International Human Rights Law

The International Human Rights Law course at theUniversity of Essex is the oldest established human rights law course in Europe, and reflects our University's global reputation as the leading centre for human rights research, practice and education.

We provide an advanced conceptual understanding of the international law on the promotion and protection of human rights, at the international, regional and national level, informed by the latest practice and scholarship.

The International Human Rights Law course at the University of Essex sets international human rights law in its philosophical and historical contexts, enabling you to understand international human rights law as it applies in various situations including states of emergency or acute crises, development and transition.

Your future

The majority of our students go on, or return, to work in human rights as litigators, in NGOs and international organisations like the UN, in government (particularly Ministries of Foreign Affairs) and in academia. They are a conspicuous presence in all the key human rights hubs in the world.

Essex Law School have gone on to a wide variety of careers in international and intergovernmental organisations or employment with governments across the world, in commerce and banking, in non-governmental organisations and, as might be expected, in the legal profession and the judiciary.

Courses include:

• International Human Rights Law: Law and Practice

• Public International Law

• Religion, Gender Equality and Postcoloniality

• Human Rights, International Relations and Diplomacy

• Human Rights, Social Justice and Social Change