Curriculum and Modules

The master program "Human Rights" has a scope of 60 ECTS. There are five modules, a master's thesis and a defense. You can find the curriculum and modules of the MLS program here below.

Curriculum of the MLS-Program (Englisch translation of the Curriculum (MLS))

MODULE 1: Introduction to Legal Studies for Non-Lawyers
(8 ECTS)

• Introduction to Legal Studies for Non-Lawyers
• Introduction to Legal Studies for Non-Lawyers - Application and Exercises

MODULE 2: Human Rights - General Theory and Legal Approaches
(10 ECTS)

• Definition, History, Justification and Dimensions of Human Rights
• Human Rights and the Law, Legal Sources, Methodology and Interpretation
• Human Rights: Monitoring and Enforcement Mechanisms
• Assessing Human Rights Violations, Filing Human Rights Complaints and Strategic Litigation

MODULE 3:  Human Rights as a Multi-Level Approach (Human Rights Systems)
(8 ECTS)

• The Nation-State as Basic Unit for the Protection of Human Rights and the Principle of Subsidiarity
• UN Human Rights Systems and Mechanisms
• Regional Human Rights Systems

MODULE 4:  Specific Human Rights and Special Human Rights Challenges
(10 ECTS)

• Human Rights Generations and Dimensions
• Persons in Vulnerable Situations, Equality and Diversity
• New Challenges for Human Rights

MODULE 5:  Practical Aspects of Human Rights
(7 ECTS)

• Human Rights Practice, Approaches and Human Rights Education
• Human Rights in an Organizational Context, Monitoring and Advocacy
• Human Rights Litigation, Legal Mediation and Advice

MASTER'S THESIS
(15 ECTS)

DEFENSE
(2 ECTS)