News
May 2012
Melbourne Law Students' Success in Prestigious Construction Law Competitions
8 May 2012
Melbourne Law School congratulates David Trinder (GradDipConstrLaw
2012) on being awarded the 2012 Brooking Essay Prize by the Society
of Construction Law Australia.
Prof Tim Lindsey's Op-ed, "No quick fix to Asia literacy crisis" in 'The Australian', 03 May 2012
3 May 2012
"It is good that the Commonwealth government is
beginning to look again what to do about the collapse
of Asia literacy."
April 2012
Internship at COMPPS
20 Apr 2012
The Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports is
providing work experience for one of our students.
Visit by leading Sports Law Scholar
13 Apr 2012
Visit to Melbourne by leading Sports Law Scholar, Professor John
Barnes
Concerns new workplace laws spell bad news for carers’ employment prospects are unfounded, says Anna Chapman
12 Apr 2012
March 2012
Fourth International Construction Law Conference: Student registration
23 Mar 2012
Calling all Construction Law Students!
2012 Dreamlarge Student Engagement Grants
19 Mar 2012
Applications for the 2012 Dreamlarge Student Engagement
Grants are now open.
Professor Sundhya Pahuja wins prestigious award
6 Mar 2012
Sundhya Pahuja was awarded the 2012 ASIL Certificate of Merit for her
book, 'Decolonising International Law: Development, Economic Growth
and the Politics of Universality' (CUP, 2011)
Mentor program for international students launched at MLS
1 Mar 2012
About 50 international MLM students from 20 countries
across the
globe have been assigned to an industry professional as
part of
Melbourne Law School’s innovative Mentor Program.
February 2012
Rain Liivoja comments on the recent prosecution of Australian soldiers for civilian deaths in Afghanistan
12 Feb 2012
Cheryl Saunders argues that we can’t afford to water down the proposals for indigenous recognition
8 Feb 2012
International Bar Association Scholarships for Energy and Natural Resources Law Studies
6 Feb 2012
Applications are now being accepted from students and institutions
requiring funding for advanced studies or research in the fields of
energy and natural resources law.
Professor Anne Orford to be awarded honorary doctorate
1 Feb 2012
The Faculty of Law at Lund University in Sweden has voted to award
Professor Anne Orford the Michael D. Kirby Professor of International
Law, an honorary doctorate in law.
January 2012
Books for Burma: Call for donations
31 Jan 2012
The Burma/Myanmar Studies Network is inviting alumni,
staff and students to donate second-hand law books.
2012 Commencing Student Survey: Win a MacBook Pro!
23 Jan 2012
Participate for your chance to win one 15” MacBook Pro or one 16GB
3G+WiFi iPad or one of five $100 University Bookshop vouchers.
Andrew Godwin comments on the recent alliance of Mallesons with a top Chinese legal firm
16 Jan 2012
December 2011
Law Student Centre closure during Christmas
13 Dec 2011
The Law Student Centre will close at 4:00pm on Thursday
22 December 2011 and will re-open at 8:45am on Tuesday
3 January 2012.
David Brennan asks whether the Federal Government is liable for treating Sky News unfairly
9 Dec 2011
November 2011
Andrew Mitchell discusses Philip Morris’ investment claim against Australia over plain-packaging laws
30 Nov 2011
Global Lawyer and Institutions in International Law Applications
17 Nov 2011
Global Lawyer and Institutions in International Law applications are now
open.
The PLSA wants YOU!
10 Nov 2011
The Post-Graduate Law Students Association (Masters) is looking to
recruit three new members. Find out more at our next Open House!
Internship at the International Criminal Court
10 Nov 2011
Melbourne Law School Student Internship with the Office of the
Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court – The Hague
October 2011
Recognising Indigenous Australians in the Constitution
14 Oct 2011
The former Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser recently joined
constitutional experts in a panel discussion as part of Melbourne Law
School's Courting Controversy Lecture series.
The Ian Malkin Internship Scholarship
10 Oct 2011
A new scholarship has been established to help Melbourne Law School
students undertake internships and pursue law within a community
context.
September 2011
Michelle Foster discusses the impact of the High Court ruling against the ‘Malaysia solution’
6 Sep 2011
Democratisation and law reform in Indonesia are showing signs of wear and tear, writes Tim Lindsey
6 Sep 2011
2011 Annual Julian Small Research Grant
1 Sep 2011
Applications are sought from postgraduate and undergraduate students
who are undertaking research of the law relating to employment and
industrial relations in Australia.
August 2011
ACCC Chairman appointed to Competition Law Advisory Board
17 Aug 2011
Melbourne Law School has welcomed the appointment of Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims to its
Melbourne Law Masters Competition Law Advisory Board.
Michelle Foster speaks about the High Court injunction to prevent the transfer of asylum seekers to Malaysia
10 Aug 2011
Proposed criminal law should treat tanking and match-fixing differently, says Hayden Opie
4 Aug 2011
A Year in New York: Melbourne's first dual degree student reports on life at NYU School of Law
1 Aug 2011