Law LLB (Hons) - Human Rights and Social Justice

De Montfort University

Human Rights and Social JusticeThis pathway will open your mind to some of the major human rights issues and areas of social injustice facing the modern world. You will focus on the legal protections that prevent abuses of power and provide rights to individuals, examining areas such as social housing law, human rights law in a regional context and international-enforcement mechanisms. You will gain a deeper understanding of current debates in the key area of asylum and immigration law and learn to critically evaluate how far border controls can and should operate.Our Law LLB has been designed by legal experts to give you a solid grounding in law, whilst enabling you to tailor your learning to an area of law that interests you most with the choice of six pathways.Participation is at the heart of the course, your learning will be complimented by a range of employability and placement activities. Our dedicated law environment, which included a mock courtroom and client interviewing room, will enable you to bring learning to life and learn valuable skill to equip you for the world of work.Whether your goal is to progress to subsequent years of study or the workplace, you will be prepared for your future through a range of delivery and assessment styles such as presentations, discursive essays and problem-solving questions.Enhance your learning with Oxford Law Trove and other specialist Law databases. Oxford Law Trove contains more than 200 law textbooks relevant to the core and optional modules within the Law LLB course.Boost your CV at DMU Street Law, or DMU’s Law and Mooting Society. These extra-curricular activities present opportunities to take part in mooting, presentations, mock trials and interviewing.Graduate careersLeicester De Montfort Law School provides a unique programme for final year students who wish to pursue a research or academic career to work as paid researchers supporting major research projects and to develop their own research expertise.All years have the opportunity to hone their legal skills by engaging with our Legal Advice Centre, which provides advice to businesses, organisations and individuals, with the opportunity to claim Qualifying Work Experience to speed your way to qualification as a Solicitor.In addition, our award-winning Street Law project enables you to engage in campaigning and education in the promotion of legal rights for individuals and communities.