Law Student Gazette

1. Courageous Conversations about Race

We have the great fortune to have Mr Glenn Singleton visiting Australia from the USA. Glenn is a leading expert in racial awareness and co-author of the Courageous Conversations about Race (CCAR) Program which has been specifically adapted for the Australian Higher Education setting.

The Equity & Diversity Centre will be facilitating a CCAR program in 2014 in support of the Monash Anti-Racism Campaign pledge in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission recently announced by the Vice-Chancellor.

CCAR provides an opportunity for participants to explore race from multiple perspectives, develop language and confidence to engage in complex, challenging and meaningful conversations about race. In the program stereotyping and prejudice are explored through national and international perspectives and personal narratives about racial identity, power and privilege and their impacts on individuals lived experiences.

RSVP is essential as there are limited places. Please circulate this invitation among your work group/network – this event is open to all staff and students.

Mr Glenn E. Singleton presents Courageous Conversations about Race

1. 19th Lucinda Lecture -”Section 80 – The Great Constitutional Tautology”

Presented by: The Hon. Justice Virginia Bell AC, The High Court of Australia

Virginia Margaret Bell AC was appointed to the High Court in February 2009. At the time of her appointment she was a judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal. She graduated from the University of Sydney as a Bachelor of Laws in 1976. After seven years as a solicitor with the Redfern Legal Centre, she was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1984 and was appointed a Senior Counsel in 1997. Justice Bell practised as a public defender between 1986 and 1989 before returning to the private Bar. Between 1994 and 1997 she was a counsel assisting the Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service. Justice Bell was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in March 1999. She served as president of the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration from 2006 to 2008.

Date: Thursday 24 October
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Monash University, Clayton Campus, Building 08/R1
RSVP: 21 October (unless sold out prior) by email law-marketing@monash.edu

2. I Can Monash Network: Special Exam Gathering

The I Can Monash Network is a community of Monash students sharing the strengths of the Autism Spectrum. We are all about driving a rethink of the Autism Spectrum among students and the university, away from ‘I Can’t’ to ‘I Can’.

We’re hanging out this Thursday 24 October and anyone with an interest in the spectrum is welcome! Come along to to talk about coping strategies during exams and have a good laugh about the quirks and talents that come with this amazing spectrum.

Learn more about our work in James’ update. Together we can create an enabling Monash experience for all students!

Get the deets…

Thursday 24 October, 1pm – 2pm

Building 6 (Faculty of Education), Room G08, Monash Clayton Campus

RSVP to penny.robinson@monash.edu

BYO Lunch

Twitter: @I_CAN_Network

3. Information Session – Pathways to Oxford and Cambridge

We will be holding an information session about pathways from Monash law to further study at Oxford and Cambridge.

The session will provide guidance, tips and insights and highlight important considerations in planning for further study at Oxford or Cambridge.

Speakers will include the Dean of law – Professor Bryan Horrigan (PhD, Oxford – Rhodes Scholar), Law Lecturer Colin Campbell (LLM and PhD, Cambridge), and recent Monash law, Oxford or Cambridge graduates.

The session will be held twice at different locations:

•1pm – 2pm – Tuesday 22 October, L2, Building 12, Clayton Campus
•5:30pm – 6:30pm – Tuesday 29 October, Seminar Room 3, MULC, Melbourne city

At the session to be held on 22 October, Associate Professor Moira Paterson, Director of Graduate Studies, will also be speaking about options for Post Graduate studies at Monash University.

Please RSVP to Elana.Pose@monash.edu by Thursday 17 October for the session on 22 October and by Wednesday 23 October for the session on 29 october.

4. Marriage Equality in Australia. Where to from here?

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law proudly presents

The Hon. Adam Bandt MP, Federal Member for Melbourne
Rodney Croome, National Director of Australian Marriage Equality
The Hon. Clem Newton-Brown MP, State Member for Prahran

Date: Thursday 24 October 2013
Time: 6pm to 7:15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details

Public forum – All welcome

Marriage Equality is now recognised in more than a dozen countries around the world, including our neighbour New Zealand, however it remains unrecognised in Australia. In the aftermath of the federal election, how should supporters proceed? Can states fill the breach if the federal government won’t step in? Come and listen to these prominent supporters of marriage equality as they discuss the future of equal love in Australia.

