Law Student Gazette

1. ACJI Free Public Lecture: How a Commitment to Fairness Might Just Save the Courts

Date: Thursday 15 May, 2014
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm start
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street Melbourne
RSVP: Thursday 8 May 2014 via email: acji@monash.edu (seating is limited)

For the first time, Monash’ Australian Centre for Justice Innovation (ACJI) welcomes Judge Kevin Burke, one of the most recognised leaders within the American judiciary.  Following on from insights shared in his thought-provoking article ‘A Vision for Enhancing Public Confidence in the Judiciary: Commit to Fairness in Court’ (2012) 95(6) Judicature 251–254, Judge Burke will present his reflections on why it is ‘time for courts to commit to procedural fairness’. Find out why ‘[c]ourts must be willing to innovate if they are to effectively address the popular dissatisfaction with the administration of justice.’

Judge Kevin Burke is a Minnesota District Court Judge, past Board member of the National Center for State Courts, and past President of the American Judges Association, who will share his thoughts regarding commitment to fairness in court.

For further information please see the flyer

2. The Great Law Week Debate – “The more laws, the less justice” (Cicero)

As part of Monash Law Faculty’s 50th Anniversary celebrations the Annual Great Law Week Debate will see a team of prominent Monash Law Alumni battle it out with current Monash Law Staff, over the highly controversial topic “The more laws, the less justice”(Cicero)

Monash Law Alumni Team

Mr Richard Attiwill QC

Ms Catherine Dunlop, Partner at Maddocks and lifelong member of Monash Association of Debaters (MADS)

Ms Liz King, Barrister and Chair of the Human Rights Sub-Committee of the LIV

Monash Law Staff Team

The Honourable Professor Nahum Mushin, retired Family Court Judge

Associate Professor Paula Gerber, President at Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation and Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law.

Associate Professor Adam McBeth, Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and Convenor of the mooting program

Date: Wednesday 14 May, 2014
Time: 6– 7.30pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Tuesday 13 May, 2014 to law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630

3. Walk for Justice

The 2014 Walk for Justice will be held on Tuesday 13 May and will raise funds for Justice Connect.

The law firm and university members’ support of and participation in the Walk has been critical to its success since the event began in 2008.

For further information please see the flyer

4. Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is proud to present:

“Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism”
Professor Karima Bennoune, UC Davis School of Law
Author of “Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here”

Date: Wednesday 28 May, 2014
Time: 6pm-7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: email castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details available on the website

Public event – All welcome

1. ACJI Free Public Lecture: How a Commitment to Fairness Might Just Save the Courts

Date: Thursday 15 May, 2014
Time: 5.30pm for a 6pm start
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street Melbourne
RSVP: Thursday 8 May 2014 via email: acji@monash.edu (seating is limited)

For the first time, Monash’ Australian Centre for Justice Innovation (ACJI) welcomes Judge Kevin Burke, one of the most recognised leaders within the American judiciary.  Following on from insights shared in his thought-provoking article ‘A Vision for Enhancing Public Confidence in the Judiciary: Commit to Fairness in Court’ (2012) 95(6) Judicature 251–254, Judge Burke will present his reflections on why it is ‘time for courts to commit to procedural fairness’. Find out why ‘[c]ourts must be willing to innovate if they are to effectively address the popular dissatisfaction with the administration of justice.’

Judge Kevin Burke is a Minnesota District Court Judge, past Board member of the National Center for State Courts, and past President of the American Judges Association, who will share his thoughts regarding commitment to fairness in court.

For further information please see the flyer

2. Australia’s Biggest ‘Afternoon’ Tea

Nina Massara asks for your help in raising vital funds for Cancer Council, through Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. With your help, we can make this year’s event the biggest yet!  You can attend Nina’s Afternoon tea for staff and students and donate in person:

Date: Wednesday 7 May, 2014
Time: 2pm
Venue: Level 2 Student Kitchen, MULC
RSVP: nina.massara@monash.edu by Monday 5 May for catering purposes.
Bring your own cuppa – treats will be supplied.

Or you can make a tax-deductible donation online, even before the Morning Tea date listed above. Simply go to Nina’s donation page

Once you have donated, you will receive a tax deductible receipt via email.

