Law and Political Justice

LLM in Law and Political Justice

Full-Time Programme

This programme is a collaboration between Birkbeck and the University of Pretoria.

The LLM in Law and Political Justice offers a unique opportunity to engage with the political philosophy of justice. Informed by continental and critical traditions in social and political thought, this course engages with a complex of concerns: human rights, imperialism and post-colonialism, the law of development and the racial ordering of capitalism. To what extent can a progressive political philosophy of justice guide an account of law's role in these national and global processes?

This course is the first collaboration between a South African and a British institution at Masters level and it makes use of the expertise of those dedicated to both the practical and academic study of law. There is an emphasis on critical and cross-disciplinary approaches.

The degree offers taught elements, including a compulsory course in post-apartheid jurisprudence, and a chance to develop one's own approach in a dissertation.