General Notices

1. Applications for Professional Practice, Family Law Assistance Program and Clinical Externship


Applications for the Professional Practice units for Summer 2015/16 are now open. Please see click here for more details.


2. Indonesian Enrichment and Research Program


About the program


The Indonesian Enrichment and Research Program (‘the Program’) gives students the opportunity to -participate alongside a Monash University Faculty of Law team in Indonesia to build capacity of university and civil society organisations (CSOs) family law legal aid clinics across Indonesia.


The Faculty of Law is working in partnership with the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Justice (AIPJ), CSOs and 12 Indonesian state universities to provide free legal assistance focussing on realising the rights of Indonesians to obtaining legal identity, particularly for women who are poor, vulnerable children and people with disabilities. The university and CSOs legal aid clinics teach law students and paralegals practical legal skills so that they are able to assist justice seekers to access the district and religious courts and navigate through the system of birth/marriage registration.

Students will have the opportunity to participate in clinical legal education meetings, workshops and site visits to different organisations in Indonesia.


The Program runs for 14 days in November/December 2015 (exact dates are to be confirmed) and airfare, travel and accommodation will be paid for by the Faculty of Law.


Download the
flyer for more details

3. Research Participants Needed for LGBTIQ Study


Would you like to participate in a research project concerning LGBTIQ, questioning and non-gender binary experiences of bullying and harassment in tertiary spaces. A new study is looking to interview undergraduate students at Monash as part of a pilot study.


The purpose of this study is to investigate who within the LGBTIQ student community experiences harassment and bullying in a tertiary setting; and determine what impacts this may have on LGBTIQ students’ access to supportive educational outcomes.


It is hoped that a greater understanding of LGBTIQ experiences of violence in university settings will allow further exploration into how such intolerance can be combatted to facilitate an increased understanding of the needs of LGBTIQ youth.


If you would like to participate by completing a questionnaire and a short one-on-one interview, contact Andrea Waling (
andrea.waling@monash.edu) or James Roffee(James.Roffee@monash.edu).

4. International Humanitarian Law Student Writing Competition

American University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law (Center), the American Society of International Law’s Lieber Society (ASIL), and the American Red Cross International Humanitarian Law team are pleased to announce the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Student Writing Competition. The Competition seeks submissions of academic papers on the topic of international humanitarian law (IHL) from students currently enrolled in a law degree program in the United States or abroad. The purpose of the Competition is to enhance scholarship and deepen understanding among students in this important area of international law.

The theme of the 2015 Competition is “The Intersection of International Humanitarian Law and Gender.” Papers should focus on ways in which IHL intersects with gender issues, such as the role of women as combatants, the gendered use of sexual violence during times of armed conflict, the impact of  gender stereotyping on international humanitarian law, etc.


Visit the
website for more details.


5. The Monash LSS Presents: Gender Identity and the Law


Date
: Tuesday 1 September, 2015

Time: 1:00Ppm– 2:00pm

Venue: Monash University Clayton campus, Rotunda R3


Gender identity describes a person’s own experience, understanding of, and identification with being male, female, both, neither or otherwise. Many people identify with the gender they were assigned at birth, and many others face discrimination in the law and throughout society for having a gender identity that may be different to the one given at birth. This seminar will provide the opportunity to learn more about the discrimination that occurs within our legal system pertaining to gender identity.

These issues will be explored by our panel of guest speakers from:  Transgender Victoria, an organisation that seeks to achieve justice, equality and quality health and community service provisions for transgender people, their partners and families;  The Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, which seeks to promote the rights and responsibilities in the Victorian Human Rights and Responsibilities Charter; and  Ygender, a peer led social support and advocacy group for trans/gender diverse young people.

Please see our Facebook event for more information:


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