Human Rights Law

Entry requirements

For this course, ideally, we are looking for these qualifications:

• A 2:2 honours Law degree or above or Graduate Diploma in Law/CPE

We welcome your application regardless of your background. If you have relevant qualifications or work experience, we may be able to count this towards your entry requirements.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Middlesex is dedicated to providing students with the skills and abilities sought after by a wide range of employers, from legal firms and NGOs to domestic and international organisations.

Why choose LLM/PGDip/PGCert Human Rights Law at Middlesex?

We are dedicated to providing students with the skills and abilities sought after by a wide range of employers, from legal firms and NGOs to domestic and international organisations.

On this course, you will gain a comprehensive knowledge of both international and regional human rights regimes as well as the ability to critically assess contemporary global challenges through the lens of rights and freedoms.

You will have unique access to the experts at the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre, leaders in international litigation who have appeared before the European Court of Human Rights and UN human rights bodies.

International reputation

We have an international reputation for our law expertise and our LLM Law puts you at the heart of legal innovation. Our team of globally-respected academics include many who specialise in Human Rights law. We offer valuable insights, practical guidance, and an extensive network of contacts, including internship opportunities within esteemed international organisations like the United Nations.

What you will gain

Studying at Middlesex will enhance your professional development and horizons by refining your problem-solving skills in a transnational context through the acquisition of a critical understanding of international and regional human rights frameworks, institutions and practice as well as the social and political context in which law operates.

The skills you will gain are transferable to a variety of professional sectors, including the legal profession, policymaking, the corporate sector, governmental bodies and academia.

You will have the opportunity to meet judges of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on a field visit organised annually by Middlesex.

You will learn from experts who are actively engaged in the theoretical and practical application of human rights around the world:

• William Schabas, Professor of International Law, is a world leading expert on genocide and the death penalty and has served on numerous international bodies including the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission and as the chairman of the UN Commission of Inquiry into the Gaza war
• Philip Leach, Professor of Human Rights Law, is the former Director of the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre and, among other public appointments, was appointed Specialist Adviser to the parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights for its inquiry into mental health and deaths in prison in 2016-2017
• Alice Donald, Associate Professor of Human Rights Law, is a former journalist at the BBC World Service and an expert in human rights implementation
• Alessandra De Tommaso, Senior Lecturer in Law, has published her monograph on corporate liability and international criminal law, and is an expert in business and human rights and international criminal law

Fees and funding