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Master of Law and Development (635AA)
Masters (Coursework)Year: 2020 Delivered: On Campus (Parkville)
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Coordinator
Overview
Award title | Master of Law and Development |
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Year & campus | 2020 — Parkville |
CRICOS code | 051271K |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | 9 |
Credit points | 100 credit points |
Duration | 12 months full-time or 42 months part-time |
Effective legal frameworks and institutions are pivotal in tackling inequality, alleviating poverty and creating a sustainable environment. The specialisation in law and development offers a choice of subjects examining the legalisation of development and the role of international and regional actors in law reform projects. Also offered is an investigation and analysis of both international law and the ‘rule of law’ in a developmental context. Subjects take a range of practical, historical, critical, applied and theoretical perspectives. This program is ideal for those working in international development from a government, non-government or not-for-profit background, and those seeking to work in those areas or in international organisations more broadly, as well as for those who which to undertake specialist study in the area in preparation for a research degree.
Links to further information
law.unimelb.edu.au
Entry requirements
1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
• a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent) leading to admission to practice, at honours standard, or equivalent; or
• a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent) leading to admission to practice, or equivalent, and two years of documented relevant professional experience; or
• an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline; and two years of documented relevant professional experience; or
• an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline; and successful completion of four subjects in a cognate graduate diploma; and one year of documented relevant professional experience.
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
• prior academic performance; and
• the professional experience
3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The Melbourne Law Masters welcomes applications from students with disabilities. The inherent academic requirements for study in the Melbourne Law Masters are:
- The ability to attend a minimum of 75% of classes and actively engage in the analysis and critique of complex materials and debate;
- The ability to read, analyse and comprehend complex written legal materials and complex interdisciplinary materials;
- The ability to clearly and independently communicate in writing a knowledge and application of legal principles and interdisciplinary materials and to critically evaluate these;
- The ability to clearly and independently communicate orally a knowledge and application of legal principles and interdisciplinary materials and critically evaluate these;
- The ability to work independently and as a part of a group;
- The ability to present orally and in writing legal analysis to a professional standard.
Students who feel their disability will inhibit them from meeting these inherent academic requirements are encouraged to contact Student Equity and Disability Support.
Intended learning outcomes
Graduates of the Master of Law and Development will:
- Have an advanced and integrated understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of law and development, including in relation to:
- the processes and actors involved in the legalisation of development
- the history and range of rule of law or law reform projects initiated by international and regional institutions
- the role of international economic institutions in proposing, designing and implementing law reform projects
- development strategies enabled or foreclosed by attempts at law reform or legal institutional design
- the success or failure of particular attempts at law reform or rule of law initiatives
- theoretical approaches to understanding and critiquing law and development initiatives
- Have expert, specialised cognitive and technical skills that equip them to independently:
- analyse, critically reflect on and synthesise complex information, concepts and theories in the field of law and development
- research and apply such information, concepts and theories to the relevant body of knowledge and practice; and
- interpret and transmit their knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- Apply their knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, expert judgment, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner and learner in the field of law and development.
