入学要求 Requirement:
学术要求:a first or good second class honours degree in law OR an equivalent degree where law is a substantial element OR an equivalent degree in an appropriate discipline
英语要求:IELTS 7.0
学费 Tuition Fee: 2011/2012 £12,000
课程特征 Course Features:
To develop and refine expertise in the selected areas of study; to obtain a critical understanding of relevant legal principles, the policy considerations that underpin them and, as appropriate, their socio-legal, comparative and interdisciplinary contexts; to develop the ability to analyse, interpret and apply a wide range of legal, socio-legal and contextual materials in the solution to complex legal problems; to stimulate your capacity for independent legal research; to enhance skills in oral and written expression.
This stream is intended for those who have an interest in human rights at both an international and national level, and wish to develop that interest through a wide range of academic courses covering a variety of issues related to the theory and practice of human rights.
课程内容 Course Content :
You will take three 15 credit compulsory modules, two in semester one and one in semester two, which cover fundamental issues.
•Writing Skills
•Global protection of Human Rights: Implementation Methods
•Global Protection of Human Rights : Core Principles
You must then select 45 credits of modules from the list below and 30 credits of modules from the LLM General Programme. You will also be required to complete a 60 credit dissertation on a topic within the area of human rights.
•The European Convention on Human Rights: Institutions, Procedures and Fundamental Rights
•The European Convention on Human Rights: Convention Rights
•Feminist Perspectives on International Law
•Freedom of Expression
•Genocide and the Law
•International Law and Development
•The State, the Law and Religious Freedoms
•Theories of Rights
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment:
The modules are taught by seminars which are designed to allow students to discuss and debate the subject, with guidance from the tutor. All modules are assessed by written coursework, although other forms of assessment may be used as well. You will complete your 60 credit dissertation over the summer months.