This Human Rights and Social Justice course offers theoretical and practical elements to help you make a meaningful impact on people's lives. You will gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to tackle critical global issues in human rights. This distance learning course offers flexibility, allowing you to study from anywhere. You can pursue the program as an LLM (Master of Laws), postgraduate diploma, or postgraduate certificate. You will explore human rights from a global perspective, understanding their historical development and current challenges like environmental and social justice. The course delves into the legal framework surrounding individual and collective rights and the balance between human rights and state-imposed restrictions. This program is ideal for legal professionals specializing in human rights or non-legal professionals such as charity workers, policy advisors, environmentalists, or international relations experts. With expert tutors from academic and legal fields, you will understand human rights law and social justice comprehensively. You can choose between a postgraduate diploma or certificate if you're seeking professional development. The LLM program also includes a dissertation module, offering an opportunity to conduct in-depth research on a specific human rights topic.

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