LLM Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Postgraduate

In Colchester

£ 9,220 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    1 Year

About the course
In our current global economic crisis, are you concerned about the impacts of austerity measures on economic, social and cultural rights? Are you interested in public policies – on health, education, housing or food security – and how human rights can make a difference?
Our ground-breaking LLM Economic, Social and Cultural Rights builds on our distinctive expertise, reputation and experience of working on the protection of economic, social and cultural rights internationally and domestically in countries around the world


Our LLM Economic, Social and Cultural Rights combines cutting-edge scholarship and practice on the legal aspects of the realisation of economic, social and cultural rights, with the latest thinking in the operationalisation and implementation of these rights through public policy

The course focuses on:
International human rights law protections of economic, social and cultural rights
Constitutional and administrative law
How human rights law is operationalised in practice
Public policy making
New tools and methodologies for achieving these economic and social rights
We include a range of key law courses to enable our non-law students to develop an understanding of public international, constitutional and administrative law


At Essex we specialise in commercial law, public law, and human rights law

We are top 20 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014), and we are among the top 200 departments on the planet according to the QS World University rankings

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • Law
  • Human Rights
  • International
  • Public
  • LLM
  • Human Rights Law
  • Teaching
  • Conflict
  • Administrative Law

Course programme

Example structure
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Dissertation: LLM in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Foundation Essay: LLM International Human Rights Law
Foundations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Human Rights and Development
International Human Rights: Law, Institutions and Practice
European Union Law and Human Rights (optional)
Freedom of Expression, Privacy and the Media (optional)
International Law of Armed Conflict (optional)
Topics in the International Law of Armed Conflict (optional)
International Criminal Law (optional)
Conflict & the UN: Law Relating to the Use of Force, Peacekeeping, Sanctions & Counter Terrorism (optional)
Acute Crises and Displacement (optional)
Public International Law (optional)
The Protection of Refugees and Displaced Persons in International Law (optional)
International Child Law (optional)
European Convention on Human Rights I (optional)
The Protection of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in International Law (optional)
International Trade, Investment and Human Rights. (optional)
Human Rights for Women (optional)
The Inter-American System of Human Rights (optional)
Business and Human Rights (optional)
Transitional Justice (optional)
Human Rights Clinic (optional)
Religion and Human Rights (optional)
Human Rights, International Relations and Diplomacy (optional)
Language Rights (optional)
Teaching
Mainly taught through seminars, supplemented by lectures where appropriate
Small group teaching
Postgraduates are welcome to participate in and present their work at our popular School Seminar Series
Assessment
Virtually all your modules are assessed by a combination of essays, take-home examinations or 100% coursework
Dissertation
Your dissertation is normally between 15,000-20,000 words in length
A compulsory component of our LLM courses
Supervision and guidance is given
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Additional information

This course is also available on a part-time basis Our expert staff Our work has always been informed by human rights practice and our senior staff have held - and continue to occupy - key positions in the United Nations human rights and development fields We have also conducted numerous cases in Strasbourg, establishing far-reaching precedents that have shaped the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights At Essex, our objective is to ensure you receive a rigorous academic education that also prepares you for working as a human rights advocate Every member of our teaching team is a leading human rights academic, as well as a practitioner in the field Drawing on both theory and practice of human rights law, our LLM Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is taught by established experts in the field This includes: Professor Paul Hunt, current Special Adviser on Human Rights in the World Health Organisation, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health 2002-08, and member of the UN Committee on Economic and Social Rights 1999-2002 Professor Ellie Palmer, current UK National Reporter for social and economic rights as fundamental rights of the International Congress of Comparative Law in Vienna Specialist facilities Participate in various legal competitions to hone your debating, mediation and negotiation skills Work on key human rights projects at our Human Rights Clinic Network at our student-run Law Society, Human Rights Society, and Bar Society, which provides legal advice to the Commonwealth Students’ Association (CSA) Our Essex Street Law project is one of the first of its kind and is the primary pro-bono project provided by our Law Society Volunteer at the Essex Law Clinic where you can work alongside practicing solicitors to offer legal advice to clients Gain commercial awareness at our Business and Legal Advice Clinic Join our Model United Nations society, which can improve your skills of argumentation, oral presentation and...

LLM Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

£ 9,220 + VAT