LL.M. in Human Right Law 

at University College of Law, Amberpet

Law firms that are specialising in criminal defence, prosecution, or white-collar crime, seek hiring for LLM in Criminal Law candidates. Another options are courts and judiciary, government leagl departments, police departments, investigative agencies, universities and Law schools and many more where Criminal Lawyers are in-demand.

No, you cannot become a lawyer without a Law degree. You mandatorily need to obtain degrees such as BA/BCom/BSc/BBA LLB or LLB in order to be a lawyer in India. To become a lawyer, one must first complete three-year or five-year LLB from a recognised university and possess degree certificate. Then, they must enrol themselves in local Bar Council of the concerned state and enrolled as an advocate. Within two years of the enrolment, they must appear and clear AIBE in order to be eligible to practise anywhere in India. 

The LLM in Human Rights scope is vast, offering exciting career paths both nationally in government organisations like State Human Rights Commissions and internationally in organisations like WHO, UNICEF and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India. Graduates play crucial roles in promoting and protecting human rights by working with governmental organizations, NGOs, and international bodies. 

There are various roles and careers for candidates who have done LLM in Human Rights Law, as given in the table below:

Note- The above salary has been taken from external sources, and hence may vary.

Some of the popular courses are the Diploma in Human Rights, Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights, Diploma in Human Rights and Law, Certificate in Human Rights, Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights and Values in Education, Post Graduate Certificate Course in Human Rights, Certificate in Human Rights Law etc. 

The various topics taught under Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law include

• Environmental Governance
• Refugee & International Humanitarian Law
• Changing Conception of Justice & Globalised Legal Order
• Concept & Development of Human Rights
• International Criminal Law/ Human Rights, Women & Development/ Human Rights, Child & Development
• International Human Rights Law