Master of Law and Development (635AA) // Course structure
About this course
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Melbourne Law School
Director of Studies
Sundhya Pahuja
Melbourne Law Masters
Currently enrolled students
Future students
Course structure
Students must complete 100 credit points in total.
All students must complete the compulsory subject International Law and Development.
Students who do not have a law degree must complete International Law.
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 Law and Development specialisation.
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
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 |
LAWS70105 | Islamic Law and Politics in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90182 | Law and Religion in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90302 | Asian Constitutionalism and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Banking and Finance Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90169 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70420 | Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70110 | International Financial System | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90143 | International Lending | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Dispute Resolution
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90021 | Advanced Negotiations | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90250 | Civil Appeals | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90051 | Commercial Arbitration in Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Energy and Resources Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Environmental Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Government Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70269 | Constitution Making | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90255 | Constitutionalism and the Global South | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90149 | Corruption and Democratic Integrity | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70448 | Global Constitutionalism | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70397 | Latin American Constitutionalisms | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70367 | Law of Democracy | 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 |
LAWS90150 | States: When, Why and How they Happen | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Health and Medical Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90057 | Comparative Health Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70421 | Law and Emerging Health Technologies | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Human Rights Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90121 | Economic and Social Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90124 | Gender and Human Rights | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
LAWS70091 | Human Rights and Terrorism | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90045 | Human Rights and Universality | Not available in 2025 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70169 | International Trade and Development | May (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 |
LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70028 | International Trade Law |
May (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90052 | Trade and Investment Law in China | 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 |
International Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
LAWS70369 | International Law and Ethics | 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 |
LAWS70456 | Law of Treaties | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70313 | Post-Conflict State-Building | 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 |
LAWS90249 | UN Law and Practice | 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 |
Law and Development
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
LAWS90179 | Law, Science and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90155 | NGOs and International Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90253 | Transitional Justice | 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 |
Tax Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70353 | Comparative International Tax | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70162 | Tax Reform and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Further subjects related to course
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90111 | Chinese Competition Law and Policy | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70016 | No longer available | ||
LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70446 | International Equality 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 |
PPMN90046 | No longer available |
Last updated: 21 February 2025