Law Student Gazette

1. Reprieve Internship Information Session (UG)

Date: Wednesday 8 August, 2012
Time: 1 pm
Location: Room L5, Law Building 12

Returned volunteers will tell you about their experiences fighting the death penalty in the U.S. and give information and advice on how you can apply.

Reprieve is an Australian non-government organisation that fights the death penalty. It seeks to provide effective legal representation and humanitarian assistance to those facing the death penalty, to advocate against the death penalty and to raise awareness about human rights.

Established in Melbourne, Australia in May 2001, Reprieve Australia conducts volunteer programs at home and abroad, including sending Australians to defend clients facing the death penalty. It also produces newsletters and news updates, conducts awareness raising events and works with other organisations to abolish capital punishment.

1. Introduction to Mindfulness

Dr Craig Hassed introduction session describes a series of simple meditative practices and cognitive strategies that help change unproductive thought and behaviour patterns.

When: Monday 30 July, 1-2pm
Where: Law Building, Clayton Campus
Cost: Free
RSVP: Book here.

2. Mindfulness for Academic Success (6 weeks course)

This program uses the latest mindfulness techniques to help you be at the top of your game. You will learn how to reduce stress and anxiety and how to learn better.

When: Mondays from 2 – 3:30pm, starting 6 August.
Where: Clayton Campus
Cost: Free

To secure your spot email susan.bullock@monash.edu or call 9905 3156

3. Reprieve Internship Information Session

Date: Wednesday 8 August, 2012
Time: 1 pm
Location: Room L5, Law Building 12

Returned volunteers will tell you about their experiences fighting the death penalty in the U.S. and give information and advice on how you can apply.

Reprieve is an Australian non-government organisation that fights the death penalty. It seeks to provide effective legal representation and humanitarian assistance to those facing the death penalty, to advocate against the death penalty and to raise awareness about human rights.

Established in Melbourne, Australia in May 2001, Reprieve Australia conducts volunteer programs at home and abroad, including sending Australians to defend clients facing the death penalty. It also produces newsletters and news updates, conducts awareness raising events and works with other organisations to abolish capital punishment.

4. To Live is to Fight: Human Rights in Mental Health

Join specialists in law, bioethics, mental health and advocacy in a forum exploring the themes of stigma, disempowerment and the law in relation to people with an experience of mental illness and psychological trauma. For more info please see here.

5. Upcoming Clerkship and Traineeship Series

These sessions aim to help Law students in their penultimate or final year and preparing clerkship or traineeship applications, session include:

• Advice on what to include (and not include)
• Tips on tailoring your applications

Sessions dates as follows:

1. Tuesday 24 July, 4-5pm, Clayton
2. Wednesday 25 July, 12-1pm, Clayton
3. Thursday 26 July, 9-10am, Clayton
4. Tuesday 31 July, 4-5pm, Clayton
5. Wednesday 1 August, 12-1pm, Clayton – SPECIAL GUEST Anna Alexander from the LIV
6. Thursday 2 August, 9-10am, Clayton

1. 6th Annual Castan Centre Human Rights Moot

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is hosting the sixth annual human rights moot competition, which is open to law (JD/LLB) students at all Victorian universities. The competition will address issues associated with the Victorian human rights legislation and will give students the opportunity to hone their skills in this important area of law. The event is proudly sponsored by Clayton Utz, who is providing generous prizes:

• $3000 to the winning team
• $1000 to the runners-up

Competitors must be in the equivalent of at least third year of a combined law degree, or in any stage of a JD degree, but must not have completed their degree. It is preferable that competitors have completed some studies in human rights law.

For more information please see here.

The Castan Centre wishes to thank the moot competition sponsors Clayton Utz.

2. The Injustice of Detention and Delay

Amnesty International’s International Executive Committee Member Nicole Bieske invites you to an evening in conversation with Professor the Hon. George Hampel AM QC and Julian Burnside AO QC discussing refugees human rights, and immigration detention, followed by a Q&A session.

Date: Tuesday 17 July 2012
Time: 5.15-7.15pm
Location: Monash University Law Chambers, Auditorium, Ground Floor, Marsh Centre, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
RSVP: Mohamed.Duar@amnesty.org.au

1. Castan Centre Annual Human Rights Convention 2012

Castan Centre for Human Rights annual conference, Human Rights 2012. Registration for Monash University Law staff is at the NGO rate of $110. Please email Janice at janice.hugo@monash.edu if interested.

Date: Friday 20 July 2012
Venue: Spring Street Conference Centre, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne
Full Details: Here (list of speakers here).

Registration:
$220 Full registration
$110 NGOs/Concession ($90 Multiple NGO registrations only)
Students – $55 (Student tickets now sold out. To join the Student waiting list, please email castan.centre@monash.edu

2. Careers Festival

Date: Thursday 2 August
Time: 11 am – 1.30 pm
Location: Clayton campus

Come to the Careers Festival for your chance to meet employers on campus. At the festival you can:

• find out about upcoming course-related work opportunities
• identify jobs that match your degree
• network and make helpful contacts
• learn about recruitment processes
• have your resume and cover letter checked

Entry with your Monash ID card. For more information and to book in to this event go here.

