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Graduate Diploma in International Law (323AA) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
Director of Studies
Sundhya Pahuja
Melbourne Law Masters
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Course structure
Students must complete 50 credit points from the prescribed lists.
International Law is compulsory for most students and, if possible, should be completed before other subjects. 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
General Public International Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90127 | Indigenous Rights in Global Context | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90149 | Corruption and Democratic Integrity | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70033 | International Criminal Law | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70303 | International Criminal Law and Justice | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90022 | International Dispute Settlement | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70234 | International Humanitarian Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70173 | International Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70344 | International Law and Israel-Palestine | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90023 | International Law and Geopolitics | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70455 | International Law and Relations | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70078 | International Law and the Use of Force | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90047 | Law of International Organisations | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90155 | NGOs and International Development | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70313 | Post-Conflict State-Building | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90150 | States: When, Why and How they Happen | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90270 | International Law, Weapons & Disarmament | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90315 | International Law in Asia | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90316 | Global Corporations & International Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90297 | International Law & The Digital Economy | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90295 | Principles of International Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90349 | No longer available |
Human Rights Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70334 | Bills of Rights | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70169 | International Trade and Development | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90126 | Digital Trade |
June (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90124 | Gender and Human Rights Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70013 | Global Financial Architecture | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70186 | Human Rights Advocacy | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70422 | Human Rights and Armed Conflict | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90160 | Human Rights and Global Justice | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70391 | Human Rights at Work | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70360 | Human Rights Beyond Borders | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90122 | Human Rights in Asia: Current Issues | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90174 | Human Rights in Australia | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90175 | Human Rights: Global Policy and Practice | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70308 | International Economic Law |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70446 | International Equality Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70264 | International Human Rights Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70120 | International Law and Children's Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70365 | International Migration Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70366 | International Refugee Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70028 | International Trade Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90049 | Reimagining Human Rights Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70322 | WTO Law and Dispute Settlement | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90181 | International Trade Remedies Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90283 | Statelessness, Citizenship, and Identity | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
International Economic Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70169 | International Trade and Development | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90126 | Digital Trade |
June (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70013 | Global Financial Architecture | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70308 | International Economic Law |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70028 | International Trade Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70322 | WTO Law and Dispute Settlement | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90181 | International Trade Remedies Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90290 | Commercial Aspects of International Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
International Tax
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70353 | Comparative International Tax | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90158 | Current Issues in International Tax | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70323 | Foundations of Tax Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70006 | International Tax: Principles, Structure |
May (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70399 | Mineral and Petroleum Tax | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70146 | Tax Treaties | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90132 | Tax Treaties: International Perspectives | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70203 | Transfer Pricing: Practice and Problems | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Further subjects related to course
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90167 | Tax Litigation: Admin Law Remedies | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90242 | Ageing and Human Rights | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90147 | Biodiversity Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90170 | Bringing in the People | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90111 | Chinese Competition Law and Policy | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90156 | Comparative Family Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90142 | Public Law in Asia | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90255 | Constitutionalism and the Global South | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70151 | Law and Global Health | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90246 | International Employment & Equality Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70218 | International Work Rights | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70110 | International Financial System | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70242 | Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90143 | International Lending | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90042 | Int'l Law, Sustainability & Development | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90119 | Law and Public Administration | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90179 | Law, Science and Development | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90180 | Multi-level Government | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90115 | Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90251 | The Law and Economics of Globalisation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90253 | Transitional Justice | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90249 | UN Law and Practice | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90116 | Environmental Law and Public Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90272 | International Development Finance Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90302 | Asian Constitutionalism and Development | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90326 | Law and Development in Asia | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90334 | International Law and AI | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90307 | The Politics and Process of Legal Reform | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 4 February 2026