Your donation will help fund Cancer Council’s research, prevention and support services. So gather your friends, raise your cup and together let’s do all we can to beat cancer.

Please spread the word and invite others.

3. The Great Law Week Debate – “The more laws, the less justice” (Cicero)

As part of Monash Law Faculty’s 50th Anniversary celebrations the Annual Great Law Week Debate will see a team of prominent Monash Law Alumni battle it out with current Monash Law Staff, over the highly controversial topic “The more laws, the less justice”(Cicero)

Monash Law Alumni Team

Mr Richard Attiwill QC

Ms Catherine Dunlop, Partner at Maddocks and lifelong member of Monash Association of Debaters (MADS)

Ms Liz King, Barrister and Chair of the Human Rights Sub-Committee of the LIV

Monash Law Staff Team

The Honourable Professor Nahum Mushin, retired Family Court Judge

Associate Professor Paula Gerber, President at Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation and Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law.

Associate Professor Adam McBeth, Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and Convenor of the mooting program

Date: Wednesday 14th May, 2014
Time: 6– 7.30pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Tuesday 13th May, 2014 to law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630

4. Walk for Justice

The 2014 Walk for Justice will be held on Tuesday 13 May and will raise funds for Justice Connect.

The law firm and university members’ support of and participation in the Walk has been critical to its success since the event began in 2008.

For further information please see the flyer

1. Australia’s Biggest ‘Afternoon’ Tea

Nina Massara asks for your help in raising vital funds for Cancer Council, through Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. With your help, we can make this year’s event the biggest yet!  You can attend Nina’s Afternoon tea for staff and students and donate in person:

Date: Wednesday 7 May, 2014
Time: 2pm
Venue: Level 2 Student Kitchen, MULC
RSVP: nina.massara@monash.edu by Monday 5 May for catering purposes.
Bring your own cuppa – treats will be supplied.

Or you can make a tax-deductible donation online, even before the Morning Tea date listed above. Simply go to Nina’s donation page

Once you have donated, you will receive a tax deductible receipt via email.

Your donation will help fund Cancer Council’s research, prevention and support services. So gather your friends, raise your cup and together let’s do all we can to beat cancer.

Please spread the word and invite others.

2. Clinics, Professional Competence and Social Responsibility

Presented by: Professor Frank Bloch, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Date: Wednesday 30 April, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm (including refreshments)
Venue: Courtyard of Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service, 60 Beddoe Avenue, Clayton
Cost: Free
RSVP: Thursday 17 April, 2014 via e-mail law-marketing@monash.edu or call 03 9905 2630

Professor Frank Bloch Frank S Bloch is Professor of Law Emeritus at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, where he served as Director of Clinical Education and as Director of the Social Justice Program. Currently he serves as Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE). Professor Bloch is an internationally prominent expert on legal aid and clinical legal education, as well as social security, disability, and other public benefit programs. He is the author or editor of nine books and has published over 35 articles and book chapters, focusing most recently on the global movement in clinical legal education. He was a Fulbright Professor at Delhi University and has served as a consultant to the International Social Security Association, the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Social Security Advisory Board, and the US Agency for International Development. Before joining the faculty at Vanderbilt, he taught at the University of Chicago Law School and practised law with California Rural Legal Assistance. Professor Bloch is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He holds a BA and a PhD (Politics) from Brandeis University and a JD from Columbia University Law School.

3. The Great Law Week Debate – “The more laws, the less justice” (Cicero)

As part of Monash Law Faculty’s 50th Anniversary celebrations the Annual Great Law Week Debate will see a team of prominent Monash Law Alumni battle it out with current Monash Law Staff, over the highly controversial topic “The more laws, the less justice”(Cicero)

Monash Law Alumni Team

Mr Richard Attiwill QC

Ms Catherine Dunlop, Partner at Maddocks and lifelong member of Monash Association of Debaters (MADS)

Ms Liz King, Barrister and Chair of the Human Rights Sub-Committee of the LIV

Monash Law Staff Team

The Honourable Professor Nahum Mushin, retired Family Court Judge

Associate Professor Paula Gerber, President at Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation and Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law.