Graduate attributes
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Advanced understanding of the changing knowledge base in the relevant area(s) of law
The specialist focus of the Melbourne Law Masters, the constant review and renewal of subjects and courses to ensure coverage of recent developments, the range and expertise of instructors from Australia and around the world, and regular advice from MLM advisory boards combine to ensure that courses and subjects reflect emerging knowledge and ideas. -
Ability to investigate, evaluate, synthesise and apply existing knowledge in the relevant area(s) with creativity and initiative
Small classes, a discussion-based environment and the emphasis on quality teaching and learning create an environment in which knowledge is exchanged, critically examined and adapted to current circumstances. -
Well-developed problem solving abilities, characterised by flexibility of approach
Most subjects approach knowledge by reference to various issues or problems. Students are required to critically analyse problems and identify and develop a range of appropriate solutions through class discussion, individual study and assessment tasks. -
Advanced competencies in legal research and analysis
Class preparation and class discussions are designed to enhance these skills, which are tested in all forms of assessment. All graduates of an LLM will have demonstrated, through subject assessment, the ability to use their research skills to plan, develop and execute substantial research-based project(s) and/or piece(s) of scholarship. -
Capacity to effectively communicate complex legal ideas and theories, orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences
Classroom discussion and formal presentations provide an opportunity to hone oral communication skills, and written assessment tasks are graded in part on written communication skills. -
Appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research
Research papers and other research tasks are expected to attain a degree of creativity, originality and discovery that befits a postgraduate program of the highest quality, and students are encouraged and assisted to publish original work of a high standard in refereed journals. -
Capacity to manage competing demands on time and ability to work with a high level of autonomy and accountability
The demanding nature of graduate study requires effective time-management skills from all students and an ability to work independently and be accountable for commitment to study and output, as demonstrated through class attendance, engagement and assessment. The rigour of our programs, whether undertaken part-time or full-time, ensures that all successful graduates have enhanced time-management skills and the ability to work with relative autonomy. -
Profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, including the ethics of scholarship
Some subjects have a substantive ethical component. All instructors have a respect for intellectual integrity and are skilled scholars or practitioners in their own right. -
Appreciation of the way in which knowledge provides a foundation for leadership
Instructors in the Melbourne Law Masters are leaders in their fields, and many subjects involve visiting academics, exposing students to a wider array of leaders in a range of legal fields. The Law School is committed to the significance of knowledge, which informs all regular programs and a wide range of additional activities. -
Capacity to value and participate in teamwork
Small class sizes and an intensive teaching format are valuable in encouraging group dynamics and teamwork. -
Understanding of the significance and value of knowledge to the wider community
Law and legal knowledge are a community resource. In some subjects, this perspective is covered explicitly by the syllabus and the manner in which issues are treated in class. In addition, our diverse student body ensures that a range of perspectives on the way law impacts on the community are identified and analysed. -
Capacity to engage with issues in contemporary society
Our programs focus on the most up-to-date legal knowledge, analysing current issues and problems through the curriculum design, classroom discussion and assessment tasks. International students are also invited to participate in extracurricular activities to aid understanding of Australian law and legal institutions. -
Advanced working skills in the use of new technology
The most advanced IT infrastructure is available to Melbourne Law Masters students in the Law Library, the Moot Court Room, classroom settings and for private study.
Course structure
Students must complete 100 credit points in total.
Students who do not have a law degree must complete International Law, as well as at least 75 credit points from the prescribed list (including the compulsory subject International Law and Development). Students may choose the remaining 12.5 credit points from the subjects available in the Master of Laws (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law and the Minor Thesis).
Students with a law degree must complete at least 75 credit points from the prescribed list (including the compulsory subject International Law and Development). Students may choose their remaining 25 credit points from the subjects available in the Melbourne Law Masters (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law).
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
Asian Law
LAWS90009 LAWS70230 LAWS90142 LAWS70351 LAWS70457 LAWS70105 LAWS90182 LAWS90052
Banking and Finance Law
LAWS90169 LAWS70111 LAWS70420 LAWS70110 LAWS90143 LAWS90144
Competition and Consumer Law
LAWS90111
Corporate Law
LAWS90112
Dispute Resolution
LAWS90051 LAWS90021 LAWS70468
Employment and Labour Relations Law
LAWS70218 LAWS70446
Energy and Resources Law
LAWS70141 LAWS70423 LAWS70161
Environmental Law
LAWS70293 LAWS90088 LAWS90089 LAWS70100 LAWS70386 LAWS70219 LAWS90114 LAWS70349 LAWS90148 LAWS90053
Government Law
LAWS90058 LAWS70269 LAWS90149 LAWS70448 LAWS70397 LAWS70367 LAWS70425 LAWS90106 LAWS90150
Health and Medical Law
LAWS90057 LAWS70151 LAWS90092 LAWS70451 LAWS70421 LAWS90120
Human Rights Law
LAWS70382 LAWS90121 LAWS70422 LAWS70452 LAWS70453 LAWS90044 LAWS70091 LAWS90045 LAWS70360 LAWS90122 LAWS70114 LAWS70171 LAWS70454 LAWS90175 LAWS70264 LAWS70120 LAWS70365 LAWS70366 LAWS70430 LAWS90049 LAWS90124 LAWS70118
Intellectual Property Law
LAWS70242
International Economic Law
LAWS70169 LAWS70013 LAWS70392 LAWS70121 LAWS70308 LAWS70304 LAWS70028 LAWS70322 LAWS90181
International Law
LAWS90127 LAWS70033 LAWS70303 LAWS70234 LAWS70173 LAWS70369 LAWS70455 LAWS70078 LAWS90128 LAWS70456 LAWS90129 LAWS70313 LAWS70327 LAWS90063 LAWS70403
Law and Development
LAWS90154 LAWS90018 LAWS70093 LAWS90042 LAWS70122 LAWS90179 LAWS90155
Private Law
LAWS70389
Tax
LAWS70009 LAWS70353 LAWS70162
Other subjects
LAWS70217 LAWS70067
Links
