SpecialisationPostgraduate

GSHR-PSPEC Global society and human rights

Faculty of Law

Global society and human rights (GSHR-PSPEC) is a specialisation worth 30 credit points, listing 59 units, taught at Monash Law Chambers. It is offered in 3 courses, including Graduate Certificate of Laws and Graduate Diploma of Laws.

Credit points
30
Units
59
Campus
Monash Law Chambers
Offered in
3 courses

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Overview

The Global Society and Human Rights specialisation equips you to develop a thorough theoretical and practical grounding in the laws governing international and domestic human and civil rights and to expand your expertise by pursuing new areas of study or explore existing knowledge at a deeper level. The units available cover an extensive range of rights-focussed topics, including foundational civil rights, international law, international human rights, rights in war and conflicts, refugees, asylum seekers and detention, family and community rights, human rights in the workplace and bills of rights.  This specialisation is suitable for graduates interested in developing or enhancing careers within the government sector or in development agencies and other local and international human rights-related organisations.

Availability
Global society and human rights is listed in L6004 Master of Laws and L6013 Master of Legal Studies as a postgraduate specialisation.

Structure

Research-integrated electives12 credit points
You must complete 12 credit points from the following units. Please note that not all units are offered every year. To confirm whether a specific unit is available in the current academic year, follow the links provided to each individual unit.

Note: Enrolment in LAW5083 and LAW5084 is subject to the Board of Examiners certifying that the research falls within the area of specialisation.
Specialisation electives18 credit points
You must complete 18 credit points from the following units.

Please note that not all units are offered every year. To confirm whether a specific unit is available in the current academic year, follow the links provided to each individual unit.

Courses that offer it

Notes

Please note that this Area of Study was previously coded as GLBSOCHR04.

Please note that some of the electives listed are only offered every second year, subject to resourcing.

Common questions

Which courses offer Global society and human rights?

3 courses in 2027: Graduate Certificate of Laws, Graduate Diploma of Laws and Master of Laws.

What units are in Global society and human rights?

It lists 59 units, including LAW5082, LAW5083, LAW5084, LAW5303, LAW5304, LAW5314, LAW5325 and LAW5330. The structure above shows which are required and which you choose.

Specialisation details

Type
Specialisation
Study level
Postgraduate
Credit points
30
Faculty
Faculty of Law
Handbook years
2027