Law Student Gazette

1. 2011 Law Malaysia Program – Applications Now Open!

• Monash Sunway campus in Malaysia, located near Kuala Lumpur
• 4 July – 26 August
• Full semester of law studies
• Applications are now open and the closing date has been extended to Thursday 31 March 2011
• Monash Abroad travel grants will be available. For further information see http://www.monash.edu.au/students/studyabroad/grants/short-term/travel.html
• Small classes, with students from partner universities, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Paris
• Taught by academic staff from Monash and overseas universities
• Further information including application form – http://www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/overseas-study-programs/overseas-study-programs-prato-malaysia.html

2. Position Available – Paralegal

Please see the following for job description and application information Paralegal Position Description

3. Scholarship – The Aurora Native Title Internship Program

The Aurora Native Title Internship Program places law, anthropology and other social science (archaeology, cultural heritage, environmental management,  human geography, history and sociology) students and graduates from Australian universities at Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and other organisations involved in policy development, social justice and Indigenous affairs.   The program introduces candidates to career opportunities in native title and Indigenous affairs and at the same time provides assistance to under-resourced and over-worked organisations.

Applications for the upcoming Winter 2011 round of Aurora internships will be open from Monday 7 March to Friday 1 April, 2011. Applications can be submitted on-line via the Aurora website at www.auroraproject.com.au.

For further information please see Aurora Legal Internships Flyer

4. The Oaktree Foundation – Seeking New National Director of Legal

The Oaktree Foundation is Australia’s foremost youth-run aid and development organisation, we are young people working together to end global poverty and we want you to join us!

Since 2003, The Oaktree Foundation has created and implemented initiatives and projects to raise awareness, educate, empower and motivate communities to improve their future.  For more information on The Oaktree Foundation, please see our website http://theoaktree.org/

We are currently looking for a new National Director of Legal. This is an exciting and rare opportunity for law students in their third (or higher) year and under the age of 26, to gain valuable professional experience. All applicants are required to submit a current CV (of no more than 4 pages) and a cover letter outlining the applicants characteristics and skills (of no more than 2 pages). For further information about the role and application process please see National Legal Director Position

Please send all applications to the Victorian Human Resources team at recruitment@theoaktree.org . Applications close 5pm, Friday April 29, 2011.

1. Monash Environmental Pledge

Welcome to the Monash Environmental Pledge.

In 2011 all Monash students and staff are asked to ‘Take the Pledge… Live the Pledge‘.

By making simple changes to your lifestyle you can make BIG changes for the environment .  And, for every Monash student or staff member who takes the Pledge, the university will commit $5 towards on-campus renewable energy schemes.  Our aim this year is a target of 10,000 pledges and for all those who pledge, we will be conducting random draws for great sustainable gifts, such as coffee mugs, chocolate, water bottles and heaps more.

So, play your part by making your commitment to the environment and sustainability at Monash.

Remember, with over 60,000 staff and students across all of the campuses, your actions count – visit

http://fsd.monash.edu.au/environmental-sustainability/monash-environmental-pledge

Sign up today!!

1. Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Annual Human Rights Conference 2011

Registration

The conference sells out more than a month in advance each year, so be sure to get your tickets early.

Registration costs for the conference are:

• $170 Full registration – “early bird” rate until 23 May ($200 registration fee after that date)
• $100 NGOs (Multiple registrations $80)
• $50 Full-time students and concession (limited no of seats available, ID will be requested at the conference)

Registration for the conference is now available online at – http://ecommerce.law.monash.edu.au/product.asp?pID=188&cID=4&e=1.

Alternatively, credit card registrations can be made by calling 9905 3327 (due to university policy, we can no longer accept registration by fax or email).

For full details please visit the conference website at –
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2011/conference-2011.html

2. Garma Festival 2011

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law invites Monash students to apply to participate in the Garma Festival, to be held from Friday 5 – Monday 8 August, 2011.

‘The Annual Garma Festival is Australia’s Leading Cultural Exchange event.  It is held annually onsite at remote Gulkula, a traditional meeting ground in Arnhem land.

The Garma Festival is a nationally significant, intimate, spectacular celebration of cultural traditions and practices – dance, song, music, and art (including presentations, collaborations, sales) – and the annual venue for a major Key Forum on Indigenous issues.

As well as the Key Forum and integrated academic presentations on language and culture, Key Forum participants also have the opportunity to watch the daily bunggul and music performances, enjoy Garma art exhibitions and projects, and participate in evening and night activities.’

Yothu Yindi Foundation, Organisers of Garma Festival.

The Key Forum for the Garma Festival 2011 is Academic Excellence and Cultural Integrity.  Daily seminars will touch upon many issues, including ones of a legal nature.  In addition to the daily seminars, informal talks will be held for Monash students to gain further insight into cultural, historical and contemporary Indigenous issues.  Successful applicants will be expected to attend and participate in both the formal seminars and informal talks during both the days and evenings of the Festival.  The Castan Centre group will comprise of approximately 10 students accompanied by Melissa Castan and other staff.

Law students may be eligible to gain *6 credit points* for attending the Garma Festival 2011 and subsequently submitting a supervised research paper on a related issue (see handbook for LAW 4174).  Non-law students should raise issues of credit with their relevant Faculty.

Information session on the Garma Festival:

Application forms will be available at the session and from the Law Student Services counter.  Applications are due by Thursday 21 April, 2011.  Applicants are required to write a 300-500 word statement outlining their motivation for wanting to attend the Garma Festival 2011.  It would be beneficial for prospective applicants to view the Garma website (www.yyf.com.au) prior to applying and to read the ‘Background Notes’ provided on the website. For further information, please contact Sarah Griffin: scgri1@student.monash.edu.au .

Please note: This is a self-funded trip, with costs estimated at $2,200.  This includes flights, accommodation, transfers, Festival ticket and all meals.

3. Vanessa Zimmerman, Legal Advisor to Professor John Ruggie the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Business and Human Rights

Presented by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law; “Business and Human Rights at Home and Abroad: an Update on the Work of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Business and Human Rights”

For further information please see Background Information

1. AIAL Essay Prize in Administrative Law

The Australian Institute of Administrative Law Inc (AIAL) is inviting entries for the 2011 AIAL Essay Prize in Administrative Law.

The essay may be on any topic relating to administrative law. The length of the essay is to be 6,000 – 8,000 words. The amount of the prize is A$2,000.

Entries must be submitted by Sunday 1 May, 2011 to the AIAL at : PO Box 3149, BMDC, ACT 2617 or to linda.crebbin@act.gov.au.

For further information and rules please see AIAL Essay Prize

2. Announcing the CMCL Medal 2011

The CMCL Medal seeks succinct, innovative analyses of contemporary issues in media law. The winner will receive a medal, a prize of $1,500, and an invitation to develop their paper for publication in the Media & Arts Law Review.  Other finalists will receive $500 and a certificate.

Eligibility – Final year JD and LLB students in Australia and New Zealand, and those who graduated in the last five years and currently reside in Australia or New Zealand. Written entries due Monday 25 July 2011 (3000-5000 words including any footnotes). All entries must strictly adhere to the word limit.

Finalists will be announced on the CMCL website – Monday 8 August, 2011

Final Presentation Dinner – Monday 5 September, 2011

Further details: www.law.unimelb.edu.au/cmcl or see 2011 CMCL Medal Flyer

3. Applications Open – Victorian Women Lawyers Mentoring Program

Victorian Women Lawyers are delighted to again invite all female second-final year Monash Law School students to participate in the 2011 Law Student Mentoring Program. Now in its fourth year, the Program has developed into a celebrated vehicle for encouraging the next generation of female lawyers to gain valuable insights into the legal profession.

This year, registration will occur online via our website: www.vwl.asn.au with registration open until Tuesday 8 April, 2011.

Please contact me if you have any queries. I look forward to welcoming as many Monash students as possible into this year’s Program!

For further information please see: http://www.vwl.asn.au/?page=news&id=0&2011%20Law%20Student%20Mentoring%20Program

4. Exhibition – “Jury Service”

The ‘Jury Service’ exhibition will be on the first floor of the Law Library, near the lab, from Monday 21 March, 2011. Find out what to expect if you are called for jury service. This colourful exhibition shows jury service from a historical perspective and examines the representation of juries in popular culture.

5. Gold Dukes Peer Ambassadors

To students who have completed Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, are you interesting in becoming a Gold Dukes Peer Ambassador?

If you are interested and want to find out how please email
adm-dukes@monash.edu and my Gold DoE Volunteer Participant
will be in touch with you to explain the process.

