What will I learn?

This Human Rights Law MRes is an engaging pre-doctoral training programme designed to provide a critical, research-led approach to the study of aspects of human rights law. Focus on areas that are at the forefront of human rights and utilise academic knowledge to contribute to its progressive development.

Be trained by award-winning barristers and contributors to UK Human Rights law
Tailor this course to align with your passions and career trajectory with a wide range of elective modules
Exclusive access to a range of resources, including the US Supreme Court, Supreme Court of India and Council of Europe databases
Opportunity to apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both the MRes and a PhD

Facilities

Access to international Human Rights databases including: CRIN - Child Rights International Network and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Online databases and collections including: LexisNexis, Westlaw, Justis, Eur-lex, Hein-Online and many more
The Postgraduate School of Law Centre in Lincoln's Inn Fields
Queen Mary’s excellent Law Library and European Documentation Centre

Career paths

There is a very high rate of employment of our students within six months of graduation. We have dedicated law careers advisers who organise events and internship opportunities with top UK and international law firms.

Which department am I in?

School of Law

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

£24,000.00 (US$ 30,994) per year

Accommodation- 155 per week for a non-ensuite room

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2025

Venue

Main Site

Mile End Road,

London,

Tower Hamlets,

E1 4NS, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees

£25,200.00 (US$ 32,544) per year

This is a fixed fee

*View details on institution website

Start date

September 2025

Venue

Lincoln's Inn Fields

67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields,

London,

WC2A 3JB, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Students need to have a 2:1 or above at undergraduate level in Law. In addition to the other mandatory supporting application documents, applicants must submit the following documentation: two letters of reference, at least one of which must be an academic reference from a staff member who taught you on your most recent course of study (normally your undergraduate degree in Law or a Law-related subject) a research proposal of between 2,000 to 3,000-words. It should identify the question that you will attempt to answer through your research (simply identifying general topic areas or subjects is not sufficient). You should also set out your research methodology (empirical, qualitative, library based etc,) and provide a bibliography of the works that you consulted in formulating your research question. IELTS: 7.0 overall including 7.0 in Writing, and 5.5 in Reading, Listening and Speaking. TOEFL: 100 overall including 27 in Writing, 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening and 20 in Speaking.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.