Human Rights and Democracy in Legal Perspective

Education facts

Code: 5MR437

The course provides an advanced introduction to the international law of human rights and how it relates to national legal systems, as well as to issues emerging from current global processes, such as climate change, migration, technology and economic integration. The course introduces the central sources of public international law and different modes of legal interpretations. The course further introduces different theoretical perspectives on the relationship between law, human rights and democracy, as well as on the role of legal institutions for democratic rule.

Entry requirements

The applicant must have a Bachelor’s degree in human rights studies or another related field in social or political science, law or the humanities. Students with undergraduate degrees in the natural sciences, engineering or medicine may also be admitted subject to their ability to demonstrate a proficiency in human rights, for instance through professional or voluntary work or activity. If English is not the applicant’s native language, his or her language proficiency is to be demonstrated by e.g. IELTS test, TOEFL test, Cambridge/Oxford test, a Bachelor’s degree from a study programme taught entirely in English, or a passing grade in English 6/English B from Swedish upper secondary school. Selection: Higher education credits.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Human Rights and Democracy in Legal Perspective

  Stockholm School of Theology

  Stockholm

  Start date: 5 October 2026

  End date: 8 November 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %