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Graduate Diploma in Government Law (178AA) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Principal Coordinator
Jason Varuhas
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.
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Government Law subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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) |
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 |
LAWS90282 | Constitutions and Culture | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90281 | Public Law Litigation & Comparative Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90167 | Administrative Law in Tax Matters | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70407 | Australians Detained Abroad | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90250 | Civil Appeals | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90084 | Comparative Foreign Affairs Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70016 | Comparative Law | No longer available | |
LAWS90142 | Public Law in Asia | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90041 | Corruption in International Sport | Not available in 2024 | 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 |
LAWS70415 | Comparative Criminal Justice in Asia | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90121 | Economic and Social Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | 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 |
LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70391 | Human Rights at Work | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70360 | Human Rights Beyond Borders | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90174 | Human Rights in Australia | 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 |
LAWS90153 | Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress | 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 |
LAWS90023 | International Law and Geopolitics | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70366 | International Refugee Law | June (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 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70313 | Post-Conflict State-Building | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70430 | Poverty, Human Rights and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70082 | Privacy Law |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90049 | Reimagining Human Rights Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70462 | Sports Integrity and Investigations | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90130 | Tax Administration | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70319 | Tax Policy | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90253 | Transitional Justice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90181 | International Trade Remedies Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 9 February 2024