Law - 9200
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 48
Award(s):
Master of Laws
Master of Laws (Specialisation)
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Program Description
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
Students may, but are not required to, elect to complete a major sequence of courses, known as a specialisation (see below). Successful completion of the requirements of both the LLM by Coursework and the specialisation entitled the student to receive the name of the specialisation in parentheses after Master of Laws on the students testamur.
Postgraduate courses are taught in a variety of formats both during the University's formal academic semesters and over the Summer Term. While some are taught for two hours per week over a teaching semester, in others the class hours are arranged more intensively to permit students to focus fully on a research project.
Course Requirements
The requirements for the Master of Laws by Coursework are as follows:
- For local students- 8 courses from the list of LAWS (and, depending on the specialisation, TABL) courses set out in the Handbook on a yearly basis, to the value of 48 uoc
- For international students from a non-common law background- LAWS8271 Australian Legal System and 7 courses from the list of LAWS (and, depending on the specialisation, TABL) courses set out in the Handbook on a yearly basis, to the value of 48 uoc.
- For all students-A minimum of 2 of the 8 courses must be taken from an approved list of courses that contain a substantial research-based assessment component (the Research-Based Course List). The full list of courses contained in the Research-Based Course List will be set out in the Handbook on a yearly basis. New courses can be added to the Research-Based Course List at the election of the Faculty of Law Standing Committee, provided that the course contains a research-based assessment task of a minimum of 6,000 words. The requirement to take two courses from the Research-Based Course List can, in the alternative, be satisfied if the student takes the single course LAWS8423 Research Thesis: 6 uoc.
A student may apply to complete a semester of study (24uoc) with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. The University of Lausanne offers instruction in English in the LLM in International and European Economic Law or International and European Commercial Law. The courses undertaken at the University of Lausanne will be credited to your UNSW LLM degree. Refer to the UNSW Law Exchange website for further information.
Specialisations (Plans)
Candidates for the LLM by Coursework may undertake study incorporating a major sequence in any one of the following specialist areas:
- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law
- Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Law
- Human Rights and Social Justice
- Innovation Law
- International Law
- International Business and Economic Law
- Media and Technology Law
- Taxation Law
The following specialisations have particular requirements:
- In order to meet requirements for a specialisation in Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law, candidates must complete 48uoc as follows:
- 18 uoc from postgraduate taxation courses offered by the School of Taxation and Business Law, UNSW Business School
- 12 uoc may be selected from any postgraduate law or taxation courses on offer.
- In order to meet requirements for a specialisation in Environmental Law, candidates must complete at least 24 uoc of their 48 uoc from courses offered in the Environmental Law specialisation, which must include LAWS8068 Environmental Law and LAWS8319 International Environmental Law.
The Postgraduate Education Co-ordinator may, if considering it appropriate:
- authorise the inclusion of a Special Elective within, or the deletion of a Special Elective from among, the courses allocated to a specialisation.
- approve as part of an individual student's specialisation a course or courses taken by that student on a cross-institutional basis.
Research Thesis courses may be counted towards the units of credit required for a specialisation where, in the opinion of the Postgraduate Education Co-ordinator, the subject matter of the thesis topic is substantially related to the specialist area of the major sequence.
When a student completes the LLM by Coursework incorporating a specialisation as above, upon request by the student, the students' academic transcript will identify the specialisation and the courses which constitute it and the student's Testamur will contain the words 'Master of Laws in (the specialisation completed)' or words to that effect.
Academic Rules
The degree of Master of Laws by Coursework may be awarded by the Council to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed a program of advanced study.
2. Entry requirements
A candidate for the Master of Laws by Coursework shall have been previously awarded any of the following:
(1) a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from an Australian university;
(2) a Juris Doctor degree, with a Credit average, from an Australian university;
(3) a Bachelor of Laws degree with a Credit average, undertaken as part of a dual award program at an Australian university; or
(4) a domestic or foreign equivalent of any of the above.
3. Enrolment and Progression
(1) A candidate for the degree shall be required to undertake such formal courses and pass such assessment as is prescribed.
(2) No candidate shall be awarded the degree until the lapse of two academic semesters from the date of enrolment in the case of a full-time candidate or three semesters in the case of a part-time candidate. The maximum period of candidature shall be two academic semesters from the date of enrolment for a full-time candidate and eight semesters for a part-time candidate. In special cases an extension of these times may be granted by the Committee.
4. Requirements
The requirements for the Master of Laws by Coursework are as follows:
(1) For local students: 8 courses from the list of LAWS (and, depending on the specialisation, TABL) courses set out in the Handbook on a yearly basis, to the total value of 48 units of credit (uoc), subject to rules 4(4) and (5).
