Law and Political Justice
Master
In London
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Master
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
Suitable for: The LLM would appeal to both those practitioners in development who want to pursue detailed study of law and legal theory as well as to those seeking a research training and human rights activists.
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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.
Law and Political Justice