2023/24 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 Zoe Tongue | Contact address: | Z.Tongue@leeds.ac.uk |
This programme is available part time (programme code LLM-LAW/IHRP). 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:
| LAW5362M | Comparative Human Rights Law | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5662M | Postgraduate Legal Research Skills | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5780M | Dissertation | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | |
| LAW5861M | International Human Rights | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study up to 60 credits from the following optional modules:
| LAW5113M | Rethinking Policing 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5146M | International Criminal Law | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5222M | Intercultural Business and Organisational Communication | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5301M | Security, Conflict and Justice | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW5334M | Cyberlaw: Regulation of Cyberspace | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5355M | Environmental Law | 15 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| LAW5386M | Globalisation and Crime | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5401M | Inequalities, Law and Justice | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5406M | Theories of Social Justice | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5558M | Corporate Social Responsibility | 15 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| LAW5645M | The International Law of Foreign Investment | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5655M | World Trade Organisation Law | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5688M | Digital Environment: Law, Technologies & Human Rights | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5692M | Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property: Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5694M | Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property: Health, Food and Biotechnology | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5862M | Human Rights and Disabled People 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5863M | Human Rights and Disabled People 2 | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5864M | Global Human Rights Advocacy | 30 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| LAW5866M | Global Governance through Law | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Last updated: 12/09/2023 14:29:05
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