Associate Professor Adam McBeth, Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and Convenor of the mooting program

Date: Wednesday 14th May, 2014
Time: 6– 7.30pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Tuesday 13th May, 2014 to law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630

4. Walk for Justice

The 2014 Walk for Justice will be held on Tuesday 13 May and will raise funds for Justice Connect.

The law firm and university members’ support of and participation in the Walk has been critical to its success since the event began in 2008.

For further information please see the flyer

1. Clinics, Professional Competence and Social Responsibility

Presented by: Professor Frank Bloch, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Date: Wednesday 30 April, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm (including refreshments)
Venue: Courtyard of Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service, 60 Beddoe Avenue, Clayton
Cost: Free
RSVP: Thursday 17 April, 2014 via e-mail law-marketing@monash.edu or call 03 9905 2630

Professor Frank Bloch Frank S Bloch is Professor of Law Emeritus at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, where he served as Director of Clinical Education and as Director of the Social Justice Program. Currently he serves as Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE). Professor Bloch is an internationally prominent expert on legal aid and clinical legal education, as well as social security, disability, and other public benefit programs. He is the author or editor of nine books and has published over 35 articles and book chapters, focusing most recently on the global movement in clinical legal education. He was a Fulbright Professor at Delhi University and has served as a consultant to the International Social Security Association, the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Social Security Advisory Board, and the US Agency for International Development. Before joining the faculty at Vanderbilt, he taught at the University of Chicago Law School and practised law with California Rural Legal Assistance. Professor Bloch is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He holds a BA and a PhD (Politics) from Brandeis University and a JD from Columbia University Law School.

2. Hate Speech Laws: What They Should and Shouldn’t Try to Do

The Castan Centre for Human Rights presents:

“Hate Speech Laws: What They Should and Shouldn’t Try to Do”

Presented by: Professor Gavin Phillipson, University of Durham

Date: Wednesday 23 April, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chamber, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details available on the website

Gavin Phillipson has held a Chair in Law at the University of Durham since January 2007 and is a qualified solicitor. His research interests lie in the fields of European and UK human rights law, especially freedom of expression and the interface of those fields with public law and constitutional and political theory. He has written widely in these areas in top UK, US and Canadian journals, including the Modern Law Review, Law Quarterly Review, Current Legal Problems, Cambridge Law Journal, Public Law, McGill Law Journal and Law & Contemporary Problems.

1. Being Social: The Human Right Against Social Deprivation

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law presents:

“Being Social: The Human Right Against Social Deprivation”

Presented by: Associate Professor Kimberley Brownlee, University of Warwick

Date: Wednesday 16 April, 2014
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: Melbourne City Conference Centre Chapel, 333 Swanston Street, (Cnr Little Lonsdale and Swanston Streets), Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

Full details available on the website

Public lecture – All welcome

Kimberley Brownlee an Associate Professor of Legal and Moral Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Prior to this, she was a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. Her work focuses on conscience, conviction, civil disobedience, the ethics of sociability, ideals, virtue, practical reason, and human rights. Kimberley holds a BA (First Class Hons.) in Philosophy from McGill University, an MPhil in Philosophy from Cambridge, and a DPhil in Philosophy from Oxford (Rhodes Scholar).

2. Clinics, Professional Competence and Social Responsibility

Presented by: Professor Frank Bloch, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Date: Wednesday 30 April, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm (including refreshments)
Venue: Courtyard of Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service, 60 Beddoe Avenue, Clayton
Cost: Free
RSVP: Thursday 17 April, 2014 via e-mail law-marketing@monash.edu or call 03 9905 2630

Professor Frank Bloch Frank S Bloch is Professor of Law Emeritus at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, where he served as Director of Clinical Education and as Director of the Social Justice Program. Currently he serves as Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE). Professor Bloch is an internationally prominent expert on legal aid and clinical legal education, as well as social security, disability, and other public benefit programs. He is the author or editor of nine books and has published over 35 articles and book chapters, focusing most recently on the global movement in clinical legal education. He was a Fulbright Professor at Delhi University and has served as a consultant to the International Social Security Association, the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Social Security Advisory Board, and the US Agency for International Development. Before joining the faculty at Vanderbilt, he taught at the University of Chicago Law School and practised law with California Rural Legal Assistance. Professor Bloch is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He holds a BA and a PhD (Politics) from Brandeis University and a JD from Columbia University Law School.

3. Hate Speech Laws: What They Should and Shouldn’t Try to Do

The Castan Centre for Human Rights presents:

“Hate Speech Laws: What They Should and Shouldn’t Try to Do”

Presented by: Professor Gavin Phillipson, University of Durham

Date: Wednesday 23 April, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chamber, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details available on the website

Gavin Phillipson has held a Chair in Law at the University of Durham since January 2007 and is a qualified solicitor. His research interests lie in the fields of European and UK human rights law, especially freedom of expression and the interface of those fields with public law and constitutional and political theory. He has written widely in these areas in top UK, US and Canadian journals, including the Modern Law Review, Law Quarterly Review, Current Legal Problems, Cambridge Law Journal, Public Law, McGill Law Journal and Law & Contemporary Problems.

4. Homicide – An Investigator’s Insight

“HOMICIDE AN INVESTIGATOR’S INSIGHT”

What happens behind the scenes as police build their cases to bring criminals to trial?

An insight will be provided by guest speaker, Ron Iddles

Date: Tuesday 15 April, 2014
Time: 7pm for 7.30pm start
Venue: Alexander Theatre, Building 7, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton
Tickets $30 per person including light refreshments

For further information see the flyer

1. A Special Castan Centre Event: Freedom Forum

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law proudly presents: Professor Sarah Joseph, Castan Centre Director; Joe Caputo OAM JP, Chair of Federation of Ethic Communities’ Councils of Australia; Jeff Sparrow, Editor of Overland Moderator & Damien Carrick, Presenter of ABC Radio the Law Report

Date: Wednesday 9 April, 2014
Time: 6pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

For further information please visit the website

“Freedom” is the new buzz word in Australian politics. But what does it mean, and what does the government mean when it talks about “freedom”? This forum will look at what freedom means in Australia, how it can be better protected and whether existing laws really do limit our freedoms.

2. Being Social: The Human Right Against Social Deprivation

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law presents:

“Being Social: The Human Right Against Social Deprivation”

Presented by: Associate Professor Kimberley Brownlee, University of Warwick

Date: Wednesday 16 April, 2014
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: Melbourne City Conference Centre Chapel, 333 Swanston Street, (Cnr Little Lonsdale and Swanston Streets), Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

Full details available on the website

Public lecture – All welcome

Kimberley Brownlee an Associate Professor of Legal and Moral Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Prior to this, she was a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. Her work focuses on conscience, conviction, civil disobedience, the ethics of sociability, ideals, virtue, practical reason, and human rights. Kimberley holds a BA (First Class Hons.) in Philosophy from McGill University, an MPhil in Philosophy from Cambridge, and a DPhil in Philosophy from Oxford (Rhodes Scholar).

3. Clinics, Professional Competence and Social Responsibility

Presented by: Professor Frank Bloch, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Date: Wednesday 30 April, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm (including refreshments)
Venue: Courtyard of Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service, 60 Beddoe Avenue, Clayton
Cost: Free
RSVP: Thursday 17 April, 2014 via e-mail law-marketing@monash.edu or call 03 9905 2630

Professor Frank Bloch Frank S Bloch is Professor of Law Emeritus at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, where he served as Director of Clinical Education and as Director of the Social Justice Program. Currently he serves as Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE). Professor Bloch is an internationally prominent expert on legal aid and clinical legal education, as well as social security, disability, and other public benefit programs. He is the author or editor of nine books and has published over 35 articles and book chapters, focusing most recently on the global movement in clinical legal education. He was a Fulbright Professor at Delhi University and has served as a consultant to the International Social Security Association, the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Social Security Advisory Board, and the US Agency for International Development. Before joining the faculty at Vanderbilt, he taught at the University of Chicago Law School and practised law with California Rural Legal Assistance. Professor Bloch is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He holds a BA and a PhD (Politics) from Brandeis University and a JD from Columbia University Law School.

