CCCS Seminar: Models of Democracy and Models of Constitutionalism in Latin America
5:30 pm Tuesday 15 May 2012

International Conversation Series: 'Regime Interaction in International Law: Facing Fragmentation In Conversation '
6:00 pm Thursday 10 May 2012

CCLSR Seminar - Public Views of the Morality of Insider Trading
1:00 pm Wednesday 9 May 2012
CCLSR welcomes Stuart P. Green, Professor of Law at Rutgers School of Law, Newark, who will present findings from his co-authored paper, "Public Views of the Morality of Insider Trading"

CCCS Seminar: Democracy, Liberty and Displacement of the Prerogative
1:00 pm Tuesday 8 May 2012
This seminar will explore the interaction between executive power and statute, by considering the approach the courts take to statutory displacement of the royal prerogative and the Commonwealth’s inherent executive power.

Tips for Writing Legal Research Papers
5:30 pm Monday 7 May 2012
Workshop on planning and writing a legal research paper.

Fourth International Construction Law Conference: ‘Global Challenges, shared solutions.’
6-8 May 2012
Registration is now open!

Changing the GAAR: Does Part IVA need to be changed?
5:30 pm Tuesday 24 Apr 2012
This seminar brings together experts and interested parties to discuss proposed changes to Part IVA.

From the UN Security Council to Charlize Theron: “Getting Cross” about Sexual Violence in War
5:45 pm Thursday 19 Apr 2012
Professor Karen Engle (Texas) ‘From the UN Security Council to Charlize Theron: “Getting Cross” about Sexual Violence in War’

CELRL Labour Law Seminar: Human Rights and Labor Rights – Why Don’t the Two Tracks Meet?
1:00 pm Wednesday 18 Apr 2012
In this seminar Professor Guy Mundlak from Tel Aviv University will speak on the topic "Human Rights and Labor Rights - Why Don't the Two Tracks Meet?

CREEL Public Lecture - Robert Glennon
11:00 am Friday 13 Apr 2012
All welcome to attend a free public lecture by Robert Glennon, The University of Arizona, cohosted by CREEL, NCCARF and VCCCAR.

Re-reading the Berlin Conference: International Law and the Logic of Extraction
6:30 pm Wednesday 4 Apr 2012
Professor Matthew Craven - Dean of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences at University of London, will deliver the 2012 Sir Kenneth Bailey Memorial Lecture.

The Doctrine of Sham in the Common Law
5:30 pm Wednesday 4 Apr 2012
The Tax Group and the Obligations Group at Melbourne Law School are pleased to invite you to attend a seminar on ‘The Doctrine of Sham in the Common Law’.

'TRIPS on the Web: An Analogue Treaty in a Digital Age, or the First Trade 2.0 Agreement?'
6:00 pm Monday 2 Apr 2012
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH) and the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) will host this Public Seminar at Melbourne Law School

CCCS Seminar - What's the Story? The United Kingdom Supreme Court's New Approach to Communications
1:00 pm Thursday 29 Mar 2012
What is the United Kingdom Supreme Court’s story? What challenges does it face in getting its message out – both about what it has done in cases, but also more widely about its role?

Melbourne Asian Law Conference - Recent reforms in the administration of justice in China
28-29 Mar 2012
China’s justice system has been the subject of a great deal of critical scrutiny in recent years...

PhD Completion Seminar by Luis Eslava
1:00 pm Friday 23 Mar 2012
PhD Candidate, Luis Eslava will be presenting on his thesis, Local Space, Global Life: The Everyday Operation of International Law and Development

A Light-Hearted Overview of Intellectual Property with Judge Marvin Garbis
1:00 pm Wednesday 21 Mar 2012
Come along and hear District Judge Marvin J Garbis deliver a lunchtime seminar on Intellectual Property

Transactional Law Workshop: The Euro Crisis - A Practical Perspective
1:00 pm Friday 16 Mar 2012
The Euro crisis is all around us. The developments follow thick and fast. The regulatory changes are profound, as Europe is subjected to both a sovereign debt crisis and a second credit crunch. Aimed both at practitioners as well as students with an specific interest, this half-day long seminar addresses the practical impact of this crisis on the international financial markets from a distinctly practical perspective.

CELRL Labour Law Seminar: Recovering Compensation for Employment Entitlements in Cases of Accessorial Liability Under the Fair Work Act
1:00 pm Tuesday 13 Mar 2012
In this seminar Helen Anderson and John Howe will discuss recovering compensation for employment entitlements in cases of accessorial liability under the Fair Work Act.

PLSA Women's Day Open Discussion
5:00 pm Thursday 8 Mar 2012
The Postgraduate Law Student Association invites you to the International Women's Day: Open Discussion

The Changing Face of Legal Education in China
6:30 pm Monday 5 Mar 2012
Jeffrey Lehman discusses the changing face of legal education in China.

'Transnational Judicial Conversations on the Privileges and Immunities of International Organisations'
12:45 pm Thursday 23 Feb 2012
An Institute for International Law and the Humanities seminar to be presented by Professor August Reinisch (Law, University of Vienna).

PhD Completion Seminar by Nicola Charwat
1:00 pm Wednesday 22 Feb 2012
PhD Candidate will be presenting on her thesis: Public Interest Amicus Curiae in WTO Dispute Settlement: Contesting Global Market Governance?

Asian Legal Dialogue - The Life of a Judge in Japan (Visiting Judge Atsuyuki Taniike)
3:00 pm Tuesday 21 Feb 2012
Judge Taniike will talk about how one may be appointed as a judge, the beginning of his own career, his lifestyle, and the value and burden of the job.

Back in Your Box: Big Tobacco's Legal Challenges to Plain Packaging in Australia
5:30 pm Monday 20 Feb 2012
The lecture, part of Orientation Week, explains the legal challenges and issues since the Australian government introduced legislation on tobacco product packaging

The Rome Statute Ten Years On: Where to from here for the ICC?
6:00 pm Friday 17 Feb 2012
Mrs Fatou Bensouda of the Gambia has been elected Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Hear her discuss the challenges she expects to face in this role.

ALC Brown Bag Seminar - Family Law in Japan, by Justice Kiyoko Okabe
10:30 am Wednesday 15 Feb 2012
Justice Okabe will explain the current state of family law in Japan, drawing on her extensive experience as a judge in family courts in Japan.

Transactional Law Program at Melbourne Law School
12:45 pm Tuesday 20 Dec 2011
One Step Ahead - Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds after the Global Financial Crisis

The Criminalisation of Holocaust Denial and Freedom of Speech
6:30 pm Wednesday 14 Dec 2011
Presented by Professor Dieter Grimm, Humboldt University of Berlin

Joint Seminar - 'Cosmopolitan Justice in a Postcolonial World' and 'Integration Regimes and Governmentality'
6:00 pm Monday 12 Dec 2011
IILAH will present a joint public seminar presented by Professor Nikita Dhawan (Goethe-University Frankfurt) & by Professor Maria do Mar Castro Varela (Alice Salomon University Berlin)

Law Building Closure
12:00 am Saturday 10 Dec 2011
Our annual EWIS (evacuation alarm and intercom system) testing will take place throughout the day on Saturday the 10th of December.

CELRL Labour Law Seminar: 'Harmonized work health and safety laws – a new province for occupational health and safety'
6:00 pm Thursday 1 Dec 2011
At this seminar, Peter Rozen and Robin Stewart-Crompton will examine the progress, content and implications of the national harmonisation of OHS laws, with a focus on key issues.

Melbourne Contracts Workshop
1-2 Dec 2011
The Obligations Group at Melbourne Law School is pleased to invite academics who teach or research in the field of Contracts to a workshop at Melbourne Law School.

UNDP Gender Team Internship - Bangkok Thailand
1-8 Dec 2011

CCCS Seminar: Keeping things in proportion: Section 7(2) of the Victorian Charter - post Momcilovic and in Comparative Perspective
1:00 pm Wednesday 30 Nov 2011
CCCS Seminar presented by Claudia Geiringer

ALC/ CILS Research Seminar - Living in Limbo: Muslim Asylum-Seekers Stuck in Indonesia
5:00 pm Tuesday 29 Nov 2011
Indonesia has become a transit destination for refugees and asylum seekers from war-torn countries in Asia. Antje will talk about the living arrangements and difficulties they face.

Eliminating Violence against Women - Changing Law, Changing Culture
6:30 pm Monday 28 Nov 2011
Presented by Jeffrey L. Bleich, the American Ambassador to Australia

Do we still need record labels? 2011 Vanderbilt-Melbourne Global Debate
2:00 am Wednesday 16 Nov 2011
Hear an expert panel discuss the role of record labels in the digital age

The 2011 John Barry Memorial Lecture by Prof. Larissa Behrendt
6:30 pm Tuesday 15 Nov 2011
This free public lecture will be delivered by Professor Larissa Behrendt, who will present on the topic: “More Upbeat than Usual: Considering Crime Rates in Indigenous Communities”

Transactional Law Program. Corporate Governance and Anti-bribery in Cross-border Transactions
10-15 Nov 2011
Two seminars will be held; one on Thursday 10 November (Melbourne), and the other on Tuesday 15 November (Sydney).

CELRL Labour Law Seminar - Performance Appraisal Cynicism: Subordinate and Manager Perspectives
1:00 pm Thursday 10 Nov 2011
Performance appraisals are a widely applied tool of human resource management. In this seminar Michelle Brown will examine antecedents and consequences of performance appraisal cynicism.

APCML Lecture A normative standard for military justice?
6:00 pm Thursday 3 Nov 2011
A public lecture to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the APCML

Postgraduate Law Students Association (PLSA) BBQ
1:30 pm Sunday 30 Oct 2011
Come join us for a Postgraduate Law Students Association (PLSA) BBQ, a game of football and some sporting activities as we socialise in the Melbourne sun right beside the Yarra River.

'Agonism and Abjection: Hannah Arendt, Giorgio Agamben and the Right to Have Rights'
12:45 pm Thursday 27 Oct 2011
IILAH seminar to be presented by Dr Andrew Schaap (Politics, University of Exeter)

Melbourne Law Masters: 2012 Program Information Evening
6:00 pm Wednesday 26 Oct 2011
Experience what the 2012 Melbourne Law Masters program has to offer.

Electoral Reform and the Quest for Democracy in Malaysia, by Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan
6:30 pm Tuesday 25 Oct 2011
Dato' Ambiga will explore the days prior to and after BERSIH 2.0, its significance, and the Malaysian government’s recently announced undertaking to repeal some of the most oppressive laws.

Earth Rights International summer internships in Thaliland
Tuesday 25 Oct 2011
ERI's Summer Legal Interns are law students able to work full-time for 8-10 weeks in ERI's office in Chiang Mai, Thailand, during the summer.

AACL Constitutional Law forum: Momcilovic’s Case
5:30 pm Friday 21 Oct 2011
The Australian Association of Constitutional Law (AACL) is pleased to invite you to a forum on Momcilovic’s Case.

'De-linking intellectual property from exclusive rights'. 2011 Francis Gurry Lecture on Intellectual Property.
6:00 pm Monday 17 Oct 2011
Presented by James Love - Director, Knowledge Ecology International

PLSA Open House: Introduction of the 2012 Masters Program
5:30 pm Monday 17 Oct 2011
This special Open House will feature an introduction by Associate Dean Cheryl Saunders regarding the 2012 Law Masters Program.

Legal Communication and Writing Skills tutorials and workshops
Friday 14 Oct 2011
Tutorials and clinics for Melbourne Law Masters students who are new to academic legal writing.

ART/CCCS Inaugural Lecture: Integrity in Parliament - Where Does Duty Lie?
6:30 pm Tuesday 11 Oct 2011
Former Senator Fred Chaney to present the Accountability Round Table and Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies Inaugural Lecture

2011 Sir Anthony Mason Lecture: Proportionality - a Rule of Reason
6:15 pm Friday 7 Oct 2011
Presented by The Hon. Justice Susan Kiefel AC (High Court of Australia)

CCCS Seminar: The High Cost of Judges: Reconsidering Judicial Pensions and Retirement in an Ageing Population
1:00 pm Thursday 29 Sep 2011
Seminar presented by Professor Brian Opeskin

'Decolonising International Law: Development, Economic Growth and the Politics of Universality'
Thursday 29 Sep 2011
This Book Launch is in London. There will be one in Melbourne later in 2011. Details will be posted in early October 2011.

'Beyond the Malaysian Solution? Refugee Responsibility Sharing in the Asia-Pacific Region'
6:00 pm Thursday 22 Sep 2011
IILAH and CCCS Public Lecture presented by Richard Towle (United Nations), James C. Hathaway (Law, Michigan), Michelle Foster (Law, Melbourne) and Adrienne Stone (Law, Melbourne).

Relaunch Your Career conference - Towards Success in the Law
22-23 Sep 2011
An initiative from the Law Institute of Victoria, Victorian Women Lawyers, the Victorian Bar, the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association and the Women Barristers Association.

ALC/CCCS Occasional Seminar: The Social Contract and the Malaysian Constitution Revisited
6:00 pm Monday 12 Sep 2011
ALC/CCCS Seminar to be presented by Professor Andrew Harding, University of Victoria, Canada

Construction Law in Australia (3rd ed) Book Launch and 2012 Masters Program Information
5:30 pm Thursday 8 Sep 2011
Melbourne Law School invites you & colleagues to Construction Law in Australia (3rd ed) book launch by construction law program directors of studies by Prof. Ian Bailey SC & Matthew Bell

Introduction to legal research at Melbourne Law School Webinar
1:00 pm Friday 2 Sep 2011
This webinar will introduce the key legal resources in the Law School, with a focus on finding legal articles, case law and legislation.

CLEN: Second Annual Baxt Lecture on Competition Law
12:30 pm Wednesday 24 Aug 2011
The Second Annual Baxt Lecture will be given by Professor Richard Whish, one of Europe’s foremost competition law scholars, on Wednesday 24 August 2011.

ALC/Tax Group Seminar - Centralization of Taxing Power and Economic Development: Chinese Evidence
5:30 pm Tuesday 23 Aug 2011
Social scientists have been debating the role fiscal decentralization has played in Chinese reform. Is China economically successful due to decentralization or centralization?

The Supreme Court of Victoria Commercial Law Conference
2:00 pm Monday 15 Aug 2011
Current Issues in Commercial Law.

Beyond a Carbon Price: A Framework for Climate Change Regulation in Australia
11-12 Aug 2011
Beyond a Carbon Price: A Framework for Climate Change Regulation in Australia August 11-12, 2011, University of Melbourne

'The Criminal Law - A Mildly Vituperative Critique' presented by The Hon Mark Weinberg
6:30 pm Wednesday 10 Aug 2011
Justice Weinberg will deliver the 2011 Peter Brett Memorial Lecture

Information Session - Tax Library Resources for Melbourne Law Masters students
12:30 pm Tuesday 9 Aug 2011
Essential training in Melbourne Law School's outstanding specialist Tax law resources.

