This unit is being offered in Semester 2 of 2015.
If you have an interest in how literature and cinema both influence and are influenced by the law and lawyers, please read the flyer for details.
Applications are invited for the position of Judicial Clerk to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Honourable T. F. Bathurst.
Applications close on Friday 21 November, 2014.
For further information please see the flyer.
By Bronwyn Naylor, Julie Debeljak & Anita Mackay
La Trobe and Monash University present the launch of Human Rights in Closed Environments edited by Bronwyn Naylor, Julie Debeljak and Anita Mackay and published by Federation Press.
Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission will officially launch the book.
Human Rights in Closed Environments stems from an Australian Research Council Linkage grant examining the implementation of human rights in six specific Australian ‘closed environments’ – prisons; police cells; forensic psychiatric institutions; closed mental health units; closed disability units; and immigration detention centres.
The publication highlights rights concerns common across the different types of environments, such as the vulnerability of persons held in detention the tension between respect for rights and safety concerns, and securing a human rights culture in the context of significant power imbalances. It also draws comparisons between the same closed environments in different jurisdictions, examining the ‘value add’ of formal rights instruments.
Finally, it considers the role of external monitoring mechanisms (such as, Ombudsmen and Human Rights Commissions) in securing rights respecting environments, in the context of Australia signing, but not yet ratifying, the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT).
Date: Tuesday 25 November, 2014
Time: 5:30pm (for 6pm start)
Venue: La Trobe city campus, Floor 20, 360 Collins Street Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Tuesday 18 November, 2014, latrobe.edu.au/business/ human-rights-book
For further information please see the website
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.
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
EDO NSW has released the latest edition of Impact, our national journal of environmental law.
This edition of Impact contains articles on:
Your assistance in circulating this journal to your students would be appreciated.
The journal can be downloaded from the website.
Presented by Dr Craig Hassed and Dr Richard Chambers.
The forum will explore the following topics:
It includes interactive presentations, Q&A sessions, discussion groups and networking opportunities.
The program outline can be found here (pdf, 92kb)
When: Wednesday 19 November, 1 – 5pm (registrations begin 12.30pm)
Where: Monash University – Caulfield Campus, Building B, Theatre B214
Cost: $80 (includes morning tea and copy of the book Mindful Learning)
Register: Register and make payment online by Monday 17 November
Please complete these S2 surveys:
You can access these surveys via your my.monash portal or go to the website
The Law Faculty believes that the SETU surveys are very important as they help us to continually improve our Units and Teaching so that we can offer you a high quality legal educational experience. We rely on your feedback and comments to let us know not only what we are doing well in the Units but also what still can be improved and your suggestions as to how these improvements might be achieved.
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.
An opportunity is available for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Law students.
Please see the flyer for further information.
For Law students undertaking Clerkships or Traineeships
Don’t miss attending these Masterclass workshops, designed to build essential skills for your Clerkship.
Presented by senior partners from Law Firms and expert staff from the Law Library, these workshops are designed to deliver essential, practical skills relating to research, writing, preparing memos and contract negotiation. If possible please ensure that you bring a laptop with you. Law firms use Clerkships to identify students to take into their Traineeship programs.
Date: Thursday 20 November
Time: 10am–3.30pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street
Make yours the best Clerkship ever.
A more detailed breakdown of the day will be provided once the program has been finalised. Lunch will be provided.
Please register via the webpage.
Allocate+ for Trimester 1 2015 JD core units will be opened at 12 pm on Friday 21 November, 2014. Due to the set size of each class, once a stream is full there are no more places available. There are a few items to note:
The Law School will be offering the subject LAW5448 – Copyright x: Monash in conjunction with the Harvard Law School. The subject commences late January 2015 and is open as an elective for JD and Masters students. The subject can also be undertaken by non-Monash students as a single subject or as a cross-institutional subject.
Students will be required to view each week a video lecture by Prof William Fisher of the Harvard Law School. He will be concurrently teaching the subject to his Harvard law students, as well as offering the subject as a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), and as a subject taught in conjunction with Monash Law School. Monash students will also be required to attend a seminar held on Tuesday evenings, which will be convened by Dr George Raitt.
For further information please see the flyer or visit the website.
This unit is being offered in Semester 2 of 2015.
