LL.M. Program
in Human Rights & Gender Justice

course module >

KSL has initiated a two year LLM Program on Human Rights and Gender Justice from the year 2002.

This course is designed with an objective to introduce students with Nepalese jurisprudence on Human Rights and Gender Justice, in lieu of international Human Rights instruments. KSL is a pioneer institute to offer this type of course not only in Nepal but also in the South Asian Region. In this course, emphasis has been given to generate a group of lawyers and experts with adequate knowledge and skill of applying international human rights standards in domestic situation and serious concern is paid with the reference to transitional societies like Nepal. The fundamental goal of this course is to transform Nepalese Legal system into global standard by rationalizing the existing traditional legal system in Nepal

• To make student aware of conceptual framework and nature of human rights law and it’s implementation
  
• To familiarize them with the basic principles underlying in the course of study
  
• To acquaint them with the evolutionary process of law in the context of social, political, economic and other factors.
  
• Exposition of subject matter in detail with the help of legislative, Judicial and other international legal instruments.
  
• To assess the capability to:
  (a) Interpret and evaluate law, legal process and domestic/ international legal institutions
  (b) Analyze factual and legal situation and suggest probable general solution
  (c) Evaluate social needs and suggest viable solution through the modification of existing laws, processes and institutions.
  
• To introduce research methodology and it’s practical applications in the field of human rights.
  
• To train students in writing research papers/dissertations.
  

The student shall be expected to abide by the following academic values:

• Sound understanding of basic principles of the course.
  
• Acquaint themselves with the statutory, judicial and other resource materials comparing with international standards.
  
• Coherent and reasoned expression s of human rights norms.
  
• Solution of given problems in the context of law and to practicing recognized principles of justice.
  
• Anticipation of legal solution to evolve societal needs, capacity for critical appreciation of human rights and application.
  
• Familiarity with the elementary rules of legal research methodology and practice in legal research.
  

The student shall be expected to abide by the following academic values:

• Students must have completed LL.B./ BL in any faculty of Law from any accredited University.
  
• Admission for Students based on the ability of the applicant to thrive in an academic program as per his / her academic record and professional achievements for which students must pass a written and verbal entrance examination after filling the admission form.
  
  (The academic session for LL.M program starts from the month of June each year)
  

terminal assessment >

Three terminal assessments will be held before the candidate is sent up for the University exams. Each candidate has to clear his terminal assessment in order to qualify for appearing in the final exams. A total of 20% marks is credited to the three internal assessments conducted by the school.