LLM Human Rights

These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.

A minimum UK 2:1 honours degree from a UK university, or its international equivalent, in law.

We will also consider candidates with a degree in a non-law subject if they can demonstrate advanced academic study in international relations and/or relevant professional or voluntary work.

In evaluating your application for postgraduate study, greater emphasis may be placed upon results of prior learning in subjects relevant to the intended degree programme.

Entry to this programme is competitive. Meeting minimum requirements for consideration does not guarantee an offer of study.

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You must take this course:

International Human Rights Law (20 credits, must be taken in semester 1)
Core courses
You can select between 60 and 100 credits of the following courses:

Inter-State Conflict and Humanitarian Law (20 credits)
Human Rights and Conflict Resolution (20 credits)
Child Law in Comparative Perspectives (20 credits)
Human Rights in the Middle East (20 credits)
Citizenship in Europe (20 credits)
EU Immigration and Asylum Law (20 credits)
Law and Power in the Muslim World (20 credits)
Current Issues in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights (20 credits)
Global South Actors in International Relations and International Law, 1945- present (20 credits)
Making International Law (20 credits)
Conflict and Peaceful Transition in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (20 credits)
Human Rights Clinic (20 credits)
Women’s Rights as Human Rights? (20 credits)
Economic and Social Rights (20 credits)
Advanced Issues in Human Rights (20 credits)
Human Rights Law and Armed Conflict (20 credits)
LGBT Rights: A Legal Perspective (20 credits)
Option courses
You can select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses:

Global Childhoods and Human Rights (20 credits)
Surveillance and Security (20 credits)
Global Crime and Insecurity (20 credits)
Advanced Comparative Constitutional Law (20 credits)
Cybercrime and Cyber Security (20 credits)
Mental Health Law (20 credits)
Outer Space Law and Policy (20 credits)
Gender and Development (20 credits)
Pursuing Justice after Violence (20 credits)
Refugees, Health and Humanitarian Action (20 credits)
Working in Conflict-affected Areas: Understand, Cooperate, and Protect (20 credits)
Genocide and the Law (20 credits)
The Anatomy of Public Law (20 credits)
Transitional Justice in Context (20 credits)