Many believe international human rights law is one of our greatest moral achievements. However, huge gaps remain between the theory and the practice of human rights implementation.
On this LLM, you will gain the intellectual and practical skills to understand human rights issues in many different contexts. You will study:
- the interconnections between international human rights law and regional and national systems of human rights protection
- legal texts such as treaties, declarations, and case law
- critiques of rights as well as the legal and practical context of contemporary issues and challenges.
Interdisciplinary human rights research is a research strength at Sussex and reflected in our teaching. You’ll engage with our team of established human rights researchers and get involved with the Sussex Centre for Human Rights Research.
At Sussex Law School, you will gain a global perspective, and have the chance to network with other activists and practitioners from around the world. These networks will also be valuable after you graduate. You will also can apply for the Human Rights Law Clinic option to gain practical insights.
Careers
On this LLM, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue and advance within careers in human rights - from legal practice to advocacy and campaigning, to further research.
Our graduates have gone on to a variety of roles across the world:
- leading human rights law firms
- international NGOs
- government and civil service.
- Some of our graduates have also gone on to further study and careers in academia.
Graduate destinations
Recent Sussex Law School graduates have gone on to jobs including:
- legal consultant, Global Rights Compliance LLP
- refugee researcher, Amnesty International UK
- administrative law division intern, United Nations (New York).
