LLM in Human Rights

Human Rights Lawyers have been countering the human rights violations all across the world and working as a human rights lawyer incorporates standing with people who have suffered injustices, human rights violations and abuses. 

LL. M in Human Rights is a one-year postgraduate degree that includes a number of tasks like researching on legal cases, arguing human rights cases in court, drafting legal documents and so on. Human Rights Lawyers all over the world require a lot of dedication in the field. Lawyers with this specialisation evaluate, investigate and defend people in litigation cases that involve abuse and torture. 

The importance and need for more human rights lawyers have only grown in recent years. Be it public or private organisations, one can find opportunities in areas like Government organisations, NGOs, universities and colleges, MNCs, etc. 
 

Candidates who seek admission in LL.M in Human Rights should meet the following criteria:

• The candidate should have obtained a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree or any other equivalent degree.
• The candidate should have a minimum of 45 per cent marks in aggregate, which is for General category. 
• For the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes category students, 5 per cent marks will be relaxed.
• Few institutes select students who have at least one year of professional experience (this varies from institute to institute).

LL.M Human Rights Admission Process

To be able to get admission into the LL.M in Corporate Law course, candidates have to qualify a national, state and university entrance examination. 

Candidates also have to clear the group discussion and personal interview rounds which would evaluate the aptitude.

Few of the entrance exams that are accepted by most of the Law institutes are:

• ILI CAT (Indian Law Institute Common Admission Test)
• AILET PG (All India Law Entrance Test)
• IPU CET (IP University Common Entrance Test)
• CLAT PG (Common Law Admission Test) 
• Symbiosis Law School Entrance Test
• JMI LLM Entrance Test
• Christ College of Law Entrance Exam
• Indian Law University Common Admission Test
• Bangalore University LLM Entrance Exam 
   

Human Rights Lawyers advocate on behalf of victims of abuse, persecution, civil rights violations, and other human rights violations. They work at the local, national, and international level at NGOs, private law firms, governmental organizations, and international organizations. Regardless of what level Human Rights Lawyers are working for, most need to be familiar with international human rights law, in particular, the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, as well as human rights and civil rights laws within their country/state/city of practice. Issues that Human Rights Lawyers work with range from access to education to women’s rights to migrant rights to access to healthcare and more.

A career in human rights is both competitive and rewarding. After pursuing LL.M in Human Rights, one can find jobs positions as mentioned below:

• Human Rights Officer
• Human Rights Lawyer
• Research Associate
• Documentation and Communication Officer
• Government Relations State Advocacy Officer
• Client Relationship Manager