Call for submissions - Journal of Commonwealth Criminal Law
31 Jul-20 Sep 2011
The JCCL invites submissions for future issues from academics, judges and practitioners, in the field of Commonwealth criminal law and practice.

Melbourne Law Masters - Induction Day 2011
9:30 am Saturday 30 Jul 2011
Induction Day is an opportunity for students to to discover the Law School's facilities, learn about graduate research and assessment and to meet their fellow classmates.

'The experience of an extreme loneliness: Resentment and Reconciliation as Affective States of International Criminal Law'
5:30 pm Thursday 21 Jul 2011
IILAH / APCML Keynote address at the 'Affective States of International Criminal Justice' symposium to be presented by Professor Jill Stauffer (Haverford College, USA).

' 'Terrorist': Diasporic Emotions, Sense of Justice and International Criminal Classification'
6:00 pm Wednesday 20 Jul 2011
IILAH Public Seminar to be presented by Professor Ghassan Hage (Future Generation Professor of Anthropology and Social Theory, University of Melbourne)

'Affective States of International Criminal Justice'
20-22 Jul 2011
IILAH / APCML Symposium presented by distinguished and emerging scholars from Australia and internationally.

Law and Religion: Legal Regulation of Religious Groups, Organisations and Communities
15-16 Jul 2011
This international conference will explore the role of law in regulating religious communities and how the law should respond to conflicts between individual and group rights.

Do Bills of Rights Protect or Endanger Religious Freedom: The American Constitutional Experience
6:30 pm Thursday 14 Jul 2011
Professor Witte argues that the American experience demonstrates that the constitutional protection of religious freedom can be a benefit to religion

In Conversation with Brendan Schwab and Ross Levin: What Does It Take To Run A Football Club?
12:30 pm Thursday 14 Jul 2011
In Conversation with Brendan Schwab and Ross Levin: Topic: What Does It Take to Run a Football Club Cost: $35 Banquet Lunch

JSAA Biennial Conference - Internationalising Japan: Sport, Culture and Education
4-7 Jul 2011
The University of Melbourne is hosting the 17th Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia (JSAA) in July 2011.

The Wednesday Lectures: Kevin Heller presents 'Can the U.S. Prosecute WikiLeaks for Espionage? Should It?'
6:30 pm Wednesday 29 Jun 2011
This is the fourth lecture in a series of five, as part of The Wednesday Lectures - Hosted by Raimond Gaita titled 'Power, the State and Wikileaks’.

The Wednesday Lectures: Secrecy, Power and Democracy - Panel Discussion
6:30 pm Wednesday 22 Jun 2011
Join Raimond Gaita, Guy Rundle, Gerry Simpson & Robert Manne as they discuss the overall theme of this lecture series.

The Wednesday Lectures: Raimond Gaita presents 'Power and Consent'
6:30 pm Wednesday 15 Jun 2011
This is the second lecture in a series of five, as part of The Wednesday Lectures - Hosted by Raimond Gaita titled 'Secrecy, Power and Democracy'.

Effective Legal Writing Workshop - 31 May 2011
9:00 am Tuesday 31 May 2011
This workshop will focus on the principles that every legal writer must master to produce concise, down-to-earth, and powerful prose.

CCCS Seminar: Constitutional Courts in Fragile Democracies
6:00 pm Thursday 19 May 2011
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies invites you to a seminar on 19 May to hear Professor Sam Issacharoff discuss work in progress on Fragile Democracies.

A Construction Law Showcase: Prize-winning Papers and Announcement of the 2011 Brooking Prize
5:30 pm Thursday 19 May 2011
Melbourne Law School in association with the Society of Construction Law Australia present an evening reception to showcase construction law papers and announce the 2011 Brooking Prize.

Melbourne Law Masters visit to the Parliament of Victoria
Thursday 19 May 2011
International students in the Melbourne Law Masters are invited to attend a tour of Parliament House.

'Torture: Can Law Prevent It?’ presented by Professor Stephen Toope
6:30 pm Wednesday 18 May 2011
A novel theoretical account of how a sense of obligation is created, maintained and destroyed in international society. Exploring the contemporary legal status of the anti-torture norm

Shanghai Alumni Seminar and Reception
5:00 pm Thursday 28 Apr 2011
Shanghai Alumni Seminar and Reception, featuring a presentation by Mr Andrew Godwin

Bridging the Divide (Shanghai)
2:00 pm Wednesday 27 Apr 2011
Understanding how cross-border contracts are drafted and negotiated between Chinese and Western counterparties

International Developments in the Regulation and Structure of Law Firms Seminar Beijing
4:00 pm Tuesday 26 Apr 2011
An update and discussion on:developments, including limited liability partnerships and alternative business structures, and the impact on China and Asia.

Bridging the Divide: Drafting and Negotiating Contracts in Cross-Border Deals seminar (Beijing)
2:00 pm Friday 22 Apr 2011
Understanding how cross-border contracts are drafted and negotiated between Chinese and Western counterparties

CCCS Seminar: The Right to Information in International Human Rights Law
1:00 pm Thursday 14 Apr 2011
A/Prof McDonagh will present her paper 'The Right to Information in International Human Rights Law', which explores conceptual basis for the right to information.

The Legal Construction of Personal Work Relations: A New Model for the Foundation of Employment Relationships
5:30 pm Tuesday 12 Apr 2011
One of the most intractable issues in employment law concerns the adequacy of the contract of employment as a basis for regulating employment relationships and social protection.

The Policy, Politics and Law of Obama's Health Care Reform: Rhetoric vs. Reality
7:00 pm Thursday 7 Apr 2011
Mark Hall outlines major elements of U.S. health care reform, explains key policy goals accomplished & compromised, & forecasts overturning reform through constitutional or political attacks

Guest Lecture Series - Starting at Law School. Ending on the High Court
1:00 pm Thursday 10 Mar 2011
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

Career Pathways Seminar - Spooks and spies: careers in intelligence
5:30 pm Wednesday 9 Mar 2011

Preparing for Work Seminar - Writing a winning resume and cover letter
1:00 pm Wednesday 9 Mar 2011

Guest Lecture Series - Can 'Solution Focussed Judging' exist in a milieu of 'Law and Order'?
1:00 pm Thursday 3 Mar 2011
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

Book Launch - “Australian Cartel Regulation: Law, Policy and Practice in an International Context”
5:45 pm Tuesday 22 Feb 2011
The launch will be hosted by Professor Bob Baxt AO, Chair of the Melbourne Law Masters Competition Law Program Advisory Board.

'Achieving greater coherence and mutual supportiveness between the trade and climate change regimes'
12:45 pm Thursday 3 Feb 2011
This seminar will be hosted by the Centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental Law and the Institute for International Law and the Humanities at the Melbourne Law School.

'Tax - it's more than numbers' Australasian Tax Teachers Association Conference
19-21 Jan 2011
Join the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Tax Teachers Association, co-hosted by the Melbourne Law School and the Monash University Taxation Law and Policy Research Institute.

'Nomos, physis and sexual difference in 17th century civil philosophies: some reflections upon law and feminist politics' by Dr Maria Drakopoulou (Kent Law School)
5:30 pm Thursday 16 Dec 2010
Professor Anne Orford (Melbourne Law School) and Ms Erica Millar (PhD, Gender Studies/Law) will act as discussants following the presentation of Dr Drakopoulou's paper.

'figuring borders, bordering figures': Melbourne Doctoral Forum on Legal Theory
16-17 Dec 2010
A two-day workshop for doctoral and early career researchers to discuss questions of legal theory and methodology.

'Responsibility Sharing or Shifting? Australia’s Proposals for a regional System of Refugee Protection', IILAH Workshop
9:00 am Friday 10 Dec 2010
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities will host an academic workshop to discuss the implications of Australia’s proposals for a regional protection framework.

'Property Law' Conference
Friday 10 Dec 2010
The Obligations Group is pleased to invite all academics who teach or research in the field of Property Law in Australia and New Zealand to a one day conference at Melbourne Law School

'Regional Processing of Refugees: Is it Legal?' presented by Professor James C. Hathaway
6:30 pm Thursday 9 Dec 2010
What are the legal limits on Australia's right to force refugees away from its refugee protection system? How have courts in other countries reacted to such plans?

The Impact of the Fair Work Act Collective Bargaining Framework: Is It Achieving the Government’s Policy Objectives?
1:00 pm Wednesday 1 Dec 2010
This Labour Law Seminar will look at the collective bargaining rules in Part 2-4 of the Fair Work Act which have been in operation for around 16 months.

Book Launch: Exploring Private Law
6:00 pm Wednesday 24 Nov 2010
Invitation to attend a book launch: 'Exploring Private Law' edited by Elise Bant and Matthew Harding.

The Eighth Annual Australasian Jury Conference; New Directions in Jury Reform, Research and Policy
9:00 am Friday 19 Nov 2010
Bringing together those interested in jury research and practice.

Rare Books Lecture 'The Modern History and Contemporary Issues of Law Reporting: From 1850 to the Online Revolution'
5:30 pm Thursday 18 Nov 2010
Tracing the history of law reporting from the mid-ninteenth century to the modern era.

ALC Brown Bag Seminar -
1:00 pm Thursday 18 Nov 2010
Judge Shimobaba will speak about his experience as a Judge in a rural Japanese Court, particularly the Omura Branch of the Nagasaki District Court.

Construction Law in 2010: Putting the Principles into Practice seminar and reception
28 Oct-28 Sep 2010
An opportunity for lawyers and industry professionals to share ideas about the key principles underpinning the law relating to the construction industry in Australia and overseas.

Melbourne Law Masters 2011 Information Evening
6:00 pm Wednesday 27 Oct 2010
The Melbourne Law Masters offers specialist masters degrees and graduate diplomas of unrivalled quality.

'The Crime of Aggression' Public Lecture
6:00 pm Thursday 14 Oct 2010
The Lecture is the keynote address for the three-day international symposium "Untold Stories: Hidden Histories of War Crimes Trials"

'Untold Stories: Hidden Histories of War Crimes Trials'
14-16 Oct 2010
A three-day international symposium with over thirty scholars including PhD students, which will uncover and explore some of the less well-known war crimes trials.

Book Launch, 'Events: The Force of International Law' by Sundhya Pahuja, Fleur Johns and Richard Joyce.
6:00 pm Friday 8 Oct 2010
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities will host the launch of a new book 'Events: The Force of International Law' by Sundhya Pahuja, Fleur Johns and Richard Joyce.

Law in the Field legal research workshop
1:00 pm Friday 1 Oct 2010
A half-day workshop exploring the collection and use of fieldwork data in legal research.

Public Interest Law Opportunities and Obstacles: The 2010 Conference of the Civil Justice Research Group Melbourne Law School
27-28 Sep 2010
The conference aims to promote dialogue between groups with a common interest and trigger discussion on public interest law, cases and issues.

'Justice: What's the Rights Thing to Do', presented by Mr John Tobin
5:15 pm Thursday 9 Sep 2010
Are you interested in a law degree or curious to find out more about how the law relates to the world you live in? Come along to one of a series of lunchtime sample law classes.

'Legal regulation of human stem cell technology" presented by Professor Loane Skene
1:00 pm Wednesday 25 Aug 2010
Are you interested in a law degree or curious to find out more about how the law relates to the world you live in? Come along to one of a series of lunchtime sample law classes.

'The erosion of the right to privacy in the fight against terrorism', presented by Professor Martin Scheinin
5:30 pm Tuesday 24 Aug 2010
Martin Scheinin will discuss his recent report to the Human Rights Council in which he raised a number of concerns about the protection of the right to privacy in the fight against terrorism

Constitutionalization of the European Court of Human Rights through “pilot judgments”?
1:00 pm Friday 13 Aug 2010
Professor Wojciech Sadurski

Sentencing - A Judge’s Perspective (Guest Lecture Series)
1:00 pm Tuesday 10 Aug 2010
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

'Past Lives and Future Hopes: A Vision to End Animal Suffering' presented by Ms Joyce Tischler
1:00 pm Monday 9 Aug 2010
Joyce Tischler, Co-Founder and General Counsel for the US Animal Legal Defense Fund, will visit Melbourne Law School as part of a nationwide lecture series.

'Humanitarian Intervention: Noble Cause or Gendered Paradigm?', presented by Ms Gina Heathcote
12:45 pm Thursday 5 Aug 2010
This paper analyses international legal justifications for the use of force on humanitarian grounds, also reiterated by President Obama in his Nobel acceptance speech (2009).

International Public Lecture – Presented by the Chief Justice of the United States, the Honourable John G. Roberts, Jr.
6:30 pm Tuesday 27 Jul 2010
We are delighted to present this significant international public lecture by the Chief Justice of the United States, the Honourable John G. Roberts, Jr.

'Looking into the Void: A Dialogue on Cinematic Representations of Lawless Spaces' presented by Professor Shulamit Almog and Professor Ruth Buchanan
5:30 pm Monday 26 Jul 2010
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities will present a seminar on ‘law and film’, a dialogue between Professor Shulamit Almog and Professor Ruth Buchanan.

New Voices in Media Law: Centre for Media and Communications Law Medal 2010
16 Jul-2 Aug 2010
The inaugural Centre for Media and Communications Law Medal seeks succinct, innovative analyses of contemporary issues in media law. Applications close on 26 July 2010.

'Obligations V: Rights & Private Law' Conference
14-16 Jul 2010
Melbourne Law School's Obligations Group presents 'Obligations V: Rights & Private Law' Conference, co-hosted by University of Melbourne and University of Oxford

'The South of International Law'
8-9 Jul 2010
The aim of this intensive workshop is to develop the repertoires of thinking through the laws that position the South in the domains of international laws.

'Workplace Consequences of Electronic Exhibitionism and Voyeurism' presented by Mr William Herbert
1:00 pm Tuesday 22 Jun 2010
This Labour Law seminar will explore contemporary workplace issues resulting from the related social phenomena of electronic exhibitionism and voyeurism.

Private Military Companies on the battlefield: Challenges for IHL
6:00 pm Tuesday 8 Jun 2010
Dr Melzer, Legal Adviser for the ICRC, addresses the challenges that States and non-state actors face when dealing with increasing numbers of private military companies on the battlefield.

'Secrecy, security and the media: how counter-terrorism laws affect media reporting in Australia and the UK' presented by Dr Lawrence McNamara
1-2 Jun 2010
This seminar explores preliminary research into how the media is affected by laws that govern how information about terrorism is obtained and conveyed to the public. Sydney & Melbourne.

'Does Judicial Independence Matter?' presented by The Hon Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC
6:30 pm Thursday 27 May 2010
The Annual Law Week Oration proudly presented by Melbourne Law School and the Victoria Law Foundation

'Chivalry without a Horse: The Impact of Military Honour on the Modern Law of Armed Conflict', presented by Rain Liivoja
12:45 pm Tuesday 25 May 2010
This presentation considers the imprint that military honour in its medieval guise, usually called chivalry, has left on the modern law of armed conflict.