The RSVP date to show interest is open until Monday 4 April, and you will be contacted after this date.

6. Summer Semester 2010 – 2011 Unit evaluation reports

The Summer Semester 2010- 2011 Unit evaluation quantitative  reports are now available online at:

https://emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/wr/uewr_rp1_public_yearseme.jsp

Thank you very much for your participation in the Unit evaluation process – we really appreciate you taking the time to tell us what you think about our Units and how we can further improve them. We do take your feedback on board and we use it to help redesign our Units for the next time that they are offered.

1. Library Learning Skills Seminars

Skills Sessions: Weeks 5 and 6: Case law.

This seminar is a combined learning skills and research session, focusing on how to search for a case online and how to prepare a case note.

Sessions will be held in the Law Library’s level 1 computer lab on:

• Monday 28 March 12 -1pm
• Tuesday 29 March 1 – 2 pm
• Thursday 31 March 1 – 2 pm.

On Monday 28 March there will be another session in L5, and you’ll need to bring or share a wireless-enabled laptop.

There will be two sessions the following week on:

• Tuesday 5 April 1 – 2 in L2
• Thursday 7 April in L5.

Note: Please bring or share a wireless-enabled laptop for these lecture room sessions.

Skills Sessions: Week 6. Assignments – Where the marks come from.

Understanding the difference between an adequate answer and an evaluative one.  what styles to use, and what structures work best for different assignments.  Covers reports, problem-solving and general assignments.

• Monday 4 April 12 – 1pm in the Law Library Meeting Room on level 3
• Repeated in L5 on Monday 4 April 1 – 2 pm in L5.

1. Learning Skills

Postgraduate law students are invited to contact Rosemary Shaw – Learning Skills Adviser – to arrange a consultation to discuss their assessment tasks and law studies in general. A number of classes are also offered at the Law Chambers.

For more information, please visit the website at: http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/classes/law/learning-skills.html

2. Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) Examinations – Trimester 1, 2011

Reminder: The JD Trimester 1 exam period starts from Monday 4 April 2011. Detailed exam timetable is available online at: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/jd/students/examination-timetable.html

3. Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) – Updated 2011 Class Timetable

An updated 2011 Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) Class Timetable is now available online: http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/t-tables/index.html

4. Submission of assessments

AN IMPORTANT REMINDER that release and submission of assessments in the postgraduate programs is to be via Blackboard in 2011.

Research assignments and take-home examinations must be submitted with a completed assessment task coversheet, which can be downloaded form:

http://www.law.monash.edu/forms/assessment-cover-sheet.pdf
or http://www.law.monash.edu.au/forms/assessment-cover-sheet.doc

For Blackboard support, please refer to: http://www.monash.edu.au/muso/support/students/index.html

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1. 2011 Law Malaysia Program – Applications Now Open!

• Monash Sunway campus in Malaysia, located near Kuala Lumpur
• 4 July – 26 August
• Full semester of law studies
• Applications are now open and the closing date has been extended to Thursday 31 March 2011
• Monash Abroad travel grants will be available. For further information see http://www.monash.edu.au/students/studyabroad/grants/short-term/travel.html
• Small classes, with students from partner universities, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Paris
• Taught by academic staff from Monash and overseas universities
• Further information including application form – http://www.law.monash.edu.au/internships/overseas-study-programs/overseas-study-programs-prato-malaysia.html

2. REMINDER: Allen & Overy Hong Kong Information Session Tomorrow Lunchtime!

Are you interested in working in Hong Kong in an International Legal Practice?

If you are considering pursuing a long term legal career in Hong Kong, a June/July 2011 summer placement with Allen & Overy may be the very best place to start.  A & O is an international law firm with more than 36 offices in 26 countries across the world.  Allen & Overy is looking for Monash University law students interested in participating in a first-class training programme, gain global experience, work on cutting-edge deals and learn from lawyers who are leaders in their field of practice.

Prior to the Information Session – from 12.30 until 1 pm – there will also now be a mini-exhibition hosted by AOHK’s Graduate Recruitment Manager, Julia Sheng, in the law basement.  Come along and receive some information about the summer placement program, talk to Julia and find out more from two past A & O interns, Alice Zhang and Cameron Harvey who will also be there to answer your questions.

To find out more about this exciting career opportunity, you are invited to attend an information session:

We hope to see you there!