(2) For international students from a non-common law background: LAWS8271 Australian Legal System, and 7 courses from the list of LAWS (and, depending on the specialisation, TABL) courses set out in the Handbook on a yearly basis, to the value of 48 uoc, subject to rules 4(4) and (5).
(3) All students must complete the following requirement: A minimum of 2 of the 8 courses must be taken from an approved list of courses that contain a substantial research-based assessment component (the Research-Based Course List). This requirement can, in the alternative, be satisfied if the student takes the single course LAWS8423 Research Thesis: 6 uoc.
(4) A student may apply to the Postgraduate Education Co-ordinator for permission to take up to 2 courses (12 uoc) of the program from courses offered at postgraduate level by another university via cross institutional study.
(5) A student may apply to complete a semester of study (24uoc) with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. The University of Lausanne offers instruction in English in the LLM in International and European Economic Law or International and European Commercial Law. The courses undertaken at the University of Lausanne will be credited to your UNSW LLM degree.
Fees
Course List
The following LAWS electives are available for credit towards the Master of Laws by Coursework. For the list of courses available in each Specialisation, please consult the links above under the 'Specialisation' heading.
Please also note that not all courses are offered on an annual basis. You should check with the Faculty as which courses are to be offered in the year in which you intend to study.
- LAWS8011 Anti-Money Laundering (6 UOC)
- LAWS8012 Corruption Law and Policy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8013 Transnational Policing (6 UOC)
- LAWS8014 Defamation and the Media (6 UOC)
- LAWS8015 Explaining Punishment (6 UOC)
- LAWS8016 International & Comparative IP (6 UOC)
- LAWS8017 Intellectual Property Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8020 Intnl Comm Dispute Resolution (6 UOC)
- LAWS8021 Advanced Topics in IP (6 UOC)
- LAWS8023 Commercial Contracts (6 UOC)
- LAWS8026 Banking and Finance Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8027 Adv Debt Capital Markets & Sec (6 UOC)
- LAWS8028 Corporate Governance (6 UOC)
- LAWS8030 Cybercrime (6 UOC)
- LAWS8033 Privacy and the Media (6 UOC)
- LAWS8036 Curr Iss in Law of Restitution (6 UOC)
- LAWS8037 SurveillanceSecurityDemocracy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8038 Chinese Corp & Securities Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8040 Online Content Regulation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8041 Commercial Conflicts of Laws (6 UOC)
- LAWS8042 Comm Transactions Involving IP (6 UOC)
- LAWS8044 Electronic Commerce Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8045 Mining and Resources Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8047 IP Licensing Commercialisation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8048 Administrative Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8050 Globalisation and IP Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8052 Human Rights Internship (6 UOC)
- LAWS8054 Media & Comm. Industry Reg. (6 UOC)
- LAWS8056 Disability Law and Policy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8058 Workplace Change & Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8060 Human Rights in Asia (6 UOC)
- LAWS8061 Australian Bills of Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8062 Adv. Issues in Property Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8063 Concepts in Dispute Resolution (6 UOC)
- LAWS8064 Regulatory Litigation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8066 Climate Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8067 International Law and Culture (6 UOC)
- LAWS8068 Environmental Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8069 Natural Resources Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8070 Sustainable Energy Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8071 Development and Planning Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8073 Asian Competition Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8074 Competition Law and IP (6 UOC)
- LAWS8075 Gender, Race and Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8076 Current Issues Crim Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8077 Effective Facilitation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8078 Mediation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8079 International Investment Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8080 Insurance Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8081 Adv Issues in Intl Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8082 Peaceful Settle. of Int. Disp. (6 UOC)
- LAWS8083 Sports Sponsorship & Marketing (6 UOC)
- LAWS8084 History of International Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8085 International Organisations (6 UOC)
- LAWS8086 Law of the Sea (6 UOC)
- LAWS8087 Intl Law & Use of Force (6 UOC)
- LAWS8088 Regulation of Online Investing (6 UOC)
- LAWS8090 Conceptualising Criminal Laws (6 UOC)
- LAWS8091 Corporate Control Transactions (6 UOC)
