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LLM Dissertation (International Human Rights Law and Practice) - LAW00094M

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  • Department: The York Law School
  • Credit value: 60 credits
  • Credit level: M
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
    • See module specification for other years: 2024-25
  • Notes: This is an independent study module

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 2 2023-24 to Summer Semester 2023-24

Module aims

The Module aims:

  • To allow students to research a particular topic of their own choice in international human rights law and practice broadly construed;
  • To allow students to develop expertise in a particular area of international human rights law and practice;
  • To allow students to develop as independent researchers by, for example, developing their research and writing skills.

Module learning outcomes

Subject content

  • Advanced knowledge of a particular area of international human rights law and practice;
  • The ability to understand advanced academic work in international human rights law and practice;
  • The ability to construct, structure and write an extended piece of work in international human rights law and practice.

Academic and graduate skills

  • Research skills including: the ability to conduct a literature search; the ability to read and synthesise research material written by others; the ability to structure a long piece of work with multiple sections

Module content

Centre for Applied Human Rights staff will hold two half-day dissertation workshops, one at the beginning of February and one in late May/beginning of June, to introduce MA and LLM students to research design, data analysis, and dissertation writing.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 100

Module feedback

Students will have feedback opportunities on their research proposal as part of their first supervision meeting and on drafts of their dissertations in ensuing supervisions.

Indicative reading

Indicative reading is not applicable here.


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