'The U.S. Supreme Court Meets the 'War on Terror': A Discussion of U.S. Supreme Court Decisions' presented by Professor Elizabeth Magill
1:00 pm Tuesday 18 May 2010
The CCCS invites you to a seminar by US constitutional law scholar Elizabeth Magill on the US Supreme Court decisions that consider various aspects of the post-9/11 legal regime in the USA.

'Transnational Labour Regulation and the Limits of Governance' presented by Professor Kevin Kolben
1:00 pm Wednesday 12 May 2010
In this Labour Law seminar, Professor Kevin Kolben will outline an alternative approach to transnational labour regulation that seeks to create discursive mechanisms and institutions.

'The Shape of the Australian Legal Profession and the Impact of the National Profession Reform Project' presented by Mr Andrew Grech
1:00 pm Tuesday 11 May 2010
This is part of a series of weekly lectures focussing on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

Open for Business? China’s Telecommunications Service Market and the WTO
5:30 pm Wednesday 21 Apr 2010
This seminar investigates key commercial and legal barriers to foreign entry into China’s telecommunications service market.

CELRL Labour Law Seminar - Just the Facts: The Case for Workplace Transparency
5:00 pm Thursday 15 Apr 2010
Professor Cynthia Estlund from New York University School of Law will present a Labour Law Seminar on the topic - "Just the Facts: The Case for Workplace Transparency".

Civil Justice Twilight Seminar, Settlement and Closure in Mass Litigation: Private Claims, Aggregate Rights
4:30 pm Thursday 15 Apr 2010
An intimate Twilight Seminar presented by The Civil Justice Research Group, Settlement and Closure in Mass Litigation: Private Claims, Aggregate Rights by Professor Sam Issacharoff.

ALC Brown Bag Seminar: Dr Gunbileg Boldbaatar: Transitional Legal System of Mongolia
1:00 pm Wednesday 14 Apr 2010
The development of Mongolia’s present legal system, factors affected by the former Soviet ideology, transplantation suggestions and these influences on reality are examined by Dr Boldbaatar.

Navigating the Maze: The Australian Law Reform Commission's Family Violence Inquiry (Guest Lecture Series)
1:00 pm Tuesday 13 Apr 2010
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

IILAH/IPRIA Seminar: TRIPS at 15: A New Centre of Gravity? Reflections on the Evolution of the TRIPS Agreement
12:45 pm Friday 26 Mar 2010
IILAH and IPRIA warmly invite you to attend this seminar presented by Tony Taubman, Director, Intellectual Property Division, World Trade Organization.

CELRL Labour Law Seminar: Women at work in Nordic countries – the workfare model and the ideology of the self-supporting individual
1:00 pm Thursday 25 Mar 2010
This seminar will address present issues concerning equality between men and women at work in the Nordic countries, with a focus on Sweden and Norway.

IILAH Seminar: Making Women’s Rights a Reality in Australia: Engaging the procedures of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
4:00 pm Wednesday 24 Mar 2010
Seminar for Women’s Rights Supporters: Activists, Researchers, LegalPractitioners, Students, Non-Governmental Organisations, Community Legal Centres.

The Professional Landscape for the Media/Entertainment Lawyer (Guest Lecture Series)
1:00 pm Tuesday 23 Mar 2010
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

Melbourne Law School Graduation Ceremony
3:30 pm Saturday 20 Mar 2010
Melbourne Law School will celebrate the graduation of students completing their studies in 2009, at a ceremony held in Wilson Hall on Saturday 20 March 2010 at 3.30 pm.

The Care Factor: The Care, Skill and Diligence Standard for Directors after ASIC v Rich (Sydney)
5:30 pm Thursday 18 Mar 2010
The recent decision in ASIC v Rich, along with other court judgments, highlights the importance of the duty of care, skill and diligence owed by company directors and officers.

Authorship, Anthems and Authorisation: a legal and economic review of the copyright triptych
18-19 Mar 2010
Australia is currently awash with landmark, first instant copyright cases. To discuss these cases in-depth, Associate Professor David Brennan in conjunction with IPRIA and CMCL will be hosting a discussion amongst Australia’s leading experts in law and economics.

The Relationship Between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law: Complementarity or Collision?
6:00 pm Tuesday 16 Mar 2010
The Relationship Between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law: Complementarity or or Collision? presented by Lt Col Christopher Jenks

CCCS Seminar:
1:00 pm Wednesday 10 Mar 2010
The CCCS is pleased to invite you to a seminar by A/Prof James Stribopoulos from Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada, reflecting on over 25 years of constitutional criminal procedure in Canada.

When Athletes Offend? (Guest Lecture Series)
1:00 pm Tuesday 9 Mar 2010
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

Can a lawyer serve the public interest and still make money? Presented by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
1:00 pm Thursday 4 Mar 2010

Professor Jamie Cameron presents Do Constitutional Rights Really Make A Difference?
1:00 pm Tuesday 23 Feb 2010
The CCCS is pleased to invite you to a seminar by Professor Jamie Cameron, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto on Canada's Charter of Rights "Do Constitutional Rights Really Make a Difference?"

Professor Philippe Sands to launch Lee Godden's and Jacqueline Peel's New Book
12:30 pm Monday 22 Feb 2010
Professor Philippe Sands will launch Lee Godden's and Jacqueline Peel's innovative book and interdisciplinary book on environmental law recently published with Oxford University Press.

CELRL Seminar: Bargaining Processes in the US - Including the Requirement to Bargain in Good Faith
5:30 pm Tuesday 2 Feb 2010
This lecture will provide an opportunity for academics and practitioners in workplace relations and labour law to gain an insight into the US experience of good faith bargaining.

Remedies Conference (please note registrations are now closed due to an overwhelming number of registrations)
9:00 am Friday 11 Dec 2009
REGISTRATIONS NOW CLOSED Remedies courses are assuming a far greater prominence within undergraduate and postgraduate law degrees. What is the future of Remedies teaching and scholarshi

CERDIN/IILAH Workshop: Evaluating Critical Approaches to International Law, Université Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne)
11-12 Dec 2009
The workshop is sponsored by CERDIN (Université Paris I) and IILAH (Melbourne Law School).

Moving the Children’s Rights Agenda Forward: An Interdisciplinary Australian Perspective
10:00 am Friday 4 Dec 2009
Using the UNCRoC as the starting point, this conference will investigate what a children's rights focus looks like in the Australian context within different disciplines.

CELRL Labour Law Seminar: Change and Evolution in New Zealand Employment Law
1:00 pm Thursday 3 Dec 2009
This seminar will focus on the way the statutory good faith obligation has developed over the last decade.

CCCS: International and Comparative Perspectives on Constitutional Law
9:00 am Friday 27 Nov 2009
You are invited to attend this major conference hosted by the CCCS with a range of leading Australian and international scholars and a keynote speech by the Chief Justice of Australia.

ALC/CILS Research Seminar: Growing Together in Partnership: Women's Views of the Business Practices of an Islamic Savings and Credit Cooperative
1:00 pm Tuesday 24 Nov 2009
This seminar explores the impact of the rise of Islamism on women in Indonesia, and how Islamic jurisprudence has been linked to the business operations of the BMTs (Baitul Maal wat Tamwil).

IILAH/CCCS Seminar: Women's Autonomy, Religion on Trial
5:30 pm Thursday 19 Nov 2009
The IILaH and the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies present a seminar by Professor Frances Raday on Women’s Autonomy - Religion on Trial.

Inaugural Frank Costigan Oration 2009 presented by Hon John Cain
6:30 pm Wednesday 18 Nov 2009
With the new challenges of turbulent and financially uncertain times, can we take up Frank Costigan QC's fight against corruption? How can we work to foster broader ethical practice?

Blogging and Media Law - Centre for Media and Communications Law Seminar
5:30 pm Wednesday 18 Nov 2009
The seminar will address key issues about blogging that arise internationally, especially related to defamation and privacy law.

10th Anniversary of Melbourne Law School’s Construction Law Program - 10th November
2:00 pm Tuesday 10 Nov 2009
Please join us as we look forward to the way in which law and construction practice will – and, more importantly, should – interact in the future. Please RSVP by the 19th of Oct.

ALC Occasional Seminar (with IPRIA): An introduction to the Intellectual Property High Court of Japan
5:30 pm Monday 9 Nov 2009
In light of his extensive experience in Intellectual Property Law, Judge Hiroki Morishita will provide an introduction to the Intellectual Property High Court of Japan

IILAH/ARC Workshop: Reasons of State: Security, Civility, Immunity, Life
9-10 Nov 2009
This two-day workshop will explore the histories, objects, passions and strategies of modern statecraft.

The James Hardie Case - A Timely Reminder to Consider Your D&O Cover and Deeds of Indemnity, Insurance and Access
5:30 pm Thursday 5 Nov 2009
The Supreme Court decision that James Hardie directors and officers were in breach of their duties resulting in the imposition of substantial banning orders and financial penalties, coupled with the Court's decision not to exonerate them, is a timely reminder that directors and officers should periodically review their D&O Insurance and Deeds of Indemnity, Insurance & Access.

CCCS Book Launch: 'Choosing the Republic' by Glenn Patmore
5:00 pm Thursday 5 Nov 2009
The CCCS is pleased to invite you to the launch of Glenn Patmore's new book 'Choosing the Republic' by Peter Van Vliet, Secretary of the Committee of the Australian Republican Movement.

Inaugural Professorial Lecture. Death, Desire, Sin, Redemption: Climate Change and the Rationality of Environmental Law
6:00 pm Wednesday 4 Nov 2009
NEW DATE Professor Lee Godden's lecture will address climate change and its pressing environmental and regulatory concerns.

CELRL Labour Law Seminar: The Regulatory Paradigm in Australian Labour Law
1:00 pm Wednesday 4 Nov 2009
This presentation will examine the labour law and labour market regulation project and the potential which this work has for developing a new paradigm of labour law.

Melbourne Law Masters 2010 Information Evening
6:00 pm Thursday 22 Oct 2009
Find out more about the 2010 Melbourne Law Masters program at our information evening – you can even apply on the night.

Celebrating the Twenty-Year Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Seminar 7)
1:00 pm Wednesday 21 Oct 2009
This seminar is the seventh of the Vice Chancellor's Interdisciplinary Steering Committee on Children's Rights, Participation and Citizenship Lunchtime Seminar Series.

APCML/CCCS Joint Seminar: The High Court versus Military Justice: Where to Next?
5:30 pm Tuesday 6 Oct 2009
The APCML and CCCS invite you to attend a seminar on: "The High Court versus Military Justice: Where to Next?"

Is Justice Possible for First Nation’s Peoples? (Guest Lecture Series)
12:45 pm Tuesday 6 Oct 2009
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

CCCS Seminar: Reassessing the New Commonwealth Model of Constitutionalism.
1:00 pm Monday 5 Oct 2009
The CCCS invites you to attend a lunchtime seminar by Professor Stephen Gardbaum, Professor of Law, University of California on: Reassessing the New Commonwealth Model of Constitutionalism.

ALC Brown Bag Seminar: Japanese Innovations in the Public-Private Divide: Lessons for Australia?
1:00 pm Monday 28 Sep 2009
Australian courts have been slow to develop administrative law doctrine, Trevor Ryan attempts to show that Japan is a useful point of reference.

CCCS Seminar:
1:00 pm Monday 21 Sep 2009
The CCCS invites you to attend a lunchtime seminar by Professor Hugh Corder, University of Cape Town, on: "The Constitutionalisation of South African Administrative Law: Has it Worked?"

Meeting the Basic Survival Needs of the World's Least Healthy People: Towards a Framework Convention on Global Health
6:00 pm Wednesday 16 Sep 2009
Miegunyah Distinguished Fellow Lecture: Prof Gostin will ask what humans need for basic survival and explore how these might be met for people living in some of the least healthy communities

Will freeing parallel imports make books cheaper at the cost of authors?
5:30 pm Tuesday 15 Sep 2009
Speakers: Professor Allan Fels AO, Dr Rhonda Smith, Arlen Duke, Graeme Connelly, Professor Sam Ricketson (Chair)

Current Developments in South African Constitutional Law (Guest Lecture Series)
12:45 pm Tuesday 15 Sep 2009
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

Law Computer Labs unavailable on 11 September
8:00 am Friday 11 Sep 2009
PC Labs 317 and 319 will be unavailable for use between 8 am and 6 pm on Friday September 11th.

Getting development right: current campaigns for a just world (Human Rights Forum Activate Series)
5:30 pm Wednesday 9 Sep 2009
The activate series is designed to provide students with an opportunity to engage with practitioners and advocates in human rights and related fields.

The Coroner: An Ancient Role in a Modern World (Guest Lecture Series)
12:45 pm Tuesday 8 Sep 2009
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

ALC Occasional Seminar: The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in China: Institutional Challenges
5:00 pm Monday 7 Sep 2009
The enforcement of intellectual property rights in China is a serious and controversial issue. Professor Nie will discuss how intellectual property rights are enforced in China.

The 2009 Nathan and Pamela Jacobson Lecture
6:15 pm Wednesday 2 Sep 2009
Despite Carl Schmitt's unforgivable affiliation with the Nazis, his contributions to 20th Century legal science constitute real breakthroughs. Claude Klein will explain why in this lecture.

Melbourne Graduate Expo
3:00 pm Wednesday 2 Sep 2009
Discover the graduate study options available in 2010 and beyond. Register now!

Australia and Refugees: are rights still at risk? (Human Rights Forum Activate Series)
5:30 pm Tuesday 1 Sep 2009
The activate series is designed to provide students with an opportunity to engage with practitioners and advocates in human rights and related fields.

CELRL Labour Law Seminar - Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada: The Low-skilled Stream
1:00 pm Thursday 27 Aug 2009
Professor Judy Fudge will speak on Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada.

CILS Research Seminar: Muslim Women in Radical Islamist Circles: The Case of Al-Mukmin Pesantren, Ngruki
1:00 pm Wednesday 26 Aug 2009
Farha Abdul Kadir Assegaf is a well-known activist and consultant on issues concerning gender and religion. She will present on recent religious fundamentalism and radicalism in Indonesia.

CREEL Public Seminar: Breeding Asian Tigers: The Shifting Regulation of Wildlife Trade in Southeast Asia
1:00 pm Tuesday 25 Aug 2009
CREEL and OEP invite to a lunch time seminar by Chris Turton on the recently passed Biodiversity Law in Vietnam and its failure to protect the region’s unique biodiversity. 1 pm Tue 25 Aug.

Annual Tax Lecture - Tax Uncertainty
5:45 pm Thursday 20 Aug 2009
The Melbourne Law School presents the 2009 Annual Tax Lecture - "Tax Uncertainty".

IILAH Public Seminar, Multilateralism as Terror: International Law, Haiti and Imperialism presented by Dr China Miéville
5:30 pm Thursday 20 Aug 2009
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities invites you to a public seminar presented by Dr China Miéville.

CILS Research Seminar: Playboy on Trial: 'Pornography', The Law and the Islamic Defenders Front in Indonesia
1:00 pm Wednesday 19 Aug 2009
Helen will analyse the anti-pornography Bill as an 'Islamic legal transplant' in the context of discourse theory. She will argue that the Islamic Defenders Front chose to report Playboy.

Climate change responsibility, ethics and law
1:00 pm Wednesday 19 Aug 2009
An internationally-recognised expert in climate change, Professor David Karoly explores the role of ethics and the law in this important global issue.

ALC Occasional / Indonesia Forum Seminar: Politics and Islamisation in Aceh: An Update
6:00 pm Tuesday 18 Aug 2009
Dr Arskal Salim visits Melbourne and is supported by the Indonesia Forum as part of the University of Melbourne's Asia Week to discuss legal Islamisation in modern Indonesia.

The Role of the WTO in Protecting the Global Commons - is there scope for Unilateral Environmental Measures?
5:00 pm Monday 17 Aug 2009
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities will host an evening seminar prestented by Ms Jo Feldman - Senior Legal Officer in the Attorney-General's Department.

Directors' Duties in a Time of Crisis
5:30 pm Wednesday 12 Aug 2009
The global financial crisis means that the environment in which directors are operating is more challenging and more difficult than ever before.

ALC/ILLAH Seminar: Enforcement Problem in the WTO - Success, Limitations and Possible Improvement
6:00 pm Monday 10 Aug 2009
Professor Yasuhei Taniguchi is renowned world-wide for his expertise in insolvency law, civil procedure, arbitration and the World Trade Organisation.

From the international to the local: making human rights count at home (Human Rights Forum Activate Series)
5:30 pm Monday 10 Aug 2009
The activate series is designed to provide students with an opportunity to engage with practitioners and advocates in human rights and related fields.

Hamlet on Trial
6:30 pm Thursday 6 Aug 2009
What will happen when Hamlet is brought to trial for the death of Polonius? Find out at the upcoming mock trial of Hamlet under Australian common law.

New Zealand Graduate Information Sessions
4-6 Aug 2009
Learn how the University of Melbourne can help you go further, faster at one of the information sessions in New Zealand this August.

Francis Gurry: 'Intellectual Property, Innovation and Creativity - Future Global Directions'
6:00 pm Monday 3 Aug 2009
Greater demand for property rights in knowledge has come with increased scrutiny in this field. What will be the effect of this on international policy regulating intellectual property?

How to be a Thinker not just a Finder – Evaluating Resources for Legal Research
11:00 am Friday 31 Jul 2009
The objective of this workshop is to assist students in evaluating what resources to use, and why, when conducting legal research.

Media Law Inaugural Professorial Lectures
5:30 pm Wednesday 29 Jul 2009
Presenting two Inaugural Professorial Lectures: Professor Andrew Kenyon- Might Media Law Matter? Professor Megan Richardson- Kant Stand It - Breach of Confidence and the Right to Privacy

IILAH Seminar: From Security Council Resolution 1325 to 1820
12:45 pm Tuesday 28 Jul 2009
Ms Gina Heathcote (SOAS) will explore the capacity of Security Council resolutions to offer tools for achieving gender justice in post-conflict situations.

National Human Rights Institutions Workshop: Creating change? NHRIs’ (In)Action in the Asia-Pacific Region
9:00 am Wednesday 22 Jul 2009
This workshop will be hosted by the Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH) and the Postgraduate Law Students Association (PLSA), at the Melbourne Law School.

CCCS Seminar: The Regulatory Constitution
1:00 pm Monday 20 Jul 2009
The CCCS is pleased to invite you to a seminar by Associate Professor Michael Dowdle, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore on 'The Regulatory Constitution'.

IILAH Seminar: International Law and Translation: Overcoming Legal Pluralism and Linguistic Diversity
12:45 pm Wednesday 15 Jul 2009
Sieglinde Pommer (Harvard) will discuss legal translation as a means of addressing the challenges of multilingualism and diverse legal cultures and institutions in international law.

AustLII Training in Free-Access Online Legal Research
Monday 29 Jun 2009
One-day seminar aims to assist users obtain the maximum benefit from their use of AustLII, WorldLII, and other Internet legal research tools. Alumni discount available

Regime Interaction in International Law: Theoretical and Practical Challenges
26-27 Jun 2009
This conference is co-sponsored by IILAH and the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law and Pembroke College (Cambridge).

CCCS Seminar: 'Inglis Clark, Edmund Barton, Marbury v Madison, and the familiar story about the deletion and re-insertion of section 75(v) of the Commonwealth Constitution. A longer ending.'
1:00 pm Thursday 18 Jun 2009
The CCCS is pleased to invite you to a brown bag seminar by Professor William Buss, University of Iowa, on the American influence on the making of the Australian constitution.

The James Hardie Decision - Implications for Directors and Their Advisors
5:30 pm Tuesday 16 Jun 2009
The decision of the NSW Supreme Court in James Hardie is one of the most widely discussed judgments in recent years. It was extensively reported in the media and its implications are now being analysed. The court found that seven former non-executive directors and three former executives of James Hardie had breached their duties. James Hardie was also found to have breached disclosure obligations in relation to ASX announcements.

ALC 'Brown Bag' Seminar: Justice for Munir
1:00 pm Wednesday 10 Jun 2009
There is no case more central to the security of human rights defenders in Indonesia than the 2004 murder of the prominent human rights lawyer Munir. That case is now at risk of collapse.

IILAH Seminar, Transnational Law and Transnational Legal Pluralism: Methodological Observations presented by Professor Peer Zumbansen
6:00 pm Wednesday 3 Jun 2009
Professor Zumbansen will argue that global responses to the unfolding economic crisis should not come at the price of disregarding local regulatory experiences and normative trajectories.

ALC/CILS Research Seminar: Women’s movement in Aceh: Identity, mobilization and autonomy
1:00 pm Wednesday 27 May 2009
Ms Dina Afrianty will highlight issues pertaining to Sharia Implementation and how it mobilizes Acehnese women.

101 Things to do with a Law Degree (Guest Lecture Series)
12:45 pm Tuesday 26 May 2009
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

Inaugural Professorial Lecture: 'Pushing Feminism off the Map? International Law in Times of Crisis'
6:00 pm Wednesday 20 May 2009
Do emergencies necessarily displace law’s emancipatory potential (assuming it exists) and, if not, what opportunities does a time of crisis present for advancing feminist goals?

An Australian Human Rights Act: Dispelling the Myths
6:00 pm Tuesday 19 May 2009
The Hon Catherine Branson QC, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, will offer her reflections on the state of human rights protection in Australia.

Animal protection law: Why it's everyone's business
1:00 pm Thursday 14 May 2009
Leading US animal protection litigator, Bruce Wagman, will share his experiences seeking justice for animals in the courtroom

International Law, Market Regulation and Financial Crisis (Guest Lecture Series)
12:45 pm Tuesday 12 May 2009
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

ACLA Competition Law Master Class for In-House Counsel in Melbourne on May 8 and 13.
8-13 May 2009
This seminar, will provide members of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association with an understanding of the ‘essentials’ of competition law.

ALC/CILS Asian Legal Dialogue: Islam and Religious Minorities in Post-Reformasi Indonesia
1:00 pm Thursday 7 May 2009
A discussion in Bahasa Indonesia with three Indonesian Muslim writers, thinkers and community leaders visitng under the Australia- Indonesia Institute’s Muslim Leaders Exchange Program.

The W. E. Hearn Lecture - The Australian Law of Restitution: Has the High Court lost its way?
6:00 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2009
Andrew Burrows QC (Hon) one of the most eminent private law scholars in the common law world, delivers the 2009 W.E. Hearn Lecture.

Issues in Market Integrity and Regulatory Responses
5:30 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2009
This important seminar brings together leading speakers to discuss key market integrity issues.

ALC/CILS Research Seminar: Regulating Sacred Sites: Conflict at Places of Worship in Indonesia
1:00 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2009
Melissa will discuss the impact Indonesia's national policy on places of worship has had on the relationship between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia.

CCCS Seminar: Politicians' Influence over Regulatory Decisions Ostensibly Based on Sound Science.
1:00 pm Tuesday 7 Apr 2009
The CCCS invites you to a seminar by Professor Peter Strauss, Columbia Law School, New York on "Politicians' Influence over Regulatory Decisions Ostensibly Based on Sound Science."

Centipedes, Liars and Unconscious Bias (Guest Lecture Series)
12:45 pm Tuesday 7 Apr 2009
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students.

Board of Examiners (Guest Lecture Series)
12:45 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2009
A series of weekly lectures on current issues in law and legal practice for Melbourne Law School students. Please note that Ms Patricia Turner is no longer able to attend on this date.

Fortresses, Cathedrals & Monuments to Law: What does the Architecture of the Law Court tell us about the Role of Law in Societies Across Time
5:15 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2009
In this seminar, Linda will look at attitudes to courthouse design over time and reflect on what the various trends presented suggest about the role of law in English society over time.

State Building and International Law: Problems, Paradigms and Prospects
6:00 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2009
IILAH is delighted to invite you to a Twilight Seminar presented by Professor Antony Anghie (Utah), examining legal issues of international territorial administration and 'state building'.

CCCS Book Launch: Challenging Women: Towards Equality in the Parliament of Victoria
5:00 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2009
The CCCS invites you to attend the launch of Dr Grey's book 'Challenging Women: Towards Equality in the Parliament of Victoria' by the Minister for Women's Affairs, Maxine Morand MP.

CMCL Seminar - 'Internet content and ISP-level filtering: the Australian experiment'
8:15 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2009
Government-initiated trials are currently underway in Australia into ISP-level filtering of various internet content..click here for further information.

ALC Book Launch: Examining Practice, Interrogating Theory: Comparative Legal Studies in Asia
5:30 pm Monday 16 Mar 2009
Your are invited to a book launch to celebrate the publication of 'Examining Practice, Interrogating Theory: Comparative Legal Studies in Asia', edited by Pip Nicholson and Sarah Biddulph.

Employment, Tax and Work Visa Information Session
1:00 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2009
Want to know what your rights and responsibilities are in relation to tax, work visa requirements and working in Australia?

Forum on the Proposed Building and Construction Division of Fair Work Australia
9:00 am Thursday 26 Feb 2009
The Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law is holding a Forum on the Proposed Building and Construction Division of Fair Work Australia here at the Law School.

Privacy Case Law Implications for Contemporary Media Practices
5:30 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2009
The Victorian Court of Appeal’s decision in Giller v Procopets, is the latest in a series of privacy decisions having implications for contemporary media practices.

ALC/CELRL/GRADS Workshop: Enforcement of Labour Law in China and Australia
17-19 Feb 2009
This workshop is designed to promote improved enforcement of labour law in China and Australia, through an exchange between scholars, community workers and government representatives.

Commercialising Inventions - What's the Story
17-19 Feb 2009
IPRIA and the AIC are hosting a one-day conference on 17 February 2009 (Brisbane) and 19 February 2009 (Melbourne) on commercialising inventions.

Australian Tax Research Foundation Housing & Taxation Research Symposium
8:30 am Wednesday 11 Feb 2009
Melbourne Law School is hosting the Australian Tax Research Foundation Symposium on Housing & Taxation featuring leading international and Australian speakers on law and economics.

Professor Michal Gal
11-17 Feb 2009

CCCS Seminar: Legislating Like Judges? A Preliminary Assessment of Parliamentary Bills of Rights.
1:00 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 2009
CCCS invites you to attend a seminar by Professor Janet Hiebert, Queen's University, on a comparison of parliamentary bills of rights and their impact on governing.

The Regulation of Female Nudity in Public Spaces: Why are Breasts Such a Threat?
12:45 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2009
The Institute for International Law and the Humanities will host a day-time seminar presented by Ms Chantal Morton (Osgoode Hall Law School).

CCCS Seminar: Real Constitutional Dialogue: From Canada to Australia.
1:00 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2008
CCCS invites you to attend a seminar on 'Real Constitutional Dialogue'by Assistant Professor Rosalind Dixon, University of Chicago Law School

Full Court of the High Court sits in Melbourne (December)
Tuesday 2 Dec 2008
The Full Bench of the High Court is expected to sit during the first two weeks of December, commencing Tuesday 2 December at 9.30am.

Inaugural Professorial Lecture: Professor Adrienne Stone
6:00 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2008
Prof Stone defends the practice of refering to international judgments in her lecture 'Foreign Law and Constitutional Interpretation: Cautious Comparativism or Judicial Activism?'

ALC Occasional Seminar: Combating Corruption in Indonesia: How the Anti-Corruption Commission catches the Big Fish
1:00 pm Monday 24 Nov 2008
Recent receipient of the 2008 Bung Hatta Anti Corruption Award, Amien Sunaryadi will speak on:'Combating Corruption in Indonesia: How the Anti-CorruptionCommission catches the Big Fish'

CCCS Seminar: The Office of Lord Chancellor, the Judiciary and the Constitutional Reform Act 2005: ... a new and original plan?
1:00 pm Monday 24 Nov 2008
CCCS invites you to a seminar by Professor Peter Leyland, Professor of Public Law, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.

Annual CMCL Conference - Media, Communications and Public Speech
20-21 Nov 2008
This is the major annual academic conference for the Centre for Media and Communications Law with plenary speakers from Singapore, South Africa, UK, USA and Australia.

CILS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference 2008
17-18 Nov 2008
CILS will host its 4th annual Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference - to bring together postgraduate students around Australia who are researching topics relating to Islam.

Rare Books Evening: Early English Law Reporting
5:30 pm Wednesday 12 Nov 2008
Melbourne Law School Library presents an evening of Rare Books on the subject of 'Early English Law Reporting'

PUBLIC LECTURE: The Tokyo War Crimes Trial: Humanity’s Justice or Victors’ Justice?
6:00 pm Monday 10 Nov 2008
Professor Fujita will provide an overview of the international legal significance of the Tokyo War Crimes Trial from a Japanese perspective. This public lecture will open the the conference

Tokyo War Crimes Trial Conference and Public Lecture
10-12 Nov 2008
Major international conference and public lecture to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Judgment in the Tokyo War Crimes Trial: The future of international law and the law of war crimes

Labour Law Seminar - Prohibiting religious discrimination: Fundamental human rights and political reality intersect!
1:00 pm Thursday 6 Nov 2008
This Labour Law Seminar will involve a panel including visiting scholar Ms Anne Hewitt and Melbourne Law School’s Associate Professor Beth Gaze.

Melbourne Law Masters Information Evening
6:00 pm Thursday 30 Oct 2008
Find out about our outstanding programs for law and non-law graduates. You can even apply on the night!

Competition Law Overview - Saturday 25 October in Sydney
Saturday 25 Oct 2008
This one day seminar, taking place in Sydney, is designed to give a general understanding of competition law and the provisions of Part IV of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Labour Law Seminar - Looking for the Hook: The Problem in Proving Race Discrimination'
1:00 pm Wednesday 15 Oct 2008
Dr Jennifer Nielsen will discuss the difficulties involved in proving complaints of race discrimination, arguing that anti-discrimination jurisprudence is informed by 'white' ways of thinkin

Sport: A Political Football - The 18th Annual ANZSLA Conference
15-17 Oct 2008
The Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association's 18th Annual Conference will be held in Melbourne during October 2008.