- LAWS8092 Sec & Fin Mkts Reg (6 UOC)
- LAWS8094 Int Finan Inst: Law and Prac (6 UOC)
- LAWS8095 Corporate Insolvency (6 UOC)
- LAWS8099 Funds Mgmt, Super & Insurance (6 UOC)
- LAWS8102 Proliferation of WMD (6 UOC)
- LAWS8103 Crime Prevention Policy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8104 International Child Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8105 Juvenile Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8107 Current Issues in Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8112 Const of Commercial Agreements (6 UOC)
- LAWS8114 Minority Shareholders' Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8115 Strata and Community Title Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8117 Restorative Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8118 Global Legal Systems (6 UOC)
- LAWS8122 Critical Victimology (6 UOC)
- LAWS8123 Indigenous Children & the Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8124 Indigenous Women and the Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8125 Criminal Process: Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8135 Chinese Legal System (PG) (6 UOC)
- LAWS8139 Law and the Culture Industries (6 UOC)
- LAWS8140 Finance for Lawyers (6 UOC)
- LAWS8141 Censorship Contempt & Media (6 UOC)
- LAWS8144 Comparative Trade Mark Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8145 Int Econ Law in Asian Region (6 UOC)
- LAWS8146 Human Rights NY Summer School (6 UOC)
- LAWS8147 Judging and the Judiciary (6 UOC)
- LAWS8148 IP Strategy and Management (6 UOC)
- LAWS8149 Advanced Issues in Torts (6 UOC)
- LAWS8151 European Union:Inst & Leg Sys (6 UOC)
- LAWS8152 EU: Economic & Trade Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8153 Peoples' Tribunals (6 UOC)
- LAWS8155 Doping in Sport: Global Issues (6 UOC)
- LAWS8157 European Human Rights Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8164 Human Rights and Security (6 UOC)
- LAWS8165 Skills in Dispute Management (6 UOC)
- LAWS8166 Human Rgts Fieldwrk & Practice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8172 Therapeutic Jurisprudence (6 UOC)
- LAWS8173 Law PG Internship (6 UOC)
- LAWS8180 Principles of Intl Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8181 International Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8182 Global Goverance & Soc Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8183 International Com. Arbitration (6 UOC)
- LAWS8185 Law, Society in the New Econ. (6 UOC)
- LAWS8188 Law of Armed Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8189 Business and Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8192 Law, Rights & Development (6 UOC)
- LAWS8194 Animal Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8195 Taking Facts Seriously (6 UOC)
- LAWS8201 Sentencing: Law, Policy & Prac (6 UOC)
- LAWS8203 Global Issues in Comp Policy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8209 Crim Justice:Global Perspectiv (6 UOC)
- LAWS8210 Globalisation & Commercial Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8212 Native Title Law, Policy & Pra (6 UOC)
- LAWS8219 Competition Law and Policy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8220 Inter. Financial System (6 UOC)
- LAWS8239 Workplace Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8241 Pacific Islands Legal Systems (6 UOC)
- LAWS8271 Australian Legal System (6 UOC)
- LAWS8289 Comparative Anti-Terrorism Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8314 Dispute Resolution (6 UOC)
- LAWS8319 Internat Env Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8346 Law and Tech Comp Perspectives (6 UOC)
- LAWS8348 Transitional Justice Intl Comp (6 UOC)
- LAWS8366 Environmental Markets (6 UOC)
- LAWS8391 International Law of Equality (6 UOC)
- LAWS8413 Indigenous Peoples in Intl Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8415 Contemporary Indigenous Issues (6 UOC)
- LAWS8423 Research Thesis: 6 uoc (6 UOC)
- LAWS8765 Complex Commercial Litigation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8875 Fiduciary duties (6 UOC)
- LAWS8972 Law of the World Trade Org (6 UOC)
- LAWS8980 Principled Negotiation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8989 World Trade Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8991 International Criminal Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8993 International Business Trans. (6 UOC)
- LAWS8994 White Collar Crime (6 UOC)
All students must take a minimum of 2 courses from this list of courses set out below, which forms a subset of the longer list of Elective courses set out immediately above. All of these courses contain a substantial research-based assessment component, consisting of a research-based assessment task (such as a research essay), or a combination of related tasks (such as a research plan and research essay), of a minimum of 6,000 words. New courses can be added to the Research-Based Course List at the election of the Faculty of Law Standing Committee, provided that the course contains a research-based assessment task or tasks of a minimum of 6,000 words.
The requirement to take two courses from the Research-Based Course List can, in the alternative, be satisfied if the student takes the single course LAWS8423 Research Thesis: 6 uoc.
