Events
1. 2012 Costello Lecture
Presented by The Honourable Justice Kevin Bell, introduced by Tim Costello AO.
‘Protecting public housing tenants in Australia from forced eviction: the fundamental importance of the human right to housing and home’
The tenure of most public housing tenants in Australia is precarious and can be terminated without cause. There is talk of moving some tenants on, raising the spectre of forced eviction. In that context, this lecture examines the fundamental importance of the human right to housing and home.
Date: Tuesday 18 September, 2012
Time: 6 – 7.15 pm
Location: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street
RSVP: Thursday, 13 September 2012, law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630
For further information please see here.
2. Free to Air Television in a Changing Media Landscape
Join Monash alumnus Jeffrey Browne (LLB, 1979), Managing Director of Nine Network Australia as he speaks about the role of free to air television in the evolving world of media.
Date: Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Time: 6 – 7.15 pm
Location: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street
For more information, please see the flyer.
3. MCLS Mentoring Info Session
Monash Christian Legal Society is pleased to launch their Mentoring Program on the 27th September 2012, 6pm, in Seminar Room 9 at the Monash University Law Chambers.
Please register your interest to attend and be mentored by our wonderful Mentor Team members by Friday, 21st September 2012 by emailing your name and student ID to Victoria (vyap2@student.monash.edu).
For more information, please see here.
4. Reprieve Internship Information Session
Date: Wednesday 19 September
Time: 1.00 pm
Location: Seminar Room 4, Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Returned volunteers will tell you about their experiences fighting the death penalty in the U.S. and give information and advice on how you can apply.
Reprieve is an Australian non-government organisation that fights the death penalty. It seeks to provide effective legal representation and humanitarian assistance to those facing the death penalty, to advocate against the death penalty and to raise awareness about human rights.
Established in Melbourne, Australia in May 2001, Reprieve Australia conducts volunteer programs at home and abroad, including sending Australians to defend clients facing the death penalty. It also produces newsletters and news updates, conducts awareness raising events and works with other organisations to abolish capital punishment.
5. Symposium on Australia’s Implementation of The Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Date: Friday 21 September 2012
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm (morning tea provided)
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or 03 9905 3327 by Thursday 20 September
This symposium draws together experts to consider different dimensions of the United Nations Declaration, and its impact within the Australian legal and political landscape.
Speakers include:
- Dr Mark McMillan
Senior Lecturer at Melbourne Law School - Dr Kerry Arabena
Professor and Director, Indigenous Health Research in the School for Indigenous Health, Monash University - Matthew Storey
CEO of Native Title Serivces Victoria Ltd