Master of Laws in Constitutional and Human Rights Law Llm

The Master of Laws in Constitutional and Human Rights Law (LLM) is a three-semester programme offered on a block-release basis. It is aimed at professionals with an LLB who want specialized knowledge in constitutional and human rights law, including the convergence of the two in a constitutional democracy.

Students complete taught modules with continuous assessment and examinations offered at the end of each semester. Learning uses lectures and seminars, with contact of a minimum of 60 hours per semester for each module. Each semester has three two-week blocks, and the programme includes a dissertation submitted at the end of the third semester.

Modules

• LM601 Advanced Constitutional Law
• LM602 Advanced Human Rights Law
• LM603 Research Methodology
• LM604 International Criminal Law
• LM605 Environmental Law
• LM606 Women’s Rights
• LM607 Refugee Law
• LM608 Child Rights
• LM609 Disability Rights Law
• LM610 Comparative Constitutional Law
• LM611 Constitutional and Human Rights Litigation
• LM612 Constitutional Property Law

Applicants shall possess a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB). Applicants are required to have at least a 2.2 (Lower Second) degree class or the equivalent thereof.

Other factors such as relevant professional experience will also be taken into consideration in assessing applications.

• law graduates
• practicing attorneys
• academics
• civil society practitioners
• members of the judiciary
• law officers in government departments