International Human Rights (LLM)

The coursework comprises a general introduction to the systems and documents of
international human rights law and specialised courses in such areas as minority rights law, regional human rights systems such as the European Convention on Human Rights, criminal prosecution by international tribunals of human rights violations, gender and child rights, refugees and asylum seekers and international humanitarian law.

The course emphasises the communication, analysis and critique of international human rights law and legal regimes. While the emphasis of the course is legal it accepts suitably qualified candidates from other backgrounds in the firm belief that human rights itself is multidisciplinary.

It aims to build specific and general skills with respect to the modern regime of human rights protection and knowledge of the philosophies and theories that underpin it. It provides students with the requisites enabling them to contribute to the advancement of human rights globally, both in their individual capacities and in association with institutions that have such a focus.