Skip navigation

Government and Commercial Law Specialization

Government and Commercial Law Specialization  - Overview

Offered By:

ANU College of Law

Academic Contact:

pgadmin.law@anu.edu.au


The Graduate Diploma in Law specialising in Government and Commercial Law, is a program for lawyers. The Government and Commercial Law program combines the College's strengths in commercial and public law. This program reflects important developments in the modern legal environment, as the public and private spheres of legal practice increasingly intersect.

Commercial law now touches most aspects of private business and public government, and public law is a field in which the ANU College of Law is nationally pre-eminent. The College's close links with government, the Parliament and its proximity to the High Court makes it an ideal place to study the intersection of commercial law and government. The program is designed for lawyers to expand their expertise in areas of importance to their day-to-day practice.

Requirements

The Graduate Diploma in Law specialising in Government and Commercial Law, requires courses totalling 36 units, with at least 24 units from the Government and Commercial Law courses listed.

Students are able to apply to transfer to the degree of Master of Laws specialising in Government and Commercial Law, with status for all relevant work completed.

Click here to go to the 2010 Postgraduate Law timetable. Government and Commercial Law courses are coloured blue.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2010 website applies to the 2010 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2009 website.

Updated:   13 Nov 2015 / Responsible Officer:   The Registrar / Page Contact:   Student Business Solutions