If you have an interest in how literature and cinema both influence and are influenced by the law and lawyers, please read the flyer for details.
Applications are invited for the position of Judicial Clerk to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Honourable T. F. Bathurst.
Applications close on Friday 21 November, 2014.
For further information please see the flyer.
By Prof Adrian Evans
To be launched by Mr Michael McGarvie, Legal Services Commissioner and CEO, Legal Services Board Victoria.
“The Good Lawyer” explores the ethical and professional challenges that confront people who work in the law – or are considering it – and offers principled and pragmatic advice about how to overcome such challenges.
This book takes a holistic approach that begins with your innate humanity. It urges you to examine your motives for seeking a career in law, to foster a deep understanding of what it means to be ‘good’, and to draw on your virtue and judgement when difficult choices arise, rather than relying on compliance with rules or codes.
The Good Lawyer analyses four important areas of legal ethics – truth and deception, professional secrets, conflicts of interest, and professional competence – and explains the choices that are available when determining a course of moral action. It links theory to practice, and includes many examples, diagrams and source documents to illustrate ethical concepts, scenarios and decision making.
Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Time: 5.30pm (for 6pm start) – 7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St Melbourne
RSVP: Wednesday,5 November to law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630 (for catering purposes)
Further information available on the website
By Bronwyn Naylor, Julie Debeljak & Anita Mackay
La Trobe and Monash University present the launch of Human Rights in Closed Environments edited by Bronwyn Naylor, Julie Debeljak and Anita Mackay and published by Federation Press.
Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission will officially launch the book.
Human Rights in Closed Environments stems from an Australian Research Council Linkage grant examining the implementation of human rights in six specific Australian ‘closed environments’ – prisons; police cells; forensic psychiatric institutions; closed mental health units; closed disability units; and immigration detention centres.
The publication highlights rights concerns common across the different types of environments, such as the vulnerability of persons held in detention the tension between respect for rights and safety concerns, and securing a human rights culture in the context of significant power imbalances. It also draws comparisons between the same closed environments in different jurisdictions, examining the ‘value add’ of formal rights instruments.
Finally, it considers the role of external monitoring mechanisms (such as, Ombudsmen and Human Rights Commissions) in securing rights respecting environments, in the context of Australia signing, but not yet ratifying, the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT).
Date: Tuesday 25 November, 2014
Time: 5:30pm (for 6pm start)
Venue: La Trobe city campus, Floor 20, 360 Collins Street Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Tuesday 18 November, 2014, latrobe.edu.au/business/ human-rights-book
For further information please see the website
Presented by Melbourne Law School in conjunction with the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
Date: Wednesday 12 November
Time: 6:15-7.45pm
Venue: Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton
For further information please see the flyer
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.
EDO NSW has released the latest edition of Impact, our national journal of environmental law.
This edition of Impact contains articles on:
Your assistance in circulating this journal to your students would be appreciated.
The journal can be downloaded from the website.
Presented by Dr Craig Hassed and Dr Richard Chambers.
The forum will explore the following topics:
It includes interactive presentations, Q&A sessions, discussion groups and networking opportunities.
The program outline can be found here (pdf, 92kb)
When: Wednesday 19 November, 1 – 5pm (registrations begin 12.30pm)
Where: Monash University – Caulfield Campus, Building B, Theatre B214
Cost: $80 (includes morning tea and copy of the book Mindful Learning)
Register: Register and make payment online by Monday 17 November
The second round of funding in 2014 for collaborations between Monash University and Warwick University is open.
The following scheme offers a targeted funding opportunity to students at both universities.
Alliance Student-Led Activity Scheme: open to students from undergraduate to PhD level to support activities that integrate students and transfer knowledge and innovation across institutions.
Applications close Monday 10 November
Visit the Monash Warwick Alliance site for more information.
Application forms are available by visiting Monash Memo
Please complete these S2 surveys:
You can access these surveys via your my.monash portal or go to the website
The Law Faculty believes that the SETU surveys are very important as they help us to continually improve our Units and Teaching so that we can offer you a high quality legal educational experience. We rely on your feedback and comments to let us know not only what we are doing well in the Units but also what still can be improved and your suggestions as to how these improvements might be achieved.
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.