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Master of Public and International Law (511AA) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Sundhya Pahuja
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Coordinator
Jason Varuhas
Coordinator
Cheryl Saunders
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 | The Legal System: Bases and Challenges | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70407 | Australians Detained Abroad | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70334 | Bills of Rights | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90011 | Comparative Constitutional Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90056 | Comparative Federal Constitutional Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70016 | Comparative Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70222 | Constitutional Law in Practice | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70411 | Constitutional Problems in Comparison | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90013 | Constitutional Rights and Freedoms | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70269 | Constitution Making | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70201 | Current Issues in Administrative Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70417 | Elements of Legislation | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70447 | Executive Power in Australia | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70390 | Freedom of Speech | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90091 | Global Administrative Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70448 | Global Constitutionalism | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70379 | Judicial Reasoning | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70397 | Latin American Constitutionalisms | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70367 | Law of Democracy | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70368 | Law of Intergovernmental Relations | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90024 | Law-making: Legislatures and Courts | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70425 | Money, Law and Politics | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90103 | Public Law and Private Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90106 | Religion, State and Multiculturalism | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70037 | Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70424 | Separation of Powers | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21st Century | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90119 | Law and Public Administration | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90118 | Government Liability | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90117 | Federal Jurisdiction | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
General Public International Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90019 | Domestic Courts and International Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70033 | International Criminal Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70303 | International Criminal Law and Justice | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70234 | International Humanitarian Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70369 | International Law and Ethics | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70455 | International Law and Relations | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70344 | International Law and Israel-Palestine | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90023 | International Law and Politics | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70078 | International Law and the Use of Force | Not available in 2018 | 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 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90047 | Law of International Organisations | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70456 | Law of Treaties | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70429 | Philosophy of International Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70313 | Post-Conflict State-Building | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70173 | Principles of International Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70327 | Prosecuting the War on Terror | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70403 | Statehood in International Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90128 | International Law: Uncensored History | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Human Rights Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70413 | Criminal Law, Poverty and Justice | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70446 | Equality Law Internationally | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70422 | Human Rights and Armed Conflict | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90044 | Human Rights and Economic Globalisation | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90045 | Human Rights and Universality | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70391 | Human Rights at Work | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70360 | Human Rights Beyond Borders | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70186 | Human Rights Litigation and Advocacy | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70114 | Human Rights of Groups | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70171 | Human Rights, Women and Development | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70454 | Human Rights: From Morality to Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70264 | International Human Rights Law |
February (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 | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70394 | International Refugee Law:Refugee Rights | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90098 | Islam and Human Rights | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70430 | Poverty, Human Rights and Development | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90049 | Reimagining Human Rights Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70461 | Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70118 | Women, War and Peacebuilding | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70453 | Human Rights and Culture | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90121 | Economic and Social Rights | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90122 | Human Rights in Asia: Current Issues | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90123 | No longer available | ||
| LAWS90124 | Women, Peace and Security | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
International Economic Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70013 | Global Financial Order | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70308 | International Economic Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70069 | International Sale of Goods | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70028 | International Trade Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70322 | WTO Law and Dispute Settlement | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70169 | Developing Countries and the WTO | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90126 | Digital Trade | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Asian Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70408 | Chinese Corporate Law and Securities | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90009 | Chinese Law and Commerce | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70230 | Commercial Law in Asia | July (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 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70414 | Deals with China | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70415 | Drugs and the Death Penalty in Asia | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70457 | Investment and Risk in Southeast Asia | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90097 | Investment Deals and Disputes in Asia | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70105 | Islamic Law and Politics in Asia | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90052 | Trade and Investment Law in China | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
Communications Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70181 | Defamation Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70273 | Entertainment Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70080 | Film and Television Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70396 | Internet Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70184 | Media, Free Speech and the State | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70182 | New Media and Communications | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70428 | Newsgathering | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90028 | Privacy and Regulation of Surveillance | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70104 | Regulating Infrastructure & Utilities | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
Dispute Resolution
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90080 | Advanced Dispute Intervention | Not available in 2018 | 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 | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90016 | Criminal Procedure: Law and Practice | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90021 | Intercultural Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90048 | Mediation in Commerce | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90102 | Persuasion and Advocacy | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70178 | Proof in Litigation | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70376 | Sports Dispute Resolution | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70266 | Tax Litigation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70052 | Written Advocacy | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70019 | Class Actions | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90051 | The Practice of Commercial Arbitration | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90113 | Mediation: Principles and Practice | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Environmental Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90089 | Environmental Compliance and Enforcement | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90010 | Green Technology Law and Policy | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90026 | Native Title Law and Practice | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90029 | Planning and Building Sustainable Cities | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70464 | Toxics, Waste and Contamination Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90115 | Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90116 | US Environmental Law and Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
International Tax
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70353 | Comparative International Tax | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70410 | Comparative Tax Avoidance | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70162 | Tax Reform and Development | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70323 | Foundations of Tax Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90017 | International Tax: Anti-avoidance | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70006 | International Tax: Principles, Structure |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70124 | International Taxation in the US | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70399 | Mineral and Petroleum Tax | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90050 | Special Issues in Tax Treaties | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70319 | Tax Policy | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70146 | Tax Treaties | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70465 | Trade and Tax Policy | No longer available | |
| LAWS70203 | Transfer Pricing: Practice and Problems | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90054 | UK International Tax | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90132 | Tax Treaty Interpretation | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70416 | Asian Competition Policy and Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90084 | Comparative Foreign Affairs Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70208 | Competition Law & Intellectual Property | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90041 | Corruption in International Sport | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90042 | Development, Environment and Int'l Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70445 | Economic Regulators | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70141 | Energy Regulation and the Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70025 | Equality and Discrimination at Work | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70372 | Freedom of Information | Not available in 2018 | 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 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70151 | Global Health Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90092 | Global Health, Trade and Investment Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70236 | Indigenous Peoples, Land & Resource Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70301 | Internat and Comparative Competition Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70409 | International Commercial Litigation | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90093 | International Criminal Court | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90022 | International Dispute Resolution | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | July (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 | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90095 | International Trade and Competition Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70164 | Racing Industry Law and Regulation | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70462 | Sports Integrity and Investigations | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70320 | US Competition Law and Policy | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90105 | US Patent Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90111 | Chinese Competition Law and Policy | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020