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90009 | Chinese Law and Commerce | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70230 | Commercial Law in Asia | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90057 | Comparative Health Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70353 | Comparative International Tax | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70016 | Comparative Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70269 | Constitution Making | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70351 | Contemporary Chinese Law and Practice | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70111 | Debt Capital Markets | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90042 | Int'l Law, Sustainability & Development | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70141 | Energy Regulation and the Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90089 | Environmental Compliance and Enforcement | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70446 | International Equality Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70162 | Tax Reform and Development | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70448 | Global Constitutionalism | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70013 | Global Financial Order | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70151 | Global Health Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90092 | Global Health, Trade and Investment Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70421 | Law and Emerging Health Technologies | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70420 | Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70422 | Human Rights and Armed Conflict | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90044 | Human Rights and Economic Globalisation | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90045 | Human Rights and Universality | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70360 | Human Rights Beyond Borders | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70114 | Human Rights of Groups | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70171 | Human Rights, Women and Development | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70454 | Human Rights: From Morality to Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90021 | Intercultural Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
May (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70033 | International Criminal Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70303 | International Criminal Law and Justice | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70308 | International Economic Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70110 | International Financial System | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70264 | International Human Rights Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70234 | International Humanitarian Law | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70242 | Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70120 | International Law and Children's Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | April (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70369 | International Law and Ethics | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70455 | International Law and Relations | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70078 | International Law and the Use of Force | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70365 | International Migration Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70366 | International Refugee Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70028 | International Trade Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70457 | Investment and Risk in Southeast Asia | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70105 | Islamic Law and Politics in Asia | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70397 | Latin American Constitutionalisms | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70367 | Law of Democracy | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70456 | Law of Treaties | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70425 | Money, Law and Politics | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70313 | Post-Conflict State-Building | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70430 | Poverty, Human Rights and Development | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70173 | International Law |
June (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70327 | Prosecuting the War on Terror | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90049 | Reimagining Human Rights Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90106 | Multiculturalism and the State | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70403 | Statehood in International Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90052 | Trade and Investment Law in China | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90053 | Transnat'l Corporations: Rights & Duties | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70118 | Women, War and Peacebuilding | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70322 | WTO Law and Dispute Settlement | July (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70453 | Human Rights and Culture | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90051 | Commercial Arbitration in Practice | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70169 | Developing Countries and the WTO | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90121 | Economic and Social Rights | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90122 | Human Rights in Asia: Current Issues | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90128 | International Law: Uncensored History | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90124 | Women, Peace and Security | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90111 | Chinese Competition Law and Policy | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90154 | Cities, Law and Global Governance | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90155 | NGOs and International Development | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90142 | Constitutionalism after Empire | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90143 | International Lending | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | April (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90148 | Politics of Transnational Regulation | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90149 | Corruption: A Global Approach | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90150 | States: When, Why and How they Happen | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90182 | Law and Religion in Asia | June (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90181 | WTO Trade Remedies | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90175 | Human Rights: Global Policy and Practice | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
LAWS90169 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90179 | Law, Science and Development | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Further study
A student who completes a masters degree in the Melbourne Law Masters is eligible to apply for entry to the PhD program.
Last updated: 5 March 2021