1. 19th Lucinda Lecture -”Section 80 – The Great Constitutional Tautology”

Presented by: The Hon. Justice Virginia Bell AC, The High Court of Australia

Virginia Margaret Bell AC was appointed to the High Court in February 2009. At the time of her appointment she was a judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal. She graduated from the University of Sydney as a Bachelor of Laws in 1976. After seven years as a solicitor with the Redfern Legal Centre, she was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1984 and was appointed a Senior Counsel in 1997. Justice Bell practised as a public defender between 1986 and 1989 before returning to the private Bar. Between 1994 and 1997 she was a counsel assisting the Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service. Justice Bell was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in March 1999. She served as president of the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration from 2006 to 2008.

Date: Thursday 24 October
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Monash University, Clayton Campus, Building 08/R1
RSVP: 21 October (unless sold out prior) by email law-marketing@monash.edu

2. 2014 Law Prato/Malaysia Information Sessions

• Find out how you can study overseas in 2014 at the Prato Centre, Italy or Sunway Campus, Malaysia without adding any time to your degree.
• Listen to students share their experiences from 2013.
• Hear about the application process, units offered, funding and more.

Date: Monday 21 October 2013
Time: 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Venue: Building 12, Ground Floor, Lecture theatre L1, Monash University, Clayton campus

Date: Thursday 31 October 2013
Time: 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Venue: Seminar room 6, Second floor, Law Chambers, Marsh Building, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

These sessions will not be recorded but all information presented will be available on the updated website from the 21 October.

3. Information Session – Pathways to Oxford and Cambridge

We will be holding an information session about pathways from Monash law to further study at Oxford and Cambridge.

The session will provide guidance, tips and insights and highlight important considerations in planning for further study at Oxford or Cambridge.

Speakers will include the Dean of law – Professor Bryan Horrigan (PhD, Oxford – Rhodes Scholar), Law Lecturer Colin Campbell (LLM and PhD, Cambridge), and recent Monash law, Oxford or Cambridge graduates.

The session will be held twice at different locations:

•1pm – 2pm – Tuesday 22 October, L2, Building 12, Clayton Campus
•5:30pm – 6:30pm – Tuesday 29 October, Seminar Room 3, MULC, Melbourne city

At the session to be held on 22 October, Associate Professor Moira Paterson, Director of Graduate Studies, will also be speaking about options for Post Graduate studies at Monash University.

Please RSVP to Elana.Pose@monash.edu by Thursday 17 October for the session on 22 October and by Wednesday 23 October for the session on 29 october.

4. Marriage Equality in Australia. Where to from here?

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law proudly presents

The Hon. Adam Bandt MP, Federal Member for Melbourne
Rodney Croome, National Director of Australian Marriage Equality
The Hon. Clem Newton-Brown MP, State Member for Prahran

Date: Thursday 24 October 2013
Time: 6pm to 7:15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details

Public forum – All welcome

Marriage Equality is now recognised in more than a dozen countries around the world, including our neighbour New Zealand, however it remains unrecognised in Australia. In the aftermath of the federal election, how should supporters proceed? Can states fill the breach if the federal government won’t step in? Come and listen to these prominent supporters of marriage equality as they discuss the future of equal love in Australia.

5. Law Honours Conference

Law Faculty staff member and external guests (assessors, High Achievers) who would like to attend the Arnold Bloch Leibler Honours Conference are invited to register on this form.

Location: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Date: Thursday 17 and Friday 18 October, 2013

1. 19th Lucinda Lecture -”Section 80 – The Great Constitutional Tautology”

Presented by: The Hon. Justice Virginia Bell AC, The High Court of Australia

Virginia Margaret Bell AC was appointed to the High Court in February 2009. At the time of her appointment she was a judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal. She graduated from the University of Sydney as a Bachelor of Laws in 1976. After seven years as a solicitor with the Redfern Legal Centre, she was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1984 and was appointed a Senior Counsel in 1997. Justice Bell practised as a public defender between 1986 and 1989 before returning to the private Bar. Between 1994 and 1997 she was a counsel assisting the Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service. Justice Bell was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in March 1999. She served as president of the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration from 2006 to 2008.

