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LLB NEWSLETTER
Edition 1, 2007 (1 February 2007)
Welcome to the first edition of the Melbourne LLB Newsletter for 2007. The purpose of this publication is to inform you of key issues and events related to your studies. If you need any further clarification on anything, please contact the Undergraduate Studies Office on 8344 4475, or the contact listed.
inaugural peter brett memorial lecture: capital punishment in the united states and beyond
Professor Paul Marcus, of the College of William and Mary in Virginia, USA, will be considering the legal, ethical and moral questions raised with the death penalty in both the US and other nations such as China, Singapore, and Japan. He will explore national attitudes toward the penalty and ask why some countries such as Australia and the United Kingdom so strongly resist capital punishment while others such as Japan and the United States seem, at least at first analysis, to embrace it.
| When: | Tuesday 20 February 2007 at 5:30pm (light refreshments), 6:00pm (lecture) |
| Where: | Melbourne Law School |
RSVP by 15 February 2007 to law-rsvp@unimelb.edu.au (please place ‘Peter Brett’ in heading) or by telephone (03) 8344 1153.
allen hope southey memorial lecture: why refugee law still matters
International refugee law has come under increasing attack in recent years. In particular, it has been suggested that international efforts are best addressed to meeting the needs of at-risk persons still inside their own country, and that whatever external protection is granted should be strictly temporary. Professor James Hathaway, Director, Program in Refugee & Asylum Law, University of Michigan Law School, USA, is a leading authority on international refugee law whose work is regularly cited by the most senior courts of the common law world. He will seek to open a debate on the wisdom of departure from traditional notions of asylum, and to suggest constructive ways that the human rights of involuntary migrants can best be reconciled to the legitimate concerns of receiving states.
| When: | Thursday 22 February 2007 at 5:30pm |
| Where: | Melbourne Law School |
RSVP by 13 February 2007 to law-rsvp@unimelb.edu.au (please place 'Southey' in heading)
dr anthony mccosker: language and learning adviser in law
Anthony McCosker is the Law School’s new language and learning adviser. His job is to help all students cope with the difficult task of studying law. This means working on the reading, writing, speaking, research and thinking skills that students need to be successful within the degree and beyond. Anthony works with all students, but with a particular focus on helping students from non-English speaking backgrounds build the high level of English language skills required for study in law.
Before coming to the Law School, Anthony worked with the University’s Language and Learning Skills Unit (LLSU). As well as teaching study skills through the LLSU, he helped to develop the online academic skills and transition resources Postgraduate Essentials, and AIRport. His doctoral research was in communication and cultural studies, and he has a keen interest in the power of language, writing and communication.
Anthony will be running study skills seminars and Writing Essentials workshops to help with both study and legal essay writing skills. If you are feeling overwhelmed, you can also book an individual consultation through the Undergraduate Studies Office. In a language and learning consultation Anthony can help you develop strategies for building your study skills, language and communication skills, and in particular your essay writing skills. If you do make an appointment, it might help to bring along a past essay or piece of writing to look at areas for improvement. Drop in times, where no appointment is required, will be available each week on Tuesday afternoons 3:30 to 4:00pm, or Thursday mornings 9:30 to 10:00am.
ESL students who are sitting the DELA test will also be advised to come along and see Anthony to work out personal strategies for language development.
Anthony can be found on Level 5 of the Legal Resource Centre, in the south west corner in Room 521.
aurora project native title internship program
| The Program introduces law students to career opportunities in native title and Indigenous affairs, and primarily provides assistance to under-resourced and over-worked Native Title Representative Body (NTRB) lawyers. There are two intakes for interns annually, during the summer and winter university breaks, for 5 to 6 weeks. Applications open in March and August of each year. |  |
Applications are open to law students who have completed, or are currently completing, the property law component of their legal studies. We seek students who are interested in working in native title and Indigenous affairs. Internships will be with NTRBs and other Indigenous organizations located around Australia.
Longer Term Contract Locum Placements
Applications are open to law students as well as qualified solicitors. Placements can start at 3 months and may continue for 6 months or longer. Duties, conditions and remuneration vary from position to position.
Locations of organizations that have participated in the Program include Adelaide, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Broome, Bundaberg, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Mackay, Melbourne, Perth, Port Hedland, Sydney, and Thursday Island.
Applications for winter 2007 are open from 5 March 2007 and close on 5 April 2007.
For more information and to apply please visit our website at www.auroraproject.com.au
A full account of the research into NTRBs and recommendations that led to the establishment of the Program can be found online.
goldman sachs global leaders program
The Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program seeks to train and develop tomorrow's educators, policy makers, business leaders, research scientists, social entrepreneurs, and other professionals, and to create an international network through which they can share ideas, work collaboratively, and begin to change the world. Each year 100 students are selected from over 70 top universities and colleges in 19 countries. Each student is awarded US$3,000, and given the title of Goldman Sachs Global Leader. Through personal interviews, 50 students are then selected to attend the Global Leadership Institute in New York.