4. Hate Speech Laws: What They Should and Shouldn’t Try to Do

The Castan Centre for Human Rights presents:

“Hate Speech Laws: What They Should and Shouldn’t Try to Do”

Presented by: Professor Gavin Phillipson, University of Durham

Date: Wednesday 23 April, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chamber, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details available on the website

Gavin Phillipson has held a Chair in Law at the University of Durham since January 2007 and is a qualified solicitor. His research interests lie in the fields of European and UK human rights law, especially freedom of expression and the interface of those fields with public law and constitutional and political theory. He has written widely in these areas in top UK, US and Canadian journals, including the Modern Law Review, Law Quarterly Review, Current Legal Problems, Cambridge Law Journal, Public Law, McGill Law Journal and Law & Contemporary Problems.

5. One World Festival

Monash celebrates its cultural diversity in week 6 with One World Festival. The festival will be held on the Lemon Scented Lawns at Clayton campus from Monday 7 to Wednesday 9 April, between 11am and 4pm.

Across the three days you’ll be able to:

• Sample free food including Spanish, Argentinian, Malay, Italian, Thai, and Chinese cuisine
• Find out about the range of cultural clubs on campus
• Watch cultural demonstrations, performances and activities
• Attend the Exchange and Experience Expo.

Exchange and Experience Expo

If you have considered studying overseas as part of your degree, this is your chance to find out all about your options. The Exchange and Experience Expo will be held on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 April. You’ll be able to:

• talk face-to-face with overseas partners reps
• get advice from Monash Abroad coordinators
• discover a world of global programs at Monash.

Students from all campuses are invited to be part of it.

One World Festival is one of the biggest events of the year, so don’t miss out.

1. A Special Castan Centre Event: Freedom Forum

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law proudly presents: Professor Sarah Joseph, Castan Centre Director; Joe Caputo OAM JP, Chair of Federation of Ethic Communities’ Councils of Australia; Jeff Sparrow, Editor of Overland Moderator & Damien Carrick, Presenter of ABC Radio the Law Report

Date: Wednesday 9 April, 2014
Time: 6pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

For further information please visit the website

“Freedom” is the new buzz word in Australian politics. But what does it mean, and what does the government mean when it talks about “freedom”? This forum will look at what freedom means in Australia, how it can be better protected and whether existing laws really do limit our freedoms.

2. Being Social: The Human Right Against Social Deprivation

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law proudly presents: Associate Professor Kimberley Brownlee, University of Warwick

Date: Wednesday 16 April, 2014
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: Melbourne City Conference Centre Chapel, 333 Swanston Street, (Cnr Little Lonsdale and Swanston Streets), Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

Full details available on the website

Public lecture – All welcome

Kimberley Brownlee an Associate Professor of Legal and Moral Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Prior to this, she was a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. Her work focuses on conscience, conviction, civil disobedience, the ethics of sociability, ideals, virtue, practical reason, and human rights. Kimberley holds a BA (First Class Hons.) in Philosophy from McGill University, an MPhil in Philosophy from Cambridge, and a DPhil in Philosophy from Oxford (Rhodes Scholar).

3. Clinics, Professional Competence and Social Responsibility

Presented by: Professor Frank Bloch, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Date: Wednesday 30 April, 2014
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm (including refreshments)
Venue: Courtyard of Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service, 60 Beddoe Avenue, Clayton
Cost: Free
RSVP: Thursday 17 April, 2014 via e-mail law-marketing@monash.edu or call 03 9905 2630

Professor Frank Bloch Frank S Bloch is Professor of Law Emeritus at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, where he served as Director of Clinical Education and as Director of the Social Justice Program. Currently he serves as Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE). Professor Bloch is an internationally prominent expert on legal aid and clinical legal education, as well as social security, disability, and other public benefit programs. He is the author or editor of nine books and has published over 35 articles and book chapters, focusing most recently on the global movement in clinical legal education. He was a Fulbright Professor at Delhi University and has served as a consultant to the International Social Security Association, the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Social Security Advisory Board, and the US Agency for International Development. Before joining the faculty at Vanderbilt, he taught at the University of Chicago Law School and practised law with California Rural Legal Assistance. Professor Bloch is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He holds a BA and a PhD (Politics) from Brandeis University and a JD from Columbia University Law School.

