MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights

University of Essex

Postgraduate

In Colchester

£ 7,200 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    1 Year

About the course
Our Human Rights Centre is one of the world’s oldest and most highly-respected environments for the multi-disciplinary study of human rights

Studying human rights at Essex will enable you to become a member of one of the world’s largest, most culturally diverse and professionally successful community of human rights students, practitioners and academics


Our interdisciplinary course, MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights, examines the history, theoretical development and implementation of human rights

Beyond the practical problems of human rights lie many unresolved theoretical and philosophical issues

These form the basis of this course, which provides you with a solid grounding in fundamental human rights matters within:
Law
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Studying this course will enable you to undertake practical or legal work for human rights organisations


Our interdisciplinary Human Rights Centre is the UK’s leading centre for the study of the theory and practice of international human rights, and has a worldwide reputation for research, teaching and practice

In February 2010, we were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of our work in advancing human rights across the globe


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 ranked among the top 200 departments on the planet according to the QS World [University] Rankings [2016] for law

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Human Rights
  • IT Law
  • Law
  • International
  • Teaching
  • Human Rights Law
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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
Human Rights: Theories and Applications
Dissertation: MA Theory and Practice Human Rights
Human Rights Clinic (optional)
Contemporary Issues in Human Rights and Cultural Diversity (optional)
Religion and Human Rights (optional)
Human Rights, International Relations and Diplomacy (optional)
International Security Studies (optional)
Contemporary Theories of Justice (optional)
Race and Class in the United States, South Africa and Britain: Select Topics (optional)
Language Rights (optional)
European Union Law and Human Rights (optional)
Conflict & the UN: Law Relating to the Use of Force, Peacekeeping, Sanctions & Counter Terrorism (optional)
Acute Crises and Displacement
International Human Rights: Law, Institutions and Practice (optional)
Public International Law (optional)
Foundations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (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)
Human Rights and Development (optional)
International Trade, Investment and Human Rights. (optional)
Human Rights for Women (optional)
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Africa (optional)
The Inter-American System of Human Rights (optional)
Business and Human Rights (optional)
Transitional Justice (optional)
Psychoanalysis of Groups and Organisations (optional)
Psychosocial Perspectives on Human Rights (optional)
Social Psychology (optional)
Culture and Psychology (optional)
Texts and Documents (optional)
Dynamics of Home and Work (optional)
Formative Debates in Criminology (optional)
Current Controversies in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy (optional)
Colonialism, Cultural Diversity and Human Rights (optional)
Teaching
You will be taught and supervised by our staff who are world leaders and experts in the field
Your MA will include five taught modules and a dissertation
We run activities including tours to European institutions, trips to Kosovo, Right Skills for Rights workshops, a seminar series and a celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Assessment
All modules on our courses take the form of take-home exams and essays
Modules from our Department of Government offer a formal sit-down examination
Dissertation
Your dissertation is of 15,000 to 16,000 words, and you are allocated a supervisor to cover a range of human rights topics
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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 Our team includes former UN Special Rapporteurs, members of UN treaty bodies, the UK member of the UN Human Rights Committee, a member of the Government’s new Advisory Group on Human Rights We are also advisers to a range of international organisations (like the OHCHR, UNHCR and WHO), as well as to NGOs around the world, and litigators before national courts, regional human rights commissions and courts, international courts and tribunals, and the UN treaty bodies 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 research Take advantage of networking opportunities throughout the year...

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