Handbook home
Master of Public and International Law (511AA) // Course structure
You’re currently viewing the 2017 version of this course
About this course
Coordinator
Professor Sundhya Pahuja and Laureate Professor Emeritus Cheryl Saunders AO
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Course structure
Students must complete eight subjects in total.
Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete Fundamentals of the Common Law, as well as seven subjects from the prescribed lists.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least seven subjects from the prescribed lists and may choose an eighth subject from those available in the Melbourne Law Masters (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law).
Subject options
General Government Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90082 | Adversary System: Bases and Corollaries | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70407 | Australians Detained Abroad | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70334 | Bills of Rights | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90011 | Comparative Constitutional Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90056 | Comparative Federal Constitutional Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70016 | Comparative Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70222 | Constitutional Law in Practice | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70411 | Constitutional Problems in Comparison | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90013 | Constitutional Rights and Freedoms | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70269 | Constitution Making | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70201 | Current Issues in Administrative Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70417 | Elements of Legislation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70447 | Executive Power in Australia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70390 | Freedom of Speech | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90091 | Global Administrative Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70448 | Global Constitutionalism | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70379 | Judicial Reasoning | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70397 | Latin American Constitutionalisms | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70367 | Law of Democracy | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70368 | Law of Intergovernmental Relations | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90024 | Law-making: Legislatures and Courts | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70425 | Money, Law and Politics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90103 | Public Law and Private Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90106 | Religion, State and Multiculturalism | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70037 | Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70424 | Separation of Powers | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21st Century | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
General Public International Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70365 | International Migration Law | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | June (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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| LAWS70322 | WTO Law and Dispute Settlement | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70169 | Developing Countries and the WTO | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Asian Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70408 | Chinese Corporate Law and Securities | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90009 | Chinese Law and Commerce | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70230 | Commercial Law in Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90014 | Construction Law and Projects in Asia | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70351 | Contemporary Chinese Law and Practice | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70414 | Deals with China | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70415 | Drugs and the Death Penalty in Asia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70457 | Investment and Risk in Southeast Asia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90097 | Investment Deals and Disputes in Asia | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70105 | Islamic Law and Politics in Asia | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90052 | Trade and Investment Law in China | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Communications Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70181 | Defamation Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70273 | Entertainment Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70080 | Film and Television Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70396 | Internet Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70184 | Media, Free Speech and the State | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70182 | New Media and Communications | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70428 | Newsgathering | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90028 | Privacy and Regulation of Surveillance | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70104 | Regulating Infrastructure & Utilities | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Dispute Resolution
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70202 | Advanced Civil Litigation | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90080 | Advanced Dispute Intervention | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70071 | Advanced Evidence | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70245 | Avoid and Manage Construction Disputes | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90016 | Criminal Procedure: Law and Practice | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90021 | Intercultural Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90048 | Mediation in Commerce | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90102 | Persuasion and Advocacy | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70178 | Proof in Litigation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70376 | Sports Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70266 | Tax Litigation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70052 | Written Advocacy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70019 | Class Actions | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90051 | The Practice of Commercial Arbitration | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Environmental Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90089 | Environmental Compliance and Enforcement | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90010 | Green Technology Law and Policy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90026 | Managing Public and Native Title Lands | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90029 | Sustainable Urban Construction Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70464 | Toxics, Waste and Contamination Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
| LAWS70410 | Comparative Tax Avoidance | Semester 1 (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 |
| LAWS90017 | International Tax: Anti-avoidance | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70006 | International Tax: Principles, Structure | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70124 | International Taxation in the US | 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 |
| LAWS70319 | Tax Policy | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
| LAWS90054 | UK International Tax | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Other subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70416 | Asian Competition Policy and Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90084 | Comparative Foreign Affairs Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70208 | Competition Law & Intellectual Property | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90041 | Corruption in International Sport | Not available in 2017 | 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 |
| LAWS70445 | Economic Regulators | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70141 | Energy Regulation and the Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70025 | Equality and Discrimination at Work | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70372 | Freedom of Information | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70388 | Gambling Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70151 | Global Health Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90092 | Global Health, Trade and Investment Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70236 | Indigenous Peoples, Land & Resource Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70301 | Internat and Comparative Competition Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70409 | International Commercial Litigation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | October (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90093 | International Criminal Court | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90022 | International Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | March (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 |
| LAWS70117 | International Sports Employment Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90095 | International Trade and Competition Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70164 | Racing Industry Law and Regulation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70462 | Sports Integrity and Investigations | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70320 | US Competition Law and Policy | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90105 | US Patent Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020