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New York, USAÌý

Head off to the Big Apple for a two-week intensive courseÌýon Human Rights Law in Practice. This course examines the operation of human rights law in practice in international, regional and domestic US and Australian contexts. The course draws together leading US and international human rights lawyers to provide innovative case studies from US courts, regional human rights commissions and the UN system. It also provides you with doctrinal foundations in international human rights law and its incorporation into domestic law, as well as an introduction to the US Bill of Rights and civil rights law.

Beijing, China

This courseÌýprovides an introduction toÌýthe legal system of the People’s Republic of China. Offered in Beijing in conjunction with Tsinghua University Law School,Ìý emphasis is placed on modern developments in China’s commercial law, international business and economic law, and other important legal areas.

Shanghai, ChinaÌý

Study the Chinese Legal System in Shanghai. This two-week course introduces the legal system of the People’s Republic of China withÌýparticular referenceÌýto modern developments in contract and commercial law. In addition to the fascinating study of a legal system that has changed markedly in theÌýpast 30 years, students observe this legal system in practice with field trips to a Chinese law firm and Chinese court.Ìý

Port Vila, VanuatuÌý

Students study Pacific Islands Legal Systems at the University of the South Pacific Law School, in Port Vila. This course will introduce legal systems of the South Pacific region and specific areas of Pacific law. Most Pacific Island states have gained independence in recent years,ÌýmakingÌýtheir laws and legal systems a work in progress. This course will introduce issues arising in these developing legal systems, including issues of history and politics, constitutional development, recognition and application of customary law, land tenure regimes, and regional engagement between states and with outside bodies.

Goa, IndiaÌý

Undertake a 10-day, intensive comparative clinical program at the beautiful beachside city of Goa, a kaleidoscopic blend of India and Portuguese culture. During the program at VMÌýSalgaocarÌýCollege of Law, students will learn about the legal framework for the protection of children’s rights internationally, in India and Australia. They will work collaboratively on comparative projects to understand the various challenges and difficulties involved in the functioning and operation of clinics in different cultural and legal contexts.Ìý Students will gain a deeper understanding of the many and complicated issues involved in child rights protection, the vital importance of community-based legal services, as well as an opportunity to experience the different cultures of the other country.

Pune, IndiaÌý

This course at the ILS Law College, Pune, considers the role of the law in creating and perpetuating gender inequalities. Feminist legal theory challenges the practice and theory ofÌýlawÌýand this course explores its potential to effect social transformation in select areas of women’s lives. The course will trace the historical development of feminist legal theory in both India and in the West, and its modern developments, including key concepts such as formal and substantive equality, the public/private divide, intersections between categories such as race, class, caste and gender, as well asÌýexploringÌýtheories of universalism and cultural relativism. The course will also examine a range of substantive issues relevant to Indian society. These include child marriage, dowry, sex-selection, and a range of issues relevant to both Indian and Australian society, including family relationships, sex work, economic empowerment of women and violence against women. The course aims to assist students to develop critical thinking and build core skills students need to examine gendered constructions of law and how those constructions lead to inequality and discrimination. It will be taught using an active learning approach and there will be two field trips to localÌýorganisationsÌýin Pune.

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BrazilÌý

Transitional Justice in International and Comparative Perspectives explores the legal and other regulatory dimensions of transitions from dictatorships to democracies – from comparative and international perspectives. Studying in Brazil, a country that experienced and emerged from one of the most brutal military dictatorships of the 20th century, students are given unique insight into how transitional justice processes happen on the ground and can consider the legal, social and political dimensions of transitional justice.

Zurich, SwitzerlandÌý

Law and Technology: Comparative Perspectives is taught in partnership with one of Switzerland’s leading universities – the University of ZurichÌý–Ìýand ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø LawÌý& Justice. The host university alternates so that ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø students attend classesÌýwith students from the University of Zurich in Switzerland one January, andÌý18Ìýmonths later Swiss students come to ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø in August. This course explores the interaction between law and technology, introducing students to the potentially problematic relationship between legal rules and technological change. Students engage with legal issues arising at the technological frontier across a range of legal and technological contexts. It links theories of law and technology, technology regulation and intellectual property with practical problem-solving activities.