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. 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.
6. Just Leadership lecture featuring The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG
He is Australia’s retired “great dissenter” Justice of the High Court, as well as a celebrated defender of human rights worldwide.
The Social Justice and Equity portfolio of the LSS are thrilled to announce the HONOURABLE MICHAEL KIRBY AC CMG as the keynote speaker at our public lecture to mark the conclusion of the Just Leadership Program for 2016.
Kirby J last presented at Monash in 2013 to a packed-out theatre, and students were blown away by his captivating presence and words of wisdom. He will provide fascinating insights into how we can better achieve justice and equality within our laws and in the wider society.
Date: Tuesday 13 September 2016
Time: 4.00pm – 5.30pm
Venue: CL_16Rnf S3 (ie: Science lecture theatre S3 located at 16 Rainforest Walk), Clayton Campus
For more details please see here.
Please email justleadership@monashlss.com for any additional information or enquiries.
7. MONSU White Ribbon Art & Design Exhibition
MONSU is holding an art & design exhibition on Thursday 15th September to increase our conversation around domestic and family violence and empower our community to engage in respectful relationships.
Tackling this issue requires a community approach, and we as representatives of the students at Monash have made a commitment to stop violence against women.
Lloyd England, White Ribbon Ambassador, is providing an address for the launch.
Young women are more likely to experience relationship/intimate partner violence and we want to exhibit how this may look through the eyes of a creative.
To attend the art & design exhibition, please see here.
8. Public lecture: Philippines’ ‘War on drugs’
Filipinos overwhelmingly voted Rodrigo R. Duterte as president of the Philippines in May 2016 after he made a campaign promise to eliminate crime and illegal drugs in the first months of his administration.
Even before he took office on June 30, 2016, the Philippine National Police launched Duterte’s “war on drugs” that saw hundreds of suspected criminals and alleged drug dealers gunned down in police operations.
Running parallel with these operations are summary killings perpetrated by unidentified gunmen. By the end of July — barely a month in office – more than 500 were killed by the police and these unknown perpetrators
Join Human Rights Watch Philippines Researcher, Carlos Conde, as he discusses the worsening human rights situation in the Philippines, and why the Philippines government should publicly denounce unlawful killings and reiterate support for the rule of law.
Full event details here.
Date: Friday 16 September 2016
Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, Seminar Room 3, Level 2, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Register here