The University is now calling for nominations for the Program for 2007. Students who are nominated by the University may then be invited to apply for the program by the organizing body, the Institute of International Education.
Students must be in their second year of their first undergraduate degree in 2007 and show outstanding leadership skills and academic achievement.
If you would like to be nominated, please send:
All three documents must be sent to Kiera Stevens at the Undergraduate Scholarships Office, 3rd Floor, John Smyth Building by Friday 23 February 2007. You do not need to send a transcript of results. Late applications will not be accepted.
Further details about the Program, including selection criteria and nomination forms, are available here.
If you would like to discuss the program or your application, please contact Kiera on 8344 4677 or at kieraes@unimelb.edu.au
human rights in the melbourne law school
The Human Rights in the Melbourne Law School website is now live. This new website showcases human rights research that is undertaken in the Law School, opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate study in human rights law and related areas, and also profiles student human rights research and human rights activities.
The website address is: http://humanrights.law.unimelb.edu.au The Law School is internationally renowned for its scholarship in human rights. It makes a distinctive contribution to developing a human rights discourse focusing on Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Staff members have expertise in many areas of human rights, and the Law School attracts leading human rights scholars and practitioners to visit each year. The Law School offers students in depth and diverse academic and practical programs on human rights. |
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For more information on Human Rights in the Melbourne Law School, please contact Associate Professor Dianne Otto, Director, International Human Rights Law Program, Institute for International Law and the Humanities (d.otto@unimelb.edu.au). Feedback on the new website and content ideas are gratefully received by Henrietta Zeffert, Research Assistant to Associate Professor Otto (zefferth@unimelb.edu.au).
right now: human rights law in australia magazine
Right Now is a new human rights law magazine being produced by Melbourne Law School students. The pilot edition of Right Now will be launched in March 2007. Right Now aims to promote and strengthen human rights law discourse in Australia. It is the first publication to focus specifically on the domestic implementation and development of human rights law in Australia. Creative and unique, the magazine will appeal to a wide audience and stimulate inclusive discussion of human rights in the community. |
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Right Now presents an opportunity for the human rights research, commentary and analysis of students, academics, activists, practitioners, and other members of the community, to be published in a refereed publication and to attract attention from readers across Australia and overseas. Right Now is also publishing works of visual art that respond to human rights and social justice themes and issues.
To facilitate its aim of building and strengthening a human rights community in Victoria and Australia, Right Now has established a number of partnerships with organizations and groups in the community, corporate and government sectors. Right Now is interested in establishing further non-financial and financial partnerships.
Right Now has been developed through representative consultation with law students, academics, members of the community and corporate legal sectors, and members of the general community. Right Now is seeking financial support for its continuing operation. Financial support will contribute to producing the hard copy magazine, the establishment of a website, publicity and promotion, and costs associated with legal incorporation. Right Now is a non-profit initiative.
Written and visual submissions for Right Now are welcome.
You can find the pilot and future issues of Right Now in all Australian university libraries. Copies can also be requested. For more information on Right Now, or to discuss how you or your organization can be involved in Right Now, please contact the editor, Henrietta Zeffert (h.zeffert@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au).
human rights arts and film festival in australia
Would you like to be involved in running the first ever Human Rights Arts and Film Festival in Australia?
This entirely volunteer-run event will be held in Melbourne towards the end of the year.
With the enactment of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities, the time is ripe to broaden the discourse of human rights beyond the law and beyond academia to the general community through popular mediums such as film, theatre and the arts.
Inspired by Human Rights Film Festivals that have taken place in New Zealand, North and South America, Europe, and Africa, this event will not only raise awareness of human rights issues at home and abroad but also be instrumental in highlighting the need for greater human rights protection in Australia .
The festival coordinators are looking for a team of passionate, dedicated and committed people to be involved. There are a range of different things to do from sponsorship proposals, budget, website design, locating screening material, media coordination, discussion panels, film/arts submissions, and human rights education.
This event has the potential to include art, music, theatre, writing, dance as well as film, however, it will only be possible if we have enough people power and creative energy involved in the festival.
This is an exciting, unprecedented opportunity to be part of something that is sure to continue as an annual event in the Melbourne festival calendar.
If you are interested in being involved in the core collective, or you would like to assist in other ways, please email Evelyn Tadros as soon as possible with relevant experience and interests at humanrightsfestival@yahoo.com.au.
If you are artists/film makers yourselves and would potentially like to submit something to the festival, please be in contact so we can include you on our email list and provide you with further information at a later date.
Semester 1, 2007 materials will be available for sale from the Undergraduate Studies Office from 19 February 2007.
Please send any feedback/comments or suggestions you have about this newsletter to Tom Hewitt-McManus.
previous editions of LLB newsletter
Previous editions of the newsletter are available on the Melbourne LLB website.
