On the LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law), you will be exposed to the law and theory on child and family law in Ireland and internationally. At the same time you will get a rare insight into various aspects of the law in action by engaging with social workers, legal professionals and others.

You will work with scholars who have a track record of outstanding scholarship on legal issues relating to children and the family.

You will have the unique opportunity to engage with one or both of our specialised and innovative Law Clinics. As a student on the Child Law Clinic, you will provide research assistance to lawyers on real cases, helping to contribute to the quality of advocacy on children’s issues, and lobbying for the reform of child law and children’s rights. In the Family Law Clinic, you will support and maintain the Clinic’s online Family Law information hub, provide research assistance to lawyers in relation to litigated familial disputes, and will contribute an original blog on a topical issue of family law, to be published on the clinic’s information website.

Applicants for the LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law) Degree also have the option of registering for a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Children's Rights and Family Law). Students take 60 credits of taught masters’ modules from those on offer for the LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law). The Postgraduate Diploma can be completed over 9 months full-time or 18 months part-time. 

This shorter programme may be attractive to legal professionals and others who may prefer not to make an initial commitment to a full master’s programme. Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma may further progress their studies by completing a 15,000-word research dissertation and graduating with a Masters in Law (LLM).