Hi All,
I've received admits from SOAS and University of Essex for LLM in Human Rights. In confused about which one to choose with regards to the curriculum, university standings, post-LLM degree recognition as well as the overall experience. Any help and guidance will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
LLM Human Rights - University of ESSEX vs SOAS
Posted Jul 01, 2018 03:01
I've received admits from SOAS and University of Essex for LLM in Human Rights. In confused about which one to choose with regards to the curriculum, university standings, post-LLM degree recognition as well as the overall experience. Any help and guidance will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Posted Jun 28, 2019 19:02
In a similar boat. I'm interested to hear which Human Rights LLM you selected (and why). Thanks for any info!
Posted Jul 02, 2019 14:36
In the current Guardian league table for law SOAS is ranked (moderately) higher than Essex. Same thing with the Complete University Guide's ranking, which suggests that overall, SOAS has a slightly better reputation (generally speaking).
However, here on LLM Guide Essex is listed in this top 10 (human rights) but not SOAS:
https://llm-guide.com/lists/top-llm-programs-by-speciality/top-10-llm-programs-for-human-rights-law
... meaning that specifically speaking, Essex might have a higher profile in terms of human rights law.
Ultimately, it looks to be a tradeoff: either go with a higher ranked school (overall) or one that may be better in terms of human rights law specifically.
I would take a look at the course curriculum for each of these LLMs as well as the associated faculty. See which appeals to you more. Either would be a fine choice, so it's basically up to you at this point.
However, here on LLM Guide Essex is listed in this top 10 (human rights) but not SOAS:
https://llm-guide.com/lists/top-llm-programs-by-speciality/top-10-llm-programs-for-human-rights-law
... meaning that specifically speaking, Essex might have a higher profile in terms of human rights law.
Ultimately, it looks to be a tradeoff: either go with a higher ranked school (overall) or one that may be better in terms of human rights law specifically.
I would take a look at the course curriculum for each of these LLMs as well as the associated faculty. See which appeals to you more. Either would be a fine choice, so it's basically up to you at this point.
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