Master of Laws (International Law and International Relations)

The Master of Laws (International Law and International Relations) is a 72-unit program, comprising coursework and optional research, which is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Credit
• Program of study
  
  

Admission requirements

Applicants must normally hold an approved four-year Bachelor degree in Law, or a discipline related to the field of study, or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. Alternatively, applicants may hold an approved three year Bachelor degree, in a discipline related to the field of study, or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution, and have not less than three years of full-time (or relevant part-time) relevant work experience.

The Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

Course aims

The course aims to meet the educational needs of graduates with an interest in law and international relations.

In particular it seeks to:

• examine, in an increasingly globalised 21st century world, the significance of international law as a means of regulating matters affecting relations among nation states and, increasingly, within nation states
• explore the significant connections between international law, and the structure and operation of major institutions in society, with an emphasis on issues arising in a global context
• provide a deep understanding of the legal rules that operate within selected specific fields that fall within the broad conception of international law, especially as it concerns security, business, transnational threats, human rights, and protection of the global environment.
  
  

Learning outcomes

At the completion of the course, students will be able to:

• recognise situations arising in a global and regional context where international law can play a role in resolving problems, particularly at the policy level
• demonstrate a sound understanding of the major fields of international law and international relations in global and regional contexts
• articulate the ways in which relevant rules of international law interact with and influence the contact of international relations in the twenty-first century
• use the knowledge and understanding acquired to plan transactions and activities and resolve problems to further relevant domestic and international objectives that arise within a global context.
  
  

Credit

Successful applicants will be granted 36 units of credit in recognition of their prior-obtained qualifications. In addition, and at the discretion of the Course Convener, up to 12 units of block credit may be given for studies completed at postgraduate level in International Law, International Relations or International Studies from Flinders University, or another recognised tertiary institution.

Program of Study

To qualify for the Master of Laws (International Law and International Relations), students must complete 36 units of coursework.

Students undertake 13.5 units of core topics and 22.5 units of elective topics, with at least 9 units from International Law elective topics and at least 9 units from International Relations elective topics. 

Core topics

13.5 units comprising:

 LLAW9500A  The Relationship between International Law and International Relations  (4.5 units)
 LLAW9500B  Contemporary Issues in International Law and International Relations  (4.5 units)
 LLAW9501  Principles of Public International Law  (4.5 units)

Elective topics - International Law*

Select at least 9 units from:

 LLAW9502  International Human Rights Law  (4.5 units)
 LLAW9503  Advanced International HumanitarianLaw  (4.5 units)
 LLAW9504  Comparative Law in a Global Context  (4.5 units)
 LLAW9505  Advanced International Criminal Law  (4.5 units)
 LLAW9506  International Protection of Persons: Law and Practice  (4.5 units)
 LLAW9507  Law of the Sea  (4.5 units)
 LLAW9508  International Environmental Law  (4.5 units)
 LLAW9509  Research Paper (International Law)  (9 units)

Elective topics - International Relations*

Select at least 9 units from:

 INTR9052  Human Rights, Ethics and International Relations  (4.5 units)
 INTR9054  The Alliance: The Strategic Shaping of Australia and US Trade Policy  (4.5 units)
 INTR9056  Energy, Security and Energy Security Dilemmas  (4.5 units)
 INTR9057  Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Risk  (4.5 units)
 INTR9058  China&##39;s Rise: A Harmonious World and the Liberal International Order  (4.5 units)

plus 4.5 units of electives from the topics listed above.

*With the approval of the Course Convenor, a student with an appropriate background in research and/or international relations or international law may replace 9 units of International Relations or International Law elective topics with a research paper.