Events
1. A Special Castan Centre Event: Freedom Forum
The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law proudly presents: Professor Sarah Joseph, Castan Centre Director; Joe Caputo OAM JP, Chair of Federation of Ethic Communities’ Councils of Australia; Jeff Sparrow, Editor of Overland Moderator & Damien Carrick, Presenter of ABC Radio the Law Report
Date: Friday 9 April, 2014
Time: 6pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
For further information please visit the website
“Freedom” is the new buzz word in Australian politics. But what does it mean, and what does the government mean when it talks about “freedom”? This forum will look at what freedom means in Australia, how it can be better protected and whether existing laws really do limit our freedoms.
2. Commercial CPD Seminar
Throughout 2014, the Faculty of Law, in conjunction with the Supreme Court of Victoria, Victorian Bar, Law Institute of Victoria and Judicial College of Victoria, will hold seminars covering current commercial law topics. The seminars will be of interest to the legal fraternity, students and the general public.
Event details
The first Commercial CPD Seminar for this year’s series will explore:
Process and Procedure – Court Books and Preparation for Trial
- The importance of out of court preparation to the efficient and effective conduct of the trial
Chair
Justice Clyde Croft, Supreme Court of Victoria
Presenters
Justice Kim Hargrave, Supreme Court of Victoria
Paul Santamaria SC, Barrister
Alison Legge, Herbert Smith Freehills
Date: Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Time: 5:15pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Monday 31 March, 2014 (unless sold out prior) via email at law-marketing@monash.edu or by phone to (03) 9905 2630.
3. Green Steps Training and Internship Opportunity
Interested in how Australian organisations will operate in the future? Most likely, it won’t be ‘business as usual’!
Grow your sustainability knowledge and leadership skills through a hands-on program that has helped launch the careers of many Monash alumni. Green Steps @ Monash involves two intensive training weekends with a selected group of students from different study areas, where you’ll learn the practical tools to help make businesses more sustainable. You’ll then get experience working on real projects with organisations to boost your future employability.
Applications close midnight Sunday 30 March, 2014.
Apply now for the Green Steps @ Monash program – spaces are limited!
For more information see the flyer
Green Steps is run by the Monash Sustainability Institute and is free for selected students from any faculty at Monash’s Victorian campuses.
4. One World Festival
Monash celebrates its cultural diversity in week 6 with One World Festival. The festival will be held on the Lemon Scented Lawns at Clayton campus from Monday 7 to Wednesday 9 April, between 11am and 4pm.
Across the three days you’ll be able to:
- Sample free food including Spanish, Argentinian, Malay, Italian, Thai, and Chinese cuisine
- Find out about the range of cultural clubs on campus
- Watch cultural demonstrations, performances and activities
- Attend the Exchange and Experience Expo.
Exchange and Experience Expo
If you have considered studying overseas as part of your degree, this is your chance to find out all about your options. The Exchange and Experience Expo will be held on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 April. You’ll be able to:
- talk face-to-face with overseas partners reps
- get advice from Monash Abroad coordinators
- discover a world of global programs at Monash.
Students from all campuses are invited to be part of it.
One World Festival is one of the biggest events of the year, so don’t miss out.
5. Public Lecture with Kenneth Roth Executive Director of Human Rights Watch
The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is proud to present:
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch Surveillance and “The Right to Privacy in a Digital Age”
Date: Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Time: 1pm-2pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details available on the website
Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations, which operates in more than 90 countries. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch in 1987, Roth served as a federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington, DC. A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University, Roth has conducted numerous human rights investigations and missions around the world. He has written extensively on a wide range of human rights abuses, devoting special attention to issues of international justice, counterterrorism, the foreign policies of the major powers, and the work of the United Nations.