Master of Laws - LLM in International Human Rights Law The University of Law - Hong Kong

LLM in International Human Rights Law has been designed to cover areas such as the general principles of international human rights, the relationship between human rights law and humanitarian law, and the limitations and future of international and domestic human rights.

When you study the LLM International Human Rights Law with us you will:

Be taught by subject matter experts, former and current practitioners and research and teaching focused academics

Focus on legal practice, not just theory

Benefit from strategic partnerships with firms, regulators and accreditation bodies

Learn about Legal Technology by selecting to study modules in legal technology

Improve your employability by gaining important transferable skills and mapping your career with our careers team

Hong Kong is a world hub for commerce and finance with over 900 law firms, making it an ideal location to study and launch a career in law. In an increasingly global economy we take pride in maintaining an international outlook. We have built strong links with law schools and professional bodies throughout the world. We will be working closely with these local law firms and businesses to ensure that our courses are designed with students’ employability in mind.

Hong Kongtutors bring invaluable real-life experience into the classroom, helping our students stand out in the job market. We have nurtured many relationships in the region providing our students with links to mentors, alumni, work experience, internships, pro bono work and opportunities to further their legal or business studies. It is this excellence in teaching and support that we are excited to bring to Hong Kong.

Students are able to choose from a portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate courses as well as examination preparatory courses, aimed at law, non-law and business students or graduates.

Upon completion of our courses, students are eligible to progress onto further studies to become lawyers in Hong Kong, England and Wales, or to enhance their career in a variety of industries, not only legal or business.

We invite our Hong Kong alumni to mentor our students. Through our mentoring scheme, students can benefit from our alumni’s real-life work experience in Hong Kong, get the latest updates from the current landscape in the legal industry and advice on planning a career.