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Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Law (636AA) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
John Tobin
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Director of Studies
John Tobin
Melbourne Law Masters
Currently enrolled students
Future students
Course structure
Students must complete 50 credit points from the prescribed list.
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
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90242 | Ageing and Human Rights | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90248 | AI and Justice |
June (Online)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90154 | Cities, Law and Global Governance | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90218 | Constitutions in Global Perspective | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | 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 |
| LAWS70386 | Environmental 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 |
| LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90217 | Hot Topics in Public Law | Not available in 2024 | 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 |
| LAWS90227 | Human Rights and the Digital State | Not available in 2024 | 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 |
| 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 |
| LAWS70234 | International Humanitarian Law | May (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 |
| LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90215 | Law and Global Health Security | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90182 | Law and Religion in Asia | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70367 | Law of Democracy | 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 |
| LAWS90199 | Pandemic Law and Practice | March (Online) |
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 |
| LAWS70403 | Statehood in International Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90283 | Statelessness, Citizenship, and Identity | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90253 | Transitional Justice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90248 | AI and Justice |
June (Online)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70033 | International Criminal Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 21 June 2024