The AHRCentre develops and co-ordinates courses in the field of human rights. Undergraduate and postgraduate students can participate in a number of human rights programs and internal (UNSW Law Faculty) and external (national and international) internships. These student internships, which include a Social Justice Internship with the AHRCentre, student editor internships with the Australian Journal of Human Rights or the Human Rights Defender, and internships with the Migrant and Refugee Rights Project and the Human Rights Internship Program (a research PG internship), are set out below. The Law Faculty also offers a Masters in Human Rights Law and Policy (which is open to non-law students).

UNDERGRADUATE

For all undergraduate courses please browse the online Course Handbook

Human rights courses offered include:

1. Australian Bills of Rights and the Protection of Human Rights - LAWS3047
2. Disability Rights and the Law – LAWS3411
3. Discrimination and the Law – LAWS 142
4. Forced Migration and International Human Rights Law – LAWS3187
5. International Humanitarian Law - LAWS3181
6. International Human Rights Law and Advocacy - LAWS3182
7. Public Interest Litigation: Origins and Strategies - LAWS3185
8. The Politics of Human Rights: Theory and Critique - LAWS3017

For more information about these and other courses offered at UNSW please browse the Handbook.

POSTGRADUATE

Human rights courses offered include:

1. Contemporary Issues in International and Domestic Indigenous Law – LAWS8415
2. Disability Law and Policy – LAWS8056
3. European Human Rights and Institutions – LAWS8157
4. Human Rights in Asia - LAWS8060
5. Indigenous Peoples in International Law – LAWS8415
6. International Human Rights  - LAWS8181
7. International Law of Equality and Discrimination – LAWS8391
8. International Refugee Law – LAWS8190
9. Law, Rights and Development – LAWS8192
10. National Protection of Human Rights: Comparative Perspectives - LAWS8061
11. Transnational Business and Human Rights  - Laws8189

Master of Human Rights Law & Policy (open to non-law students)
The Master of Human Rights Law & Policy provides an opportunity for the specialised study of human rights law and policy at the postgraduate level and equips diverse graduates to be able to take up the cause of human rights advocacy from within the broad perspective of Law.

The program is designed for professionals across a wide range of disciplines who are seeking detailed knowledge about human rights law and policy. Professionals who will particularly benefit are those working in the public sector, in non-government organisations and in international relations. The program will appeal to students wanting to learn about human rights law and policy in greater depth and to international students who do not have access to such a program in their home universities. The MHRL&P will not itself lead to a professional qualification for legal practice but will enable a student to acquire expertise in human rights law and the policy context in which it operates.

For program information please go to the online COURSE HANDBOOK

“Whatever career you may choose for yourself - doctor, lawyer, teacher - let me propose an avocation to be pursued along with it. Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights. Make it a central part of your life. It will make you a better doctor, a better lawyer, a better teacher. It will enrich your spirit as nothing else possibly can.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.