Master of Laws in Human Rights
1. The purpose is to provide South Africa with African graduates with advanced knowledge and competencies in human rights law.
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Qualification type
Master's Degree
Credits
180
Sub-framework
HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
Providers listed
1
Qualification snapshot
Official qualification identity fields captured from the qualification record.
Originator
University of Venda
Quality assurance functionary
CHE - Council on Higher Education
Field
Field 08 - Law, Military Science and Security
Subfield
Justice in Society
Qual class
Regular-Provider-ELOAC
Recognise previous learning
Y
Important dates
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Registration start
2024-07-01
Registration end
2027-06-30
Last date for enrolment
2028-06-30
Last date for achievement
2031-06-30
Purpose and entry context
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Purpose and rationale
- The purpose is to provide South Africa with African graduates with advanced knowledge and competencies in human rights law.
- Secondly, to produce human rights lawyers who will be able to take up leadership positions in the human rights sector and who are able to apply the Bill of rights as an instrument of social reconstructions in the particular context of post-apartheid South Africa.
- Thirdly, to expose students to the complexities associated with human rights in a world of variegated perceptions and interpretations of state practice and human rights.
- Fourthly, the programme contributes to the realization of the vision of the African Renaissance by expanding its knowledge base and focus on African themes of human rights.
Entry requirements and RPL
LL.B
Equivalent 4 years degree which includes law courses
Recognition of prior learning
Other
Work/experiential learning
Structure and assessment
Qualification rules, exit outcomes, and assessment criteria from the SAQA record.
Exit level outcomes
- An understanding of international human rights in a sociopolitical context.
- Ability to interpret and apply human rights instruments.
- Application of acquired knowledge and skills in a practical project such as the study of the impact of an aspect of international human rights law obligations on South African law and policy.
- Ability to advise policy makers on international human rights law obligations.
- Ability to initiate research on aspect of international human rights law.
- Ability to handle complicated legal and theoretical problems arising from the Bill of Rights.
- Acquisition of a specialized competency in human rights advice and practice as well as a clearer perception of the role of the Bill of Rights in modern societies.
Specify critical cross-field outcomes
Core competencies promoted are
- Critical thinking and analytical appreciation of the inter-related but varied responses to the problems of human right globally.
- Ability to compare and contrast human rights instruments, practices and procedures with a view to formulating an electic perception of human rights jurisprudence relevant to South Africa.
- Acquisition of sophisticated research ability necessary for a productive participation in international human rights debates.
- Problem solving and the ability to relate human rights issues to the problems of societal development
Associated assessment criteria
Continuous assessment by presentations, assignments and participations in approved research projects. Counting for 40% towards the final mark. The examination at the end of the year will count 60% towards the final mark
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
Simulations
Written examinations
Oral examinations
Other
Presentation in seminars
Progression and comparability
Articulation options
This qualification provides credits for the related qualification
Masters in Constitutional Law
Masters in Public International Law
Masters in Environmental Law and Science
Notes
As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.
NOTES
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