4. Commercial CPD Seminar

Throughout 2014, the Faculty of Law, in conjunction with the Supreme Court of Victoria, Victorian Bar, Law Institute of Victoria and Judicial College of Victoria, will hold seminars covering current commercial law topics. The seminars will be of interest to the legal fraternity, students and the general public.

Event details

The first Commercial CPD Seminar for this year’s series will explore:

Process and Procedure – Court Books and Preparation for Trial

• The importance of out of court preparation to the efficient and effective conduct of the trialx

Chair

Justice Clyde Croft, Supreme Court of Victoria

Presenters

Justice Kim Hargrave, Supreme Court of Victoria
Paul Santamaria SC, Barrister
Alison Legge, Herbert Smith Freehills

Date: Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Time: 5:15pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Monday 31 March, 2014 (unless sold out prior) via email at law-marketing@monash.edu or by phone to (03) 9905 2630.

5. One World Festival

Monash celebrates its cultural diversity in week 6 with One World Festival. The festival will be held on the Lemon Scented Lawns at Clayton campus from Monday 7 to Wednesday 9 April, between 11am and 4pm.

Across the three days you’ll be able to:

• Sample free food including Spanish, Argentinian, Malay, Italian, Thai, and Chinese cuisine
• Find out about the range of cultural clubs on campus
• Watch cultural demonstrations, performances and activities
• Attend the Exchange and Experience Expo.

Exchange and Experience Expo

If you have considered studying overseas as part of your degree, this is your chance to find out all about your options. The Exchange and Experience Expo will be held on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 April. You’ll be able to:

• talk face-to-face with overseas partners reps
• get advice from Monash Abroad coordinators
• discover a world of global programs at Monash.

Students from all campuses are invited to be part of it.

One World Festival is one of the biggest events of the year, so don’t miss out.

6. Public Lecture with Kenneth Roth Executive Director of Human Rights Watch

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is proud to present:
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch Surveillance and “The Right to Privacy in a Digital Age”

Date: Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Time: 1pm-2pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details available on the website

Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations, which operates in more than 90 countries. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch in 1987, Roth served as a federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington, DC. A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University, Roth has conducted numerous human rights investigations and missions around the world. He has written extensively on a wide range of human rights abuses, devoting special attention to issues of international justice, counterterrorism, the foreign policies of the major powers, and the work of the United Nations.

1. A Special Castan Centre Event: Freedom Forum

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law proudly presents: Professor Sarah Joseph, Castan Centre Director; Joe Caputo OAM JP, Chair of Federation of Ethic Communities’ Councils of Australia; Jeff Sparrow, Editor of Overland Moderator & Damien Carrick, Presenter of ABC Radio the Law Report

Date: Friday 9 April, 2014
Time: 6pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

For further information please visit the website

“Freedom” is the new buzz word in Australian politics. But what does it mean, and what does the government mean when it talks about “freedom”? This forum will look at what freedom means in Australia, how it can be better protected and whether existing laws really do limit our freedoms.

2. Commercial CPD Seminar

Throughout 2014, the Faculty of Law, in conjunction with the Supreme Court of Victoria, Victorian Bar, Law Institute of Victoria and Judicial College of Victoria, will hold seminars covering current commercial law topics. The seminars will be of interest to the legal fraternity, students and the general public.

Event details

The first Commercial CPD Seminar for this year’s series will explore:

Process and Procedure – Court Books and Preparation for Trial

• The importance of out of court preparation to the efficient and effective conduct of the trial

Chair

Justice Clyde Croft, Supreme Court of Victoria

Presenters

Justice Kim Hargrave, Supreme Court of Victoria
Paul Santamaria SC, Barrister
Alison Legge, Herbert Smith Freehills

Date: Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Time: 5:15pm – 6:15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Monday 31 March, 2014 (unless sold out prior) via email at law-marketing@monash.edu or by phone to (03) 9905 2630.

3. Green Steps Training and Internship Opportunity

Interested in how Australian organisations will operate in the future? Most likely, it won’t be ‘business as usual’!

Grow your sustainability knowledge and leadership skills through a hands-on program that has helped launch the careers of many Monash alumni. Green Steps @ Monash involves two intensive training weekends with a selected group of students from different study areas, where you’ll learn the practical tools to help make businesses more sustainable. You’ll then get experience working on real projects with organisations to boost your future employability.