Inaugural MJIL Public Forum:
6:30 pm Wednesday 8 Oct 2008
Three eminent speakers will confront this question at the Melbourne Journal of International Law's inaugural public forum.

CMCL Melbourne Seminar: Privacy Law Reform and the Media
5:30 pm Wednesday 8 Oct 2008
This seminar brings together experts from law reform, legal practice and the media to examine the implications of recent law reform proposals and case law developments.

'Unleashing the Tiger? Competition Law in China and Hong Kong' A Melbourne Law School - Gilbert + Tobin Conference, supported by ANZSOG and Asian Competition Forum
8:30 am Saturday 4 Oct 2008
Melbourne Law School's significant one day conference on competition law in Australia and Hong Kong took place on 4 October 2008

Melbourne Law Masters international visiting lecturers – October 2008
1-31 Oct 2008
In 2008, more than 50 international scholars and practitioners will be teaching in the Melbourne Law Masters, sharing their international expertise with our graduate students.

Students: Want to tell your story?
24 Sep-8 Oct 2008
We are looking for short and snappy ‘postcards’ from students about your experience at the University of Melbourne!

Suits and the City: Networking Event for Young Professionals
6:30 pm Friday 19 Sep 2008
An opportunity to mix with over 500 young professionals from the LIV, CPA Australia, the Melbourne Junior Chamber of Commerce (MJCC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAA).

Obama v McCain - Who will win, does it matter? International public lecture
6:30 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2008
Ambassasor Derek Shearer will provide an 'insider' analysis of the upcoming US Presidential election.

Thursday 18 September – The Victorian Attorney-General, The Honourable Robert Hulls MP, Melbourne Law School Lecture
1:00 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2008
The Victorian Attorney-General, The Honourable Robert Hulls MP, will deliver a lecture to Melbourne Law School staff and students.

The History of the Insanity Plea: Medical Diagnosis and Criminal Culpability
6:00 pm Thursday 11 Sep 2008
This public lecture will survey the changing courtroom dynamics that have framed the evolution of medical terms connoting mental derangement.

Melbourne Graduate Expo
3:00 pm Wednesday 10 Sep 2008
Go further, faster at Melbourne. Speak to Melbourne Law School representatives about your study options for 2009 at the Melbourne Graduate Expo.

Privacy Awareness Week: Privacy vs Security public debate
12:00 pm Friday 29 Aug 2008
Privacy vs Security - Where do you draw the line? Join the debate on August 29.

Insider Trading: Recent Developments and Implications for Market Players - Melbourne
5:30 pm Thursday 28 Aug 2008
ASIC has recently announced that it is giving higher priority to detecting and prosecuting insider traders. Other international regulators have made similar announcements. The current market volatility has, according to some commentators, facilitated insider trading. At the same time, there have been criticisms of the insider trading laws, including criticisms by judges.

Celebrating 50 years of the Allen Hope Southey Memorial Lecture at Melbourne Law School: 'The Torture Team: The Responsibility of Lawyers for Abusive Interrogation '
6:00 pm Thursday 21 Aug 2008
Professor Philippe Sands lays out the story behind the human-rights abuses sanctioned by the most senior lawyers in the Bush Administration and the terrible consequences of their actions

Annual Tax Lecture
6:00 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2008
High Court Justice Michael Kirby will be presenting the Melbourne Law School's Annual Tax Lecture on "Sham In Australia After Raftland Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation".

Senate Standing Committee on Economics (Public Hearing in Melbourne)
Tuesday 5 Aug 2008

Graduate Study Information Sessions – Australia and New Zealand
5 Aug-15 Oct 2008
The University of Melbourne is holding information sessions across Australia and New Zealand. Come along and learn how we can help you go further, faster. Register now!

Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia sits in Melbourne
4-27 Aug 2008
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia will be sitting in Melbourne from 4 to 27 August 2008 commencing at 9.30am.

The High Court - Applications for Special Leave
9:30 am Friday 1 Aug 2008
The High Court will be sitting in Melbourne to hear Applications for Special Leave.

Continuous Disclosure: Key Issues for Companies and Their Advisers - Melbourne 23 July 2008
5:30 pm Wednesday 23 Jul 2008
Speakers are: Malcolm Cooke, Partner-Freehills; James Gerraty, Manager of Issuers-ASX Ltd; Marie McDonald, Partner-Blake Dawson; John Walker, Managing Director-IMF (Australia) Ltd

Crime and Justice Festival 2008
18-20 Jul 2008
A festival of literary offerings and judicial debate

Continuous Disclosure: Key Issues for Companies and Their Advisers – Sydney 16 July 2008
5:30 pm Wednesday 16 Jul 2008
Speakers include: David Barnett - ASX Ltd, Quentin Digby - Freehills, Elizabeth Pakchung - Blake Dawson, John Walker - IMF (Australia) Ltd.

Competition Law Overview: Saturday 28 June 2008
8:30 am Saturday 28 Jun 2008
This one day seminar is designed to give a general understanding of competition law and the provisions of Part IV of the Trade Practices Act 1974

Refugee Week 2008
15-21 Jun 2008
Refugee Week 2008 will be celebrated from Sunday 15 June to Saturday 21 June to coincide with World Refugee Day (20 June).

Melissa Conley-Tyler on the 20/20 Summit and ADR
5:15 pm Thursday 5 Jun 2008
Melissa Conley-Tyler, National Executive Director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, will speak about ADR at the Victorian Association of Dispute Resolution.

Melbourne Law Masters international visiting lecturers – June 2008
1-30 Jun 2008
In 2008, more than 50 international scholars and practitioners will be teaching in the Melbourne Law Masters, sharing their international expertise with our graduate students.

The Globalisation of Sport: How Australian Law teaches an American Law Professor how to Advise a British Sports Manager Helping Build an Indian Sports League
6:00 pm Thursday 29 May 2008
Leading American sports law and antitrust scholar, Professor Ross will discuss the Indian Premier League and the role Australian Sports Law has played in its development.

ALC Round Table Discussion: Law and Development Reading Roundtable with Alvaro Santos
4:00 pm Thursday 29 May 2008
IILAH, CELRL and ALC with host an intimate research workshop with visiting professor Alvaro Santos who will engage in discussions with academics and research students.

Graduate Study Expo
4:00 pm Thursday 29 May 2008
Meet representatives from Melbourne Law School at Melbourne's Graduate Study Expo. Discover the range of graduate study options available to you and accelerate your career.

Labour Law Seminar: What Kind of “Flexibility” in Labour and Employment Regulation for Economic Development?
1:00 pm Wednesday 28 May 2008
Scholars have long debated the role of protective labour and employment regulation in economic performance, arguing for or against regulatory “flexibility”. This debate .....

High Court of Australia to hear Special Leave Applications in Melbourne
9:30 am Friday 23 May 2008
The High Court of Australia will hear Special Leave Applications in Melbourne on Friday May 23 from 9.30am.

Law Week: 12 - 18 May 2008
12-18 May 2008
The Victorian Law Foundation and the Law Institute of Victoria present Law Week 2008.

Full Court of the Federal Court sits in Melbourne (5-30 May)
Monday 5 May 2008
The Full Court of the Federal Court will sit in Melbourne during May 2008.

Visits to Legal Institutions, Semester 1 2008
9 Apr-11 Jun 2008
As part of Induction for semester one, a series of legal visits have been organised, which will be of particular interest to international students.

CCLSR Seminar: Directors' Duties: Navigating the Storm on Board
5:30 pm Wednesday 19 Mar 2008
The Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation will host this seminar in Melbourne on March 19, 2008.

The Future of International Human Rights Protections: Reflections from the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism
5:45 pm Tuesday 18 Mar 2008
Professor Martin Scheinin is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism.

Melbourne Law Masters Academic Orientation for ESL and International Students
12:30 pm Saturday 15 Mar 2008
As part of the Melbourne Law Masters Induction Day 2008 on Saturday 15 March, the Law School is offering an additional academic orientation and lunch for ESL and international students.

Melbourne Law Masters Induction Day 2008
9:00 am Saturday 15 Mar 2008
New students in the Melbourne Law Masters are invited to attend the Semester One 2008 Induction Day on Saturday March 15.

CCCS Seminar: ‘The co-operative constitution? Inter-institutional ‘dialogue’ and the separation of powers after the Human Rights Act 1998’
1:00 pm Thursday 13 Mar 2008
CCCS invites you to a seminar by Roger Masterman, University of Durham, UK: ‘The co-operative constitution? Inter- institutional ‘dialogue’ and the separation of powers after the HRA 1998.'

Senate Standing committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
9:00 am Friday 7 Mar 2008
Inquiry into the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008

Uganda: From Child Soldiers to Human Rights
6:00 pm Thursday 28 Feb 2008
The University of Melbourne Human Rights Forum and Caritas Australia present a public lecture on the issue of Human Rights in Uganda.

Gala Dinner to Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Australia
Tuesday 26 Feb 2008
The Deputy Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Australia will host a Gala Dinner to celebrate 35 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Criminalising Serious Cartel Conduct: Issues of Law and Policy
5:30 pm Monday 25 Feb 2008
The Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation invites you to attend a seminar highlighting the key points and critical policy issues relating to the new draft bill.

Gaire Blunt Scholarship
Wednesday 20 Feb 2008
The Gaire Blunt scholarship is being offered by the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia. Students enrolled in the competition law graduate program are encouraged to apply.

CELRL presents 'Control over Working Time: Lessons from Canada' by Professor Judy Fudge
1:00 pm Monday 18 Feb 2008
This free public seminar is presented by the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law

Full Court of Federal Court sits in Melbourne
11 Feb-7 Mar 2008
The Full Court of Federal Court will sit in Melbourne from February 11 to March 7, 2008.

The Kirby Cup Law Reform Competition
11 Feb-6 May 2008
The Kirby Cup Law Reform Competition is a unique opportunity for Australian law students to gain recognition for their vision for law reform.

Graduate Study Expo
4:00 pm Wednesday 30 Jan 2008
Thinking about enhancing your career opportunities or changing career direction in 2008?

2007 Chancellor's Human Rights Lecture
6:00 pm Thursday 13 Dec 2007
The 2007 Chancellor's Human Rights Lecture delivered by Radhika Coomaraswamy is entitled Protection of Women and Children During Armed Conflict. Whose Responsibility?

Graduate Program in Competition Law Information Sessions
1:00 pm Thursday 29 Nov 2007
Please join us at one of our information sessions in Melbourne or Sydney to hear about Melbourne Law School’s exciting new graduate program in competition law.

Launch of Dr Charles Parkinson’s new book 'Bills of Rights and Decolonization: the emergence of domestic human rights instruments in Britain's overseas territories.'
6:30 pm Tuesday 20 Nov 2007
CCCS invites you to a launch of Dr Charles Parkinson’s new book 'Bills of Rights and Decolonization' by Justice Hayne.

Dealing with the Dead: History, Medicine, Ethics and Law Symposium
Thursday 15 Nov 2007
This symposium draws together medical scientists, historians, legal scholars, anthropologists and museum practitioners to examine the use and abuse of human remains.

Between Radicalism and Liberalism? Islamic Law in Southeast Asia Colloquium
9:00 am Monday 12 Nov 2007
The Centre for Islamic Law and Society (CILS) will host a one-day colloquium on Islamic Law in Southeast Asia on Monday 12 November, 2007

Book Launch: Freedom from Poverty as Human Right
12:15 pm Monday 5 Nov 2007
The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby will launched the new book, "Freedom from Poverty as Human Right" edited by Professor Thomas Pogge of Columbian University and CAPPE ANU.

Knowledge Brokering: A Competitive Advantage for Biotech Start-ups?
5:30 pm Thursday 1 Nov 2007

Melbourne Law Masters Information Evening
6:00 pm Tuesday 30 Oct 2007
Tuesday 30 October 2007, 6 pm.
Find out how you can gain a professional edge with the Melbourne Law Masters. Programs are available for law and non-law graduates.

Full Court of the Federal Court sits in Melbourne
29 Oct-23 Nov 2007
The Full Court of the Federal Court will sit in Melbourne from October 29 to November 23 at the Commonwealth Law Courts

Inaugural Professorial Lecture - ‘Finding Security in Terrorism’s Shadow: the Importance of the Rule of Law’ presented by Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH
6:30 pm Thursday 25 Oct 2007
Australia’s 22nd Prime Minister, and Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne the Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH will deliver this Inaugural Professorial Lecture

Criminalising Business Cartels conference paper delivered
19-20 Oct 2007
Dr Caron Beaton-Wells, Director of Studies in Competition Law, will present a paper on business cartels in the wake of the Visy/Amcore price fixing case at a conference this week.

Melbourne JD Information Sessions for 2009 intake
6:00 pm Tuesday 9 Oct 2007
Hear about the Melbourne JD – a fully graduate law degree leading to admission to practice in Australia which can also be used as the basis to apply for admission in many other jurisdictions

High Court to sit in Melbourne
9:30 am Friday 5 Oct 2007
The High Court of Australia will sit in Melbourne to hear Special Leave Applications on Friday 5 October at 9.30am.

ICJ Oration: Islam, Rebellion and Terrorism - Then and Now
6:00 pm Thursday 4 Oct 2007
The International Commission for Jurists, supported by Melbourne Law School, is pleased to announce this lecture presented by Mr Waleed Aly, prominent commentator on Islam-West Relations

Protecting Human Rights Conference
9:00 am Tuesday 25 Sep 2007
This major Conference, co-hosted by the CCCS, will present timely analysis of Australian Human Rights Acts, with insights from comparative experience in the UK and other jurisdictions.

A Fair and Balanced Industrial Relations Policy for Australia
6:00 pm Monday 24 Sep 2007
At this free public address, the Deputy Labor Leader, Ms Julia Gillard, MP, will outline the industrial relations policy that the ALP is taking to the forthcoming federal election.

Conference: Democracy, Development and Civil Society in India
20-21 Sep 2007
In 2007 India celebrates its 60th year of independence. One of its achievements is the endurance of its democratic institutions despite internal & external challenges to its governance.

CCCS Seminar: The Concept of Public Law
5:00 pm Tuesday 18 Sep 2007
Professor Elisabeth Zoller, University of Paris II, will speak on 'The Concept of Public Law' exploring the reasons for the divide between public and private law.

Justice David Byrne addresses the future of construction law disputes
5:30 pm Wednesday 5 Sep 2007
Justice David Byrne addressed more than 100 members of the construction law community in a reception to mark his appointment as Patron of the Melbourne Law Masters Construction Law Program

Trade Practices Committee Meeting at the Law School
Tuesday 4 Sep 2007
Melbourne Law School will provide the venue for the September meeting of the Trade Practices Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia on Tuesday 4 September.

