Events
1. Fundraising Dinner – International Commission of Jurists
The Chairman of the International Commission of Jurists, Glenn McGowan SC, and Executive Committee request the pleasure of the company of Commission members and guests at fundraising dinner. Broadcaster and commentator, Jon Faine, will address the dinner on ‘Media and the Law’.
Date: Thursday 28 October, 2010
Time: 6.30 pm for pre-dinner drinks and dinner will be at 7 pm
Venue: Essoign Club, Level 1, 205 William Street, Melbourne
Price: $105 per person (incl. GST).
Ticket price includes three course meal and alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Further information may be obtained from Rupert Watters at:
rjcwatters@vicbar.com.au or 9225 6832
Places may be reserved by:
Cheques made out to International Commission of Jurists Vic and sent to Melanie Szydzik C/- Clerk R, 205 William Street, DX 91; or Electronic Funds Transfer. For EFT details, please contact Rupert Watters on rjcwatters@vicbar.com.au.
Whether paying by cheque or EFT, please enclose with any payment the names and contact details of the people reserving the seats, as well as any special dietary requirements.
2. Law International Study Program 2011
Prato/Malaysia Information Session
Date: Thursday 21 October, 2010
Time: 1 pm to 2 pm
Venue: Building 8, R5, Clayton campus
If you are unable to attend the information session please note that all information including the application form will be available via the following website by the Thursday 21 October:
www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/overseas-study-programs/overseas-study-programs-prato-malaysia.html
3. The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Present Dr Joo-Cheong Tham
With commentary from Sam McLean of GetUp! “Money and Politics: Why it matters to human rights”
Date: Thursday 4 November, 2010
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu OR 03 9905 3327
Public Lecture – All Welcome
Money politics and its regulation are high on the political agenda. Money politics, however, is not usually perceived as a human rights issue – human rights organisations that have engaged in the debate on money politics are few and far between and even then, such issues are rarely seen as questions of human rights.
This lecture argues that money politics falls squarely within the human rights agenda for three reasons:
-Progressive realisation of human rights is likely only to take place through democratic political processes; insofar as money politics undermines the democratic integrity of the political process, it is likely to undermine the progressive advancement of human rights;
-Money politics raises challenging questions for human rights organisations in terms of their funding and use of money to influence the political process;
-Money politics directly implicates two important rights – freedom of political association and freedom of political expression.
For more information:
www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2010/tham-lecture.html