Date: Thursday 24 October
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Monash University, Clayton Campus, Building 08/R1
RSVP: 21 October (unless sold out prior) by email law-marketing@monash.edu

2. 2014 Law Prato/Malaysia Information Sessions

• Find out how you can study overseas in 2014 at the Prato Centre, Italy or Sunway Campus, Malaysia without adding any time to your degree.
• Listen to students share their experiences from 2013.
• Hear about the application process, units offered, funding and more.

Date: Monday 21 October 2013
Time: 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Venue: Building 12, Ground Floor, Lecture theatre L1, Monash University, Clayton campus

Date: Thursday 31 October 2013
Time: 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Venue: Seminar room 6, Second floor, Law Chambers, Marsh Building, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

These sessions will not be recorded but all information presented will be available on the updated website from the 21 October.

3. Honours Information Session

Many of the Faculty’s top students in their penultimate or last year of law elect to enrol in the Honours Research Unit (Honours Thesis LAW5207).

The Honours Research Unit is a 12 credit point unit intended for students with an interest and aptitude to produce a significant piece of original work in an area of the law that fascinates them. The Unit involves students writing an 8-10,000 word thesis under the supervision of an academic member of staff, on a topic chosen by the student, and approved by the Honours Convenor.

Students also attend 3 symposiums throughout the year, designed to support them through the research process. At the end of the year students present their thesis findings to their peers and invited guests at a 2 day Honours Conference.

To be eligible for the Honours Research Unit, students must have an average of 72% or better across their law units, and have no more than 72 credit points remaining to complete the requirements of their law degree.

Date: Tues 8th Oct
Time: 1pm
Location: L2, Bld 12

Further information on the Honours programme can also be found on the Honours website, at http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/enrolmen

4. Free Lunch

I CAN is a community of Monash students sharing the strengths of the Autism Spectrum

Meet Penny, a member of a community of Autism Spectrum Monash students known as ‘I CAN Monash Network’.

Penny and the team are running a free lunch for Autism Spectrum students this Thursday 10 October.

So join us! We want to be a network of students who share a good laugh about the Autism Spectrum and the interests, strengths, talents and coping strategies that we all have. Together we can create an enabling Monash experience for all students! I CAN member James says it all in his blog post here.

Details:

Thursday 10 October, 12pm – 1pm
Building 6 (Faculty of Education), Level 1, Room TLS110, Clayton campus
RSVP to chris.r.varney@gmail.com

5. Mental Health Week

Mental Health Week (7-11 October). During Mental Health Week we will be offering seminars, training and workshops which aim to;

• Promote social and emotional wellbeing

• Communicate the support Monash can offer to those struggling or worried about someone else

• Provide information and education about various mental health issues

• Improve the coping capacity of our community

• Increase mental health recovery

Please see attached a list of activities available at Clayton campus – we encourage you to register!

Mental Health Week 2013 activities

1. 2013 Law Oration

Speaker:
2013 Law Oration to be presented by Victorian Attorney-General, the Hon Robert Clark MP

Description:

The annual Law Oration is proudly presented by Melbourne Law School and the Victoria Law Foundation. This is a special event of the Victorian legal community and we are delighted that the Hon Robert Clark MP, Victorian Attorney-General, has agreed to present this year’s Oration

In this Oration, Mr Clark will discuss the importance of both tradition and reform in the law, different possible approaches to law reform, and current law reform projects and opportunities in Victoria.

More information.

2. African Voice Launch

Should the West intervene to stop mass atrocities? When are humanitarian interventions legitimate?

African Voice invites you to consider these issues through a debate featuring Monash Law Faculty’s World Champion debaters about the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine.

The pioneer of the R2P, Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC, will introduce and adjudicate the debate, which will be followed by a Q & A session. Professor Evans is a former Australian Foreign Minister and is President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group.

