International Human Rights Law LLM

University of Leeds

Taught by experts, this advanced course in international human rights law offers a unique and distinctive focus on the theories and practice of rights worldwide, producing a vibrant environment for exploring this significant area of law and policy. This course will provide you with advanced knowledge, greater understanding and critical insights into current systems of human rights legal protection and the most pressing human rights debates. You’ll explore domestic, regional, and international human rights legal systems to analyse how rights have been legalised, developed and enforced. You’ll consider key critiques of the theory and practice of human rights. You’ll investigate the law relating to the protection of life and human dignity, freedom from torture and other ill-treatment, freedom of expression, and human rights relating to media organisations, poverty, terrorism, health care, children and the family, and disabled people. You’ll benefit from the expertise of leading academics in a stimulating research environment. Our research groups include: Centre for Business Law and Practice (CBLP)Centre for Criminal Justice Studies (CCJS)Centre for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ)Centre for Innovation and Research in Legal Education (CIRLE)Studying LLM International Human Rights LawWatching in China? View this video on YouKu.