Wednesday 29 Aug 2007

'Enemy Law: Criminal Trials Abroad' - Free Public Lecture
6:30 pm Thursday 23 Aug 2007
'Enemy Law: Criminal Trials Abroad - National identity and other people's laws, from the Crusades to Schapelle Corby' by Associate Professor Richard Pennell

IILAH Research Seminar: Corporate social responsibility and international soft law: Opportunities and limits for TNCs’ accountability for human rights
12:45 pm Thursday 23 Aug 2007
Professor Elena Pariotti teaches Human Rights; Legal Theory; and Human Rights and International Justice with a legal theory and legal philosophy perspective.

Public Hearing – Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Tuesday 21 Aug 2007
Topic: Australia’s Involvement in Peacekeeping Operations

Women Barristers in Victoria – then & now
13-31 Aug 2007
Women Barristers Association and Victoria Law Foundation present an exhibition about the key developments in the history of women barristers in Victoria

CCCS Seminar: The Human Rights Act in the United Kingdom
5:00 pm Tuesday 7 Aug 2007
Mr Rabinder Singh QC will speak on "The Impact of the Human Rights Act in the United Kingdom" and Dr Angela Ward on "Commercial Undertakings and the Enforcement of Human Rights."

High Court sits in Melbourne to hear Special Leave Applications
Friday 3 Aug 2007
The High Court will sit in Melbourne on August 3 to hear Special Leave Applications.

Full Court of the Federal Court sits in Melbourne
30 Jul-22 Aug 2007

The Courts and the Media
11:00 am Friday 27 Jul 2007
This conference brings together lawyers, journalists and academics involved in the operation, reporting and analysis of the courts and the media in Australia.

Public Hearing – Senate Standing Committee on Economics (Commonwealth Parliament)
Thursday 26 Jul 2007
Public Hearing – Senate Standing Committee on Economics Inquiry into Private Equity Markets

Dr Michelle Foster's book launch by Justice Tony North
6:00 pm Thursday 19 Jul 2007
Justice Tony North from the Federal Court of Australia will launch Dr Michelle Foster’s new book International Refugee Law and Socio- Economic Rights: Refuge from Deprivation.

CCCS Seminar: 'Judicial Activism and Democratic Dialogue in Canada' by Professor Kent Roach
3:00 pm Tuesday 10 Jul 2007
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies is pleased to invite you to a seminar by Professor Kent Roach.

ALC Dinner in Memory of Professor Malcolm Smith
7:00 pm Sunday 8 Jul 2007
A dinner will be held in memory of Professor Malcolm Smith. Professor Smith was the Founding Director of the Asian Law Centre and a leading figure in Asian Legal Studies

'Know thine enemy as thyself': Discerning friendly neighbour from terrorist foe
12:30 pm Friday 29 Jun 2007
Professor Clive Walker of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Leeds will explore the nature and usage of the special stop and search powers.

Climate Change and Nuclear Power in Australia: A free public lecture
6:30 pm Tuesday 12 Jun 2007
The University of Melbourne in association with Australian Institute of Physics presents a free public lecture by Dr Ziggy Switkowski, Chair of Australian Nuclear Science and Technology

CCCS Seminar presented by Dr Dirk Hanschel, University of Manheim, Germany
1:00 pm Thursday 7 Jun 2007
'Approaches to interpretation of the federal provisions of the German Constitution'

Switching to Digital Television: UK Experience and Lessons for Digital Australia (Melbourne)
5:30 pm Tuesday 5 Jun 2007
Michael Starks will digest the experiences of the pioneers of digital television switchover and spell out the learning points for the next wave of countries due to follow.

Graduate Program in Competition Law
Monday 4 Jun 2007
From 2008, Melbourne Law School will offer a significantly expanded graduate program in competition law and the first specialist graduate qualification of its kind in Australia.

High Court sits in Melbourne
Friday 25 May 2007
The High Court will be sitting in Melbourne to hear Special Leave Applications on Friday 25 May.

The State of the Victorian Judicature Address
5:30 pm Tuesday 22 May 2007
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, The Hon Marliyn Warren AC, will deliver the State of the Victorian Judicature Address on May 22, 2007.

Postgraduate Information Evenings
4:00 pm Tuesday 22 May 2007
Talk to admissions staff about your study options, find out about the graduate study opportunities made available by the Melbourne Model

Law Week Exhibition: Life of Women at the Bar
21 May-1 Jun 2007
Women Barristers in Victoria Then and Now is a new exhibition presented as part of Law Week and funded by the Victoria Law Foundation.

The exclusion of the geisha system from Japan's 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law
3:15 pm Thursday 17 May 2007
In this research forum, Caroline Norma will examine the political measures of anti-abolitionists who sought to exclude the geisha system from the Prostitutions Prevention Law prior to 1956

2007 Law Week Oration
5:30 pm Tuesday 15 May 2007
"Does Australia need a Bill of Rights?" The Hon Michael McHugh AC, former Justice of the High Court of Australia will explore this question

Law Week - Getting the best from your Lawyer
1:00 pm Monday 14 May 2007
The LIV invites you to a FREE public seminar on how to get the best from your lawyer and provide you with the tools to ensure you are better prepared when you meet with your solicitor.

Postgraduate Law Students Association Dinner
7:00 pm Friday 11 May 2007
All post-graduate law students are invited to attend the PLSA's first semester dinner

Cultural Wars and Constitutional Law: Australia and the United States Compared
1:00 pm Wednesday 9 May 2007

'The Situtation in Zimbabwe' presented by Archbishop Pius Ncube
5:30 pm Monday 7 May 2007
Archbishop Pius Mcube, Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, will comment on the situation in Zimbabwe, in particular, the Mugabe regime.

'No Seat at the Table: How Corporate Governance and Law Keep Women Out of America's Boardrooms' presented by Professor Douglas M Branson, University of Pittsburgh
12:45 pm Monday 7 May 2007
In the US women constitute only 8% of senior managers & 10% of major corporation directors. Do the same expectations hold for Australian women, or is the situation fundamentally different?

Law School Diversity Lunch
12:30 pm Wednesday 2 May 2007

Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission
12:30 pm Tuesday 1 May 2007
Public Hearing - Future Impact of Serious and Organised Crime

Full Court of the Federal Court in Melbourne
30 Apr-25 May 2007
The Full Court of the Federal Court will be hearing matters from 30 April to 25 May at the Commonwealth Law Courts in Melbourne.

'Unveiling the Political: A Postcolonial Theory Seminar'
12:45 pm Tuesday 24 Apr 2007
Following opening remarks by Assoc Prof Peter Rush, Dr Motha & Dr Silva-Wijeyeratne will each present papers (abstracts available at http://iilah.unimelb.edu.au/) followed by discussion.

High Court of Australia sits in Melbourne
9:30 am Tuesday 24 Apr 2007
The High Court will sit in Melbourne to hear Special Leave applications on Tuesday 24 April at the Commonwealth Law Courts.

ALC Public Lecture: Guantanamo Bay: The David Hicks Case
7:00 pm Friday 20 Apr 2007
A free public presentation by Terry Hicks, father of Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks and Prof. Tim McCormack (Melbourne Law School), adviser to the Hicks defence counsel.

Annual Tax Lecture: 'Managing Tax Avoidance: Recent UK Experience'
6:30 pm Thursday 19 Apr 2007
UK courts have experimented with ways of controlling tax avoidance and Parliament has intervened with legislative techniques. Prof Tiley's lecture looks at the UK's recent experience.

Lunchtime Seminar: 'Contesting Accountability and Legitimacy in Non-State Regulatory Regimes
1:00 pm Wednesday 4 Apr 2007
The Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law and the Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation are pleased to invite you to this lunchtime seminar.

Book Launch: 'Inside Lawyers' Ethics'
5:30 pm Tuesday 3 Apr 2007
Monash Law School in conjunction with the University of Melbourne and Cambridge University Press launch 'Inside Lawyers' Ethics' by Christine Parker (Melbourne)& Adrian Evans (Monash)

Public Hearing: Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Monday 2 Apr 2007
Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Bill 2007 (Provisions)

Student-Staff Forum: "Global Poverty: What are our Obligations?"
1:00 pm Wednesday 28 Mar 2007
Come to a free staff-student forum, the first for the year designed to promote general debate on campus through high-profile speakers addressing public issues of importance.

International Humanitarian Law and the Muslim World - Free Public Lecture
6:00 pm Wednesday 21 Mar 2007
Presented by the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam in association with the Australian Red Cross, Islamic Council of Victoria & Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Hong Kong Law Fair 2007
12:00 pm Tuesday 20 Mar 2007
A must for students considering a legal career in Hong Kong. Come and ask representatives of major firms everything you've ever wanted to know about living and working in Hong Kong

Corporate Governance Conference - Finding Governance Equilibrium in Turbulent Markets
8:45 am Friday 16 Mar 2007
Presented by Institutional Shareholder Services in conjunction with the Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation at the University of Melbourne

Postgraduate Law Students' Association AGM
5:30 pm Thursday 15 Mar 2007
All postgraduate law students are welcome to attend!

2007 Postgraduate Law Welcome Drinks
6:00 pm Thursday 8 Mar 2007
Join other postgraduate students for an informal gathering before you kick off a new year of study!

Vivienne O'Connor
7-15 Mar 2007
Ms O'Connor will be in Melbourne from March 7-13 to teach Criminal Law and Development as part of the Graduate Program.

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Public Hearing
5-7 Mar 2007
"Structure and Operation of the Superannuation Industry"

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Public Hearing
Monday 5 Mar 2007
"Exposure Draft of the Corporations Amendment (Insolvency) Bill 2007"

Graduate Law Induction 2007 – Academic Orientation for ESL and International Students
12:30 pm Saturday 3 Mar 2007
Additional academic orientation and lunch for ESL and international students.

Graduate Law Student Induction Day - March 3
9:00 am Saturday 3 Mar 2007
Induction session and briefing for the Law School's new graduate students.

Allen Hope Southey Memorial Lecture - 'Why Refugee Law Still Matters'
5:30 pm Thursday 22 Feb 2007
Public Lecture to be presented by Professor James Hathaway, James E and Sarah A. Degan Professor of Law; Director, Program in Refugee & Asylum Law, University of Michigan Law School, USA

Advancing citizenship claims in the Australian legal context: a lesson on law's limits
1:00 pm Thursday 22 Feb 2007
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies would like to invite you to attend a seminar to be presented by Professor Kim Rubenstein (Director of the Centre for International and Public Law, ANU College of Law) on Thursday 22 February 2007. The topic for this seminar will be "Advancing citizenship claims in the Australian legal context: a lesson on law's limits".

From Welfare to Social Investment: Reimagining Social Policy for the Life Course Conference 2007
21-22 Feb 2007
The 2007 From Welfare to Social Investment conference will be an exploration of policy proposals designed to assist people in making transitions across the life course.

Peter Brett Memorial Lecture 'Capital Punishment in the United States and Beyond'
5:30 pm Tuesday 20 Feb 2007
Public lecture to be presented by Professor Paul Marcus, Haynes Professor of Law, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

Full Court of the Federal Court sits in Melbourne
12 Feb-9 Mar 2007

Public Hearing in Melbourne - Senate Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Wednesday 31 Jan 2007
Public Hearing in Melbourne - Senate Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations and Education, 31 January

"Australia's Future Growth Challenge"
12:30 pm Tuesday 23 Jan 2007
Public Lecture by Mr Kevin Rudd MP (Federal Leader of the Opposition)

2006 W E Hearn Lecture 'Guests at the Table?: Independent Directors in family controlled public companies'
6:30 pm Wednesday 6 Dec 2006
The roles and duties of directors in public companies are under greater scrutiny than ever before. Professor Deborah DeMott will explore and discuss the issues which arise when a public company is controlled by a family.

The High Court's Work Choices Decision: Analysis and Implications for Labour Law and Constitutional Law
5:30 pm Tuesday 5 Dec 2006
This will be of interest to anyone who works with the Work Choices legislation, as a lawyer or in the industrial and employment context, & anyone interested in the Aust constitutional system

ALC 'Brown Bag' Seminar: Hong Kong’s Political Autonomy and its Continuing Struggle for Universal Suffrage
12:45 pm Tuesday 28 Nov 2006
This seminar is presented by the Asian Law Centre and the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies

CSCI Colloquium:
22-23 Nov 2006
Tensions between Islamic beliefs and the modern secular state are at the heart of many contemporary debates within Islam, as well as between Muslims and non-Muslims.

Miserable Comforters? International Law as a New Natural Law.
Wednesday 22 Nov 2006
Professor Martti Koskenniemi (University of Helsinki, NYU, International Law Commission) presents the 2006 Sir Kenneth Bailey Memorial Lecture.

High Court sits in Melbourne
9:30 am Friday 10 Nov 2006

Womens Legal Service Victoria's 25th year celebratory event
6:00 pm Wednesday 1 Nov 2006
2006 marks the Womens Legal Service Victoria's 25th year celebratory event.

Full Court of the Federal Court sits in Melbourne
30 Oct-24 Nov 2006

Structure and Operation of the Superannuation Industry
Wednesday 25 Oct 2006
Senate Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Public Hearing in Melbourne

Mediating Risks: Investigating the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Australian Federal Courts Through the Risk Society Paradigm
1:00 pm Tuesday 24 Oct 2006

Senate Committee on Community Affairs Public hearing in Melbourne
9:00 am Tuesday 24 Oct 2006
Legislative responses to the Lockhart Review

Public Seminar: Is the World Trade Organization detrimental to health?
6:00 pm Wednesday 18 Oct 2006
Academics from the Melbourne Law School and La Trobe University, examine the impact on health of World Trade Organization law.

Partners in Business Luncheon - Women in Leadership
12:15 pm Wednesday 11 Oct 2006
At the next Partners in Business Luncheon, 3 female executives will together share their personal pathways to success as "Women in Leadership" in Australia.

High Court sits in Melbourne
9:30 am Friday 29 Sep 2006
The High Court of Australia will hear Special Leave Applications in Melbourne on Friday 29 September.

International Humanitarian Law and Contemporary Armed Conflict: Can the Law Survive?
6:00 pm Wednesday 13 Sep 2006
The changing nature of warfare affects the content, application & interpretation of the Law of Armed Conflict and IHL, with particular reference to the use of technology in armed conflict

September Seminars presented by Geoffrey Lindell
12-14 Sep 2006
Prof. Geoffrey Lindell will present a series of seminars on topics including Education, the Australian Constitution and the Commonwealth, the Invasion of Iraq and International Law.

Defamation: Comparative Law and Practice - Melbourne Book Launch
6:00 pm Wednesday 30 Aug 2006
Join us to celebrate the publication of this new book by CMCL Director, Andrew Kenyon, when it is launched by Dr Matt Collins of the Victorian Bar.

Legal Professional Privilege - Recent Developments and their Implications for Companies and Advisers
5:30 pm Wednesday 30 Aug 2006
Legal professional privilege is a major issue for in-house lawyers, regulators and professional advisers to companies.

Model United Nations Conference 2006
Saturday 26 Aug 2006
Nuclear Technology Make Power not War. Registration forms and further information available at http://www.unaavictoria.org.au

A. N. Smith Lecture in Journalism
6:30 pm Wednesday 23 Aug 2006
Leading US columnist to give annual journalism lecture on 'Is Talk Cheap'.

Protecting Human Rights in the Age of Terrorism Public Symposium
6:00 pm Tuesday 22 Aug 2006
What is the proper balance between protecting human rights and addressing security concerns?

Intellectual Property and Innovation: a Different Perspective
4:00 pm Friday 11 Aug 2006
IPRIA engages in debate about the role of intellectual property and innovators in the innovation system.

National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference 2006
11-12 Aug 2006
Ready access to legal advice is a fundamental democratic right. The conference will discuss all areas related to access to justice.

The Victorian Charter of Human Rights: A Canadian Perspective
5:45 pm Tuesday 8 Aug 2006
Victoria has just become the first Australian State to enact a Charter of Human Rights. Professor Huscroft will argue that the Victorian Charter is bound to have greater impact than expected

Human Rights in Domestic Law: Views from Australia and The Hague
5:45 pm Monday 7 Aug 2006

The International Court of Justice: a view from the inside
1:00 pm Monday 7 Aug 2006
In this lunch-time seminar, Sir Kenneth Keith QC KBE (Judge, International Court of Justice) will talk about how the ICJ works and relate some of his experiences.

Public Lecture - Georgina Born
5:30 pm Wednesday 2 Aug 2006
Georgina Born, Cambridge University, will present a public lecture entitled 'Public Service Broadcasting - the Last Decade and the Future: Lessons from the BBC and the UK'.

Full Court of the Federal Court sits in Melbourne
31 Jul-23 Aug 2006
The Court is a superior court of record and a court of law and equity. It sits in all capital cities in Australia and elsewhere in Australia from time to time.

International Conference on Legislatures and the Protection of Human Rights
20-22 Jul 2006
This major international conference is designed to encourage exploration of the role and effectiveness of legislatures in protecting human rights.

Miegunyah Public Lecture 2006
6:00 pm Thursday 20 Jul 2006
David Feldman, Rouse Ball Professor of English Law, Cambridge University, will speak on the topic "The Roles of Parliaments in Protecting Human Rights: a view from the UK"

Law in the Age of Images: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy
5:30 pm Monday 17 Jul 2006
Richard Sherwin (Professor of Law and Director, Visual Persuasion Project, New York Law School) will give a seminar on 'Law in the Age of Images: Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy'.

Interdisciplinary entanglements: the knotting of law-literature-psychoanalysis
12:45 pm Monday 17 Jul 2006
In the workshop Maria Aristodemou will describe the traditional encounters between law and literature and the deadlocks that can lead to.

Passages: Law, Aesthetics, Politics
13-14 Jul 2006
An international conference of the Law and Literature Association of Australia.

Food for Thought
1:00 pm Thursday 29 Jun 2006
Peter Seidel, public interest law partner at Melbourne law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler, is the guest speaker.

Protecting journalists' sources: US lessons for Australia?
5:30 pm Wednesday 28 Jun 2006
At this seminar, leading US law academic and litigator Professor Rodney Smolla will provide an overview of how US law treats journalists and their sources.

Law, Ethics and Indigenous Collections: A Workshop for Cultural Institutions
9:30 am Monday 19 Jun 2006
This workshop discusses important legal and ethical issues in the management of Indigenous cultural materials by archives, libraries, museums, knowledge centres, galleries and other bodies.

High Court Hears Special Leave Applications in Melbourne
9:30 am Friday 16 Jun 2006
The High Court proposes to hear special leave applications in Melbourne on Friday, 16 June, at 9.30am.

International Film Night
6:00 pm Thursday 15 Jun 2006
Free screening, snacks and socialising.

High Court in Melbourne
9:00 am Friday 2 Jun 2006
The High Court will hear Special Leave Applications in Melbourne

Australian Law Awards Nominations
2 Jun-22 Sep 2006
Nominations for the Fuji Xerox Australian Law Awards 2006 open on 2 June 2006 and close on 22 September 2006.

Briefing Session on Suspended Sentences: Final Report Part 1
5:30 pm Thursday 25 May 2006
The Sentencing Advisory Council will hold a briefing session on Part 1 of the Council's final report on suspended sentences and recommendations.

2006 Law Week Oration
5:30 pm Wednesday 24 May 2006
Lex Lasry QC, Criminal Bar Association of Victoria, will deliver this public lecture on the topic "The Defence of Unpopular Causes in a Climate of Fear"

Law Week
21-27 May 2006
Law Week is a National Annual Event that aims to promote greater understanding within the community of the law, the legal system and the legal profession.

Cross-Border Communications: Legal Liability and Dispute Resolution Roundtable Seminar
8:30 am Tuesday 16 May 2006
The seminar addresses issues in cross-border communications in a high- technology age, including key aspects of intellectual property, defamation, privacy, and private international law.

Women and the Law Breakfast
7:00 am Tuesday 16 May 2006
The Victorian Women Law Students' Collective invites all members of the profession to attend the 4th annual Women and the Law Breakfast.

CMCL: Book Launch: Internet Governance: Asia Pacific Perspectives
5:30 pm Monday 15 May 2006
The Centre for Media and Commications Law and the Asian Law Centre are pleased to invite you to the Victorian launch of "Internet Governance: Asia Pacific Perspectives" edited by Danny Butt.

Review of Personal Property Securities
12:30 pm Friday 5 May 2006
Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has announced a series of seminars to discuss the difficulties with the existing law in relation to personal property securities.

Full Court of the Federal Court sits in Melbourne
1-26 May 2006
The full court of the Federal Court is next sitting in Melbourne 1-26 May, commencing at 9.30 am

PLSA Event
12:30 pm Thursday 27 Apr 2006
Guest Speaker Professor Michel Crommelin, Dean, talks about 'Growing Esteem' at the University of Melbourne.

Turning Intellectual Property into Commercial Reality - University Innovation Showcase
5:00 pm Wednesday 26 Apr 2006
Wednesday 26 April 2006 is World Intellectual Property Day — an occasion to reflect on the role played by intellectual property in stimulating and safeguarding the forces of innovation.

Public Seminar: Protecting & Exploiting Television Formats
5:30 pm Wednesday 19 Apr 2006
The biggest news in TV this decade has been the rise of formatted entertainment in broadcast schedules globally.

The Normative Foundations of Empire
5:30 pm Wednesday 12 Apr 2006
Professor Costas Douzinas (Birkbeck College London) will explore whether we are moving toward a benign new world order or a new imperial arrangement.

Declarations of Law: A Symposium
12-13 Apr 2006
Associate Professor Peter Rush and Ms Juliet Rogers present the "Declarations of Law: Securing Law, Labour & Life" symposium.

Specialisation Information Night - An Event for Aspiring Specialists
5:30 pm Monday 10 Apr 2006
The evening will cover the benefits of becoming a specialist, how to use the application guidelines and advice from existing specialists.

2006 Alumni Lecture: 'Why David Hicks will not receive a fair trial come his day in Court'
6:00 pm Thursday 6 Apr 2006
Major Mike Mori will present the latest information relating to the trial of alleged Australian terrorist David Hicks.

The Wages of Fear: Labour Laws & Terror Laws
6:00 pm Thursday 30 Mar 2006
This third 'Terror Seminar' considers connections between the new IR and terror laws, cultures of anxiety, and the impact of changes in the economy.

Hong Kong Law Career Fair
12:00 pm Tuesday 14 Mar 2006
Fifteen law firms visit the Melbourne Law School to describe career opportunities in Hong Kong.

Public Hearing - Inquiry into Harmonisation of Legal Systems
9:30 am Tuesday 7 Mar 2006
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Representatives

Corporate Governance Conference: Managing Risk & Driving Value
8:45 am Friday 24 Feb 2006
Leading US governance scholars will highlight key developments from the world's largest capital market and examine governance issues of concern in Australia

Public Hearing in Melbourne - Inquiry into Corporate Responsibility
23-24 Feb 2006
Joint Statutory Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (Senate)

Seminar: Repentance, Punishment and the Liberal State
5:30 pm Wednesday 22 Feb 2006
The Australian Society of Legal Philosophy present a public seminar by Dr John Tasioulas, Oxford University.

Workshop: Responding to the Anti-Terrorism Legislation
2:00 pm Wednesday 22 Feb 2006
The Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria in conjunction with IILAH's International Human Rights Law Program and the Federation of Community Legal Centres

The Enemy Within: Cultural Anxiety, Counter-Terrorism and Sedition
6:00 pm Thursday 16 Feb 2006
The Enemy Within will be a public forum for audience and speaker discussion of the sedition laws recently introduced in Australia.

Taxing the Mind
6:00 pm Thursday 16 Feb 2006
Taxation problems in the commercialisation of intellectual property.

Full Court of the Federal Court sits in Melbourne
13 Feb-10 Mar 2006

Venture Capital Symposium: Tax and Expenditure Subsidies for Commercialising Innovation
12:30 pm Thursday 2 Feb 2006
This symposium considers the effectiveness of subsidies for venture capital formation.

Portia's Breakfast - to mark the Opening of the Legal Year
8:00 am Tuesday 31 Jan 2006
The Victorian Law Foundation will host the 3rd annual Portia's breakfast in Melbourne on 31 January 2006. Designed to model flexible, alternate methods of working and networking across the legal sector, the free breakfast will also mark the start of the legal year.

Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee
9:00 am Monday 30 Jan 2006
Public Hearing in Melbourne
Provision of the Australian Citizenship Bill 2005

Anti-Terrorism and the Police State
5:30 pm Thursday 15 Dec 2005
Free public forum for the discussion of the recently passed Anti- Terrorism laws.

2005 A.N. Smith Memorial Lecture in Journalism
6:00 pm Wednesday 14 Dec 2005
The lecture will be presented by The Hon. Peter Beattie, Premier of Queensland on the topic: 'Power Without Responsibility: Who Guards the Guardians?'

Is Indonesia Winning the War Against Terrorism?
5:30 pm Wednesday 14 Dec 2005
The recent attacks against tourist facilities in Bali indicate that despite some notable counter-terrorism successes, the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah and its affiliates remain highly active and continue to pose a deadly threat. But the problem is not just of Indonesia's making. Terrorist violence in Indonesia reflects a complex array of internal and external forces, and Indonesia's partners in the fight against terrorism, including Australia and the US, must confront the reality that their own actions might sometimes make Jakarta's job even harder.

The Sense of Islam - Lecture 6: Modern Arabian Women
5:30 pm Monday 12 Dec 2005
The Free Public Lecture will be given by Jill Koolmees, author of "My Desert Kingdom: Finding a Life in Saudi Arabia" published in 2004.

Traditional Courts in South Africa
12:45 pm Friday 2 Dec 2005
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies presents a talk on Traditional Courts in South Africa.

MediaCommLaw 2005
1-2 Dec 2005
An academic conference for media and communications law teachers and researchers, hosted by the CMCL.

Chancellor's Human Rights Lecture
6:00 pm Tuesday 29 Nov 2005
Human Rights and Responsibilities in the Age of Terror by The Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH, former Prime Minister of Australia.

Overcoming Entrenched Disadvantage in Australia: Another Key Anti-Terrorism Measure
6:30 pm Monday 28 Nov 2005
The John Barry Memorial Lecture to be delivered by the Hon. Fred Chaney AO, Deputy President of the National Native Title Tribunal.

Overcoming Entrenched Disadvantage in Australia: Another Key Anti-Terrorism Measure
6:30 pm Monday 28 Nov 2005
The Department of Criminology invites you to attend the 2005 John Barry Memorial Lecture delivered by the Hon. Fred Chaney AO, Deputy President of the National Native Title Tribunal.

Asialink Ambassadors' Series - INDIA: Two Decades of Developments, Achievements and Challenges
12:15 pm Wednesday 23 Nov 2005
India's economic story is as colourful and vibrant as the country itself. For so long an economic disappointment, the sub-continental giant - home to one-fifth of the world's population - is stirring.

Communication Service Providers: Criminal liability, forensics and investigation
5:30 pm Tuesday 22 Nov 2005
This seminar will examine the position of CSPs as providers of access & services to Internet users and will review the evolving legal framework in Europe. Tue 22 Nov.

Postgraduate Law Students Dinner
7:00 pm Friday 18 Nov 2005
This welcoming dinner provides a wonderful opportunity for staff, new and current postgraduate students to meet in a relaxed social setting.

Laws for Insecurity Forum
6:00 pm Thursday 17 Nov 2005
The Human Rights Law Programme of the Institute for International Law and the Humanities invites you to a forum on Laws for Insecurity.

The Workplace Relations Reform Advertising Case: Constitutional and Policy Perspectives on Government Advertising
5:30 pm Monday 14 Nov 2005
In August 2005, the ACTU and the Federal Opposition challenged the Commonwealth government's use of public funds to advertise and promote its new workplace relations laws. This seminar brings together leading constitutional lawyers, media lawyers and political scientists to examine the constitutional and policy implications of one of the year's most keenly awaited High Court decisions.

ALHR One-Day Workshop
10:00 am Saturday 12 Nov 2005
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) will run a one-day workshop on human rights law in practice.

African Legal Interest Group Seminar - Exporting Constitutionalist Democracy: Fifty Years of the African Experience
6:00 pm Thursday 10 Nov 2005
In this seminar Professor Chanock will give an overview of his current work on the broad topic of constitutionalism in Africa from decolonisation to the present, drawing in particular on research carried out during his recent tenure as a Smuts Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University.

Government Lawyers Pro Bono Opportunities
1:00 pm Wednesday 9 Nov 2005
A free seminar will be held for government lawyers interested in doing pro bono legal work either in an individual capacity or through their department or agency.

The Right to Health in Australia
5:30 pm Tuesday 8 Nov 2005
The Human Rights Programme of the Institute for International Law and the Humanities, the School of Population Health and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (Vichealth) invite you to the second of four seminars on the Right to Health in Australia. The series will bring together experts in health and human rights to critically examine pressing health issues in Australia and their human rights dimensions. The second public seminar in this series of four considers violence against women as a health and human rights issue.

Full Court of the Federal Court sits in Melbourne
31 Oct-25 Nov 2005

High Court sits in Melbourne Special Leave Applications
9:30 am Tuesday 18 Oct 2005

University of Melbourne Postgraduate Expo
12:00 pm Thursday 13 Oct 2005
The University of Melbourne comes into CBD on Thursday October 13th, 2005 to showcase the fantastic range of coursework and research postgraduate opportunities available. Come along, speak with University staff and discover the wide range of courses available to you.

The Legislative Recognition of Fundamental Rights
6:00 pm Wednesday 12 Oct 2005

Leadership Strategies
9:00 am Tuesday 11 Oct 2005
For postgraduate coursework students who have been unable to do the six day Leadership and Professional Development Program, don't miss the opportunity to participate in this one-day program - enrol now!

