Law and Human Rights

About this course

Law and human rights is a combination that places the most fundamental protections afforded to individuals at the centre of legal study. Human rights law examines the framework of international and domestic protections that safeguard basic freedoms, from the right to life and freedom from torture to freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial, and the protection of equality. It is a field that connects legal analysis to questions of power, justice, and the relationship between the state and the individual, and it is at the forefront of some of the most contested legal and political debates of the present era. At Birkbeck College in London, the LLB Law and Human Rights gives you the skills, knowledge, and experience of expert academics and practitioners working in human rights and public law. Birkbeck's distinctive approach to higher education, emphasising accessibility and intellec

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 70% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 42 / 100Legal professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 0% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →

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