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  • Qualification

    LLM - Master of Laws

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

As a field of academic study, human rights cuts across a wide variety of disciplines. It sits at the heart of law, political science, history and theology.This programme is designed to provide you with a theoretical and practical understanding of international human rights law in its broader political context. You will be able to explore the role of human rights globally and the international and national machinery that promotes and enforces rights, while focusing on how academic debates connect to the evolution and practice of human rights.The University is home to a number of research centres and networks in the areas of justice, health, development, environment and society, and agriculture and food security. Each of these contribute to the ways in which we address crucial global challenges that span the ambit of civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights. These centres offer opportunities to further develop your understanding of different aspects of human rights or to pique your interest in new areas.

Application deadline

04/05/2026

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Tuition fees

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£ 32,000per year

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University information

The University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    19th

  • Campus address

    Main Campus, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    16th out of 113 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 218
    203 93%

    3rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    85.0 85%

    13th

    5
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    2.93 73%

    101st

    4

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