General Notices
1. Attorney-General’s Department Essay Competition
The Attorney-General’s Department is holding an essay competition in the lead up to the 2011 Commonwealth Law Minister’s Meeting (CLMM) as this is the first time that Australia will host this meeting of First Law Officers from the Commonwealth. The CLMM 2011 meeting will be held in Sydney from Monday 11 – Thursday 14 July, 2011 and will be attended by over 50 Commonwealth countries. The essay competition winner will be flown to Sydney to attend the CLMM opening ceremony and will have the opportunity to meet with the Attorney-General and the international Commonwealth delegates. The winning entry will be published on the CLMM 2011 website and in other forums.
Please note – The essay competition closes on 5.00pm AEST on Monday 6 June, 2011.
For further information including the Terms and Conditions please see: http://www.clmm2011.org/www/clmm/clmm.nsf/Page/CLMMessaycompetition_CLMMessaycompetition
2. 2011 Great Law Week Debate
‘Social Media is Free Speech Gone Mad’
Witness a team of prominent Monash Law Alumni battle it out with current Monash Law students, over this highly controversial topic at the annual Great Law Week Debate.
| Venue: | BMW Edge Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 May, 2011 | |
| Time: | 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm | |
| Cost: | Free | |
| RSVP: | Please email marketing@law.monash.edu.au or phone (03) 9905 2630 by Monday 16 May, 2011 |
For further information please see Great Law Week Debate
3. International Criminal Justice Project
The schedule has now been finalised. To see the full list of speakers and topics, as well as more information about the International Criminal Justice Project, please visit the website.
International Criminal Justice concerns the response of the international community to mass atrocity. How such ruptures between people and communities arise, are addressed or are left unaccounted for, raise serious questions for the international community, as they do for Australia. This Symposium brings together national and international experts (including keynote speakers Lord Iain Bonomy of the Scottish Supreme Courts and Judge in the Miloševic´ Trial, Professor William A. Schabas of the National University of Ireland, Professor Rob Cryer from Birmingham University and Justice David Harper AM, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Victoria) to consider the coherence and legitimacy of this complex area of international law and
| Venue: | Monash University Conference Centre Level 7, 30 Collins Street Melbourne |
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| Date & Time: | Friday 3 June, 2011 ( 8.30 am – 5.30 pm) Saturday 4 June, 2011 ( 9.00 am – 1.00 pm) |
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| RSVP: | To Mr Andrew Roe at Andrew.Roe@monash.edu by Tuesday 24 May. Limited places available, registration is free. |
For flyer please see International Criminal Justice Project
4. International Law Association Invitation
The International Law Association (Australia Branch) cordially invites you to the launch of its Victorian Chapter. We are delighted that former High Court Judge, the Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG, will be speaking at this event on New Encounters with International Law.
| Venue: | Baker & McKenzie Level 19, CBW 181 William Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 May, 2011 | |
| Time: | 5:00pm arrival for 5:15pm -6.00pm, followed by drinks | |
| Cost: | Free however registration essential as places are limited | |
| RSVP: | neda.monshat@bakermckenzie.com by Monday 16 May, 2011 |
5. Shine Lawyers Torts Moot Competition
The QUT Law School, in conjunction with leading law firm Shine Lawyers, is running a Torts Moot Competition in the Law School’s Electronic Moot Court and Industrial Court from 8th – 12th August 2011.
You are invited to send a team from your law school to take part in this moot. Please find attached a copy of the rules of the competition and a registration form. The problem will be released at the end of May and the moot schedule will be available in June on the site
https://wiki.qut.edu.au/display/lawmoot/Shine+Lawyers+Torts+Moot
Registrations close on Friday 17 June, 2011. We look forward to seeing a team from your Law School at QUT in August
6. Semester 1 SETU
The Semester 1 SETU (Student Evaluation of Teaching and Units) online surveys are now open and you can access these surveys by going to https://my.monash.edu.au/study/resources/evaluations/
We would really appreciate it if you could please complete a SETU survey for each Unit in which you are enrolled as we would like to hear your feedback. The Office of Planning and Quality will send you reminder emails to complete a SETU survey for each Unit in which you are currently enrolled until you do actually complete all of the surveys.
The SETU online survey contain 2 sections for you to complete before the survey shuts down – one section is all about the Unit and the other about the teachers in that Unit. We do use the feedback that you give us to help identify those Units where
- Teaching and Learning is of a particularly high quality – so that we can learn from the practises in those Units
- Improvements are needed – so that we can make sure improvements are implemented before the Unit is offered again.
7. Transnational Law Program Summer 2011 Conference
Law students are invited to the Transnational Law Program Summer 2011 Conference, Utrecht, The Netherlands. On behalf of CALS (Committee Australasian Law Students)- a not-for-profit student organization, which facilitates opportunities for Australian law students to attend international conferences/events. As a partnering organisation, CALS is invited to the Transnational Law Program Summer 2011 Conference in Utrecht University, Netherlands, which is to be held from 4 to 6 August 2011. In this regard, we are seeking to send highly motivated Australian law students to accompany us to the conference. For further information and costs please see the Invitation and to register please see Registration form