Applications close midnight Sunday 30 March, 2014.

Apply now for the Green Steps @ Monash program – spaces are limited!

For more information see the flyer

Green Steps is run by the Monash Sustainability Institute and is free for selected students from any faculty at Monash’s Victorian campuses.

4. One World Festival

Monash celebrates its cultural diversity in week 6 with One World Festival. The festival will be held on the Lemon Scented Lawns at Clayton campus from Monday 7 to Wednesday 9 April, between 11am and 4pm.

Across the three days you’ll be able to:

• Sample free food including Spanish, Argentinian, Malay, Italian, Thai, and Chinese cuisine
• Find out about the range of cultural clubs on campus
• Watch cultural demonstrations, performances and activities
• Attend the Exchange and Experience Expo.

Exchange and Experience Expo

If you have considered studying overseas as part of your degree, this is your chance to find out all about your options. The Exchange and Experience Expo will be held on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 April. You’ll be able to:

• talk face-to-face with overseas partners reps
• get advice from Monash Abroad coordinators
• discover a world of global programs at Monash.

Students from all campuses are invited to be part of it.

One World Festival is one of the biggest events of the year, so don’t miss out.

5. Public Lecture with Kenneth Roth Executive Director of Human Rights Watch

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is proud to present:
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch Surveillance and “The Right to Privacy in a Digital Age”

Date: Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Time: 1pm-2pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details available on the website

Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations, which operates in more than 90 countries. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch in 1987, Roth served as a federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington, DC. A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University, Roth has conducted numerous human rights investigations and missions around the world. He has written extensively on a wide range of human rights abuses, devoting special attention to issues of international justice, counterterrorism, the foreign policies of the major powers, and the work of the United Nations.

1. Allens & Linklaters Clerkship Seminar

As you may know, Allens and Linklaters entered into an integrated alliance in May 2012. Linklaters is a UK-based Magic Circle firm and while the two firms remain independent, they work together for the benefit of clients across the world, and on initiatives such as recruitment.

Linklaters will be visiting Australia to promote their 2014 Australian clerkship recruitment programme. As part of Linklaters’ visit, Allens and Linklaters will be hosting two events in Melbourne, on Tuesday 18 March, 2014 for law students in their penultimate year. These events will be a great opportunity for students to hear more about the two firms, the alliance and our respective clerkship and graduate programmes. There will also be an opportunity to network and meet representatives from Allens and Linklaters.

For further information please see the invitation

2. Eleventh Fiat Justitia Lecture

The Access to Justice Imperative: Rights, Rationalisation or Resolution?

Presented by The Honourable Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, Supreme Court of Victoria

How have the twin forces of the global human rights movement and economic rationalism affected local efforts to guarantee equal access to justice? The Honourable Chief Justice Warren discusses the current challenges in preserving access to justice reforms and outlines how the courts may respond.

Patron: The Hon. Michael Black AC, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia 1991-2010

Convenors: Professor H P Lee, Sir John Latham Professor of Law, Monash University and Professor Marilyn Pittard, Professor of Law, Monash University

Date: Tuesday 25 March, 2014
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Wednesday 19 March, email law-marketing@monash.edu or call 9905 2630

Invitation available here

3. Green Steps Training and Internship Opportunity

Interested in how Australian organisations will operate in the future? Most likely, it won’t be ‘business as usual’!

Grow your sustainability knowledge and leadership skills through a hands-on program that has helped launch the careers of many Monash alumni. Green Steps @ Monash involves two intensive training weekends with a selected group of students from different study areas, where you’ll learn the practical tools to help make businesses more sustainable. You’ll then get experience working on real projects with organisations to boost your future employability.

Applications close midnight Sunday 30 March, 2014.

Apply now for the Green Steps @ Monash program – spaces are limited!

For more information see the flyer

Green Steps is run by the Monash Sustainability Institute and is free for selected students from any faculty at Monash’s Victorian campuses.

