TAUGHT COMPONENTIn addition to the compulsory study-units students are required to choose study-units to the value of 30 ECTS credits from the elective study-units offered during Semester 2. A minimum of 5 ECTS credits should be chosen from the practical elective units and a minimum of 5 ECTS credits should be chosen from the substantive elective units.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PBL5030 | Human Rights Theory and Political Philosophy | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5031 | Human Rights within the National Legal Framework | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5032 | Human Rights Obligations and State Institutions | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5033 | Methodology, Research Skills and Legal Analysis | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5034 | International Protection of Human Rights | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5035 | Rights and Freedoms - Civil, Political, Social, Economic and Cultural | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Practical Elective Units | |||||||||||
| PBL5036 | Judicial Enforcement of Human Rights | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5037 | Non-Judicial Enforcement of Human Rights | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5038 | Human Rights Advocacy | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Substantive Elective Units | |||||||||||
| PBL5039 | Family, Family Life and Children in Human Rights Law | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5040 | Communication Freedoms | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5041 | Dignity in Health Care, Ethics, Morality and Human Rights | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5042 | Development and Environment - Human Rights Issues | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5043 | Equality and Non Discrimination | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5044 | Human Rights: Migration, Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5045 | Criminal Justice, International Criminal Law and Human Rights | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Summer Semester | |||||||||||
| RESEARCH COMPONENTCompulsory Units (All students must register for this unit) | |||||||||||
| PBL5023 | Dissertation | 30 ECTS | |||||||||
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Master of Arts in Human Rights Law and Practice - M.A. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws.