International opportunities
and engagement
Engagement extends beyond the classroom with students strongly encouraged to participate in ways
that challenge and support more conventional methods of learning. For more information on
international opportunities, visit law.unsw.edu.au/international-opportunities.
Overseas electives
Santiago, Chile
This overseas elective, 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 Chile, a country that
experienced and emerged from one of the most brutal military dictatorships of the twentieth
century, students are given unique insight into how transitional justice processes happen on the
ground, and take into account the legal, social and political dimensions of transitional justice.
Eligible students enrolled in: Master of Laws, Master of Human Rights Law & Policy, Master of
International Law and International Relations, Master of Dispute Resolution, Master of Criminal
Justice and Criminology, and Juris Doctor.
Shanghai, China
Chinese Legal System is a two-week intensive course that provides an introduction to the legal system
of the People’s Republic of China with particular reference to modern developments in commercial
law. In addition to the fascinating study of a legal system that has changed markedly in the last thirty
years, students can see this legal system in practice with field trips to a Chinese law firm and
Chinese court. The itinerary also includes opportunities to experience local culture and attractions.
Eligible students enrolled in: Master of Laws, Master of Business Law, and Juris Doctor.
New York, USA
Human Rights Law in Practice is a two-week intensive overseas elective that examines the
operation of human rights law in practice in international, regional and domestic US and Australian
contexts. Based at Columbia New York, the course draws together leading US and international
human rights lawyers to provide cutting-edge case studies from US courts, regional human rights
commissions and the UN system. It encourages students to critically reflect on the efficacy of key
institutions, actors and strategies to promote and protect human rights at home and abroad. The
itinerary includes field visits to the United Nations and other major New York landmarks.
Eligible students enrolled in the: Master of Laws, Master of Human Rights Law & Policy, and
Juris Doctor.
Zurich, Switzerland
International
exchange
Lausanne,
Switzerland
Exchange
International
Internship
Opportunities
This overseas elective, Law and Technology: Comparative Perspectives, is taught at one of
Switzerland’s leading universities - the University of Zurich. The course introduces students to the
potentially problematic relationship between legal rules and technological change. Students engage
with the theories of law and technology, technology regulation and intellectual property with
practical problem-solving activities.
Eligible students enrolled in: Master of Laws and Juris Doctor.
This exchange opportunity allows students to complete part of their program in an unrivalled
international setting with one of Europe’s most prestigious universities, the University of Lausanne.
Lausanne is situated a short distance from Geneva and its international organisations, and visits to
these organisations, form an important part of the exchange experience. LLM students at UNSW
who have completed 24 units of credit (50% of their program) are eligible to apply. This exchange is
particularly relevant to LLM students in the International Business and Economic Law stream at UNSW.
Other international study opportunities are open to students in the Human Rights Internship
Program (LAWS8052).
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