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Master of Public and International Law (511AA) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
Directors of Studies
Sundhya Pahuja
Adrienne Stone
Melbourne Law Masters
Currently enrolled students
Future students
Course structure
Students must complete 100 credit points in total.
Any students who have not studied international law before must complete the subject International Law, and in any case we strongly recommend this subject for all.
Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must generally complete Fundamentals of the Common Law. Students can obtain a waiver for this requirement from the Director of Studies. This is dependent on your previous study and your proposed program of study.
The remaining credit points may be taken from all subjects listed below. The subjects below are organised by specialisation. All subjects below have been deemed relevant to the Public and International Law specialisation.
Subject options
General Government Law
| 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 |
| 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 |
General Public International Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
| LAWS90093 | International Criminal Court | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70033 | International Criminal Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70303 | International Criminal Law and Justice | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70234 | International Humanitarian Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70173 | International Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70369 | International Law and Ethics | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70344 | International Law and Israel-Palestine | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90023 | International Law and Geopolitics | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70455 | International Law and Relations | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70078 | International Law and the Use of Force | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90042 | Int'l Law, Sustainability & Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90047 | Law of International Organisations | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70456 | Law of Treaties | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90179 | Law, Science and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90185 | Migration, Diasporas and the Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90155 | NGOs and International Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70429 | Philosophy of International Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70313 | Post-Conflict State-Building | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70403 | Statehood in International Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90253 | Transitional Justice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90249 | UN Law and Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90270 | International Law, Weapons & Disarmament | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90282 | Constitutions and Culture | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90281 | Public Law Litigation & Comparative Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90307 | The Politics and Process of Legal Reform | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90315 | International Law in Asia | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90316 | Global Corporations & International Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90297 | International Law & The Digital Economy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Asian Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70230 | Commercial Law in Asia | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90142 | Public Law in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70415 | Comparative Criminal Justice in Asia | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90097 | Investment Deals and Disputes in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70105 | Islamic Law and Politics in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90052 | Trade and Investment Law in China | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90302 | Asian Constitutionalism and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Communications Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90145 | Artificial Intelligence and the Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70181 | Defamation Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70273 | Entertainment Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70184 | Criminalising Speech in the Internet Age | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70182 | New Media and Communications | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70080 | Online Streaming, Film and TV Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Construction Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70245 | Avoid and Manage Construction Disputes | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90014 | Construction Law and Projects in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90029 | Planning and Building Sustainable Cities | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Dispute Resolution
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70071 | Advanced Evidence | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90021 | Advanced Negotiations | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
August (Online)
December (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90250 | Civil Appeals | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70019 | Class Actions | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90051 | Commercial Arbitration in Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90022 | International Dispute Settlement | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90048 | Mediation in Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90113 | Mediation: Principles and Practice | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90080 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Energy Resources and Environmental Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90147 | Biodiversity Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70399 | Mineral and Petroleum Tax | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90026 | Native Title Law and Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90115 | Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90116 | Environmental Law and Policy | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Human Rights Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90242 | Ageing and Human Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90121 | Economic and Social Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70025 | Equality and Discrimination at Work | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90124 | Gender and Human Rights | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70186 | Human Rights Advocacy | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70422 | Human Rights and Armed Conflict | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90044 | Human Rights and Economic Globalisation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90160 | Human Rights and Global Justice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90045 | Human Rights and Universality | 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 |
| LAWS90122 | Human Rights in Asia: Current Issues | 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 |
| LAWS90246 | International Employment & Equality Law | 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 |
| LAWS70365 | International Migration Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70366 | International Refugee Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70430 | Poverty, Human Rights and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90049 | Reimagining Human Rights Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
International Economic Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70169 | International Trade and Development | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90126 | Digital Trade | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70013 | Global Financial Architecture | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70308 | International Economic Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70110 | International Financial System | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90143 | International Lending | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70028 | International Trade Law |
May (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90251 | The Law and Economics of Globalisation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70322 | WTO Law and Dispute Settlement |
June (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90181 | International Trade Remedies Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Tax Law
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90167 | Administrative Law in Tax Matters | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70353 | Comparative International Tax | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90158 | Current Issues in International Tax | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70323 | Foundations of Tax Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90017 | International Tax: Advanced Topics | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70006 | International Tax: Principles, Structure |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70124 | International Taxation in the US | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70266 | Tax Litigation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70319 | Tax Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70162 | Tax Reform and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70146 | Tax Treaties | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90132 | Tax Treaties: International Perspectives | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70203 | Transfer Pricing: Practice and Problems | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90054 | UK International Tax | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Further subjects related to course
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90248 | AI and Justice | November (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90111 | Chinese Competition Law and Policy | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90156 | Comparative Family Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70208 | Competition Law, IP & Personality Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70151 | Law and Global Health | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90092 | Trade, Investment, IP and Health | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90152 | Health Data Governance | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90153 | Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70409 | International Commercial Litigation | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70242 | Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90095 | International Trade and Competition Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70301 | Intl and Comparative Competition Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70462 | Sports Integrity and Investigations | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90272 | International Development Finance Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90326 | Law and Development in South-East Asia | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 27 February 2025