2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
LLM International Human Rights Law
| Programme code: | LLM-LAW/IHRF | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Ilias Trispiotis | Contact address: | I.Trispiotis@leeds.ac.uk |
This programme is available part time (programme code LLM-I&EHRLPT). Please contact the programme manager for further information.
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Upper second class degree in law or equivalent.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Law
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Law
Programme specification:
The LLM in International and European Human Rights Law enables students to develop knowledge and skills in relation to human rights issues at international, European and domestic law levels. It enables our graduates to pursue careers in legal practice, or the public service, or any career where success is built upon the ability to understand, analyse and respond to developments in human rights law and practice at international, European and domestic levels.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| LAW5662M | Postgraduate Legal Research Skills | 15 credits | Semester 1 | |
| LAW5950M | Dissertation | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) |
Optional modules:
Candidates MUST study at least 60 credits from the following modules:
| LAW5330M | European Human Rights | 15 credits | Semester 1 | |
| LAW5405M | Social Care Law: National and International Contexts | 30 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| LAW5861M | International Human Rights | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 | |
| LAW5862M | Human Rights and Disabled People 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 | |
| LAW5863M | Human Rights and Disabled People 2 | 15 credits | Semester 2 | |
| LAW5864M | Global Human Rights Advocacy | 30 credits | Semester 2 |
Candidates will be required to study up to 45 credits from the following optional modules:
| LAW5065M | Central Issues in Criminal Law | 15 credits | Semester 2 | |
| LAW5113M | Rethinking Policing 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 | |
| LAW5114M | Rethinking Policing 2 | 15 credits | Semester 2 | |
| LAW5146M | International Criminal Law | 15 credits | Semester 2 | |
| LAW5301M | Security, Conflict and Justice | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 | |
| LAW5334M | Cyberlaw: Regulation of Cyberspace | 15 credits | Semester 1 | |
| LAW5386M | Globalisation and Crime | 15 credits | Semester 1 | |
| LAW5401M | Inequalities, Law and Justice | 30 credits | Semester 2 | |
| LAW5562M | International Banking Law: The Regulatory Framework | 15 credits | Semester 1 | |
| LAW5565M | International Banking Law: Capital Markets and Loans | 15 credits | Semester 2 | |
| LAW5645M | The International Law of Foreign Investment | 15 credits | Semester 1 | |
| LAW5655M | World Trade Organisation Law | 15 credits | Semester 1 | |
| LAW5688M | Digital Environment: Law, Technologies & Human Rights | 15 credits | Semester 2 | |
| LAW5692M | Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property: Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions | 15 credits | Semester 2 | |
| LAW5694M | Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property: Health, Food and Biotechnology | 15 credits | Semester 1 | |
| LAW5812M | Environmental Law | 15 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| LAW5862M | Human Rights and Disabled People 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 | |
| LAW5863M | Human Rights and Disabled People 2 | 15 credits | Semester 2 | |
| LAW5864M | Global Human Rights Advocacy | 30 credits | Semester 2 | |
| LAW5866M | Global Governance through Law | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 | |
| SLSP5311M | Disability and Development | 15 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| SLSP5414M | Debates on Disability Theory and Research | 30 credits | Semester 1 |
Candidates can study 15 credits from the following optional modules:
| PIED5510M | Insurgency | 15 credits | ||
| PIED5563M | Terrorism | 15 credits | ||
| PIED5564M | Counterterrorism | 15 credits | Not running in 201920 |
Last updated: 26/09/2019
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