Law Student Gazette

1. Student Workshop on Research in International Law

A half-day workshop for research students of international law is to be held on the afternoon of 13 November, the day preceding the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law to be hosted by the Indian Society of International Law in New Delhi.

Expressions of interest should include:

• A 600-word synopsis of the paper to be presented;
• A 350-word brief biography or curriculum vitae;
• An indication as to whether or not participation is contingent on receiving travel funding from the conference organizers.

Please submit your expression of interest by Monday, 29 April 2013, 2300 hrs, India Time.

Further information is available here.

1. Fraud and Corruption Policy

The university has a new Fraud and Corruption Policy and Procedure which requires all instances of suspected fraud or corruption to be reported immediately. If you become aware of an incident that you feel may be dishonest and contrary to the interests of Monash you can report it. See the Whistleblowers procedure for how to proceed.

1. Invitation: 4th University Scholars Leadership Symposium (Philippines)

Humanitarian Affairs would like to invite 20 Outstanding Student Leaders to participate in the 4th University Scholars Leadership Symposium to be held in Manila, Philippines from August 1 to 7, 2013. The Symposium is endorsed by the United Nations Department of Social Affairs and the United Nations Youth Unit in New York.

Humanitarian Affairs is a member of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organisations as well as the World Alliance for Citizen Participation. It initiates and supports humanitarian relief efforts and development programs in countries that are poverty stricken and disaster prone.

This year’s Symposium will see a culmination of 1,000 student leaders from leading universities worldwide to discuss issues pertaining to humanitarian matters and sustainable development. The program will also include training sessions on leadership and communication, project management and implementation, lectures from expert humanitarians such as Robin Lim (CNN Hero of the Year, 2011) and Australia’s very own Geraldine Cox (Founder of Sunrise Children’s Village, Cambodia), as well as hands-on service learning activities at a local community.

For the past three years, over a thousand participants have taken this opportunity to not only learn and network with other like-minded individuals from different cultures and backgrounds, but to reach out to poverty-stricken and disaster prone communities outside their countries as well.

Humanitarian Affairs believes in the holistic development of global minded citizens, and this symposium would certainly be a great learning opportunity for students not only in terms of personal development, but more importantly, in nurturing social responsibility and action.

For more information on this event, access the Symposium’s official website. You may also download a copy of the 2013 Manila Symposium brochure.

2. Reprieve

Global opportunities where will you take your career

Allens and Linklaters are offering clerkship opportunities in Australia and London for Australian law students in the penultimate year of their law degrees. We invite you to find out more about our alliance and our clerkships.

Join us to meet our people and find out more about the opportunities available to you.

Monday, 29 April – 6pm – 7pm

Tuesday, 30 April – 1pm – 2pm

For more information: Clerkship Opportunities Invitation

1. Connecting with Law Short Film Competition

The Connecting with Law Short Film Competition is launching again in 2013.

To enter, students are asked to create a 2 – 5 minute film around their top tips for studying law to educate, entertain and engage other law students. The winners will be those judged to be the most creative, instructive and original – anything that helps other students to connect with the study of law.

The winners will receive:

• 1st prize $1500
• 2nd prize $500
• 3rd prize $250

If you would like to get involved in this competition, please contact us at highered.au@oup.com or call Stephanie Swain on 03 9934 9173. For further details, entry forms and guidelines and to see last year’s winners please see our website at: oup.com.au/cwl.

Competition closes Friday 26 July 2013.

2. Monash Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing

Monash University in conjunction with the Emerging Writers’ Festival is pleased to present the Monash Undergraduate Prize for Creative Writing. The Prize is open to undergraduate students from all universities across Australia.

• First prize: $4000
• Highest placed Monash University student: $1000

All forms of creative writing will be accepted, including short stories, non-fiction narrative and narrative verse.

For more information please see Emerging Writers Festival flyer.