JD subjects

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Last updated: 05 Jun 2026 9:31am.

JD intensively offered compulsory subjects

A small range of compulsory JD subjects are available in intensive format. These subjects have capped enrolment capacity.

2026 subjects

Subject Subject code Study period Availability status Available space
Legal TheoryLAWS5003146349 November Subject full
135 / 135
Evidence and ProofLAWS5003746213 July Subject full
120 / 120
RemediesLAWS5003646349 November Subject full
60 / 60

LAWS50036 Remedies (November) waitlist

Students who miss out on a November enrolment may apply to be added to a waitlist. Students who intend to finish their degree with the November offering of the subject will be prioritised. All submissions will be assessed by Law ASO and the Assistant Dean, ranked in order of need. The ASO will enrol the top-ranked student/s as and when spaces in LAWS50036 Remedies (November) become available.

Submit a waitlist request

JD electives

Students can choose from an extensive selection of electives each year, including a range of enrichment opportunities and electives from the Melbourne Law Masters program.

Please note:

  • Waitlists are not maintained for JD quota electives and quotas cannot be exceeded.
  • If the last date to self-enrol has passed and a space is available for enrolment, please submit an Enrolment Assistance Form and you will be notified if your enrolment is approved.
  • Subjects will be removed from this list once enrolment is no longer possible.

2026 subjects

Subject Subject code Study period Availability statusEnrolments
Advanced Constitutional LawLAWS9016146250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
39 / 64
Advanced Statutory InterpretationLAWS9026146250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
20 / 64
Advanced TortsLAWS5013046202 June Yes - self-enrol
9 / 64
AdvocacyLAWS5005546211 July Subject full
20 / 20
Animals and the LawLAWS5012246250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
28 / 30
Commercial Law in PracticeLAWS9005946250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
31 / 64
Consent, Sex and the LawLAWS9031946250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
53 / 64
Construction LawLAWS5008446250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
63 / 64
Consumer LawLAWS9019746250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
62 / 64
Copyright and DesignsLAWS9007446363 December Subject full
40 / 40
Cross-Border LitigationLAWS5005046250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
60 / 64
Employment LawLAWS5006446250 Semester 2 Subject full
64 / 64
Environmental LawLAWS5007846216 July Yes - self-enrol
39 / 60
Family LawLAWS5004746250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
116 / 125
Future LawyerLAWS9024346250 Semester 2 Subject full
64 / 64
Human Rights Law and PracticeLAWS5004946250 Semester 2 Subject full
80 / 80
Intellectual Property & Popular CultureLAWS5012846202 June Subject full
50 / 50
Law of Commercial ArbitrationLAWS9018846250 Semester 2 Subject full
64 / 64
Legal DraftingLAWS9003646250 Semester 2 Subject full
30 / 30
Media LawLAWS5009646250 Semester 2 Subject full
100 / 100
MediationLAWS9003946202 June Subject full
30 / 30
Mergers, Acquisitions & Capital MarketsLAWS5010846250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
55 / 64
MurderLAWS5010646209 July Subject full
60 / 60
NegotiationsLAWS5013146197 June Subject full
25 / 25
NegotiationsLAWS5013146204 July Subject full
25 / 25
NegotiationsLAWS5013146356 November Subject full
25 / 25
Patents and Trade SecretsLAWS9007546250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
63 / 64
Public International LawLAWS5004146202 June Yes - self-enrol
49 / 60
Taxation Law and PolicyLAWS5004646250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
36 / 64
Treaty: Indigenous-settler AgreementsLAWS9019146250 Semester 2 Yes - self-enrol
21 / 64
World Trade Organisation LawLAWS5010946351 November Yes - self-enrol
24 / 64

JD application-based enrichment electives

A number of experiential subjects are available to JD students each year. All enrichment electives are application-based (i.e. no self-enrolment available). Application deadlines will be announced via JD Community announcement and posted on the application-based enrichment subjects page (LMS).

