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: Wednesday 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. Being Social: The Human Right Against Social Deprivation

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law presents:

“Being Social: The Human Right Against Social Deprivation”

Presented by: Associate Professor Kimberley Brownlee, University of Warwick

Date: Wednesday 16 April, 2014
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: Melbourne City Conference Centre Chapel, 333 Swanston Street, (Cnr Little Lonsdale and Swanston Streets), Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

Full details available on the website

Public lecture – All welcome

Kimberley Brownlee an Associate Professor of Legal and Moral Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Prior to this, she was a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. Her work focuses on conscience, conviction, civil disobedience, the ethics of sociability, ideals, virtue, practical reason, and human rights. Kimberley holds a BA (First Class Hons.) in Philosophy from McGill University, an MPhil in Philosophy from Cambridge, and a DPhil in Philosophy from Oxford (Rhodes Scholar).

3. Clinics, Professional Competence and Social Responsibility

Presented by: Professor Frank Bloch, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Date: Wednesday 30 April, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm (including refreshments)
Venue: Courtyard of Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service, 60 Beddoe Avenue, Clayton
Cost: Free
RSVP: Thursday 17 April, 2014 via e-mail law-marketing@monash.edu or call 03 9905 2630

Professor Frank Bloch Frank S Bloch is Professor of Law Emeritus at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, where he served as Director of Clinical Education and as Director of the Social Justice Program. Currently he serves as Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE). Professor Bloch is an internationally prominent expert on legal aid and clinical legal education, as well as social security, disability, and other public benefit programs. He is the author or editor of nine books and has published over 35 articles and book chapters, focusing most recently on the global movement in clinical legal education. He was a Fulbright Professor at Delhi University and has served as a consultant to the International Social Security Association, the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Social Security Advisory Board, and the US Agency for International Development. Before joining the faculty at Vanderbilt, he taught at the University of Chicago Law School and practised law with California Rural Legal Assistance. Professor Bloch is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He holds a BA and a PhD (Politics) from Brandeis University and a JD from Columbia University Law School.

4. Hate Speech Laws: What They Should and Shouldn’t Try to Do

The Castan Centre for Human Rights presents:

“Hate Speech Laws: What They Should and Shouldn’t Try to Do”

Presented by: Professor Gavin Phillipson, University of Durham

Date: Wednesday 23 April, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chamber, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details available on the website

Gavin Phillipson has held a Chair in Law at the University of Durham since January 2007 and is a qualified solicitor. His research interests lie in the fields of European and UK human rights law, especially freedom of expression and the interface of those fields with public law and constitutional and political theory. He has written widely in these areas in top UK, US and Canadian journals, including the Modern Law Review, Law Quarterly Review, Current Legal Problems, Cambridge Law Journal, Public Law, McGill Law Journal and Law & Contemporary Problems.

5. 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.

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