LLM International Human Rights and Economic Law in Colchester United Kingdom | University of Essex

Economic entities and organizations - such as private corporations, the World Bank, and the WTO - can significantly influence the fulfillment of human rights. This might involve indigenous populations being relocated for mining operations, environmental damage from World Bank-financed infrastructure projects, or nations struggling to access essential medications due to global patent laws. Grasping the connection between human rights and economic players, operations, and systems is crucial for achieving comprehensive rights protection.

Historically, international human rights legislation has concentrated solely on state-individual dynamics, allowing corporations and global economic bodies to avoid obligations and consequences. Through the LLM in International Human Rights and Economic Law, you'll explore both the difficulties and, more significantly, the potential for enhancing accountability when economic activities negatively affect human rights.

This specialized LLM program expands upon our core International Human Rights Law curriculum, ensuring you study fundamental theories, institutions, and applications of human rights law. Mandatory courses will cover corporate human rights obligations and the intersection of human rights with global trade and investment regulations. You'll personalize your studies through elective modules before concluding with a thesis examining human rights in relation to economic participants and interactions.