International Trade Law
Regulation Of Digital Content In The Eu
The Economics Of The European Union
The Enlargement Of The European Union
The Law Of International Peacekeeping
The Protection Of Refugees And Other Displaced Persons In Times Of Acute Crisis
Trading In Digital Goods And Services

Core modules must be taken and passed.
Core with options modules selected from limited lists must be taken and passed.
Compulsory modules must be taken.
Compulsory with options modules selected from limited lists must be taken.
Optional modules are selected from course specific lists.

Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in relevant subject area.IELTS 6.5. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 7 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

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