LLM Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Postgraduate
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Colchester
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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
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Subjects
- IT Law
- Law
- Human Rights
- International
- Public
- LLM
- Human Rights Law
- Teaching
- Conflict
- Administrative Law
Course programme
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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LLM Economic, Social and Cultural Rights