LLM International Law and Human Rights
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
LLM
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
AED 74,263
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Our on-campus and Virtual Open Days are held regularly throughout the year. There’s no better way to learn about studying at Middlesex University Dubai. You can enjoy a campus tour of our state-of-the-art facilities, engage with our faculty members, conne
This includes critical analysis of their role in addressing contemporary global challenges, such as international dispute resolution, the impact of business on rights, and evolving ethical, cultural, and geopolitical issues. It will deepen and broaden students' academic understanding of law by fostering systematic knowledge of legal processes, methods, and concepts, while contextualising these within the social, political, and theoretical frameworks in which legal systems operate. The programme will also enhance students' professional development and career horizons by refining their analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
Advantages of Studying LLM International Law and Human Rights
- Opportunities to interact and network with distinguished legal practitioners
- Faculty with extensive experience and expertise in legal research, teaching, and practice
- Opportunities to participate in international mooting and MUN competitions
- Opportunities to participate in field visits to international organisations
- Gain exposure to legal practice through the Department’s extensive network of partnerships
Where will you study
Our Dubai Knowledge Park campus serves as a dynamic educational hub nestled within the vibrant cityscape of Dubai. Our state-of-the-art campus features dedicated spaces for workshops, seminars, and group discussions, facilitating hands-on learning and vibrant intellectual exchange.
Our campus isn't just a physical space; it's a community of diverse learners, faculty, and professionals, all driven by a shared passion for knowledge and growth.
Why Study LLM International Law?
You will deepen and broaden your knowledge of law as an academic subject, acquiring a systematic understanding of legal processes, methods, and concepts, of the social and political context in which legal processes take place, and of appropriate theoretical conceptions of law.
Ultimately, by maximising your academic potential and refining your problem-solving skills in a transnational context, you will enhance your professional development and horizons.
The research and writing skills you gain will be transferable to a variety of professional sectors, including the legal profession, policymaking, the corporate sector, governmental bodies, or academia.
Enable students to specialise in subjects related to international law.
This degree aims to enable students to specialise in subjects related to international law, equipping them with comprehensive knowledge of the foundational principles of public international law and advanced conceptual insights into theories underpinning the legal status of international organisations and their role in the settlement of international disputes.
Compulsory Modules
- Legal Research Skills (30 credits) - Compulsory
- Principles of International Law (15 credits) - Compulsory
- International Human Rights Law (30 credits) - Compulsory
- International Organisations and International Dispute Resolution (15 credits) - Compulsory
- Dissertation (60 Credits) - Compulsory
Optional Modules
- European Human Rights Law and Practice (15 credits) - Optional
- Law of the International Sale of Goods (15 credits) - Optional
- Mergers and Acquisitions (15 credits) - Optional
- Sustainable Development and Human Rights (15 credits) - Optional
- International Criminal Law (15 credits) - Optional
- Business and Human Rights (15 credits) - Optional
- Technology in Legal Practice and Dispute Resolution (15 credits) - Optional
- International Maritime Law (15 credits) - Optional
- UAE and DIFC Employment Law (15 credits) - Optional
Please Note:
Optional modules are constantly updated and reviewed. A module may change or may not be offered in a particular academic year, for reasons such as too few students choosing that particular module or the module requiring academic review. Middlesex University reserves the right to vary or withdraw any course or module at any time.
Where Your UK Degree Will Take Your Career
This programme is attractive to students seeking to work as academics, practicing solicitors/barristers, policy advisors, or other supporting roles in the professional sectors working in relevant areas concerning international law in multiple jurisdictions. This includes national governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, private firms, armed services, and academia in a wide range of areas such as territorial disputes, armed conflict, human rights, or maritime and commercial law.
Teaching
World-Class Faculty With a Wealth of Industry Experience.
You will gain knowledge and understanding through a stimulating combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, professional internships and self-directed studies and use a variety of resources, including audio-visual media, library books and e-learning materials.
Lectures, seminars and presentations are used to communicate core information, develop themes and ideas, and seek to encourage student participation through interactive exercises and opportunities for peer and self-assessment. You will also be required to engage in intensive programmes of structured reading and research, and to present your findings orally and in writing.
Skills training, particularly through our Legal Research Skills module, will equip you with the intellectual tools necessary for postgraduate work, including the identification and location of appropriate materials, critical and analytical reading, writing skills and conventions.
Several sessions within each module and a substantial part of the Dissertation are designed to provide guidance on identifying a suitable research question, carrying out research, writing a literature review and planning and writing a dissertation.
Learning and teaching on all modules is informed by a critical approach that encompasses relevant aspects of the ethical, social, professional, historical and cultural contexts within which the law operates. Ethics are specifically embedded in some modules, and students are provided with the opportunity to understand the ethical dimensions of their own research and how the law operates at each level.
Students' practical skills are assessed by oral presentations, coursework, exams, literature reviews and, where appropriate, dissertation, diary and report writing.