General Notices
1. 2015 Prato Program
The 2015 Prato Program applications will open on Thursday 30 October, 2014 and strictly close on Friday 5 December, 2014.
Please note: All applications will be assessed together after the closing date of Friday 5 December, 2014. They are assessed on the basis of the Law average and not first in, first served.
For further information and application form, please see the Prato Program application process website and note the application form will not be available until Thursday 30 October, 2014.
2. Chief Justice Medal for Excellence and Community Service
Nominations have opened for the Chief Justice Medal for Excellence and Community Service 2014.
The prize shall be awarded to a LLB/JD 2014 graduate who is judged to have demonstrated a commitment to community service throughout their law studies as well as excellence in scholarship.
Monash has not had a winner since this medal was set up back in 2004, and we are keen to put forward a strong candidate this year.
Details of the past winners can be found on the website.
Nomination will close on Wednesday 5 December, 2014.
For further information, please visit the website
3. EDO NSW – Impact Issue No. 96
EDO NSW has released the latest edition of Impact, our national journal of environmental law.
This edition of Impact contains articles on:
- Ongoing litigation in Queensland to protect the World Heritage Listed Great Barrier Reef, which UNESCO is considering placing on its endangered list;
- The increasing use of strategic assessments under the EPBC Act;
- The fundamental principles for best practice biodiversity offsets; and
- The implications of funding cuts for access to justice and the future of community-based public interest environmental law.
Your assistance in circulating this journal to your students would be appreciated.
The journal can be downloaded from the website.
4. Summer Human Rights Institute
The Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School has announced the 2015 Summer Human Rights Institute (SHRI), to be held from Monday 20 until Friday 31 July, 2015 at Fordham Law School, Lincoln Center, New York City.
The SHRI is a two-week certificate program offering a comprehensive introduction to the theory and application of human rights law. The Institute provides an overview of international law, as well as focused human rights subject lectures, workshops and fieldwork, with Fordham Law faculty and attorneys in public and private practice here in New York. Suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as advanced professionals, the SHRI is open to participants from around the world. All courses and activities are conducted in English — no language assessment is required — and the Center will work with participants to secure necessary visas and other arrangements, as needed.
Participants who register by Wednesday 28 January, 2015 will receive a reduced tuition fee of $1700, which covers approximately 60 hours of instruction, course materials, lunch on most weekdays, and extracurricular activities. Limited on-campus housing is also available for an additional $1400 (this must be booked by Wednesday 28 January, 2015).
For further information please see the flyer or visit the website. Alternatively you may contact the Center at shri@law.fordham.edu.
5. WM Tapp Studentships in Law
An opportunity is available for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Law students.
Please see the flyer for further information.