Master of Public and International Law (511AA) // Course structure
About this course
Principal Coordinator
Adrienne Stone
Principal Coordinator
Sundhya Pahuja
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Directors of Studies
Sundhya Pahuja
Adrienne Stone
Melbourne Law Masters
Currently enrolled students
Future students
Course structure
Students must complete 100 credit points 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 87.5 credit points from the prescribed lists. They are also recommended to undertake the subject International Law.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least 87.5 credit points from the prescribed lists and 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). They are also recommended to undertake the subject International Law if they have not previously studied international law.
Subject options
General Government Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70407 | Australians Detained Abroad | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70334 | Bills of Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90170 | Bringing in the People | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90011 | Comparative Constitutional Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90056 | Comparative Federal Constitutional Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70269 | Constitution Making | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70222 | Constitutional Law in Practice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70411 | Constitutional Problems in Comparison | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90013 | Constitutional Rights and Freedoms | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90255 | Constitutionalism and the Global South | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90218 | Constitutions in Global Perspective | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90149 | Corruption: A Global Approach |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70201 | Current Issues in Administrative Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70417 | Elements of Legislation | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70447 | Executive Power | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90117 | Federal Jurisdiction | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70372 | Freedom of Information | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70390 | Freedom of Speech | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90091 | Global Administrative Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70448 | Global Constitutionalism | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90118 | Government Liability | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90217 | Hot Topics in Public Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70379 | Judicial Reasoning | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70397 | Latin American Constitutionalisms | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90119 | Law and Public Administration | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70367 | Law of Democracy | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70368 | Law of Intergovernmental Relations | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90024 | Law-making: Legislatures and Courts | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70425 | Money, Law and Politics | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90106 | Multiculturalism and the State | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90180 | Multi-level Government | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90103 | Private Law and Government | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70460 | Regulatory Design,Compliance&Enforcement | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70037 | Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70424 | Separation of Powers | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90150 | States: When, Why and How they Happen | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21st Century | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90151 | The Law of Public Contracting | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90082 | The Legal System: Bases and Challenges | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90284 | Legal Pluralism | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90276 | Judicial Review and Indigenous Peoples | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90277 | Designing Effective Legislation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
General Public International Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90154 | Cities, Law and Global Governance | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90084 | Comparative Foreign Affairs Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90019 | Domestic Courts and International Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90093 | International Criminal Court | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70033 | International Criminal Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70303 | International Criminal Law and Justice | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70234 | International Humanitarian Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70173 | International Law |
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90177 | International Law and Armed Violence | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70369 | International Law and Ethics | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70344 | International Law and Israel-Palestine | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90023 | International Law and Geopolitics | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70455 | International Law and Relations | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70078 | International Law and the Use of Force | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90128 | International Law: Uncensored History | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90042 | Int'l Law, Sustainability & Development | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90047 | Law of International Organisations | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70456 | Law of Treaties | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90179 | Law, Science and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90185 | Migration, Diasporas and the Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90155 | NGOs and International Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70429 | Philosophy of International Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70313 | Post-Conflict State-Building | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70327 | Prosecuting the War on Terror | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70403 | Statehood in International Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90253 | Transitional Justice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90249 | UN Law and Practice | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90270 | International Law, Weapons & Disarmament | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90282 | Constitutions and Culture | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90281 | Public Law Litigation & Comparative Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Asian Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70408 | Chinese Corporate Law and Securities | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70230 | Commercial Law in Asia |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90142 | Public Law in Asia | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70415 | Comparative Criminal Justice in Asia | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70457 | Investment and Risk in Southeast Asia | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90097 | Investment Deals and Disputes in Asia | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70105 | Islamic Law and Politics in Asia | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90052 | Trade and Investment Law in China | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90302 | Asian Constitutionalism and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Communications Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90145 | Artificial Intelligence and the Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70181 | Defamation Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70273 | Entertainment Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70396 | Internet Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70184 | Criminalising Speech in the Internet Age | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70182 | New Media and Communications | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70080 | Online Streaming, Film and TV Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70082 | Privacy Law |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Construction Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70245 | Avoid and Manage Construction Disputes | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90014 | Construction Law and Projects in Asia | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90029 | Planning and Building Sustainable Cities | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Dispute Resolution
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70071 | Advanced Evidence | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90021 | Advanced Negotiations | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
January (Online)
June (Online)
November (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90250 | Civil Appeals | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70019 | Class Actions | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90051 | Commercial Arbitration in Practice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90022 | International Dispute Settlement | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90048 | Mediation in Practice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90113 | Mediation: Principles and Practice | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90080 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70376 | Sports Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Energy Resources and Environmental Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90147 | Biodiversity Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70399 | Mineral and Petroleum Tax | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90026 | Native Title Law and Practice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90115 | Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90116 | Environmental Law and Policy | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Human Rights Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90242 | Ageing and Human Rights | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90121 | Economic and Social Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70025 | Equality and Discrimination at Work | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90124 | Gender and Human Rights | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70186 | Human Rights Advocacy | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70422 | Human Rights and Armed Conflict | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90044 | Human Rights and Economic Globalisation | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90160 | Human Rights and Global Justice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90045 | Human Rights and Universality | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70391 | Human Rights at Work | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70360 | Human Rights Beyond Borders | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90122 | Human Rights in Asia: Current Issues | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90174 | Human Rights in Australia | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70171 | Human Rights, Women and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70454 | Human Rights: From Morality to Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90175 | Human Rights: Global Policy and Practice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90246 | International Employment & Equality Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70446 | International Equality Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70264 | International Human Rights Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70120 | International Law and Children's Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70365 | International Migration Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70366 | International Refugee Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70430 | Poverty, Human Rights and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90049 | Reimagining Human Rights Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
International Economic Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70169 | International Trade and Development |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90126 | Digital Trade |
June (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70013 | Global Financial Architecture | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
February (Online)
May (Online)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70308 | International Economic Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70110 | International Financial System | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90143 | International Lending | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70028 | International Trade Law |
May (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90251 | The Law and Economics of Globalisation | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70322 | WTO Law and Dispute Settlement | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90181 | International Trade Remedies Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Tax Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90167 | Administrative Law in Tax Matters | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70353 | Comparative International Tax | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70410 | Comparative Tax Avoidance | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90158 | Current Issues in International Tax | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70323 | Foundations of Tax Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90017 | International Tax: Advanced Topics | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70006 | International Tax: Principles, Structure |
May (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70124 | International Taxation in the US | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90050 | Special Issues in Tax Treaties | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70266 | Tax Litigation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70319 | Tax Policy | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70162 | Tax Reform and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70146 | Tax Treaties | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90132 | Tax Treaties: International Perspectives | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70203 | Transfer Pricing: Practice and Problems | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90054 | UK International Tax | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90248 | AI and Justice |
June (Online)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90111 | Chinese Competition Law and Policy | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90156 | Comparative Family Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70208 | Competition Law, IP & Personality Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90041 | Corruption in International Sport | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70151 | Law and Global Health | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90092 | Trade, Investment, IP and Health | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90152 | Health Data Governance | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90153 | Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70409 | International Commercial Litigation | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70242 | Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70117 | International Sports Employment Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90095 | International Trade and Competition Law |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70301 | Intl and Comparative Competition Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70462 | Sports Integrity and Investigations | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90105 | US Patent Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90272 | International Development Finance Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 8 November 2024