Master of Human Rights Law

Yes, the Master of Human Rights Law is designed for both legal and non-legal backgrounds. It is relevant for practising lawyers as well as professionals working for organisations like development agencies.

Subjects are designed with busy working professionals in mind and are delivered flexibly, usually through five-day intensives. They are taught online, on-campus, or as a hybrid of both.

The indicative first year fee for 2026 is AUD $49,984. Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are not available for this course.

Students have access to the Melbourne Law School library, which holds one of the best law collections in Australia, the Legal Academic Skills Centre offering one-on-one research and legal academic skills consultations, and mentoring opportunities matching full-time students with experienced practitioners from leading law firms, the Bar, government, the judiciary, and the not-for-profit sector.

You will develop an advanced appreciation of the relationship between human rights law and politics, in-depth knowledge of institutional human rights frameworks in Australia and internationally, the ability to debate matters like the contested universality of international human rights, and practical skills to assess the effectiveness of human rights enforcement mechanisms, navigate human rights challenges in globalisation, and respond to human rights threats from non-state actors.