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Graduate Diploma in Government Law (178AA) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Jason Varuhas
Coordinator
Cheryl Saunders
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Course structure
Students must complete 50 credit points from the prescribed lists.
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.
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
Government Law subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70407 | Australians Detained Abroad | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70334 | Bills of Rights | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90170 | Bringing in the People | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90011 | Comparative Constitutional Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90056 | Comparative Federal Constitutional Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70016 | Comparative Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90013 | Constitutional Rights and Freedoms | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70269 | Constitution Making | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90218 | Constitutions in Global Perspective | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90149 | Corruption: A Global Approach | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70201 | Current Issues in Administrative Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70447 | Executive Power | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70390 | Freedom of Speech | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90091 | Global Administrative Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70448 | Global Constitutionalism | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90217 | Hot Topics in Public Law | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70367 | Law of Democracy | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90024 | Law-making: Legislatures and Courts | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70425 | Money, Law and Politics | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90106 | Multiculturalism and the State | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90103 | Private Law and Government | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70037 | Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70424 | Separation of Powers | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90150 | States: When, Why and How they Happen | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21st Century | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90151 | The Law of Public Contracting | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90082 | The Legal System: Bases and Challenges | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90181 | WTO Trade Remedies | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Other subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90167 | Administrative Law in Tax Matters | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90084 | Comparative Foreign Affairs Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70222 | Constitutional Law in Practice | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70411 | Constitutional Problems in Comparison | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90142 | Constitutionalism after Empire | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90041 | Corruption in International Sport | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70413 | Criminal Law, Poverty and Justice | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90019 | Domestic Courts and International Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70415 | Drugs and the Death Penalty in Asia | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90121 | Economic and Social Rights | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70417 | Elements of Legislation | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70141 | Energy Regulation and the Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90089 | Environmental Compliance and Enforcement | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90117 | Federal Jurisdiction | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70372 | Freedom of Information | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70388 | Gambling Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90118 | Government Liability | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70186 | Human Rights Advocacy | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70422 | Human Rights and Armed Conflict | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | November (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70391 | Human Rights at Work | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70360 | Human Rights Beyond Borders | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90174 | Human Rights in Australia | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70114 | Human Rights of Groups | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70454 | Human Rights: From Morality to Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90175 | Human Rights: Global Policy and Practice | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90153 | Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70446 | International Equality Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70264 | International Human Rights Law |
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70120 | International Law and Children's Rights | October (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90023 | International Law and Politics | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70365 | International Migration Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70366 | International Refugee Law | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70394 | International Refugee Law:Refugee Rights | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70379 | Judicial Reasoning | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70397 | Latin American Constitutionalisms | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90119 | Law and Public Administration | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70368 | Law of Intergovernmental Relations | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70184 | Media, Free Speech and the State | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90026 | Native Title Law and Practice | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90102 | Persuasion and Advocacy | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70313 | Post-Conflict State-Building | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70430 | Poverty, Human Rights and Development | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90028 | Privacy and Regulation of Surveillance | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70082 | Privacy Law |
March (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70164 | Racing Industry Law and Regulation | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90049 | Reimagining Human Rights Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70462 | Sports Integrity and Investigations | November (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70319 | Tax Policy | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70052 | Written Advocacy | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2022