1. Explain the history, development and operation of international human rights law, including international and regional mechanisms and UN and Treaty-based rules, through the use of advanced theoretical and thematic approaches and practical case examples.
2. Critically assess human rights measures and enforcement mechanisms adopted and created at the international level, regard being had to wider social, economic and political contexts.
3. Evaluate contemporary legal and institutional developments in the area of international human rights law with the aid of advanced scholarly and practice-based works.
4. Address complex legal issues in the area of international human rights law systematically, make sound and well-reasoned judgments and communicate their conclusions clearly and coherently in writing.
5. Carry out and use independent research into a wide range of complex material in the area of international human rights law to underpin sophisticated analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
