The Melbourne

Law Masters 2013

The 2013 Melbourne Law Masters program is now available. It offers over 160 subjects grouped around 23 specialist areas.
Most subjects are taught intensively over the period of a week. The teaching staff blends practical and academic expertise
at the highest level, involving almost 100 leading practitioners and judges and more than 50 international scholars, as well
as Melbourne’s own faculty. For more about the 2013 program, visit www.law.unimelb.edu.au/masters.

Government Law
Government law is a dynamic
branch of law. It lends itself to
comparison between countries.
It has a large and growing
“ The extraordinary range of
government law subjects, taught
interface with international law. by an extraordinary range of leading
The government law specialisation legal practitioners and scholars,
in the MLM reflects the shows why this is one of the most
complexity of the field. Students exciting and important, if challenging
areas of contemporary law.
”
may take core government law
subjects at an advanced level
(e.g. administrative law, statutory
interpretation), focus on specific Professor Cheryl Saunders AO
legal regimes (eg privacy law, Director of Studies, Government Law
intergovernmental relations),
or explore emerging issues Cheryl Saunders has specialist interests in Australian and comparative public law, including
comparative constitutional law and method, intergovernmental relations and constitutional
(eg. religion and the state, law
design and change. She is a President Emeritus of the International Association of
of political money). The teaching Constitutional Law, a former President of the International Association of Centres for
team in 2013 includes, amongst Federal Studies, a former President of the Administrative Review Council of Australia and a
many others, Professor Sujit current member of the Advisory Board of International IDEA. She has held visiting positions
Choudhry, Justice Dennis Davis, in law schools in many parts of the world and is an officer of the Order of Australia and a
Stephen Donoghue SC, Professor chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur of France.
Neil Duxbury, Justice Michelle
Gordon, Justice Kenneth Hayne,
Graeme Hill, Professor Karen
Knop, Debbie Mortimer SC
and Mark Moshinsky SC.
2013 Timetable
The following lists the core Government Law subjects offered in 2013. Subjects of a public law nature in other specialisations are also available
in the Government Law specialisation, offering more than 40 subjects in all. A full list of all the subjects accredited to Government Law in 2013
is available at www.law.unimelb.edu.au/masters/specialist-legal-areas/government-law.

Date Time Code Subject Lecturers

Semester 1: Full-length semester subjects (4 March–2 June)
Monday 6–8 pm LAWS70005 Statutes in the 21st Century The Hon. Justice Michelle Gordon,
The Hon. Justice Kenneth Hayne AC
Semester 1: Intensive subjects
6–12 February* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70365 International Migration Law Professor Brian Opeskin
13–19 February* 9 am–5 pm LAWS70368 Law of Intergovernmental Relations Professor Cheryl Saunders AO, Mr Graeme Hill
27 February–5 March* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70100 Environmental Law Professor Lee Godden
4–8 March 9.30 am–5.30 pm LAWS70184 Free Speech, Contempt and the Media Mr Jonathan Gill
4–8 March 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70433 Regional Integration: The Case of the Professor Panos Koutrakos
European Union
20–26 March* 9 am–5 pm LAWS70141 Energy Regulation and the Law Professor Terence Daintith
8–12 April 9.30 am–4.30 pm LAWS70082 Privacy Law Ms Karin Clark, Professor Megan Richardson
17–23 April* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70425 Law of Political Money Associate Professor Joo-Cheong Tham,
Professor Keith Ewing
29 April–3 May 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70052 Written Advocacy Associate Professor Kristen Walker,
Associate Professor Andrew Palmer
22–28 May* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70424 Judicial Power in Australia Mr Mark Moshinsky SC, Dr Stephen Donaghue SC
22–28 May* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70334 Bills of Rights: An International Professor Sujit Choudhry
Perspective
22–28 May* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70427 Nationalism, Cosmopolitanism and Professor Karen Knop
Identity
12–18 June* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70186 Human Rights Litigation and Advocacy Associate Professor John Tobin
Semester 2: Full-length semester subjects (29 July–3 November)
Monday 5.30–7.30 pm LAWS70434 Rule of Law in Asia Associate Professor Sarah Biddulph,
Professor Pip Nicholson, Professor Tim Lindsey,
Dr Amanda Whiting
Semester 2: Intensive subjects
10–16 July* 9 am–5 pm LAWS70411 Constitutional Problems in Professor Adrienne Stone, Dr Lael Weis
Comparative Focus
15–19 July* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70419 Fundamentals of Regulation Professor Colin Scott
17–23 July* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70407 Australians Detained Abroad Professor Tim McCormack, Lt Col (Ret) Dan Mori
31 July–6 August* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70417 Elements of Legislation Professor Neil Duxbury
7–13 August* 9 am–5 pm LAWS70373 Religion, State and Multiculturalism Professor Michael Karayanni
4–10 September* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70435 The Security Council in Global Public Law Professor Gerry Simpson, Ms Devika Hovell
4–10 September* 9 am–5 pm LAWS70196 Human Rights in Administrative Law Dr Thomas Poole
2–8 October* 9.30 am–5 pm LAWS70379 What is it that Judges Do? Justice Dennis Davis
16–22 October* 10 am–5 pm LAWS70432 Regional Human Rights Mechanisms Professor Christina Cerna
6–12 November* 9 am–5 pm LAWS70201 Current Issues in Administrative Law Professor Cheryl Saunders AO,
Ms Debbie Mortimer SC
20–26 November* 9 am–5 pm LAWS70114 Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples Dr Mark McMillan, Dr Kirsty Gover

*Excluding the weekend

The Melbourne Law Masters offers masters degrees and graduate diplomas across
23 specialist legal areas to deepen knowledge and understanding generally or in a
specialised area of law. Comprising almost 35 courses, the program offers exceptional
quality and a wide subject choice that allows students to tailor courses to meet their
personal and professional aspirations. MLM subjects focus on current and emerging
legal issues. Quality is maintained by continual review and consultation with practitioner
and academic experts in the field.
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