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Graduate Diploma in Government Law (178AA) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
Director of Studies
Adrienne Stone
Melbourne Law Masters
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70334 | Bills of Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90170 | Bringing in the People | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90011 | Comparative Constitutional Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90056 | Comparative Federal Constitutional Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70269 | Constitution Making | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70222 | Constitutional Law in Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90013 | Constitutional Rights in Australia | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90255 | Constitutionalism and the Global South | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90218 | Constitutions in Global Perspective | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90149 | Corruption and Democratic Integrity | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70201 | Current Issues in Administrative Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70417 | Elements of Legislation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70447 | Executive Power | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70390 | Freedom of Speech | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90091 | Global Administrative Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70448 | Global Constitutionalism | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90118 | Government Liability | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90217 | Hot Topics in Public Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70379 | Judicial Reasoning | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70397 | Latin American Constitutionalisms | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90119 | Law and Public Administration | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70367 | Law of Democracy | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70368 | Law of Intergovernmental Relations | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70425 | Money, Law and Politics | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90106 | Multiculturalism and the State | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90180 | Multi-level Government | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90103 | Private Law and Government | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Design,Compliance&Enforcement | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70037 | Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70424 | Separation of Powers in Australia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90150 | States: When, Why and How they Happen | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21st Century | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90151 | The Law of Public Contracting | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90082 | The Legal System: Bases and Challenges | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90284 | Legal Pluralism | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90276 | Judicial Review and Indigenous Peoples | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90277 | Designing Effective Legislation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90282 | Constitutions and Culture | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90281 | Public Law Litigation & Comparative Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90303 | Constitutional Law and Climate Change | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90304 | Constitutional Design and Democracy | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90322 | Australian Constitutional Cultures | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Further subjects relevant to this course
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90167 | Administrative Law in Tax Matters | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90250 | Civil Appeals | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90142 | Public Law in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90019 | Domestic Courts and International Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70415 | Comparative Criminal Justice in Asia | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90121 | Economic and Social Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70186 | Human Rights Advocacy | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70422 | Human Rights and Armed Conflict | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70391 | Human Rights at Work | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70360 | Human Rights Beyond Borders | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90174 | Human Rights in Australia | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70454 | Human Rights: From Morality to Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90175 | Human Rights: Global Policy and Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90153 | Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70446 | International Equality Law | Not available in 2025 | 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 |
| LAWS90023 | International Law and Geopolitics | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70365 | International Migration Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70366 | International Refugee Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70184 | Criminalising Speech in the Internet Age | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90026 | Native Title Law and Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70313 | Post-Conflict State-Building | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70430 | Poverty, Human Rights and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90049 | Reimagining Human Rights Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70462 | Sports Integrity and Investigations | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90130 | Tax Administration | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70319 | Tax Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90253 | Transitional Justice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90181 | International Trade Remedies Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90292 | Comparative Constitutional Law in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90292 | Comparative Constitutional Law in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90302 | Asian Constitutionalism and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90308 | AI and the Administrative State | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90326 | Law and Development in South-East Asia | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90330 | Government Access to Private Information | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90307 | The Politics and Process of Legal Reform | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 27 February 2025