Organization: University of Oxford
Registration deadline: 20 Jan 2017
Starting date: 01 Sep 2017
Ending date: 31 Aug 2019
Welcome to Oxford University’s Master’s Programme in International Human Rights Law. The course is offered jointly by the Department for Continuing Education and the Faculty of Law. It is conducted on a part-time basis over 22 months and includes two periods of distance learning via the internet as well as two summer sessions held at New College, Oxford.
The degree programme is designed in particular for lawyers and other human rights advocates who wish to pursue advanced studies in international human rights law but may need to do so alongside work responsibilities. A central objective of the course is to ensure that our students not only know but can also use human rights law. The curriculum places roughly equal emphasis on the substance of human rights law, its implementation and research.
Our students so far have come from 80 countries. The faculty is also diverse and includes internationally recognised human rights scholars and advocates.
For historical reasons, Oxford University does not offer an LLM degree. The standard one-year post-graduate degree at Oxford in the social sciences, including Law, is the Master of Studies (MSt). The MSt is roughly equivalent to an LLM but involves somewhat more assessed work than most LLM programmes in International Human Rights Law.
The next course starts September 2017. Admissions will open on 1 September 2016 and will close at 12 noon (UK time) on 20 January 2017.
The annual fees for 2017-18 are not yet confirmed, but as a guide, the total annual course fees for 2016-17 are £12,217.00. This includes tuition fees, college fees, compulsory reading materials and accommodation & meals during summer sessions. Fees for subsequent years will be higher due to annual fee increases.
How to register:
Who should apply?
We welcome applications from persons in all fields of human rights practice. Past students have come from a variety of backgrounds including international, governmental and non-governmental agencies, private and corporate practice, academia, medicine, journalism and the armed forces. The programme seeks the widest possible diversity in both its students and faculty. Most human rights work is done within a national and local context and you need not have international experience to be eligible.
The degree is designed primarily for early and mid-career lawyers with a demonstrated commitment to the advancement of human rights. About 70% of our students are lawyers but non-lawyers with extensive experience are also welcome to apply. The course is enriched by the variety of student backgrounds and the evidence indicates that non-lawyers perform as well on the course as lawyers**.**
How to apply
The University requires candidates to apply online and for their referees to submit online references. To access the online application system, please visit www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/applyonline.
Please ensure that you read the University’s Application Guide at www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/applicationguide prior to completing and submitting your application as this gives you important advice about what information is required and how to complete the various sections of the form.
Admissions for the course starting September 2017 will open on 1 September 2016 and will close at 12 noon (UK time) on 20 January 2017.