4. National Commercial Law Seminar: Personal Property Securities Act: Beyond the Transitional Period

Date: Tuesday 18 March 2014
Time: 5:15-6:15pm
Venue: Federal Court of Australia, Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 305 William Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Tuesday 11 March, 2014 to commercial.law.group@monash.edu or (03) 99054135
Click here for invite: Personal Property Securities Act: Beyond the Transitional Period

5. Noel Pearson: Reconciliation, Recognition and Justice

The prominent Indigenous Australian activist Noel Pearson will be delivering a special Melbourne lecture on the movement for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.

This event is free for students: registration required.

Date: Tuesday 8 April, 2014

Time: 6:45 PM

Venue: St Kilda Town Hall, corner of Carlisle Street and Nepean Highway

Register here

Flyer available here

6. Public Lecture with Kenneth Roth Executive Director of Human Rights Watch

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is proud to present:
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch Surveillance and “The Right to Privacy in a Digital Age”

Date: Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Time: 1pm-2pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details available on the website

Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading international human rights organizations, which operates in more than 90 countries. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch in 1987, Roth served as a federal prosecutor in New York and for the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington, DC. A graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University, Roth has conducted numerous human rights investigations and missions around the world. He has written extensively on a wide range of human rights abuses, devoting special attention to issues of international justice, counterterrorism, the foreign policies of the major powers, and the work of the United Nations.

7. Winning at Mediation: The ICC Competition

The Australian Centre for Justice Innovation at Monash University invites you to an event led by Director, Professor Tania Sourdin, showcasing the successful Monash University mediation team who won Silver at the prestigious International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Mediation Competition in Paris on 12 February this year.

Join us in celebration of this prestigious achievement.

Date: Thursday 20 March, 2014
Time: 5.45 pm for a 6pm start with light refreshments
Venue: Auditorium, Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Before Monday 17 March 2014 email: acji@monash.edu

For further information see the invite

1. 5th University Scholars Leadership Symposium 2014 in Phnom Penh – Cambodia

Humanitarian Affairs, UK in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia, invites Promising Students of Leading Universities to the 5th University Scholars Leadership Symposium to be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday 1 August to Friday 7 August, 2014.

The theme for this year’s Symposium is; “Dream It. Plan It. Do It”. The  “Leadership in Social Change Symposium” is specially designed to provide the next generation of leaders with an understanding of key humanitarian issues; to equip them with essential life skills; to inspire them through motivational talks, to involve them in sustainable activities and to allow them to learn through experiential service programs.

Please click here for further information.

2. Eleventh Fiat Justitia Lecture

The Access to Justice Imperative: Rights, Rationalisation or Resolution?

Presented by The Honourable Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, Supreme Court of Victoria

How have the twin forces of the global human rights movement and economic rationalism affected local efforts to guarantee equal access to justice? The Honourable Chief Justice Warren discusses the current challenges in preserving access to justice reforms and outlines how the courts may respond.

Patron: The Hon. Michael Black AC, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia 1991-2010

Convenors: Professor H P Lee, Sir John Latham Professor of Law, Monash University and Professor Marilyn Pittard, Professor of Law, Monash University

Date: Tuesday 25 March, 2014
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Wednesday 19 March, email law-marketing@monash.edu or call 9905 2630

Invitation available here

3. Human Rights 2014: The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference

Date: Friday 25 July 2014
Venue: Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne

Save the date! The Castan Centre’s annual conference is on again this year, with another fantastic line-up to provide a vital health-check on the state of human rights in Australia and overseas. Tickets available soon.

For more details visit the website

4. National Commercial Law Seminar: Personal Property Securities Act: Beyond the Transitional Period

Date: Tuesday 18 March 2014
Time: 5:15-6:15pm
Venue: Federal Court of Australia, Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 305 William Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Tuesday 11 March, 2014 to commercial.law.group@monash.edu or (03) 99054135
Click here for invite: Personal Property Securities Act: Beyond the Transitional Period

5. Noel Pearson: Reconciliation, Recognition and Justice

The prominent Indigenous Australian activist Noel Pearson will be delivering a special Melbourne lecture on the movement for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.

This event is free for students: registration required.

Date: Tuesday 8 April, 2014

Time: 6:45 PM

Venue: St Kilda Town Hall, corner of Carlisle Street and Nepean Highway

Register here

Flyer available here