Human Rights and Humanitarian Law,LLM

Why study LLM Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Aberystwyth University?

This course balances the academic with the urgently practical – for example, combining the necessarily comprehensive detail of human rights legislation in conflict with the harsh reality of the threats posed to human rights and the conflicts and tensions within the system of human rights protection.

Students studying Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Aberystwyth will enjoy:

• strong human rights expertise
• a wide range of modules on human and humanitarian law subjects
• a mixture of practical and theoretical study.

Entry Requirements 2:2 Bachelors (Honours) or equivalent in a law or related social science degree

English Language Requirements IELTS 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent

Other Requirements Applicants are encouraged to submit an up-to-date CV as part of their application.

This course will be particularly attractive to those seeking careers in government departments, think tanks, international organisations, humanitarian and human rights advocacy, business organisations, international law firms and a range of non-governmental organisations.

Transferable skills

On this course you will gain a wealth of skills vital for success in legal and more general employment.

You will:

• develop expertise in the latest legal developments in the field of human rights and humanitarian law
• develop a critical appreciation of legal responses to humanitarian and human rights issues
• master a range of legal methodologies
• learn to quickly assemble, assimilate and interpret a wealth of legal information from an array of fields
• learn how to deploy your knowledge to assert your expertise and build a winning argument based on your own rigorous research and analysis
• develop your abilities in structuring and communicating complex ideas efficiently
• develop your planning, analysis, presentation, project management and professional independence
• enhance your problem solving and creative thinking skills
• devise and sustain a self-initiated programme of study
• develop study and research skills
• work effectively with others.