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European Law Specialization Human Rights – (LL.M.)
University of Groningen
Faculty of Law
| Application Deadline: | June 1; NFP and Huygens scholarships: February 1 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,713 ≈ € 9,600 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Groningen / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Groningen
You are of Russian descent, third generation living in Latvia. You do not have the Latvian nationality, but you were born in this country. What are your rights? Are you a citizen of theEuropean Union? Can you vote in Latvia?
General information
Human Rights are of all times and all places. They are just notrecognised everywhere, nor interpreted the same in all countries. Even within Europe. It is also possible for citizens to find different forums to go to when they feel their human rights are being violated.
You will be trained in Human Rights at the European level by courses like European Law of Judicial Protection, Human Rights Law, and Refugee & Asylum Law. You will learn about the different systems and how human rights are interpreted within these systems and different
countries.
Career prospects
* a (legal) career working for major law firms, the Community Institutions and as in-house lawyers.
* a career in policy-making or policy-influencing roles.
* jobs in which the interaction between law and politics plays an important role.
Contents
In order to obtain an LLM degree in European Law, specialization Human Rights you must successfully complete a total of 60 ECTS:
a. Three compulsory courses:
* European Law 2 Master level (European Law of Judicial Protection) (6 ECTS)
* Human Rights Law (6 ECTS)
* Refugee & Asylum Law (6 ECTS)
b. The seminar: Human Rights (6 ECTS)
c. Two courses from the following list (at least 12 ECTS):
* European Constitutions and Constitutional Law (6 ECTS)
* European Labour Law (6 ECTS)
* International Humanitarian Law (6 ECTS)
* International Institutional Law (6 ECTS)
* Introduction to Philosophy of Law (6 ECTS)
* Seminar EU Constitutional and EU Institutional Law (6 ECTS)
* Substantive European Community Law (6 ECTS)
d. One course from the list of courses of the European Law programme (at least 6 ECTS)
e. Thesis in the field of Human Rights (18 ECTS)
* human rights in European perspective
* not only human rights, but also European law is taught extensively
* freedom to choose from a wide range of courses as optional courses
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* University Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
* Test of proficiency in English: TOEFL Paper-based 580; TOEFL Computer-based 237; TOEFL Internet-based 92; IELTS 6.5
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
Accreditation
Accredited by the Dutch Government
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Relevant Links
- Programme website
- University homepage
- Homepage of the municipality
- StudyinHolland.nl : Information on why and what to study in The Netherlands.
- Student Experiences about The Netherlands - STeXX.eu
- StudyinHolland Youtube Channel
- Nuffic - Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in higher education
- Nuffic Grand Finder
- Nuffic Study Finder
- Holland Alumni network
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