African Voice is a non profit organisation, sponsored by the Monash Law Faculty, that sends the world’s best debaters to run free debating workshops aimed at empowering African students. It is seeking funding for initiatives in Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya.

Date: Monday October 7
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Venue: Monash Law Chambers (555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne)
Cost: Free (suggested donation $5)
RSVP: Book tickets at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/8202691471/efblike by October 3

Contact: africanvoicelaunch@gmail.com

3. Book Launch

The Honourable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Marilyn Warren AC will launch:

Best Practice in Construction Disputes: Avoidance, Management and Resolution

By Dr Paula Gerber and Brennan Ong

The Honourable Justice Vickery will be the MC for this event

Date: Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Time: 6 – 7.30pm
Venue: Supreme Court of Victoria Library 210 William Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Thursday, 26 September (essential for catering purposes)/ Email: law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630

Further information http://www.law.monash.edu.au/about-us/events/index.html

4. Honours Information Session

Many of the Faculty’s top students in their penultimate or last year of law elect to enrol in the Honours Research Unit (Honours Thesis LAW5207).

The Honours Research Unit is a 12 credit point unit intended for students with an interest and aptitude to produce a significant piece of original work in an area of the law that fascinates them. The Unit involves students writing an 8-10,000 word thesis under the supervision of an academic member of staff, on a topic chosen by the student, and approved by the Honours Convenor.

Students also attend 3 symposiums throughout the year, designed to support them through the research process. At the end of the year students present their thesis findings to their peers and invited guests at a 2 day Honours Conference.

To be eligible for the Honours Research Unit, students must have an average of 72% or better across their law units, and have no more than 72 credit points remaining to complete the requirements of their law degree.

Date: Tues 8th Oct
Time: 1pm
Location: L2, Bld 12

Further information on the Honours programme can also be found on the Honours website, at http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/enrolmen

5. Surrogacy and Adoption: Pitfalls and Promises

Speakers
Chief Judge John Pascoe

Will discuss the rapid advance of international commercial surrogacy (ICS). ICS raises complex legal, ethical and moral questions. Apart from the question of parentage, one of the greatest problems with ICS is how to protect the rights of vulnerable surrogate mothers?

Professor Nahum Mushin
Will discuss the national apology for people affected by forced adoptions and the implementation of the concrete measures flowing from it. The question of the future of adoption will be considered.

Professor Denise Cuthbert
Will look at tensions in the understandings of intercountry adoption as a service for adults seeking children for family formation as distinct from a service for children in need of family-based care and asks how we as a community can reconcile these tensions.

Moderator
Dr Adiva Sifris
Monash University, Faculty of Law

Date: Wednesday 2 October 2014
Time: 6 – 7.30pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Friday 27 September 2013/ law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630

Further information and flyer http://www.law.monash.edu.au/about-us/events/index.html

6. Monash SEED

Monash SEED, Monash Entrepreneurs and Global Consulting Group Monash University are inviting three social entrepreneurs to Monash to discuss change and impact through social enterprise. Allow James Murphy (KereKere), Dr Catherine Crock (HUSH Music) and Sashi Balaraman (African Voice) to inspire you with their passion and perspective. They will demonstrate how business and entrepreneurial skills can be applied to achieve social impact in innovative ways. After you hear their stories, get involved with Monash’s burgeoning social enterprise community by networking with your like-minded peers.

Date: Wednesday 25 September, 2013
Time: 4pm – 6:30pm
Venue: Monash Clayton Campus, Building 25, S3 lecture theatre
RSVP/registration: http://socentmonash.eventbrite.com.au/
Cost: Free

7. Reprieve Film – Incendiary – The Willingham Case

Reprieve Australia are hosting an Australian Premiere “Incendiary – The Willingham Case’

Date: Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Time: 6:30pm (Film start)
Venue: Nova Cinemas – 380 Lygon St, Carlton
Tickets: $30 can be purchased here

All proceeds of ticket sales will go to Reprieve Australia.

Contact: john.riordan@reprieve.org.au

Reprieve Film Flyer – Incendiary Premiere

1. Honours Information Session

Many of the Faculty’s top students in their penultimate or last year of law elect to enrol in the Honours Research Unit (Honours Thesis LAW5207).