- LAWS8012 Corruption Law and Policy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8013 Transnational Policing (6 UOC)
- LAWS8014 Defamation and the Media (6 UOC)
- LAWS8015 Explaining Punishment (6 UOC)
- LAWS8016 International & Comparative IP (6 UOC)
- LAWS8020 Intnl Comm Dispute Resolution (6 UOC)
- LAWS8021 Advanced Topics in IP (6 UOC)
- LAWS8026 Banking and Finance Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8028 Corporate Governance (6 UOC)
- LAWS8030 Cybercrime (6 UOC)
- LAWS8033 Privacy and the Media (6 UOC)
- LAWS8037 SurveillanceSecurityDemocracy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8038 Chinese Corp & Securities Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8040 Online Content Regulation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8041 Commercial Conflicts of Laws (6 UOC)
- LAWS8044 Electronic Commerce Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8045 Mining and Resources Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8048 Administrative Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8050 Globalisation and IP Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8056 Disability Law and Policy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8058 Workplace Change & Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8060 Human Rights in Asia (6 UOC)
- LAWS8061 Australian Bills of Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8062 Adv. Issues in Property Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8063 Concepts in Dispute Resolution (6 UOC)
- LAWS8064 Regulatory Litigation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8066 Climate Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8067 International law and culture (6 UOC)
- LAWS8068 Environmental Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8069 Natural Resources Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8070 Sustainable Energy Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8071 Development and Planning Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8073 Asian Competition Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8074 Competition Law and IP (6 UOC)
- LAWS8075 Gender, Race and Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8076 Current Issues Crim Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8077 Effective Facilitation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8078 Mediation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8079 International Investment Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8080 Insurance Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8082 Peaceful Settle. of Int. Disp. (6 UOC)
- LAWS8083 Sports Sponsorship & Marketing (6 UOC)
- LAWS8084 History of International Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8085 International Organisations (6 UOC)
- LAWS8086 Law of the Sea (6 UOC)
- LAWS8087 Intl Law & Use of Force (6 UOC)
- LAWS8088 Regulation of Online Investing (6 UOC)
- LAWS8090 Conceptualising Criminal Laws (6 UOC)
- LAWS8092 Sec & Fin Mkts Reg (6 UOC)
- LAWS8094 Int Finan Inst: Law and Prac (6 UOC)
- LAWS8099 Funds Mgmt, Super & Insurance (6 UOC)
- LAWS8102 Proliferation of WMD (6 UOC)
- LAWS8103 Crime Prevention Policy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8104 International Child Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8105 Juvenile Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8107 Current Issues in Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8115 Strata and Community Title Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8117 Issues in Restorative Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8118 Global Legal Systems (6 UOC)
- LAWS8122 Critical Victimology (6 UOC)
- LAWS8123 Indigenous Children & the Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8124 Indigenous Women and the Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8125 Criminal Process: Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8135 Chinese Legal System (PG) (6 UOC)
- LAWS8139 Law and the Culture Industries (6 UOC)
- LAWS8141 Censorship Contempt & Media (6 UOC)
- LAWS8144 Comparative Trade Mark Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8145 Int Econ Law in Asian Region (6 UOC)
- LAWS8146 Human Rights NY Summer School (6 UOC)
- LAWS8147 Judging and the Judiciary (6 UOC)
- LAWS8149 Advanced Issues in Torts (6 UOC)
- LAWS8151 European Union:Inst & Leg Sys (6 UOC)
- LAWS8152 EU: Economic & Trade Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8153 Peoples' Tribunals (6 UOC)
- LAWS8157 European Human Rights Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8166 Human Rgts Fieldwrk & Practice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8181 International Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8182 Global Goverance & Soc Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8183 International Com. Arbitration (6 UOC)
- LAWS8188 Law of Armed Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8189 Business and Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8190 International Refugee Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8192 Law, Rights & Development (6 UOC)
- LAWS8194 Animal Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8201 Sentencing: Law, Policy & Prac (6 UOC)
- LAWS8209 Crim Justice:Global Perspectiv (6 UOC)
- LAWS8210 Globalisation & Commercial Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8212 Native Title Law, Policy & Pra (6 UOC)
- LAWS8219 Competition Law and Policy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8220 Inter. Financial System (6 UOC)
- LAWS8239 Workplace Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8241 Pacific Islands Legal Systems (6 UOC)
- LAWS8271 Australian Legal System (6 UOC)
- LAWS8289 Comparative Anti-Terrorism Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8314 Dispute Resolution Principles (6 UOC)
- LAWS8319 Internat Env Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8366 Environmental Markets (6 UOC)
- LAWS8391 International Law of Equality (6 UOC)
- LAWS8413 Indigenous Peoples in Intl Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8415 Contemporary Indigenous Issues (6 UOC)
- LAWS8765 Complex Commercial Litigation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8875 Fiduciary duties (6 UOC)
- LAWS8972 Law of the World Trade Org (6 UOC)
- LAWS8980 Principled Negotiation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8989 World Trade Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8991 International Criminal Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8993 International Business Trans. (6 UOC)
- LAWS8994 White Collar Crime (6 UOC)
Area(s) of Specialisation