The LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) is a full-time programme running for 12 months or a part-time programme running for 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme. A full-time candidate may not, during the currency of the LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy), simultaneously pursue any other form of education training or employment, without the advance permission of the School of Law.

Candidates must be approved by the School of Law and must normally:
(a) hold a Law Degree with at least Second Class Honours Grade 1
or
(b) have such other relevant third level educational qualifications and/or professional experience as, in the opinion of the School of Law, qualifies the candidate to undertake the LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) Degree
or
(c) have passed the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) offered by the School of Law at University, College Cork.
or
(d) have passed the Postgraduate Certificate in International Law offered by the School of Law at University College Cork.

The number of places available in any given year is dependent on resources and all qualified candidates may not be admitted.

Full-time:
Students take 90 credits as follows.

Core Modules
Students take core modules to the value of 55 credits as follows:

LW6571 LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) Dissertation (30 credits)
LW6572 Contemporary Issues in International Law (10 credits)
LW6586 Human Rights Law in Practice (Clinic) (5 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)

Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 35 credits from the list of electives set out below. At least 25 credits must be chosen from List A and up to 10 credits may be chosen from List B.

List A: Students must choose at least 25 credits from the following:
LW2268 Welfare Law: Poverty and the Law (5 credits)¹
LW6525 Terrorism, Dissonance and Criminal Justice (10 credits) (not running in 2015/16)
LW6529 Information Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6530 Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law (10 credits)
LW6531 EU Health Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits)
LW6549 International Children's Rights (10 credits)
LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW6568 The Family and the Law (10 credits)
LW6576 The Rights of Person with Disabilities in International Law (10 credits)
LW6584 Refugee Law (5 credits)
LW6585 Migration Law and Human Rights (5 credits)
LW6593 Contemporary Issues in ECHR Law (5 credits)
LW6607 Gender Sexuality and Human Rights (5 credits) (not running in 2015/16)
LW6609 Mental Health Law (5 credits)
PH6016 Territorial Rights (10 credits)

List B: Students may choose 10 credits from the following²:
LW6560 Cybercrime (10 credits)
LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits)
LW6581 Method in Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6588 Enforcement and Sanctions in Antitrust Law (5 credits)
LW6592 Mental Capacity Law (5 credits)
LW6600 Cultural Representations of Crime (5 credits) (not running in 2015/16)
LW6603 Legal Regulation of Cohabitation and Emerging Family Forms (5 credits)

It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered each year and/or other options may become available.

Notes:

¹Students may not choose the undergraduate module LW2268 if they have already taken this module or equivalent subject matter at undergraduate level or if it involves a timetable clash.
² In certain cases, with the permission of the Programme Director, students may elect to take 10 credits from the modules available in the LLM (Taught) (other than those in List B above) (see here) in substitution for 10 credits of the elective modules listed above.

In order to ensure a reasonable distribution of workload, when choosing modules for all programmes, students should take a balance of credits between Semester 1 and Semester 2. Students who wish to deviate from this rule must seek permission from their Programme Director.

Part-time:
Students take 90 credits, completing a total of 40 credits in Year 1 and 50 credits in Year 2.

Core Modules to be taken in Year 1 or Year 2:
LW6572 Contemporary Issues in International Law (10 credits)
LW6586 Human Rights Law in Practice (Clinic) (5 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)

Core Module to be taken in Year 2:
LW6571 LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) Dissertation (30 credits)

Elective Modules to be taken in Year 1 or Year 2
Students take modules to the value of 35 credits from the list of electives set out below. At least 25 credits must be chosen from List A and up to 10 credits may be chosen from List B.

List A: Students must choose at least 25 credits from the following:
LW2268 Welfare Law: Poverty and the Law (5 credits)¹
LW6525 Terrorism, Dissonance and Criminal Justice (10 credits) (not running in 2015/16)
LW6529 Information Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6530 Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law (10 credits)
LW6531 EU Health Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits)
LW6549 International Children's Rights (10 credits)
LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW6568 The Family and the Law (10 credits)
LW6576 The Rights of Persons with Disabilities in International Law (10 credits)
LW6584 Refugee Law (5 credits)
LW6585 Migration Law and Human Rights (5 credits)
LW6593 Contemporary Issues in ECHR Law (5 credits)
LW6607 Gender Sexuality and Human Rights (5 credits) (not running in 2015/16)
LW6609 Mental Health Law (5 credits)
PH6016 Territorial Rights (10 credits)

List B: Students may choose up to 10 credits from the following²:
LW6560 Cybercrime (10 credits)
LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits)
LW6581 Method in Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6588 Enforcement and Sanctions in Antitrust Law (5 credits)
LW6592 Mental Capacity Law (5 credits)
LW6600 Cultural Representations of Crime (5 credits) (not running in 2015/16)
LW6603 Legal Regulation of Cohabitation and Emerging Family Forms (5 credits)

It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered each year and/or other options may become available.