Internships and clinics

Global and interstate opportunities

Other application-based enrichment electives

JD MLM electives

JD students may take up to 25 credit points of MLM electives from the approved list during their course. 2026 MLM electives will be open to JD students for self-enrolment from 12:00am Friday 23 January 2026. Students who self-enrol into an MLM elective before this time will be withdrawn from the subject.

JD students should confirm, via the subject's Handbook, that the teaching dates and assessment due dates of their preferred MLM elective does not result in a clash with their JD commitments, as well as confirming that they meet any subject prerequisites before attempting enrolment.

Note: Most MLM electives are delivered intensively from 9am to 4pm each day over five consecutive days and all subjects have a 75% attendance hurdle requirement. Any overlap or clash between the assessment or teaching dates of an enrolled MLM elective and any JD enrolment will not constitute grounds for special consideration.

Last self-enrolment dates and enrolling

If an MLM subject has available space but the last self-enrolment date has lapsed, you can use the below form to request that the ASO manually enrol you. Further guidance can be found on the application form.

Submit a manual enrolment request

JD MLM elective enrolment guidelines

  • For 2026 subject offerings: Law ASO will withdraw students from JD MLM electives who self-enrol prior to Friday 23 January 2026.
  • First year JD students are not permitted MLM enrolments.
  • Self-enrolment is only permitted into approved MLM electives. Requests for enrolment into non-approved electives will not be considered.
  • Please contact Law ASO for enrolment assistance. Do not submit an Enrolment Assistance Form.

