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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
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| LAWS70457 | Investment and Risk in Southeast Asia | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70105 | Islamic Law and Politics in Asia | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90182 | Law and Religion in Asia | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90302 | Asian Constitutionalism and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Banking and Finance Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90169 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Law | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70111 | Debt Capital Markets | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70420 | Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70110 | International Financial System | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90143 | International Lending | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Dispute Resolution
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90021 | Advanced Negotiations | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90250 | Civil Appeals | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90051 | Commercial Arbitration in Practice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Energy and Resources Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Environmental Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90053 | Transnat'l Corporations: Rights & Duties | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Government Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70269 | Constitution Making | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90255 | Constitutionalism and the Global South | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90149 | Corruption: A Global Approach |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70448 | Global Constitutionalism | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70397 | Latin American Constitutionalisms | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70367 | Law of Democracy | 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 |
| LAWS90150 | States: When, Why and How they Happen | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Health and Medical Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90057 | Comparative Health Law and Policy | November (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 |
| LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70421 | Law and Emerging Health Technologies | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Human Rights Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90121 | Economic and Social Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90124 | Gender and Human Rights | May (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 |
| LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90045 | Human Rights and Universality | Not available in 2024 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70169 | International Trade and Development |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
October (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 |
| LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70028 | International Trade Law |
May (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90052 | Trade and Investment Law in China | October (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 |
International Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
| LAWS70369 | International Law and Ethics | Not available in 2024 | 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 |
| LAWS70456 | Law of Treaties | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | 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 |
| LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70403 | Statehood in International Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90249 | UN Law and Practice | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Law and Development
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90154 | Cities, Law and Global Governance | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
| LAWS90179 | Law, Science and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90155 | NGOs and International Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90253 | Transitional Justice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90272 | International Development Finance Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Tax Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70353 | Comparative International Tax | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70162 | Tax Reform and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Other Subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90111 | Chinese Competition Law and Policy | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70016 | Comparative Law | No longer available | |
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70446 | International Equality 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 |
| PPMN90046 | Persuasion for Policymakers | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 21 February 2025