Understanding the work of government requires a sharp understanding of how public policy is shaped by legal frameworks.

 

This Melbourne MicroCert explores the legal and political environments public sector professionals must navigate to ensure governments can respond effectively to the challenges communities face.

 

This course is ideal for public sector professionals, especially non-lawyers, who want to understand how rule of law standards shape policymaking, protect rights, and prevent arbitrary governance.

 

Explore how rule of law standards impact public administration

Examine competing visions of the rule of law, which encompasses everything from procedural fairness to values such as human rights. Enhance your understanding of public policymaking and explore how law and broader rule of law standards both empower and constrain public servants when crafting policy.

 

Examine how the public service is central to governance in accordance with the rule of law

Discuss the many roles public servants play in supporting governance in accordance with the rule of law: as experts, holders of institutional memory, policy implementers, and guardians of rule of law standards.