Events
1. Panel discussion: Rethinking drug policy in Victoria
Monash Law’s Australian Centre for Justice Innovation and Law, Health & Wellbeing Group have partnered to host a panel discussion exploring the justice system implications of the Victorian Parliament’s recent inquiry into drug law reform.
Speakers:
- Associate Professor Kate Seear
- Fiona Patten MLC
- Mick Palmer AO APM
- Magistrate Tony Parsons
MC:
- Associate Professor Becky Batagol
Date: Monday 30 July 2018
Time: 5:30-7pm
Venue: Monash Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
2. Fighting the Death Penalty: Making a difference in the long term
Join this conversation between Julian McMahon SC and Richard Bourke, Director, Louisiana Capital Assistance Centre.
Join us for a rare chance to see one of America’s leading experts being put on the stand to discuss his challenging work.
Having worked at LCAC since 2002, Richard Bourke has been on the front line of anti-death penalty case work in the southern states of the USA.
Richard will be asked to shed light on the key difficulties his clients face, and on differences between death penalty cases in the USA and Asia. He will reflect on the strategies and debates being played out in his work and nationally, to bring about abolition.
Event details
Date: Thursday 9 August
Venue: Monash Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Time: 5.30pm for 6pm – 7pm (followed by refreshments)
Cost: Free to attend
RSVP: Friday 3 August HERE
More info here.