1. 2016 Castan Centre / KWM Annual Lecture with Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow
What role should international human rights law play in addressing Australia’s most difficult social questions?
Does human rights law provide a comprehensive answer to those questions, or does it provide a way to arrive at that answer?
In this public lecture, Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow will consider these questions by reference to some pressing issues, such as the proposal for marriage equality, the treatment of people in detention and the debate on free speech.
Date: Friday 7 October 2016
Time: 1pm to 2pm
Venue: The Village Roadshow Theatrette, The State Library, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne
RSVP: http://bit.ly/2cpVR8t, castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details here.
2. Alumni Seminar Series: Women, Business and the Law
Monash Law students are invited to join our alumni seminar on Thursday 22 September to hear Beverley Honig address the topic of Women, Business and the Law.
On International Women’s Day this year, Beverley Honig was inducted into the 2016 Business Hall of Fame, and 12 months ago the global business consultant, lawyer and author was recognised in the Business Enterprise category of the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards.
With a dual degree in Law and Arts from Monash University, Beverley has accumulated more than 20 years’ experience across three continents as a multilingual business and commercial property lawyer.
Please find more information here.
Date: Thursday 22 September 2016
Time: 7:15am registration for a 7:30am start (including an opportunity for questions at the conclusion of the address at 8:30am)
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Format: Light breakfast followed by Seminar and ‘in conversation’ session
Cost: Free but registration is essential for catering purposes.
RSVP by Thursday 15 September 2016 here*
*Students please enter “Law student” and “Monash University” in the employment section of the registration form.
3. Australian and European Refugee Laws: a Year in Review
Refugee Seminar presented by the French Australian Lawyers Society (Inc) (FALS).
Date: Tuesday 4 October 2016
Time: 5:30 – 8:00pm
Venue: Deakin’s Melbourne City Center, 555 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Cost: $35 for FALS members, $50 for non-members and $25 for students
Register: HERE
Further information on the seminar, including speakers Julian Burnside AO QC and Dr Maria O’Sullivan, can be found here.
4. Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) National Conference
The AIIA National Conference is the premier event on Australian foreign policy bringing together Australia’s leading international affairs experts to address the theme Navigating the New International Disorder.
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG and Senator Richard Di Natale will speaker at the conference along with a host of distinguished figures from politics, government, academia and business.
The conference will be preceded by masterclasses for young professionals and tertiary students on Sunday 20 November. These masterclasses will enable motivated young people to engage one-on-one with AIIA Fellows who are leading figures in Australian international affairs, in sessions ranging from Diplomacy and Intelligence, Development and Human Rights, Defence and Security and Media.
To apply for the 2016 masterclasses, please send your application to masterclass@internationalaffairs.org.au no later than Sunday 16 October.
Date: Monday 21st November 2016
Time: 9:00am start
Venue: The National Ball Room, Hotel Realm, Canberra
Price: Student members $99 / Student non-members $150
Registration and more information here.
5. Castan Centre Event: Literacy and Human Rights
This presentation, by writer and performer Kabu Okai-Davies, seeks to establish the link between literacy and the ability of individuals and groups to protect their human and civil rights.
In a post-colonial and post-industrial society, illiteracy can be equated to a form of disability. The rights of non-literate communities are in peril and at the mercy of legal systems burdened by red-tape and law enforcement officials unsympathetic to communities unequipped to understand the complexities of the law.
Kabu Okai-Davies is an African-Australian poet, playwright, novelist, public speaker, performer and storyteller from Ghana. He was the Founding Producer of African Globe TheatreWorks in Newark, New Jersey, before moving to Australia in 2006. He has since worked as a Playwright-in-Residence, Street Theatre; Producer of the National Multicultural Festival and Manager, Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre.
Date: Wednesday 12 October 2016
Time: 6.00pm to 7.00pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP here, castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327.
Full details here.
6. Costello Lecture: Equal before the law? How the criminal justice system is failing people with disability
People with disability experience discrimination in the criminal justice system in every jurisdiction in Australia.
Whether a person with disability is the victim of a crime, accused of a crime or a witness, they are at increased risk of being disrespected and disbelieved and of not enjoying equality before the law.
The discrimination they experience in the justice system compounds the entrenched disadvantage they experience in all aspects of life.
The 2016 Costello Lecture will discuss the extent to which people with disability are treated differently within the justice system to members of the broader community, as well as look at what needs to change to redress the issues.
Speaker:
Mr Alastair McEwin, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
Introduced by:
Monash alumnus Rev. Tim Costello AO, CEO, World Vision Australia
Date: Tuesday 27 September 2016
Time: 6pm – 7.15pm (followed by refreshments)
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Tuesday 20 September (unless booked out prior) online HERE
For further information see here.