Courses - Graduate Diploma
Graduate Diploma in Government Law 178
- Director of Studies: Professor Cheryl Saunders
- Other Related Courses: Master of Public and International Law 511
Objectives and Skills
The Graduate Diploma in Government Law focuses on:
- The legal and institutional framework for Australian government in theory and practice
- An analysis and resolution of the complex problems of government law
- A range of alternative approaches to government law in other countries and systems and the methodology of comparative public law
- The context within which government law operates and the sensitivities peculiar to it
- Advanced communication, both written and oral, in relation to government law.
Requirements
Students must complete four subjects from the prescribed list. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.
