Discover the effects of globalisation on our legal and human rights with this LLB International Law and Human Rights master's degree. You’ll graduate with a thorough understanding of international conventions, state responsibility, international dispute settlement and human rights responsibilities.

The course prepares you for a career in international or human rights law in governmental and non-governmental roles or the private and commercial sectors.

In your first week of study, you’ll attend an intensive legal skills course to learn about the:

• common law system
• interactions of statute and judge-made law
• impact of international conventions and model laws on national law

From here you’ll develop your understanding of global legal frameworks along with the skills to analyse complex legal issues and evaluate legal or policy responses.

You'll choose from a wide range of modules including:

• dispute settlement in international law
• human rights in context
• international criminal justice
• armed conflict in international law
• free speech and privacy on the internet

Our reform and development work, and globally recognised research, brings the latest legal innovations to your learning. We'll guide you through the challenges faced by the global community along with how law can help to resolve them.

When you graduate from this LLM International Law and Human Rights, you could work in a specialised solicitors’ firm or chambers. You could also work for:

• non-governmental organisations
• governments all over the world
• think tanks
• international courts and tribunals

You’ll have the chance to meet high-profile organisations and law firms at our law careers fair.