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

The Diploma in Human Rights Law runs 9 to 12 months across on-campus, online and distance routes. All three modes complete the same case-note portfolio for the Diploma in Human Rights Law.

How is the Diploma in Human Rights Law delivered?

The Diploma in Human Rights Law is delivered on-campus in London, online and by distance learning. Every mode uses weekly case-room seminars and client-letter drafting workshops.

Is the Diploma in Human Rights Law UK-recognised?

Yes, the Diploma in Human Rights Law is a UK Level 4 practitioner foundation aligned with SRA, CILEX and Law Society Human Rights Committee guidance.

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

The Diploma in Human Rights Law expects a Level 3 qualification such as A-levels, BTEC or Access to HE, or a relevant Certificate at LSLPE. Prior paralegal or NGO experience is welcomed.

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

The Diploma in Human Rights Law is quoted on the LSLPE fees page with staged payment plans and employer sponsorship documentation. Admissions issues a personalised funding letter on request.

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

Course Overview

The Diploma in Human Rights Law at LSLPE is a UK Level 4 practitioner-foundation qualification running 9 to 12 months across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes. The programme is aligned with Solicitors Regulation Authority guidance on public law competencies, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives standards on human rights and immigration, Law Society Human Rights Committee practice, and Bar Standards Board foundation knowledge on public law.

By graduation you will have annotated leading ECHR decisions, drafted a section 3 HRA interpretation argument, produced a client letter on an asylum claim and completed a case study on a live UK human rights issue.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with SRA public law competencies, CILEX human rights standards and Law Society Human Rights Committee practice.
Case-room seminars using Strasbourg jurisprudence and UK Supreme Court human rights decisions.
Client letter drafting workshops in asylum and detention scenarios.
Named programme-tutor support across all three study modes.
Guest sessions with practitioners from public law chambers and immigration firms.
Articulation into LSLPE Advanced Diploma and Higher Diploma routes.

What You Will Learn

The Human Rights Act 1998 including sections 2, 3, 4 and 6.
The European Convention on Human Rights and its main articles.
The margin of appreciation and proportionality analysis.
Article 3 detention and non-refoulement.
Article 6 fair trial standards.
Article 8 private and family life in immigration and public authority contexts.
UK asylum and immigration procedure.
Human rights advocacy and campaign work in the NGO sector.

Who This Course Is For

Paralegals and case workers in immigration and asylum firms.
NGO staff working in human rights monitoring.
Local authority officers with human rights responsibilities.
Aspiring solicitors and barristers targeting public law.
International applicants studying UK human rights practice.

Career Pathways

Human Rights Adviser
Immigration Adviser
Legal Executive in immigration practice
Paralegal in a human rights firm
Legal Adviser in a law centre
Legal Researcher on human rights
Legal Analyst on public law reform
Compliance Officer with human rights due diligence

The LSLPE careers service holds at least one careers day each academic year connecting Diploma in Human Rights Law students with public law chambers, immigration firms and human rights NGOs.

Entry Requirements

A Level 3 qualification (A-levels, BTEC, Access to HE) or equivalent, OR a relevant Certificate at LSLPE.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C or equivalent.
IELTS 5.5 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers, or equivalent.
A personal statement outlining progression aims in human rights law.
Applicants with relevant paralegal, NGO or advocacy experience are encouraged to reference it at application.

Why Study at LSLPE

LSLPE is the specialist law, politics and economics division of Harold International College of London, teaching in small tutor-visible cohorts within a short tube ride of the Royal Courts of Justice, the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber and the human-rights chambers of Doughty Street and Garden Court. The Diploma in Human Rights Law reads its subject through the Strasbourg case law and the UK domestic decisions that shape day-to-day practice.

Three parallel study modes let progressors, working practitioners and portfolio-route applicants complete the Diploma without leaving employment, and the LSLPE careers service refreshes curriculum annually against SRA, CILEX and Law Society Human Rights Committee guidance.

Apply for Diploma in Human Rights Law

Applications for the Diploma in Human Rights Law open with rolling intakes and admissions responds within one working day. Step up to a UK Level 4 Diploma at LSLPE with three intake windows a year, and take a credentialed UK step into human rights practice. Enrol Now