12 monthsProgramme duration
22,900 EURTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights (LL.M.) is a one of a kind programme, offering in-depth specialization on the rights and interests of children from a legal perspective. The programme is assessed "excellent" by the NVAO (the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders).
The Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights provides an advanced study of the field of children’s rights and pays particular attention to its intersections with diverse fields of law, including human rights law international, private international law, and the economic, social, and cultural rights of children.
The programme Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights (LL.M.) offers a multi-layered study (covering international legal systems, regional, and national legal systems), as well as an interdisciplinary scope, to examine the most relevant issues impacting children worldwide. What are the rights of the child when it comes to forced marriages or protection against violence or exploitation? Which rights do refugee children have in their host communities? How do we balance between the rights of children, parents, and the state? And how can children’s rights be legally enforced in various countries across the globe? The programme also explores topics such as private international law, the economic, social, and cultural rights of children, and the role of children in the justice system. In addition, you will learn about the enforcement and monitoring of children’s rights and the impact of children’s rights and digital technologies.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
LLM
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights (LL.M.) is a one of a kind programme, offering in-depth specialization on the rights and interests of children from a legal perspective. The programme is assessed "excellent" by the NVAO (the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders).
The Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights provides an advanced study of the field of children’s rights and pays particular attention to its intersections with diverse fields of law, including human rights law international, private international law, and the economic, social, and cultural rights of children.
The programme Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights (LL.M.) offers a multi-layered study (covering international legal systems, regional, and national legal systems), as well as an interdisciplinary scope, to examine the most relevant issues impacting children worldwide. What are the rights of the child when it comes to forced marriages or protection against violence or exploitation? Which rights do refugee children have in their host communities? How do we balance between the rights of children, parents, and the state? And how can children’s rights be legally enforced in various countries across the globe? The programme also explores topics such as private international law, the economic, social, and cultural rights of children, and the role of children in the justice system. In addition, you will learn about the enforcement and monitoring of children’s rights and the impact of children’s rights and digital technologies.
Admission Requirements
A full degree in law offering access to legal practice in the country where it was obtained, or an equivalent degree from a recognised university/law school; or a degree at an equivalent level in a relevant discipline with a sufficient background in law.
English language requirements: IELTS 7, Minimum band scores of IELTS 6.0 for speaking, listening and reading, and a minimum band score of IELTS 6.5 for writing are required; TOEFL internet-based 100, Minimum band scores of TOEFL 20 for speaking, listening and reading, and a minimum band score of TOEFL 22 for writing are required; Cambridge English C2.
Admission requirements and application: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/master/international-childrens-rights/admission-and-application?utm_source=qs&utm_medium=portal&utm_campaign=International+Children%E2%80%99s+Rights+Advanced+LL.M.&utm_content=entry_requirements_other
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The Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights programme equips its graduates with the relevant skills and expertise to pursue a career as children’s rights specialists, and promote child-friendly policies, legal reform, advocacy and programs at the national, regional and international level. Graduates of the programme are able to obtain work in various organisations dealing with children’s rights issues, such international and national monitoring and advisory bodies, national, regional and international organisations, governmental bodies, national human rights institutions, or civil society organisations.
Substantively, the graduates will be prepared to work in various domains affecting children, including, but not limited to, child protection, education, health care for children, child labour, children in armed conflict, children living on the street, migrant children, or children in the justice system.
Children's rights is a unique area of law because it is both multi-layered (covering international, regional and national legal systems) and interdisciplinary in its scope.
You will study children’s rights from a comparative perspective, which includes comparisons between international and national children’s rights instruments. You will also look at how it intersect with other disciplines of law like:
- human rights law
- civil law
- criminal law
- humanitarian law
- family law
- migration law
As a graduate, you will be prepared to address the legal issues that impact the rights of children across the globe by working with international and national organisations such as:
- governmental and inter-governmental bodies
- the judiciary
- law firms
- advisory bodies
- human rights institutions
- NGOs
- academia
You will be prepared to work in various fields affecting children, including:
- child protection
- education
- health
- migration
- juvenile justice
- human rights
- social development
Many of our graduates also contribute to legal scholarship in the field of children’s rights by pursuing postgraduate or PhD research.
A full degree in law offering access to legal practice in the country where it was obtained, or an equivalent degree from a recognised university/law school; or a degree at an equivalent level in a relevant discipline with a sufficient background in law.
English language requirements: IELTS 7, Minimum band scores of IELTS 6.0 for speaking, listening and reading, and a minimum band score of IELTS 6.5 for writing are required; TOEFL internet-based 100, Minimum band scores of TOEFL 20 for speaking, listening and reading, and a minimum band score of TOEFL 22 for writing are required; Cambridge English C2.
- Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS)
- Jean Monnet Scholarship Programme
- StuNed Scholarship Programme
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