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LLM (Human Rights Law)
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Over the last 50 years, the human rights revolution has had a huge
impact on virtually every state. Throughout the world, global and regional
human rights treaties are infusing domestic legal codes and reconfiguring
many civil law and common law principles.
Professor Luke Clements, Human Rights Law route convenor
The LLM (Human Rights Law) route aims to provide a sound knowledge
of the theory and impact of the major UN and Regional Human Rights
Conventions, in relation to civil, political, socio-economic and cultural
aspects.
Key features:
◗ excellent student satisfaction
◗ a challenging and wide range of modules to cater for different student
interests
◗ excellent teaching, student support and research facilities
◗ students from a wide variety of backgrounds
◗ extremely relevant to those interested in or already working in the
fields of health, social care and poverty alleviation – both in the
independent and statutory sectors
◗ ability to make a difference to the lives of people whose civil and
human rights may be threatened
◗ efficient and friendly administrative support
◗ close links with the Centres for Health and Social Care Law and
Human Rights and Public Law
For full details of the programme structure, please see page 8.
Human Rights Law Modules:
◗ Human Rights and Global Justice
◗ Human Rights: Health and Disability
◗ Human Rights: National and International Legal Contexts
◗ International Humanitarian Law
* Please note that modules are likely to change from time to time.
Please see our website for up-to-date module lists
(www.law.cardiff.ac.uk).
Human Rights Law Modules
Human Rights and Global Justice
* taught equally by members of the Law School and the School of
European Studies
◗ examines equality and fairness in international affairs,
◗ explores issues such as aid, development, poverty,
◗ considers particular examples, such as the Middle East Peace
Process, self determination and the break-up of States,
◗ looks at what the law requires of States and why they behave the
way they do.
Human Rights: Health and Disability
◗ provides an understanding of the international human rights legal
regimes and their implementation in relation to Human Rights
Treaties that protect socioeconomic rights,
◗ reviews relevant literature that theorises disability and social
exclusion,
◗ analyses the case law of domestic and international
courts/committees concerning the key human rights challenges,
◗ gives particular emphasis to the rights of disabled, elderly, socially
excluded and otherwise vulnerable people.
Jerin Choudhary
(Human Rights Law)
“My decision to study at Cardiff Law
School was fuelled by its excellent
reputation. The Law School offers
various opportunities to enhance the
student experience, such as the Pro
Bono Scheme and the Innocence
Project, both of which provide
valuable practical experience. The
management of this course has been
extremely impressive; the
administrative staff and tutors
provide a tremendous support system
and are always encouraging and
helpful. The content, course structure
and teaching methods have all
surpassed my expectations and I
would recommend it to prospective
students.”
Human Rights: National and International
Legal Contexts
◗ examines the Human rights framework in its global context as well
as the impacts that human rights law is having in different regional
and domestic settings,
◗ looks at the ways countries have chosen to implement their
obligations,
◗ analyses current events from a Human Rights point of view.
International Humanitarian Law
◗ examines the way in which the law seeks to limit the effects of
armed conflicts by protecting civilians and injured or imprisoned
combatants and restricting warfare,
◗ applies the treaties and customary law rules in this field to issues
such as aerial bombardment, the treatment of prisoners of war, the
problem of terrorists and the status of child soldiers,
◗ considers the individual criminal responsibility of those who breach
international humanitarian law, and their accountability through
international mechanisms such as the International Criminal Court.
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