For more information about Allen & Overy Hong Kong, please see A&O Information Session flyer and visit www.allenovery.com/careers and select ‘Hong Kong’

3. Scholarship – The Aurora Native Title Internship Program

The Aurora Native Title Internship Program places law, anthropology and other social science (archaeology, cultural heritage, environmental management,  human geography, history and sociology) students and graduates from Australian universities at Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and other organisations involved in policy development, social justice and Indigenous affairs.   The program introduces candidates to career opportunities in native title and Indigenous affairs and at the same time provides assistance to under-resourced and over-worked organisations.

Applications for the upcoming Winter 2011 round of Aurora internships will be open from Monday 7 March to Friday 1 April, 2011. Applications can be submitted on-line via the Aurora website at www.auroraproject.com.au.

For further information please see Aurora Legal Internships Flyer

1. Garma Festival 2011

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law invites Monash students to apply to participate in the Garma Festival, to be held from Friday 5 – Monday 8 August, 2011.

‘The Annual Garma Festival is Australia’s Leading Cultural Exchange event.  It is held annually onsite at remote Gulkula, a traditional meeting ground in Arnhem land.

The Garma Festival is a nationally significant, intimate, spectacular celebration of cultural traditions and practices – dance, song, music, and art (including presentations, collaborations, sales) – and the annual venue for a major Key Forum on Indigenous issues.

As well as the Key Forum and integrated academic presentations on language and culture, Key Forum participants also have the opportunity to watch the daily bunggul and music performances, enjoy Garma art exhibitions and projects, and participate in evening and night activities.’

Yothu Yindi Foundation, Organisers of Garma Festival.

The Key Forum for the Garma Festival 2011 is Academic Excellence and Cultural Integrity.  Daily seminars will touch upon many issues, including ones of a legal nature.  In addition to the daily seminars, informal talks will be held for Monash students to gain further insight into cultural, historical and contemporary Indigenous issues.  Successful applicants will be expected to attend and participate in both the formal seminars and informal talks during both the days and evenings of the Festival.  The Castan Centre group will comprise of approximately 10 students accompanied by Melissa Castan and other staff.

Law students may be eligible to gain *6 credit points* for attending the Garma Festival 2011 and subsequently submitting a supervised research paper on a related issue (see handbook for LAW 4174).  Non-law students should raise issues of credit with their relevant Faculty.

Information session on the Garma Festival:

Application forms will be available at the session and from the Law Student Services counter.  Applications are due by Thursday 21 April, 2011.  Applicants are required to write a 300-500 word statement outlining their motivation for wanting to attend the Garma Festival 2011.  It would be beneficial for prospective applicants to view the Garma website (www.yyf.com.au) prior to applying and to read the ‘Background Notes’ provided on the website. For further information, please contact Sarah Griffin: scgri1@student.monash.edu.au .

Please note: This is a self-funded trip, with costs estimated at $2,200.  This includes flights, accommodation, transfers, Festival ticket and all meals.

2. Vanessa Zimmerman, Legal Advisor to Professor John Ruggie the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Business and Human Rights

Presented by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law; “Business and Human Rights at Home and Abroad: an Update on the Work of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Business and Human Rights”

For further information please see Background Information

3. Victorian Association for Dispute Resolution

On Tuesday 22 March, Amie Cousins, Conciliation Manager from the Financial Ombudsman Service, will be speaking at a VADR CPD presentation on the topic : “Strategies for Power Imbalances. Case study, the Financial Ombudsman

This information has relevance for any mediator, lawyer or body dealing with power imbalances in mediation on a regular basis, dealing with consumers or dealing with conflicts between organisations and individuals.

People who wish to attend can email
admin@vadr.asn.au or president@vadr.asn.au

Details are also available on the website www.vadr.asn.au and see Dispute Resolution. Please feel free to pass on details of the event to anyone you feel may be interested.

4. Will the Revolution be Tweeted? The Role of Social Media in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights

You are invited to the public forum by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and the Human Rights Law Resource Centre

Panelists

• Professor Sarah Joseph, Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law
• Simon Sheikh, National Director of GetUp!
• Jonathan Green, Editor of The Drum, ABC
• Alex Pagliaro, Refugee Campaign Coordinator, Amnesty International Australia

In an influential article in The New Yorker, entitled “Small Change: Why the Revolution will not be Tweeted”, Malcolm Gladwell argues that, far from supporting social movements and social change, social media may actually undermine them. Social media creates weak ties and can contribute to “networked authoritarianism” just as much as to progressive social change, Gladwell says.

