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Unicaf - University of East London
LLM
- Online
LLM
Full time
2 years
Distance Learning
English
This programme in LLM is designed to allow you to: Enhance your capability to find rewarding, satisfying and productive employment., Provide you with a relevant, interesting and stimulating learning experience. Engender a lifelong learning attitude that will enhance employment opportunities, future career development and further study


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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
LLM in International Law and Human Rights
- Jerusalem, Israel
LLM
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The LL.M. in Human Rights and International Law is offered through Hebrew University’s Rothberg International School (RIS) in partnership with the Faculty of Law, long considered the most prestigious law school in the country. This program is geared toward students who have completed a law degree and are interested in careers in law, academia, and governmental and non-governmental sectors.


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Ghent University Law School
Master of Laws in International and European law: European Union Law
- Ghent, Belgium
LLM
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The European Union Law specialization presents the best of Ghent Law School’s renowned expertise in EU law for students aspiring to specialise in the law and institutions of the European Union. By a careful combination of compulsory core subjects and elective specialised courses, students receive an all-round high-level EU law education, while maintaining freedom of focus on personal career or research needs.


European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) - Faculty of Law
LLM - Master of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany
LLM
Full time, Part time
3 semesters
Blended
English
The Master Program on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (IHL Program) prepares graduates for taking up career opportunities in policy making, international, public and governmental service, public and private legal practice, work for non-governmental organizations, and academic teaching and research.


University of Bristol - Social Sciences
LLM in Human Rights Law
- Bristol, United Kingdom
LLM
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The LLM Human Rights Law offers in-depth study of global human rights legal frameworks. You will explore international and regional institutions and mechanisms, as well as specialised areas like employment law, health law, and migration law, with a variety of optional units to choose from.
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University of Southampton
LLM in International Law and Human Rights
- Southampton, United Kingdom
LLM
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Discover how globalisation affects international law and human rights through this LLM master's degree. You'll gain a thorough understanding of international conventions, state responsibility, dispute settlement and human rights responsibilities.


University of Groningen
LLM in International Human Rights Law
- Groningen, Netherlands
LLM
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
In some cases, this can leave victims and their lawyers in a situation where they must choose which forum to go to or which human rights legislative system to navigate in order to find their justice. In this one-year International Human Rights Law LLM programme, you will be trained in human rights at the international level, but also in international humanitarian law and other related fields.


University of Pretoria - Faculty of Law
LLM (International Humanitarian Law) (Coursework)
- Pretoria, South Africa
LLM
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The LLM specialising in International Humanitarian Law (Coursework) admits up to 10 students yearly. The programme includes core modules, research training, and a mini-dissertation, preparing graduates to advance justice and human rights across diverse global contexts.


Queen's University Belfast - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
LLM in International Human Rights Law
- Belfast, United Kingdom
LLM
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
LLM in International Human Rights Law The protection of human rights at the international and national levels is a fast-moving branch of law. There has been a huge growth in the number and variety of human rights standards set out in international treaties, in national constitutions, and in so-called 'soft-law' documents. These standards are not always fully implemented and the mechanisms for trying to get them implemented are sometimes defective.


SOAS University of London
LLM Human Rights, Conflict and Justice
- London, United Kingdom
LLM
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The SOAS LLM in Human Rights, Conflict and Justice provides a specialisation focused on contemporary developments and debates in human rights law, international criminal law, refugee and migration law, international humanitarian law, and justice and reconstruction in post-conflict societies. The programme combines core international modules with distinctive options and critical inquiry into theory and practice, particularly in relation to the global South.


Ghent University Law School
Master of Laws in International and European Law: International and Human Rights Law
- Ghent, Belgium
LLM
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The LLM in International and Human Rights Law is an exciting new programme tailored for students seeking to specialize in the field of public international and human rights law. This LLM specialization provides the students with a solid basis in the form of carefully preselected mandatory courses on human rights and migration law as well as subjects on international public law and sustainable development. At the same time, the curriculum leaves room for the students to choose among many elective courses in accordance with their career priorities so as to gain expertise on various contemporary topical issues of international and human rights law.


Leiden University
LLM Advanced Studies in European and International Human Rights Law
- Leiden, Netherlands
LLM
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
When human rights are violated by a particular state or society, is it more effective to use national, regional or international human rights protection mechanisms to address the issue? And how do different political, social and cultural settings affect the workings of these mechanisms? These questions are a main topic in the European and International Human Rights Law programme.


Lyon Catholic University (UCLy IDHL)
Master 2 - Freedoms law - International and regional human rights law
- Lyon, France
LLM
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
French
The Master 2 Law of Freedoms - Practices of international and regional human rights law is a training program agreed with the Faculty of Law of the University of Grenoble-Alpes.


Lyon Catholic University (UCLy IDHL)
Master 1- Freedoms Law - International and European Human Rights Law
- Lyon, France
LLM
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
French
The Master 1 aims to train lawyers in international and European law (EU and Council of Europe), with a specialization in the Law of Freedoms. It leads to deepening fundamental knowledge in international and European law, and prepares for further study more specialized in Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

Maastricht University, Faculty of Law
LLM in Globalisation and Law
- Maastricht, Netherlands
LLM
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The LLM in Globalisation and Law lets you combine courses about human rights, corporate and commercial law, and international trade and investment law to create a programme that fits your interests. This is a unique one-year English-taught programme designed to fulfil that need.


Manchester Metropolitan University
LLM International Human Rights and Inequalities
- Manchester, United Kingdom
LLM
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
This course offers a distinctive and dynamic approach to studying international law, inequalities and justice. You’ll engage with three core subject modules: international human rights law, international criminal law and inequalities and justice.


SOAS University of London
LLM Law and Gender
- London, United Kingdom
LLM
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The SOAS LLM Law and Gender is an interdisciplinary postgraduate programme examining law and gender with a focus on the Global South, intersectionality (gender, sexual, racial, Indigenous, class, caste, disability, post-conflict, post-colonial and environmental justice), and critical theoretical and activist approaches. It combines taught modules and a dissertation and can be taken full-time or part-time.
Learn more about Human Rights and Humanitarian Law LLM degree programs
Employers in international law, NGOs, and policy institutions look for graduates who can navigate the intersection of human rights protections and the legal frameworks governing armed conflict. An LLM in this field places you at that intersection, sharpening your ability to analyze, argue, and apply law at an advanced level.
The advanced study of human rights and humanitarian law fosters an environment where independent legal reasoning and scholarly inquiry become central to your practice. Through coursework in areas such as international criminal law, refugee law, the laws of armed conflict, and treaty interpretation, you'll move well beyond foundational legal study. You're expected to engage critically with contested legal doctrine, draft legal arguments, and assess case law from international tribunals.
Graduates pursue careers as legal advisors to international organizations, human rights officers, policy analysts, and counsel before bodies such as the ICC or regional human rights courts. The LLM also opens doors to academic research and doctoral study. Whether you're deepening existing legal expertise or redirecting your career, this program gives your credentials real international currency.