Events
1. Public Lecture – All Welcome
The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and the Human Rights Law Centre invite you to a public lecture with:
Claudio Grossman, Chair, United Nations Committee Against Torture
Fiona McCormack, CEO, Domestic Violence Victoria
“The Relevance of the Convention Against Torture in Preventing and Redressing Violence Against Women”
Date: Wednesday22 February 2012
Time: 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Venue: Lander & Rogers, Level 12, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: By completing and returning the registration form by 15 February
Cost: $20 / $10 concession (includes drinks and finger food)
Full details including registration form here.
Come along to this seminar and find out how the Convention Against Torture can be used to increase transparency and accountability and improve law, policy and practice in the area of violence against women.
2. Symposium – Recent developments concerning the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Date: Tuesday 24 April 2012
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Time: 9:00am to 2:45pm
This symposium will consider three important current issues in children’s rights, from Australian and international perspectives.
This informative and thought-provoking event will bring together some of Australia’s leading child rights advocates, academics and organisations. It will be an invaluable occasion for those working or studying in the area, as well as anyone with an interest in children’s rights.
Confirmed speakers:
The Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC, Chair of Children’s Rights International
Associate Professor John Tobin, University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Paula Gerber, Monash University
Chris Varney, Former Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations
Registration
Registration fees for the symposium are:
Early bird discount: $65 (before 1 March 2012)
Full price: $75
Concession early bird discount (student, unemployed, NGO before 1 March 2012): $30
Concession full price: $35 (1 March 2012 on)
To register and pay online, please go here.
For more information on the event, please see Convention on the Rights of the Child.
3. Ninth Fiat Justitia Lecture
The Province of Legitimate Expectations Defined: the English and Australian Experience.
By Professor Christopher Forsyth, the Professor of Public Law and Private International Law, Cambridge University
Date: Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Time: 6–7pm (followed by refreshments)
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Wednesday, 21 March 2012, law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630
Patron: The Hon. Michael Black AC, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Convenors: Professor H P Lee, Sir John Latham Professor of Law, Monash University and Professor Marilyn Pittard, Professor of Law, Monash University
For further information please see here.
4. CS Networking Evening with Singaporean Law Students (Special Guest: AGC)
Date: Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Time: 6.30pm (Light refreshments provided)
Venue: Melbourne Law School, Room 221, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton
Register: Here.
Enquiries: australia@contactsingapore.sg or call 02 9232 3149.
Are you a Singaporean law student? If so, Contact Singapore and the Attorney-General’s Chambers would like to invite you to an exclusive networking session on law careers in Singapore. You will have the opportunity to meet and network with Daren Tang, Senior State Counsel, International Affairs Division in a casual, intimate setting.
5. Contact Singapore Work-in-Singapore Information Session
Date: Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Time: 1pm to 2pm (Light refreshments will be provided)
Venue: Monash University Clayton, L4, Ground Floor, Building 12
Register: Here.
Enquiries: australia@contactsingapore.sg or call 02 9232 3149.
Interested in a rewarding career in Singapore? Located at the crossroads of Asia, Singapore is an ever-evolving, fast-paced city that offers a harmonious blend of Eastern and Western cultures, cuisines, art and architecture on the island. Contact Singapore invites you to an Information Session to explore the exciting career opportunities that await you in this vibrant city!
Special Guests: Representatives from Freehills will be in attendance!