Approved 2026 JD MLM electives

Subject Subject code Start date Study mode Availability status Enrolments
Advanced Commercial Law: Current IssuesLAWS70336 08112 Aug 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
19 / 25
Australian Merger LawLAWS90287 07220 Jul 26 Online Yes - self-enrol
26 / 40
Avoid and Manage Construction DisputesLAWS70245 13025 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
23 / 25
Bargaining at WorkLAWS70135 12618 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
23 / 25
Biotechnology and the Law in AsiaLAWS90347 06915 Jul 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
10 / 25
Capital Gains Tax: Problems in PracticeLAWS70081 10507 Oct 26 Online Yes - self-enrol
15 / 25
CartelsLAWS90064 10812 Oct 26 Online Yes - self-enrol
14 / 25
Clean Energy Projects Law and RegulationLAWS90267 10323 Sep 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
Commercial Insurance LawLAWS90337 12309 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
10 / 25
Comparative Constitutional Law in AsiaLAWS90292 11014 Oct 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
5 / 25
Competition Law and EconomicsLAWS90065 07320 Jul 26 Online Subject full
25 / 25
Construction Dispute ResolutionLAWS70133 08003 Aug 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
24 / 25
Construction LawLAWS70176 06808 Jul 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
23 / 30
Construction Law and Projects in AsiaLAWS90014 09026 Aug 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
Construction RiskLAWS70149 09302 Sep 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
24 / 25
Criminalising Speech in the Internet AgeLAWS70184 13609 Dec 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
6 / 25
Digital TradeLAWS90126 06324 Jun 26 On Campus Subject full
30 / 30
Digital TradeLAWS90126 09126 Aug 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
18 / 25
Employment Contract LawLAWS70200 11421 Oct 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
Entertainment LawLAWS70273 06017 Jun 26 On Campus Subject full
30 / 30
Executive Branch in Theory and PracticeLAWS90338 10605 Oct 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
8 / 20
Gender and Health LawLAWS90271 13125 Nov 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
Global Corporations & International LawLAWS90316 04210 Jun 26 On Campus Submit enrolment request
13 / 30
Global Crises and International LawLAWS90349 12718 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
14 / 25
Global Perspectives on Construction LawLAWS70450 11804 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
12 / 25
Goods and Services TaxLAWS70031 06117 Jun 26 On Campus Submit enrolment request
19 / 30
Hot Topics in Public LawLAWS90217 08419 Aug 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
Human Rights and TerrorismLAWS70091 11904 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
15 / 25
Indigenous Rights in Global ContextLAWS90127 11114 Oct 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
13 / 25
Information Technology Contracting LawLAWS70362 07422 Jul 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
18 / 25
Institutional Abuse and Legal RedressLAWS90153 10912 Oct 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
16 / 25
Intellectual Property Protection in AsiaLAWS90298 13302 Dec 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
24 / 25
International Business TransactionsLAWS70392 11728 Oct 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
International Commercial ArbitrationLAWS70121 12818 Nov 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
International Criminal LawLAWS70033 13402 Dec 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
International Economic LawLAWS70308 09402 Sep 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
International Environmental LawLAWS70219 08519 Aug 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
21 / 25
International Human Rights LawLAWS70264 07929 Jul 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
International Investment Law and ArbitrationLAWS70304 10116 Sep 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
International Issues in Intellectual PropertyLAWS70242 13225 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
18 / 25
International LawLAWS70173 08619 Aug 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
12 / 25
International Law and Children's RightsLAWS70120 11214 Oct 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
International Law and GeopoliticsLAWS90023 12004 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
13 / 25
International Law and RelationsLAWS70455 13709 Dec 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
12 / 25
International Law and the Use of ForceLAWS70078 11521 Oct 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
11 / 20
International Tax: Advanced topicsLAWS90017 10707 Oct 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
12 / 25
International Tax: Principles, StructureLAWS70006 09502 Sep 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
22 / 25
International Trade LawLAWS70028 06706 Jul 26 On Campus Subject full
30 / 30
International Trade LawLAWS70028 09602 Sep 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
10 / 25
Law and Global HealthLAWS70151 09926 Oct 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
Law of Construction Delay and DisruptionLAWS90208 11312 Oct 26 On Campus Subject full
10 / 10
Law of Export Controls & Trade SanctionsLAWS90288 12409 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
23 / 25
Law of the SeaLAWS70398 09707 Sep 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
23 / 25
Major Project Delivery: Legal InterfacesLAWS90099 06424 Jun 26 On Campus Submit enrolment request
29 / 30
Medical EthicsLAWS70259 13814 Dec 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
Mental Health and Disability LawLAWS70458 08314 Aug 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
New Media and CommunicationsLAWS70182 10216 Sep 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
13 / 25
Online Streaming, Film and TV LawLAWS70080 08719 Aug 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
24 / 25
Payment Matters in Construction ProjectsLAWS70239 11626 Oct 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
17 / 25
Principles of Banking and Finance LawLAWS70206 06217 Jun 26 Online Subject full
30 / 30
Privacy LawLAWS70082 09807 Sep 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25
Private Law and GovernmentLAWS90103 10430 Sep 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
14 / 25
Regulating Online HarmsLAWS90312 09226 Aug 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
14 / 25
Remedies in the Construction ContextLAWS70112 07115 Jul 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
22 / 30
Residential Construction LawLAWS70329 12509 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
12 / 25
Rethinking Construction Contracting RiskLAWS90229 05810 Jun 26 On Campus Submit enrolment request
10 / 30
Statelessness, Citizenship, and IdentityLAWS90283 08212 Aug 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
22 / 25
Tariffs and Taxes in ChinaLAWS90340 06601 Jul 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
7 / 30
Tax of Business and Investment IncomeLAWS70002 07727 Jul 26 Online Yes - self-enrol
17 / 25
Tax AdministrationLAWS90130 11 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
9 / 25
Tax TreatiesLAWS70146 08819 Aug 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
13 / 25
Trade and Investment Law in ChinaLAWS90052 12104 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
17 / 25
Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity & IPLAWS90325 21 Oct 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
11 / 25
UN Law and PracticeLAWS90249 06529 Jun 26 On Campus Submit enrolment request
20 / 30
Water Law & Natural Resources ManagementLAWS70185 12204 Nov 26 On Campus Yes - self-enrol
7 / 25
WTO Law and Dispute SettlementLAWS70322 13914 Dec 26 On Campus Subject full
25 / 25