In response, Clay Shirky, Professor of New Media at NYU, argues that social media can be used as a critical tool for the sharing of information and enhanced social engagement and mobilisation, empowering “loosely coordinated publics to demand change”. He points to the role of social media in recent revolutions from Tunisia, to Egypt, to Libya.
Join our expert panel to debate these views and discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of social media to promote and protect human rights.

Further information please see:
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2011/social-media.html

NB: If this particular educational activity is relevant to your immediate or long term needs in relation to your professional development and practice of the law, then you should claim one ‘unit’ for each hour of attendance.

1. AIAL Essay Prize in Administrative Law

The Australian Institute of Administrative Law Inc (AIAL) is inviting entries for the 2011 AIAL Essay Prize in Administrative Law.

The essay may be on any topic relating to administrative law. The length of the essay is to be 6,000 – 8,000 words. The amount of the prize is A$2,000.

Entries must be submitted by 1 May 2011 to the AIAL at : PO Box 3149, BMDC, ACT 2617 or to linda.crebbin@act.gov.au.

For further information and rules please see AIAL Essay Prize Information

2. Call for Submissions

The UCL Human Rights Review is a student-run academic journal edited by The UCL Student Human Rights Programme at the University College London and published by the UCL Institute for Human Rights.

The Review publishes articles and essays in the field of human rights from faculty, judges, practitioners and students working in law, public policy, political science and related disciplines.  Past volumes have included articles on topics as diverse as war crimes, affirmative action, freedom of speech, anti-terrorism legislation, realist and idealist approaches to rights, and socio-economic rights and equality.

We are currently accepting submissions for our fourth volume, to be published in October 2011.

Papers published by the Review should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words in length including footnotes; articles exceeding the word limit may be considered in exceptional circumstances.  The review follows the OSCOLA citation format (see http://www.ukessays.com/essay–writing–help/oscola–referencing.php for further information).

The deadline for submissions is Friday 15 April, 2011.

Early submission is strongly advised, and papers will be considered on a rolling basis.

Due to the high number of submissions received, we are unable to provide individual feedback.

Please submit your essay by e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word or rtf format to hrreview.submissions@uclshrp.com

If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch with the Review at hrreview@uclshrp.com

3. Castan Centre New and Upcoming Events

If you want to keep abreast of Castan Centre news and upcoming events, become a member by clicking on the link below. Membership is free.  Members receive emails about all centre events and other developments in the field.

The centre also runs a very active social media program on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and WordPress, and you can check them all out at the addresses below.

• Sign up as a member: http://yum.law.monash.edu.au/ccmembers2/apply.aspx

• Follow us on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/CastanCentre

• Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCastanCentre
• Watch us on Youtube:
  http://www.youtube.com/user/CastanCentre?feature=creators_cornier-http%3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/img/creators_corner/YouTube/40x40_yt_white.png

• Read us on WordPress: http://castancentre.wordpress.com/

• Read our Global Interns on WordPress:
  http://castanglobalinterns.wordpress.com/

If you have any queries about the Castan Centre or its programs, please contact 9905 3327 or castan.centre@law.monash.edu.au.

1. LAW1101 Court Report Classes in Week 4

A reminder that the Law Library is running LAW1101 Court Report classes in Week 4. This one hour class is designed to assist you to complete your Court Report assignment.  The classes are practical hands-on sessions held in the Law Library’s Level 1 computer lab. To check the times and to book go to the Library Class Booking System 

2. Library Learning Skill Seminars

Seminar 4: Reading for Critical Analysis

Following the initial context reading, then analyse and evaluate the reading materials. This gives you the best results, in both exams and assignments.
This session is held in the Law library 3rd floor meeting room (limited capacity) Monday 21 March,
from 12 – 1 pm, then repeated from 1 – 2 pm in L5.

Seminar 5: Case Law – Finding Cases and Writing a Case Note.

This is a combined research and wriitng session, focusing on how to search for cases online and how to prepare a case note.  This session will be presented 6 times in weeks 5 and 6.  Please check for venues and times on the bookings link.

Bookings for both sessions on www.lib.monash.edu/learning-skills/ Follow the links using Law as a keyword.

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