University of Derby, LLM International Protection of Human Rights and Personal Freedom, 1 Year(s)

​The Derby LLM offers maximum flexibility. Available to lawyers and non-lawyers alike, it provides unrivalled choice and opportunity enabling you to choose from specialist pathways and modules to build a degree that matches your career aspirations, research pursuits and personal interests.Choose a broad-based LLM programme or specialise in Commercial Law, Corporate and Financial Law, International Protection of Human Rights and Personal Freedom.Improve your career prospects in one of the UK's top law schools for student satisfaction and success at postgraduate level.Benefit from our modern approach to teaching law in a global context: you can tailor your coursework and assignments to different jurisdictions, so you can gain a truly international flavour of law.Our LLM provides unique opportunities to investigate areas that other courses simply do not offer. While it focuses on core aspects of knowledge in law, you can choose from numerous options for broad-based or highly specialised study to design a degree that reflects your interests and career ambitions.

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​The Derby LLM offers maximum flexibility. Available to lawyers and non-lawyers alike, it provides unrivalled choice and opportunity enabling you to choose from specialist pathways and modules to build a degree that matches your career aspirations, research pursuits and personal interests.Choose a broad-based LLM programme or specialise in Commercial Law, Corporate and Financial Law, International Protection of Human Rights and Personal Freedom.Improve your career prospects in one of the UK's top law schools for student satisfaction and success at postgraduate level.Benefit from our modern approach to teaching law in a global context: you can tailor your coursework and assignments to different jurisdictions, so you can gain a truly international flavour of law.Our LLM provides unique opportunities to investigate areas that other courses simply do not offer. While it focuses on core aspects of knowledge in law, you can choose from numerous options for broad-based or highly specialised study to design a degree that reflects your interests and career ambitions.

The LLM course combines academic and theoretical knowledge. You will develop your understanding of the interaction between law and policy at an international level, enabling you to contribute to organisations and commercial enterprises operating across the global policy arena.As a Derby LLM graduate, you will be highly sought after by employers because you can demonstrate a unique specialisation in the areas of law and criminal justice, evidenced by your final dissertation. It gives you a genuine advantage when applying for positions within and beyond the legal sector.For non-lawyers, a postgraduate qualification in law can also sharpen your commercial awareness so that you can contribute more effectively to operational and strategic management.The specialist LLM pathways we offer will open doors to exciting careers. You could progress to legal roles in the corporate and financial business sectors, enter legal practice or a research role with a focus on intellectual property or IT law, work in the field of human rights, or take up a post with a criminal justice agency, government body or NGO overseas.LLM (International Protection of Human Rights and Personal Freedom) building your awareness of the human rights regime at international, regional and national levels. Taking a practical approach to the investigation of human rights violations, this pathway prepares you for a rewarding career with organisations working in the human rights field, from law firms to governments and non-governmental organisations

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