Notes:
¹Students may not choose the undergraduate module LW2268 if they have already taken this module or equivalent subject matter at undergraduate level or if it involves a timetable clash.
²In certain cases, with the permission of the Programme Director, students may elect to take 10 credits from the modules available in the LLM (Taught) (other than those in List B above) (see here) in substitution for 10 credits of the elective modules listed above.

In order to ensure a reasonable distribution of workload, when choosing modules for all programmes, students should take a balance of credits between Semester 1 and Semester 2. Students who wish to deviate from this rule must seek permission from their Programme Director.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules 2015/2016.

Submission of LLM Dissertation
The LLM dissertation must be submitted for examination at the Winter Board, on a date in September to be specified by the School of Law at the commencement of the programme.

Exit Award - Postgraduate Certificate in International Law (NFQ Level 9 Minor Award)
Upon successful completion of taught modules to the value of 30 credits that meet the requirements of the Postgraduate Certificate in International Law (see here), students may opt not to proceed with the programme and exit with a Postgraduate Certificate in International Law

Exit award - Postgraduate Diploma in Law (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
Upon successful completion of taught modules to the value of 60 credits, registered LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) students may opt not to proceed with the programme and exit with a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy).

Programme Learning Outcomes for LLM (International Human Rights Law and Public Policy) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Critically evaluate and analyse key concepts in International and European human rights law;
• Critically evaluate and analyse the conceptual and practical challenges that arise in the implementation and enforcement of human rights law;
• Analyse and evaluate the impact of International and European human rights law in selected areas of legal practice;
• Critically evaluate primary and secondary legal materials of relevance to International Human Rights Law and Public Policy including legislation, international legal instruments, case-law and academic commentary;
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving legal problems in International Human Rights Law;
• Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking in relation to relevant legal issues;
• Connect changing values and sentiments in society with legal developments in respect of  Human Rights Law;
• Formulate research questions and develop appropriate research methodologies;
• Undertake scholarly research exploring legal themes of relevance to Human Rights Law and Public Policy;
• Conduct research on a legal topic in the area of human rights and write a masters-level dissertation on that topic;
• Use information technology appropriately for high-level legal research and writing;
• Prepare and deliver presentations on legal topics;
• Express complex legal and/or policy analysis in an appropriate legal style, in accordance with legal writing standards.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in International Human Rights Law and Public Policy (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Critically evaluate and analyse key concepts in International and European human rights law;
• Critically evaluate and analyse the conceptual and practical challenges that arise in the implementation and enforcement of human rights law;
• Analyse and evaluate the impact of International and European human rights law in selected areas of legal practice;
• Critically evaluate primary and secondary legal materials of relevance to International Human Rights Law and Public Policy including legislation, international legal instruments, case-law and academic commentary;
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving legal problems in International Human Rights Law;
• Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking in relation to relevant legal issues;
• Connect changing values and sentiments in society with legal developments in respect of  Human Rights Law;
• Formulate research questions and develop appropriate research methodologies;
• Undertake scholarly research exploring legal themes of relevance to Human Rights Law and Public Policy;
• Use information technology appropriately for high-level legal research and writing;
• Express complex legal and/or policy analysis in an appropriate legal style, in accordance with legal writing standards.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in International Law (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Critically evaluate and analyse key concepts in International law;
• Critically evaluate and analyse the conceptual and practical challenges that arise in the implementation and enforcement of international law;
• Critically evaluate primary and secondary legal materials of relevance to International Law including legislation, international legal instruments, case-law and academic commentary;
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving legal problems in International Law;
• Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking in relation to relevant legal issues;
• Connect changing values and sentiments in society with legal developments in respect of International Law.