Archive for May, 2018

General

Friday, May 18th, 2018

1. Asian Experience Scholarship – Applications now open

Have you organised a placement in Asia or been successful in receiving a Faculty organised placement in Asia (minimum 4 weeks for either)? You may be eligible to apply for one of the four newly gifted $5000 Monash Law Asian Experience Travel Scholarships in 2018!

Applications are now open and will close Monday 28 May 2018 at midday.

Eligibility, Selection Criteria and link to apply can be found here.

2. United Nations internship opportunities for law students and graduates

The Office of the Prosecutor of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) is currently recruiting law students and recent graduates for internships at its office in The Hague, The Netherlands. Please see here. All potential applicants can also find additional information on the MICT’s website  including information on how to submit an application.

3. LSS office location

While the Law Building is under renovation, the LSS (Law Students’ Society) office will operate from Room 354, Level 3, Law Building, 15 Ancora Imparo Way.
Students can purchase their memberships and also pay for events here.

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Events

Friday, May 18th, 2018

1. Mock parole hearing at the County Court tomorrow

As part of Law Week 2018, the Adult Parole Board will run Parole, you decide – a mock parole hearing at the County Court of Victoria on Saturday 19 May at 12 noon. The scenario will focus on a prisoner who has been convicted and sentenced for aggravated burglary following a home invasion.

His Honour Peter Couzens, Chairperson of the Board, will present the one-hour session. The three-member panel will include Her Honour Judge Sue Pullen, judicial member and County Court Judge, Kieran Walshe, community member and former Deputy Commissioner of Victoria Police, and Stephen Farrow, full-time member and former CEO of Sentencing Advisory Council.

At the conclusion of the event, students will have the opportunity to speak with His Honour Peter Couzens, the panel members, and other Board members who will be present.

Find more information here.

2. Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference 2018

We welcome Burmese human rights activist Habiburahman to our exciting list of conference speakers. Habiburahman, widely known as Habib, spent 10 years in Malaysia, including in various Malaysian detention centres, and worked with Burmese political exile groups there, including the Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organization.

Date: Friday 20 July 2018

Time: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Venue: The Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne

Tickets: Full Time Student/Concession – $90

Visit our conference web page for speaker line up and tickets.

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