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Graduate Diploma in International Law (323AA) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
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Future students:
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Course structure
Students must complete four subjects from the prescribed lists.
Principles of International Law is compulsory for most students and, if possible, should be completed before other subjects. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.
Subject options
General Public International Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70407 | Australians Detained Abroad | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90019 | Domestic Courts and International Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90063 | Global Governance | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70033 | International Criminal Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70303 | International Criminal Law and Justice | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90022 | International Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70234 | International Humanitarian Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70369 | International Law and Ethics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70455 | International Law and Relations | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70344 | International Law and Israel-Palestine | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90023 | International Law and Politics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70078 | International Law and the Use of Force | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90047 | Law of International Organisations | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70456 | Law of Treaties | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70429 | Philosophy of International Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70313 | Post-Conflict State-Building | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70173 | Principles of International Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70327 | Prosecuting the War on Terror | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70403 | Statehood in International Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Human Rights Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70334 | Bills of Rights | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70413 | Criminal Law, Poverty and Justice | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70446 | Equality Law Internationally | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70422 | Human Rights and Armed Conflict | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90044 | Human Rights and Economic Globalisation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90045 | Human Rights and Universality | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70391 | Human Rights at Work | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70360 | Human Rights Beyond Borders | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70186 | Human Rights Litigation and Advocacy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70114 | Human Rights of Groups | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70171 | Human Rights, Women and Development | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70454 | Human Rights: From Morality to Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70264 | International Human Rights Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70120 | International Law and Children's Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70365 | International Migration Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70366 | International Refugee Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70394 | International Refugee Law:Refugee Rights | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90098 | Islam and Human Rights | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70430 | Poverty, Human Rights and Development | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90049 | Reimagining Human Rights Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70461 | Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70122 | Trade, Human Rights and Development | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70118 | Women, War and Peacebuilding | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70453 | Human Rights and Culture | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
International Economic Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70013 | Global Financial Order | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70308 | International Economic Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70069 | International Sale of Goods | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70028 | International Trade Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70322 | WTO Law and Dispute Settlement | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70169 | Developing Countries and the WTO | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
International Tax
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70353 | Comparative International Tax | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70162 | Fiscal Reform and Development | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70323 | Foundations of Tax Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70006 | International Tax: Principles, Structure | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70399 | Mineral and Petroleum Tax | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90050 | Special Issues in Tax Treaties | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70146 | Tax Treaties | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70465 | Trade and Tax Policy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70203 | Transfer Pricing: Practice and Problems | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90084 | Comparative Foreign Affairs Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90042 | Development, Environment and Int'l Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70151 | Global Health Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | October (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90093 | International Criminal Court | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70110 | International Financial System | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70242 | Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70027 | International Securities Regulation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020