LLM (Human Rights Law) (Cross-border)
LLM (Human Rights and Criminal Justice) (Cross-border)

College of Business, Public Policy, & Law

Key facts

Entry requirements

Applicants must normally hold a degree in a relevant social science (e.g., law, sociology, psychology, etc.) in which they have attained Second Class Honours Grade 1 standard or equivalent. Previous experience in a relevant legal or criminal justice setting may be taken into account.

Duration: 1 year, full-time

Next start date: September 2012

Average intake: 20

Closing date: Email QUB for information: pglawenquiries@qub.ac.uk

Mode of study: Taught

Course overview

This programme is offered at the Irish Centre for Human Rights within the School of Law. This Centre is one of the world’s premier university-based institutions for the study and promotion of human rights and humanitarian law. The Cross Border LLM programmes in Human Rights and Criminal Justice are designed to allow students to benefit from research and study in two jurisdictions. By having access to academic staff and research facilities in Belfast and Galway, students are given the possibility to develop and understand a number of perspectives of the study of human rights law.

Course outline

The first semester in Belfast is devoted to an Introduction to Human Rights plus elective modules in Criminal Justice, Rights Equality and European human rights. The second semester in Galway provides a wide range of elective modules.

Applications and selections

Applications are made online: https://pg.apply.qub.ac.uk/home/

Who teaches this course?

Members of the Centre for Human Rights and Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Queens involved in teaching on the Masters' programmes are:

Dr. Tomoya Obokata: Senior Lecturer in Law
Dr Ronagh McQuigg: Lecturer in Law 
Professor Brice Dickson: Professor of Law 
Dr. Rory O’Connell: Senior Lecturer in Law 
Dr. Onder Bakircioglu: Lecturer in Law 
Dr. Jean Allain: Reader in Public International Law 
Dr. Sylvie Langlaude: Lecturer in Law 
Dr. Bal Sokhi-Bulley: Lecturer in Law 
Dr. Hakeem Yusuf: Lecturer in Law 
Dr Clare Dwyer: Lecturer in Law 
Dr Niamh Howlin: Lecturer in Law


Requirements and assessment

The individual modules are assessed by essays and in some cases class-based activities. Students have the choice of submitting their dissertation to either Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) or NUI Galway.

Find out more

Dr Hakeem Yusuf
T: 0289 097 1364
E: h.yusuf@qub.ac.uk

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