All Forthcoming Events
May 2012
Lost Decade or Decades? Wages & Wage Inequality in the US - Monday 21 May
12:30 pm Monday 21 May 2012
This presentation will draw on the new analysis of wage trends that will
appear in the forthcoming State of Working America to be released in
September.
ALC Occasional Seminar: Normalisation and Neoliberalism in Japanese Disability Welfare Law, 1946-2000s
1:00 pm Monday 21 May 2012
Carolyn Stevens has just been appointed the Professor
of Japanese Studies at Monash University. Her training
is in anthropology with degrees from Harvard and
Columbia Universities.
CELRL Labour Law Seminar: Innovation in Employment Standards Enforcement: The Fair Work Ombudsman’s Use of Enforceable Undertakings
1:00 pm Wednesday 23 May 2012
In this seminar, they will report on the use of enforceable
undertakings
by the FWO as an alternative to litigation against employers for
noncompliance with minimum employment standards.
CCLSR Seminar - Would the post-GFC international regulatory reforms have prevented the GFC?
1:00 pm Wednesday 23 May 2012
Prof Douglas Arner, Head of the Department of Law at the Univeristy
of Hong Kong, will examine whether the post-GFC adopted international
regulatory reforms would have prevented the GFC.
Dean's Luncheon for Graduates of the 1940's and '50's
12:00 pm Thursday 24 May 2012
Dean's Luncheon for Graduates of the 1940's and '50's.
ERRN (SA) Seminar: Spotlight on our Electoral Acts
6:00 pm Wednesday 30 May 2012
You are invited to the inaugural meeting of the
South Australian Branch of the Electoral Regulation
Research Network
on: Wednesday May 30th 2012, at Parliament House, 6pm
Village Roadshow vs iiNet: The decision and its ramifications for copyright owners and ISPs
5:30 pm Thursday 31 May 2012
A Free Public Seminar presented by the Intellectual
Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) in
association with the Melbourne Law School.
June 2012
CCLSR Seminar - Improving Consumer Access to Justice in the Consumer Credit Context
1:00 pm Monday 4 Jun 2012
Prof Tony Duggan will speak about the issues in his forthcoming book
chapter, ‘Front End Strategies for Improving Consumer Access to
Justice’ in the consumer credit context.
Obligations Seminar - Prof. Rick Bigwood - 6 June 2012
12:30 pm Wednesday 6 Jun 2012
Title: 'When Fairness Turns Bad: Reflections on the BCLI Report on
Proposals for Unfair Contracts Relief in British Columbia'
The Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita - Political Dignity
6:30 pm Wednesday 6 Jun 2012
'Political Dignity' by Raimond Gaita
The Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita - Whatever Happened to Reconciliation?
6:30 pm Wednesday 13 Jun 2012
'Whatever Happened to Reconciliation’ by Larissa Behrendt
Obligations Group Seminar - Prof. David McLauchlan
6:00 pm Thursday 14 Jun 2012
Seminar: Entire agreement clauses are now routinely included in
commercial and other contracts. Does the inclusion of such a clause
in an apparently complete written agreement preclude a fin
The Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita - Political Literacy
6:30 pm Wednesday 20 Jun 2012
‘Political Literacy’ by Gerry Simpson
The Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita - Whatever Happened to Argument?
6:30 pm Wednesday 27 Jun 2012
'Whatever Happened to Argument’ by Robert Manne
Book Launch: Substance and Procedure in Private International Law
6:00 pm Thursday 28 Jun 2012
An invite to the launch of Professor Richard Garnett's book:Substance
and Procedure in Private International Law which appears in the
prestigious Oxford Private International Law Series.
July 2012
The Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita - Panel discussion
6:30 pm Wednesday 4 Jul 2012
'Whatever happened to Politics' - Panel discussion with Larissa
Behrent, Raimond Gaita, Robert Manne and Gerry Simpson.
Melbourne Law School Career Round Table
6:30 pm Wednesday 18 Jul 2012
The Melbourne Law School Career Roundtable is a networking event for
recent graduates and final year students to gain practical career
advice.
Defining Taxing and Regulating Not-for-Profits in the 21st Century conference
19-20 Jul 2012
This major international conference will examine the definition,
taxation and regulation of not-for-profits in the 21st century.
Recent Developments in Constitutional Law: CCCS Conference 2012
20-21 Jul 2012
Registrations are now opened
A Public Law Perspective on Intellectual Property
6:30 pm Wednesday 25 Jul 2012
Topic to be confirmed.
Rare Books Lecture Series - The Joys of Collecting Lawbooks
6:30 am Thursday 26 Jul 2012
Melbourne Law School’s Rare Books and Legal History lecture series
was launched in 2002 to promote and encourage research into the Rare
Books Collection.
August 2012
Public Interest Law Fair 2012
5:30 pm Tuesday 14 Aug 2012
The 2012 Public Interest Law Fair showcases employers in the public
interest and social justice sectors.
'The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 in the History of Cosmopolitanism'
6:00 pm Tuesday 14 Aug 2012
This Public Lecture jointly hosted by IILAH (Law) at the Melbourne
Law and SHAPS (Arts) and kindly supported by Macgeorge Bequest.
September 2012
Dean's Welcome Evening for 2013 JD Offered Students
5:00 pm Wednesday 12 Sep 2012
Event to welcome new JD students commencing in 2013.
By invitation only.
October 2012
November 2012
December 2012
Unjust Enrichment Conference
9:00 am Monday 3 Dec 2012
The focus of the annual Obligations Group conference will be on the
future of teaching and scholarship in the law of Unjust Enrichment.
This has become a particularly topical area.
Dean's Welcome Evening for 2013 JD Offered Students
5:00 pm Wednesday 12 Dec 2012
Event to welcome new JD students commencing in 2013.
By invitation only.
February 2013
Orientation for 2013 JD Students
7-8 Feb 2013
Melbourne Law School is committed to ensuring our new students make a
smooth transition to the study of law at graduate level.
By invitation only.