The Honours Research Unit is a 12 credit point unit intended for students with an interest and aptitude to produce a significant piece of original work in an area of the law that fascinates them. The Unit involves students writing an 8-10,000 word thesis under the supervision of an academic member of staff, on a topic chosen by the student, and approved by the Honours Convenor.

Students also attend 3 symposiums throughout the year, designed to support them through the research process. At the end of the year students present their thesis findings to their peers and invited guests at a 2 day Honours Conference.

To be eligible for the Honours Research Unit, students must have an average of 72% or better across their law units, and have no more than 72 credit points remaining to complete the requirements of their law degree.

Date: Tues 8th Oct
Time: 1pm
Location: L2, Bld 12

Further information on the Honours programme can also be found on the Honours website, at http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/enrolmen

2. Surrogacy and Adoption: Pitfalls and Promises

Speakers
Chief Judge John Pascoe

Will discuss the rapid advance of international commercial surrogacy (ICS). ICS raises complex legal, ethical and moral questions. Apart from the question of parentage, one of the greatest problems with ICS is how to protect the rights of vulnerable surrogate mothers?

Professor Nahum Mushin
Will discuss the national apology for people affected by forced adoptions and the implementation of the concrete measures flowing from it. The question of the future of adoption will be considered.

Professor Denise Cuthbert
Will look at tensions in the understandings of intercountry adoption as a service for adults seeking children for family formation as distinct from a service for children in need of family-based care and asks how we as a community can reconcile these tensions.

Moderator
Dr Adiva Sifris
Monash University, Faculty of Law

Date: Wednesday 2 October 2014
Time: 6 – 7.30pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Cost: Free
RSVP: Friday 27 September 2013/ law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630

Further information and flyer http://www.law.monash.edu.au/about-us/events/index.html

3. Book Launch

The Honourable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Marilyn Warren AC will launch:

Best Practice in Construction Disputes: Avoidance, Management and Resolution

By Dr Paula Gerber and Brennan Ong

The Honourable Justice Vickery will be the MC for this event

Date: Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Time: 6 – 7.30pm
Venue: Supreme Court of Victoria Library 210 William Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Thursday, 26 September (essential for catering purposes)/ Email: law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630

Further information http://www.law.monash.edu.au/about-us/events/index.html

4. Save the Date – Gala Dinner

In 2014 Monash Law School will celebrate 50 years. Please save the date for our Gala Dinner which will be held on Saturday 28th June, 2014 at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne. Further event information will be circulated in the coming months.

5. Save the Date- Lucinda Lecture

The Honourable Justice Virginia Bell AC, Justice of The High Court of Australia will present the 19th Lucinda Lecture.

Title: TBC
Date:Thursday 24th October, 2013
Time: 1pm -2pm
Location: Clayton Campus, Building 08 / Rotunda 1
RSVP: law-marketing@monash.edu

Further details to come.

6. African Voice Launch

Should the West intervene to stop mass atrocities? When are humanitarian interventions legitimate?

African Voice invites you to consider these issues through a debate featuring Monash Law Faculty’s World Champion debaters about the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine.

The pioneer of the R2P, Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC, will introduce and adjudicate the debate, which will be followed by a Q & A session. Professor Evans is a former Australian Foreign Minister and is President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group.

African Voice is a non profit organisation, sponsored by the Monash Law Faculty, that sends the world’s best debaters to run free debating workshops aimed at empowering African students. It is seeking funding for initiatives in Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya.

Date: Monday October 7
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
Venue: Monash Law Chambers (555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne)
Cost: Free (suggested donation $5)
RSVP: Book tickets at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/8202691471/efblike by October 3

Contact: africanvoicelaunch@gmail.com

7. Public Interest Law Careers Guide Event

Come along to the Progressive Law Network’s Career Kick-start and get real-life advice from final year students and graduates on what you need to do, when you need to do it and where you can look for opportunities:

• Discover the Castan Centre/PLN Public Interest Law Careers Guide

• Find out about Judicial Associate work

• Get the lowdown on Practical Legal Training

• Learn about the benefits of Barrister Shadowing

• Go bush, young lawyer – Remote/Rural/Regional lawyering

• Access useful resources to kick-start your own research

Date and time: 18 September 4.30 – 6pm

Venue: L2 Lecture theatre, Law Building (Blg 12), Monash Clayton Campus

RSVP: pln@monashclubs.org

Free sushi and snacks!