Labour Law Seminar - UK Changes in Collective Workplace Representation: from single to two channelled representation
1:00 pm Monday 3 Oct 2005
This seminar will be presented by Professor Paul Davies, Cassel Professor of Commercial Law, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Picking up the Pieces: Building Democracy in Post-conflict Societies
5:30 pm Wednesday 28 Sep 2005
The Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law, supported by Australian Red Cross Victoria, will host this public lecture by Professor Hilary Charlesworth.

10 reasons why the idealistic should forget about organized politics - The Latham Diaries
6:00 pm Tuesday 27 Sep 2005
Free Public Lecture

Starting Your Own Consultancy
20-22 Sep 2005
This is an introductory course aimed at postgraduates with no previous consultancy experience, who are interested in setting up their own consultancy practice from a home-based office.

Public Hearing - Victorian Law Reform Committee: Coroners Act 1985 Review
19-20 Sep 2005
Confirmed speakers include the State Coroner Graeme Johnstone, Health Services Commissioner Beth Wilson, Professor Stephen Cordner, Associate Professor David Ranson and Dr Ian Freckelton.

Public Hearing - Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission
Friday 16 Sep 2005

Careers Breakfast 2005 looks at "Risky Business"
7:30 am Wednesday 14 Sep 2005
Staff, alumni, students and friends of the University are invited to attend the 2005 Careers Breakfast on 14 September at 7.30-9.00am at University House.

Research Higher Degree Information Session
6:30 pm Wednesday 7 Sep 2005
The Associate Dean (Research), representatives from the Postgraduate Law Students' Association and some currently enrolled research students and their supervisors will discuss and answer questions on undertaking a Research Higher Degree within the Melbour

The 24th Allen Hope Southey Memorial Lecture: Reconceiving the UN Human Rights Regime to Fit the Twenty-First Century
5:30 pm Wednesday 7 Sep 2005
This year's Lecture to be given by Prof. Philip Alston, NYU Law School, on the topic "Reconceiving the UN Human Rights Regime to Fit the 21st Century".

The Annual Sir Anthony Mason Lecture: Globalisation and the Law
6:00 pm Monday 5 Sep 2005
This year, the 11th Sir Anthony Mason Lecture will be delivered by The Honourable Sir Anthony Mason, speaking on "Globalisation and the Law."

Copyright, Digitisation & Cultural Institutions
8:30 am Friday 26 Aug 2005
A forum providing practical information about key copyright issues relating to the digitisation of collection material in cultural institutions.

A Shared Responsibility for a More Secure World: An Asian Perspective on the UN Reforms
7:00 pm Wednesday 24 Aug 2005
Professor Ramesh Thakur, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Senior Vice Rector of United Nations University will talk on the topic 'A Shared Responsibility for a More Secure World: An Asian Perspective on the UN Reforms'.

The US View of Transfer Pricing
6:30 pm Wednesday 24 Aug 2005
Professor H David Rosenbloom presents this public lecture.

Workplace Relations: Are We Heading in the Right Direction?
5:30 pm Tuesday 23 Aug 2005
The recent announcement of the Federal Government's workplace relations agenda has sparked heated debate across Australia. The new workplace relations reform package will substantially alter the current workplace relations system

Public Hearing - Inquiry into the Coroners Act 1985, Law Reform Committee
9:15 am Monday 22 Aug 2005
For more information go to: http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/lawreform/default.htm

Directors Duties and Social Corporate Responsibility - the New Environment
5:30 pm Thursday 18 Aug 2005
This seminar brings together leading speakers and will be presented in Sydney at 5.30pm on 27 July and in Melbourne at 5.30pm on 18 August.

Business Breakfast: Inside Edge to India
7:30 am Thursday 18 Aug 2005
Asialink invites you to join The Australian Industry Group and the President of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) as part of the CII's mission to Australia. The CII is India's premier business association.

Dispute Resolution in a Complex International Society
6:00 pm Wednesday 17 Aug 2005
The Sir Kenneth Bailey Memorial Lecture 2005 is to be given by Professor Catherine Kessedjian.

Career Progression for Junior Lawyers
5:30 pm Monday 15 Aug 2005
This seminar aims to provide junior lawyers with the knowledge and know-how required to plan their career and set long and short-term goals.

International Trends in Taxation, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Prosperity
6:30 pm Tuesday 9 Aug 2005
Professor Neil Brooks is a frequent speaker and public commentator on current public finance issues.

Biblical Judaism and Modern Ideas of Law and Justice
6:30 pm Thursday 4 Aug 2005
Dr Fania Oz-Salzberger will discuss how the Hebrew Bible, the Prophets, and the Talmudic rabbis influenced the philosophies behind English and European liberal thought in the 19th and 20th centuries and their relationship with contemporary ideas of law an

Full Court of the Federal Court Sits in Melbourne
1-19 Aug 2005

Bush's Second Term Agenda: US Foreign Policy and the Asia-Pacific Region
6:00 pm Thursday 28 Jul 2005
What impact will the Bush Administration's current US Foreign policy have on the Asia-Pacific Region? Join Peter Brookes from the US conservative think-tank, The Heritage Foundation, as he discusses the Bush Administration's current stance on US Foreign P

Struggling for Coherence: A Review of Recent Developments in European Trade Mark Law
6:00 pm Tuesday 26 Jul 2005
It is now nearly ten years since the Community Trade Marks Office opened its doors. Since that time, both the courts of EU Member States and the European Court of Justice have tried to fashion a coherent and modern trade mark system, with varying degrees

A Bill of Rights for Victoria? a public forum
6:00 pm Wednesday 13 Jul 2005
The event is hosted by the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies and will explore options for protecting human rights in Victoria.

Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee: Australia's relations with China
Monday 27 Jun 2005
Public hearing in Melbourne

ALC Public Lecture: Human Rights in Burma: What More can the International Community Do?
6:00 pm Thursday 23 Jun 2005
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is seen internationally as a symbol of heroic and peaceful resistance in the face of oppression. Yet she and many of her supporters in Burma's lawfully elected governing party, the National League for Demo

China: Facing the Chalenges of Globalisation and Labour Issues
6:00 pm Wednesday 22 Jun 2005
China is leading the world in terms of economic growth. It is actively pursuing Free Trade Agreements with many Western countries, including one with Australia, signed in April. Yet, China is experiencing a number of challenges to provide the labour to me

Fulbright Public Lecture "Balancing National Security & Human Rights: Australia and the United States"
6:00 pm Tuesday 21 Jun 2005
Has the quest for security gone too far? Are human rights and fundamental freedoms being sacrificed in the war on terror? Are the current laws the best way to protect the national interest?

Victorian Parliament Open Day
11:00 am Sunday 19 Jun 2005

Twilight Seminar The GMO Dispute in the WTO
5:30 pm Thursday 16 Jun 2005
Professor Sands is representing the European Communities in the current trade dispute between the United States and the European Communities over genetically modified crops and foods. This dispute raises a number of issues critical to the interaction

Twilight Seminar: The GMO Dispute in the WTO
5:30 pm Thursday 16 Jun 2005

The Future of Copyright Exceptions
5:30 pm Thursday 16 Jun 2005
Should copyright law be reformed in light of new technologies and new copyright rights? On 5 May the Australian government released its issues paper: Fair Use and Other Copyright Exceptions. This half day seminar will discuss the questions in the review

JAPAN: Feminist Debates on the State in Japan
4:00 pm Thursday 9 Jun 2005
This event is presented by Asialink and the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies. Professor Vera Mackie from the University of Melbourne's History Department, will discuss historical and contemporary feminist debates on state, society, and

LAUNCH: Chinese Indonesians - Remembering, Distorting, Forgetting
5:30 pm Thursday 2 Jun 2005
This event is presented by the University of Melbourne's Indonesia Forum, the Asian Law Centre, Asialink and the Monash Asia Institute. It is the launch of 'Chinese Indonesians: Remembering, Distorting, Forgetting' edited by Professor Tim Lindsey and H

The Postgraduate Law Students Dinner
7:00 pm Thursday 26 May 2005
The dinner is an opportunity for new and continuing postgraduate students, their partners and staff to meet in an informal environment. Cost is $20/30 for non-students. Price includes a three course meal and complementary drinks. (If you have any special

The Takeovers Panel: Key Issues For Companies & Advisers
5:30 pm Thursday 26 May 2005
This seminar brings together leading speakers to examine current & emerging issues for the Panel in resolving takeover disputes.

Sixty Years from Nuremberg: What progress for international criminal justice?
5:30 pm Tuesday 17 May 2005
Professor Tim McCormack presents this public lecture at 5.30pm for 6pm, Tuesday 17 May.

Public Seminar with Hidayat Nur Wahid, Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament
9:30 am Monday 16 May 2005
The Indonesian political system has undergone immense change in the past five years. Mr Hidayat Nur Wahid is the speaker of Indonesia's Parliament. He is also co-founder of the Justice Party, now known as the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).

Law Week - DNA Science for Legal Professionals
9:00 am Monday 16 May 2005
This Law Week event will assist legal professionals in their understanding of DNA science from the molecular level through to real-world applications.

Law Week 2005
15-21 May 2005
http://www.victorialaw.org.au/lawweek/ http://www.vic.lawweek.com.au

The Process of Law Reform at the Victorian Law Reform Commission
1:00 pm Thursday 12 May 2005

Hong Kong Law Careers Fair
4:30 pm Monday 9 May 2005
The following firms, plus the University of Hong Kong, will be attending: Clifford Chance, Deacons, DLA, Freshfields, Heller Ehrman, Herbert Smith, Linklaters, Lovells, Mallesons, Minter Ellison, Richards Butler, and Simmons & Simmons. Students who are

United Nations Association of Australia, Model United Nations Conference
9:00 am Saturday 7 May 2005
HIV/AIDS - Confronting the Crisis Registration forms and further information available at http://www.unaavictoria.com.au

Public Hearing in Melbourne - Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee
9:00 am Tuesday 3 May 2005
Inquiry into Unfair Dismissal Policy in the Small Business Sector

High Court sits in Melbourne
9:30 am Friday 29 Apr 2005

Graduate Diploma in Managing Legal Organisations Advisory Board Meeting
5:00 pm Wednesday 27 Apr 2005

Public Hearing in Melbourne
Friday 22 Apr 2005
Inquiry into the Effectiveness and appropriateness of the Privacy Act 1998 Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee, Federal Parliament

Public Lecture: Medical Error & Malpractice Litigation in the United States
5:30 pm Tuesday 19 Apr 2005
Associate Professor David Studdert from the Harvard School of Public Health explores and examines issues in medical negligence litigation.

Giving Yourself a Head Start in Law Exams
11:00 am Monday 18 Apr 2005
We encourage you all to attend this seminar.

Panel Discussion - Australia and Japan: Sixty Years On
6:30 pm Thursday 14 Apr 2005

Launch and Public Lecture: Militancy, Ideas of Jihad and Islam - Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam
6:00 pm Wednesday 13 Apr 2005

Independence and Accountability: the Judges, Lord Chancellor and Attorney General in the developing UK Constitution
5:30 pm Tuesday 12 Apr 2005
Independence and Accountability: the Judges, Lord Chancellor and Attorney General in the developing UK Constitution. The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies and The Australian Association for Constitutional Law presents a seminar by Professor D

CSCI Public Dialogue: Miegunyah Public Lecture - Islam in Southeast Asia: Tolerance and Radicalism
6:00 pm Wednesday 6 Apr 2005
Rector and Professor of History, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN; State Islamic University), Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, Indonesia

Public Lecture with Indonesia's Minister of Trade, H. E. Dr Mari Pangetsu
6:15 pm Monday 21 Mar 2005
Mari Pangestu is Indonesia's Minister of Trade, and is also the first female Chinese-Indonesian Minister in the modern history of Indonesia.

CMCL Seminar: Defamation Law and Journalism
5:00 pm Tuesday 1 Mar 2005

Asian Law Centre Symposium - Build it and they will come: the Frist Anniversary of Law Schools in Japan
9:00 am Monday 21 Feb 2005
Recent issues relating to legal education in Japan will be discussed by academics from Japan, Australia, Canada, the USA and the United Kingdom.

ALC/CSCI Research Seminar: Islam in Southeast Asia: Tolerance and Radicalism
1:00 pm Wednesday 9 Feb 2005
Mr Denny Indrayana, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne, will be speaking on 'Indonesian Constitutional Reform 1999-2002: Nationalism v. Islamic State'.

Retirement Conference for Jim Lahore
12:30 pm Thursday 27 Jan 2005
This conference celebrates the illustrious career and significant contribution of Professor Jim Lahore to the Law Faculty at the Un

Australian Society of Legal Philosophy Annual Conference
13-15 Dec 2004

Farewell Luncheon for International Students
12:30 pm Thursday 25 Nov 2004
International Students due to complete their course at the end of 2004 are invited to a Farewell Luncheon.

2005 Graduate Program Briefing
5:30 pm Thursday 11 Nov 2004
Professor Cheryl Saunders, Associate Dean (Graduate) will give a briefing on the Program to all postgraduate law students who may be interested in finding out what the Law School will have to offer them in the coming year.

Mediation @ Melbourne
9:00 am Friday 5 Nov 2004
The Mediation at Melbourne Law course is a joint mediation training course offered by the Faculty of Law and the International Conflict Resolution Centre at the University of Melbourne.

The 10th Annual Honorary Sir Anthony Mason Lecture
6:15 pm Thursday 21 Oct 2004
Attorney General Rob Hulls will be speaking at the The 10th Annual Honorary Sir Anthony Mason Lecture.

ALC Comparative Law Seminar - "Comparative Legal Studies and the Matter of Authenticity"
6:30 pm Wednesday 20 Oct 2004
Mainstream comparative law requires fundamental rethinking.....

Inaugural Alumni Cocktail Party
6:00 pm Tuesday 19 Oct 2004
An invitation is extended to all Melbourne Law School alumni to attend this inaugural social event. Tours of the building will also be available.

LSS Equality Handbook Launch and Seminar - Law In War: Insights into the ICC, Milosevic Trial & War Crimes in Rwanda
6:30 pm Wednesday 6 Oct 2004

30 Year Alumni Reunion for the Graduating Class of '74.
6:00 pm Thursday 30 Sep 2004
A celebratory Cocktail Party will be held at Melbourne Law School at 6pm on Thu 30 Sept.

ICIL and AIA Public Seminar - Temporary Protection - Permanent Torment?
6:00 pm Tuesday 28 Sep 2004

ALC Public Lecture: Environment and the Law: Problems, Expectations and the Way Forward.
6:00 pm Monday 27 Sep 2004
Indonesia Forum and Asian Law Centre invite you to a public lecture by Dr Joan Hardjono. 6pm Mon 27 Sept.

Continuing Legal Education Association of Australasia Luncheon
12:00 pm Thursday 31 Jul 2003

Graduate Induction Session
10:00 am Saturday 15 Mar 2003

Saturday Briefing and Research Methodology Seminar
Saturday 10 Aug 2002

Graduate Diploma Graduation Ceremony
6:00 pm Wednesday 17 Apr 2002

Information for Prospective Graduate Students
10:00 am Saturday 10 Nov 2001