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Master of Human Rights Law (MC-HUMRLAW) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
Director of Studies
John Tobin
Melbourne Law Masters
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Course structure
Students must complete 100 credit points in total. All students must complete the subject International Human Rights Law.
Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete Fundamentals of the Common Law, as well as 87.5 credit points from the prescribed list.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least 87.5 credit points from the prescribed human rights law subjects and may choose the remaining 12.5 credit points from the subjects available in the Master of Laws (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law and the Minor Thesis).
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90242 | Ageing and Human Rights | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90248 | AI and Justice | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70382 | Business and Human Rights | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90058 | Comparative Human Rights Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90218 | Constitutions in Global Perspective | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70025 | Equality and Discrimination at Work | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
| LAWS90124 | Gender and Human Rights Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90217 | Hot Topics in Public Law | August (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 |
| LAWS90227 | Digital Human Rights | July (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 |
| 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 |
| LAWS70234 | International Humanitarian Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70120 | International Law and Children's Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
November (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 |
| LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70367 | Law of Democracy | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90155 | NGOs and International Development | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90199 | Pandemic Law and Practice | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90049 | Reimagining Human Rights Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90283 | Statelessness, Citizenship, and Identity | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90253 | Transitional Justice | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70033 | International Criminal Law | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70173 | International Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90295 | Principles of International Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90349 | Global Crises and International Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90348 | More-Than-Human Rights | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90127 | Indigenous Rights in Global Context | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 10 December 2025