Full details: https://www.facebook.com/events/563474463687593/

2. Industrial Relations Society of Victoria Invitation

Each year the Industrial Relations Society of Victoria conducts a function which is specifically for students in the areas of industrial relations, employee relations, and labour law. This year the event is to be held on Wednesday 18th September  .

The intent is to have students meet and mingle with students from other institutions and to hear a little about the activities of the society. The event also has short speeches given by experienced practitioners in the area, and there is an opportunity to discuss career options and plans. Primarily, however, it is a social event for students to learn something of the activities of the IRSV.

Details are as follows:

Date: 18 September 2013
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Fair Work Commission, 11 Exhibition Street, Melbourne CBD

More Information

3. Professor Dinah Shelton, Commissioner of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, proudly presents: ‘Do we need a human rights body for the Asia-Pacific? Lessons from around the globe’, a Holding Redlich Distinguished Visiting Fellow.

Date: Thursday 12 September 2013
Time: 6pm to 7:15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

Full details

Public lecture -All welcome

There is no Asia Pacific regional human rights system to which Australia can join. What do regional systems of human rights protection have to offer and why should everyone have one? As regional systems proliferate and the UN continues its process of reform, the strengths and weaknesses of global and regional human rights guarantees will be examined.

Dinah Shelton is a Commissioner of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School.

2. Industrial Relations Society of Victoria Invitation

Each year the Industrial Relations Society of Victoria conducts a function which is specifically for students in the areas of industrial relations, employee relations, and labour law. This year the event is to be held on Wednesday 18th September  .

The intent is to have students meet and mingle with students from other institutions and to hear a little about the activities of the society. The event also has short speeches given by experienced practitioners in the area, and there is an opportunity to discuss career options and plans. Primarily, however, it is a social event for students to learn something of the activities of the IRSV.

Details are as follows:

Date: 18 September 2013
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Fair Work Commission, 11 Exhibition Street, Melbourne CBD

More Information

3. Professor Dinah Shelton, Commissioner of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, proudly presents: ‘Do we need a human rights body for the Asia-Pacific? Lessons from around the globe’, a Holding Redlich Distinguished Visiting Fellow.

Date: Thursday 12 September 2013
Time: 6pm to 7:15pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

Full details

Public lecture -All welcome

There is no Asia Pacific regional human rights system to which Australia can join. What do regional systems of human rights protection have to offer and why should everyone have one? As regional systems proliferate and the UN continues its process of reform, the strengths and weaknesses of global and regional human rights guarantees will be examined.

Dinah Shelton is a Commissioner of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School.

4. Workplace Bullying and the Brodie Panlock Prosecution

The tragic suicide in September 2006 of 19 year-old Brodie Panlock changed the way our community thinks of workplace bullying. Her horrendous victimisation at the hands of her colleagues both shocked and angered us. It also changed the manner with the law approached workplace bullying. First, there was the ground breaking WorkSafe Victoria investigation and prosecution that led to convictions and fines of $335,000 for the four men responsible, and for the company that ran the café where the bullying took place. Next there was the introduction in Victoria of “Brodie’s Law” – amendments to the Crimes Act 1958 that makes serious bullying a criminal offence. And more recently there have been reforms to the Fair Work Act. Come and hear about the ground breaking WorkSafe Victoria investigation and prosecution from the person who led and oversaw it – Stan Krpan, then Director Legal Services and Investigations with WorkSafe Victoria. Stan will discuss with us the nature of the relentless bullying that led to Brodie Panlock’s suicide, the manner with which the investigation and prosecution proceeded, and the challenges that had to be overcome. The presentation is open to all Law Faculty staff and students. RSVP is not required.

Date: Tuesday 10 September 2013
Time: 1-2pm
Location: Lecture Theatre R4 in the Rotunda