How long is the LLB in Human Rights Law at LSLPE?

The LLB in Human Rights Law at LSLPE runs three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated routes available. The three-year plan includes a year-two placement in rights chambers or an advice-sector charity.

How is the LLB in Human Rights Law delivered?

The LLB in Human Rights Law is delivered on-campus in central London, live online and by structured distance learning. All three modes share the same seminar and moot-court calendar.

Is the LLB in Human Rights Law recognised in the UK?

The LLB in Human Rights Law is a UK Level 6 honours degree with modules aligned with SQE preparation content. It is a strong foundation for the SRA and BSB routes but does not, alone, confer solicitor or barrister status.

What are the entry requirements for the LLB in Human Rights Law?

BBB at A-level or equivalent, GCSE English and Maths at 4/C, IELTS 6.5 for non-native English speakers, and a personal statement. International applicants for the LLB in Human Rights Law receive dedicated visa and accommodation support.

What does the LLB in Human Rights Law cost and is funding available?

Fees for the LLB in Human Rights Law are published on the LSLPE fees page. Staged payment plans and international-scholarship windows are available. Contact admissions for a costed offer including placement year.

LLB in Human Rights Law | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The LLB in Human Rights Law at LSLPE is a UK Level 6 honours degree running three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated routes available. The programme delivers the working LLB core (contract, tort, criminal, public, property, equity and EU law) alongside a substantial specialisation stream in domestic and international human-rights practice. The specialisation covers the Human Rights Act 1998, the ECHR system, the UN treaty regime, refugee law, and the leading rights-adjacent public-law materials.

By graduation you will be running structured rights-based case notes on Strasbourg and Supreme Court decisions, drafting rights-impact assessments, preparing rights-based grounds of judicial review, and completing a supervised dissertation of around 10,000 words. Year-two placement is served through advice-sector rights charities, human-rights chambers and international bodies.

Key Features

Three-year Level 6 LLB with a specialisation stream in human-rights law.
Reading list aligned with Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Bar Standards Board (BSB), International Bar Association (IBA) and Chatham House human-rights themes.
Year-two placement in advice-sector rights charities, human-rights chambers or international bodies.
Moot advocacy on Strasbourg and Supreme Court rights materials.
Dissertation supervision by tutors with practising rights-law backgrounds.
Structured articulation into LSLPE LLM in Human Rights, LLM in International Law and MA routes.

What You Will Learn

Read the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights.
Analyse the UN treaty system and reporting cycles.
Interpret rights-based public-law grounds of judicial review.
Draft rights-impact assessments and rights-based skeleton arguments.
Read refugee-law materials under the 1951 Refugee Convention.
Compare UK, Council of Europe and UN rights machinery.
Prepare an LLB-standard dissertation on a rights question.
Present oral argument in a moot rights setting.

Who This Course Is For

Aspiring human-rights solicitors, barristers and Legal Executives.
Career-changers moving into advice-sector legal work.
International applicants entering UK rights study for the first time.
Working rights caseworkers wanting a Level 6 credential.
Graduates aiming to progress to the LLM in Human Rights.

Career Pathways

Human Rights Adviser
Legal Adviser
Solicitor (subject to separate SRA qualification)
Barrister (subject to separate BSB qualification)
Paralegal
Legal Researcher
Immigration Adviser

The LSLPE careers service links LLB in Human Rights Law finalists with rights chambers, advice-sector charities, international bodies and reform-focused NGOs.

Entry Requirements

A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above, OR a UK Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3 in a law-relevant area.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Two academic references and a personal statement explaining your interest in human-rights law.
International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSLPE admissions.

Why Study at LSLPE

LSLPE reads human-rights law inside a school where the political and economic pressures shaping rights-focused reform are taught alongside doctrine. The LLB in Human Rights Law shares selected modules with the Politics and PPE departments and gives students routes into the leading rights-focused chambers and NGOs.

Central London puts the Royal Courts of Justice, the UK Supreme Court, the Inns of Court and the leading rights charities within a short tube ride of every classroom. Three parallel study modes let working caseworkers continue in employment while they complete the LLB. The programme is a strong foundation for the SQE and Bar routes, though qualifying as a solicitor or barrister requires separate SRA and BSB-regulated steps. The careers service refreshes curriculum alignment annually against SRA, BSB and IBA guidance.

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