The aim of the Master of Arts in Human Rights Law and Practice is primarily to provide a multi-disciplinary and in-depth teaching of human rights law. It aims at giving you theoretical knowledge and practical know-how of human rights through an analysis of human rights concepts, international, regional and national documents, and the application of such concepts and documents in practice.
TAUGHT COMPONENTIn addition to the compulsory study-units students are required to choose study-units to the value of 30 ECTS credits from the elective study-units offered during Semester 2. A minimum of 5 ECTS credits should be chosen from the practical elective units and a minimum of 5 ECTS credits should be chosen from the substantive elective units.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PBL5030 | Human Rights Theory and Political Philosophy | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5031 | Human Rights within the National Legal Framework | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5032 | Human Rights Obligations and State Institutions | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5033 | Methodology, Research Skills and Legal Analysis | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5034 | International Protection of Human Rights | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5035 | Rights and Freedoms - Civil, Political, Social, Economic and Cultural | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Practical Elective Units | |||||||||||
| PBL5036 | Judicial Enforcement of Human Rights | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5037 | Non-Judicial Enforcement of Human Rights | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5038 | Human Rights Advocacy | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Substantive Elective Units | |||||||||||
| PBL5039 | Family, Family Life and Children in Human Rights Law | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5040 | Communication Freedoms | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5041 | Dignity in Health Care, Ethics, Morality and Human Rights | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5042 | Development and Environment - Human Rights Issues | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5043 | Equality and Non Discrimination | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5044 | Human Rights: Migration, Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5045 | Criminal Justice, International Criminal Law and Human Rights | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Summer Semester | |||||||||||
| RESEARCH COMPONENTCompulsory Units (All students must register for this unit) | |||||||||||
| PBL5023 | Dissertation | 30 ECTS | |||||||||
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Master of Arts in Human Rights Law and Practice - M.A. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws.
