Master of Public and International Law

at University of Melbourne

Recommended subject

Students are recommended to undertake the subject International Law if they have not previously studied international law.
 

• International Law

• 12.5 pts
   

General Government Law subjects
 

• Bringing in the People

• 12.5 pts
   

• Comparative Human Rights Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• Constitutions in Global Perspective

• 12.5 pts
   

• Corruption: A Global Approach

• 12.5 pts
   

• Executive Power

• 12.5 pts
   

• Hot Topics in Public Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• Law and Public Administration

• 12.5 pts
   

• Regulatory Policy and Practice

• 12.5 pts
   

• Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries

• 12.5 pts
   

• Separation of Powers

• 12.5 pts
   

• The Legal System: Bases and Challenges

• 12.5 pts
   

General Public International Law subjects
 

• Comparative Indigenous Rights

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Criminal Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Humanitarian Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Law and Development

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Legal Internship

• 12.5 pts
   

Human Rights Law subjects
 

• Ageing and Human Rights

• 12.5 pts
   

• Business and Human Rights

• 12.5 pts
   

• Gender and Human Rights

• 12.5 pts
   

• Human Rights and Climate Change

• 12.5 pts
   

• Human Rights and Terrorism

• 12.5 pts
   

• Human Rights in Australia

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Human Rights Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Law and Children's Rights

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Refugee Law

• 12.5 pts
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International Economic Law subjects
 

• Digital Trade

• 12.5 pts
   

• Global Financial Architecture

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Business Transactions

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Commercial Arbitration

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Economic Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• Internat Investment Law and Arbitration

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Trade Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• WTO Law and Dispute Settlement

• 12.5 pts
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Asian Law subjects
 

• Commercial Law in Asia

• 12.5 pts
   

• Construction Law and Projects in Asia

• 12.5 pts
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Communications Law subjects
 

• Artificial Intelligence and the Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• Information Technology Contracting Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• New Media and Communications

• 12.5 pts
   

• Privacy Law

• 12.5 pts
   

Dispute Resolution subjects
 

• Advanced Evidence

• 12.5 pts
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• Alternative Dispute Resolution

• 12.5 pts
   

• Avoid and Manage Construction Disputes

• 12.5 pts
   

• Business Negotiations and Deal-Making

• 12.5 pts
   

• Class Actions

• 12.5 pts
   

• Commercial Arbitration in Practice

• 12.5 pts
   

• Expert Evidence

• 12.5 pts
   

• Mediation: Principles and Practice

• 12.5 pts
   

• Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

• 12.5 pts
   

• Sports Dispute Resolution

• 12.5 pts
   

• Tax Litigation

• 12.5 pts
   

Environmental Law subjects
 

• Climate Change Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• Construction Risk

• 12.5 pts
   

• Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation

• 12.5 pts
   

• Environmental Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Environmental Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• Water Law & Natural Resources Management

• 12.5 pts
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International Tax subjects
 

• Comparative International Tax

• 12.5 pts
   

• Foundations of Tax Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Tax: Anti-avoidance

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Tax: Principles, Structure

• 12.5 pts
   

• Tax Policy

• 12.5 pts
   

• Tax Treaties

• 12.5 pts
   

• Transfer Pricing: Practice and Problems

• 12.5 pts
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Other subjects
 

• Administrative Law in Tax Matters

• 12.5 pts
   

• Energy Regulation and the Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• Equality and Discrimination at Work

• 12.5 pts
   

• Fundamentals of the Common Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• Global Commercial Contract Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• Health Data Governance

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Construction Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Dispute Settlement

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Employment & Equality Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Financial System

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Financial Transactions

• 12.5 pts
   

• Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Mineral Law

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Sustainable Finance

• 12.5 pts
   

• International Trade and Competition Law

• 12.5 pts
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• Sports Integrity and Investigations

• 12.5 pts

Applicants must have completed:
 

• A degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent) leading to admission to practice, at honours standard, or equivalent
  or

• A degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent) leading to admission to practice, or equivalent and two years of documented relevant professional experience
  or

• An undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and two years of documented relevant professional experience
  or

• An undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline; and successful completion of four subjects in a cognate graduate diploma and one year of documented relevant professional experience.
   

Selection criteria
 

In assessing applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
 

• Prior academic performance

• Professional experience (if necessary).
   

The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Admission and Selection into Course Policy.
 

Also, in considering whether to admit an applicant the Selection Committee will consider:
 

• The quality of the degree(s) that the applicant has previously been awarded

• The standing and reputation of the university or universities that awarded the degree(s)

• The duration and type of work experience the applicant has obtained

• The relevance of the applicant's work experience to the course for which they have applied.
   

Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent).
 

• TOEFL (internet-based): total score at of least 79 and scores of 21 for writing, 18 for speaking, 13 for reading and 13 for listening. To submit your scores when you apply, use our TOEFL Institution Code: 0974.
   

• IELTS: total score of at least 6.5 in the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with no bands less than 6.0.

• Indicative first year fee AUD$46,656
   
• Indicative total course fee AUD$46,656

As a student in the Master of Public and International Law, you’ll develop an advanced understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of public and international law, including:
 

• The legal and institutional framework for Australian government in theory and practice

• Analysis and resolution of the complex problems of government law

• A range of alternative approaches to government law in other countries and systems and the methodology of comparative public law

• The context within which government law operates and the sensitivities peculiar to it

• The legal and institutional framework for Australian government in theory and practice

• The nature, major principles, processes and structures of the international legal system and the relationship between international and domestic law

• Legal issues in contemporary public and international affairs

• The increasing significance of international law domestically, regionally and globally.
   

You’ll also develop skills in critical analysis and the ability to interpret and transmit your ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences, including clients.