This course is designed to advance your knowledge of human rights law and policy in practice. It enables you to apply principles and legal rules in the field of national and international human rights law, and to analyse and solve problems in the practical application and realisation of human rights. You gain the experience and skills needed for employment with key human rights organisations, legal practice and government departments. It also offers international human rights practitioners and lawyers the opportunity to update their knowledge and further develop intellectual and critical skills. The course is aimed at law graduates wanting to work in the field of human rights as legal practitioners, policy or development work or as human rights advocates. It provides students with the legal human rights attributes to work locally or internationally. During the course you cover • human rights law • conventions • policy and theory • principles of human rights and social justice • advanced case studies in international human rights and social justice • legal scholarship in human rights • project management for human rights (optional). You gain skills in • legal application and understanding of human rights principles and law • critical appraisal of human rights legalisation in the UK and internationally • problem solving • practical application and realisation of human rights in practice. Key features of the course include opportunities to • develop a comprehensive understanding of the relevant legal, policy and social contexts in which human rights legislation operates • develop an understanding of how human rights organisations ensure legal practice • engage with the research work of staff in the Human Rights and Social Justice, and Social-Legal Research Clusters and the Department of Law and Criminology • complete in-depth case studies on key topics in human rights • learn from experienced lawyers, practitioners and policy-makers from local and international human rights organisations.