Study Options
Melbourne Law School is Australia's first all-graduate faculty. The Melbourne Law School was the first faculty in Australia to teach law, and awarded this country's first law degrees. We have now committed ourselves to build on our more than 150 year history of excellence and innovation by shifting from undergraduate legal education to the global standard, graduate level Juris Doctor degree.
Faculty members associated with the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies teach in all programs of the Law School and supervise graduate researchers.
Melbourne Law Masters
We are delighted to announce the fantastic line-up of courses scheduled for 2023 on the Government Law Programme of the Melbourne Law Masters. The subject offerings include an exciting mix of established favourites and new courses. The courses are taught by leading jurists drawn from the academy, judiciary and legal practice. The Government Law Programme is extremely popular so we advise enrolling as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
| Course No. | Subject | Format | Delivery Mode | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90013 | Constitutional Rights and Freedom | Intensive | On campus | 12 July |
| LAWS90255 | Constitutionalism and the Global South | Intensive | On campus | 9 August |
| LAWS70424 | Comparative Human Rights | Intensive | On Campus | 8 November |
| LAWS90218 | Constitutions in Global Perspectives | Semester 1 | Delivered online | 27 February |
| LAWS90149 | Corruption: A Global Approach | Intensive | On campus | 31 May |
| LAWS90217 | Hot Topics in Public Law | Semester 2 | Delivered online | 24 July |
| LAWS70379 | Judicial Reasoning | Intensive | On campus | 13 September |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Design, Compliance & Enforcement | Intensive | On campus | 23 August |
| LAWS70424 | Separation of Powers | Intensive | On campus | 5 July |
| LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21s Century | Semester 2 | On campus | 24 July |
Within the Masters programme subjects may be packaged in various ways, depending on interest. Most subjects are taken intensively over a five-day period, though three subjects take place over the course of the semester: Constitutions in Global Perspective (Semester 1), Hot Topics in Public Law (Semester 2) and Separation of Powers (Semester 2). Subjects may be taken singly or towards a Diploma, a Specialist Masters degree, or the LLM. Anyone potentially interested in the program is welcome and encouraged to discuss subject selection with the Director of Studies, Professor Jason Varuhas.
MLS Programs
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Research Supervisions
Academics associated with the CCCS supervise research projects in a broad range of areas.
Post-doctoral Fellowships
CCCS is keen to support young researchers. Opportunities for Post-doctoral fellowships arise annually.
View Opportunities for Post-doctoral fellowships
Prospective Graduate Researchers should get in touch with the Melbourne Law School Office for Research.