3. Children’s Rights in a Changing World

Time: 6pm – 8pm
Date: Thursday 12th July
Location: Basement Lecture Theatre, The Spot Building, 198 Berkeley St, Parkville (University of Melbourne)
RSVP: unyc2012@unyouth.org.au

This is a free public event.

• 22, 000. That’s the number of young Australians who are homeless as you read this
• 28. That’s the rate at which Indigenous youth are more likely to be imprisoned than non-Indigenous youth
• 44 million. That’s a modest estimate of the number of children in India trapped in child labour.

Hear stories of the real children behind the numbers. Take action to enforce children’s rights!

Speakers:

The Hon. Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC, former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia

Associate Professor John Tobin, child rights expert, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne

Jan Owen AM, Chief Executive Office, Foundation for Young Australians

Chris Varney, former Australian Youth Representative to the UN

Speakers will discuss child rights concerns and give a call to action in light of Australia’s recent review under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This event is being organized by the Australia’s Role in the World Partnership, a global education initiative of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, University of Melbourne and UN Youth Australia, with support from Vision Generation (World Vision).

1. 6th Annual Castan Centre Human Rights Moot

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is hosting the sixth annual human rights moot competition, which is open to law (JD/LLB) students at all Victorian universities. The competition will address issues associated with the Victorian human rights legislation and will give students the opportunity to hone their skills in this important area of law. The event is proudly sponsored by Clayton Utz, who is providing generous prizes:

• $3000 to the winning team
• $1000 to the runners-up

Competitors must be in the equivalent of at least third year of a combined law degree, or in any stage of a JD degree, but must not have completed their degree. It is preferable that competitors have completed some studies in human rights law.

For more information please see here.

The Castan Centre wishes to thank the moot competition sponsors Clayton Utz.

2. The Australian Centre for Court and Justice System Innovation (ACCJSI) is Proud to Present the Public Lecture by the President, American Bar Association Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III.

Title of Lecture: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied?
Date: Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Time: 5.30pm for refreshments and a 6pm start
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, Ground floor auditorium, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: Nina.massara@monash.edu

1. 6th Annual Castan Centre Human Rights Moot

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is hosting the sixth annual human rights moot competition, which is open to law (JD/LLB) students at all Victorian universities. The competition will address issues associated with the Victorian human rights legislation and will give students the opportunity to hone their skills in this important area of law. The event is proudly sponsored by Clayton Utz, who is providing generous prizes:

• $3000 to the winning team
• $1000 to the runners-up

Competitors must be in the equivalent of at least third year of a combined law degree, or in any stage of a JD degree, but must not have completed their degree. It is preferable that competitors have completed some studies in human rights law.

For more information please see here.

The Castan Centre wishes to thank the moot competition sponsors Clayton Utz.

2. Good Conduct in Mediation

Presented by Professor Tania Sourdin

Date: Wednesday 27 June
Time: 6.00 pm refreshments for 6.30 pm start – 7:30 pm

Presented by Victorian Chapter in association with the Australian Centre for Court and Justice System Innovation (ACCJSI). This event is free for Monash staff and students. For more information please see here.

1. ANU Graduate Law Conference

The ANU College of Law invites graduate research students Australia-wide to attend the eighth National Graduate Law Conference 2012. The 2012 conference will enable Higher Degree Research students to present papers in a range of legal research disciplines including: public law, private law, criminal law, international law, regulation and law, and legal theory. Alternatively, students may also come as an attendee to participate in discussions about the presentations from students and some invited guest speakers. Students are encouraged to present work-in-progress papers related to their doctoral research.

Date: 18 & 19 October 2012
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Sir Roland Wilson Building (Rooms 2.02 & 3.02) The Australian National University Canberra, Australia
RSVP: Here

Conference attendance and dinner are free.

1. 6th Annual Castan Centre Human Rights Moot

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is hosting the sixth annual human rights moot competition, which is open to law (JD/LLB) students at all Victorian universities. The competition will address issues associated with the Victorian human rights legislation and will give students the opportunity to hone their skills in this important area of law. The event is proudly sponsored by Clayton Utz, who is providing generous prizes:

• $3000 to the winning team
• $1000 to the runners-up

Competitors must be in the equivalent of at least third year of a combined law degree, or in any stage of a JD degree, but must not have completed their degree. It is preferable that competitors have completed some studies in human rights law.

For more information please see here.

The Castan Centre wishes to thank the moot competition sponsors Clayton Utz.

2. Susan Campbell Memorial Dinner: Celebrating Clinical Legal Education at Monash

Susan Campbell AM (1943-2011) was a pioneer of community legal centres. Through her work, she inspired a generation of law students to give back to their communities. This event celebrates Susan’s professional life and her work with the Monash Clinical Legal Education program.

Host: Professor Arie Freiberg AM, Dean, Faculty of Law
MC: Radio presenter Jon Faine (BA 1979, LLB 1981)
Date and time: 7pm, Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Venue: St Kilda Town Hall
Tickets: $150. Limited concession available. To purchase tickets visit community.monash.edu/suecampbell

For any queries contact adm-lsfoundation@monash.edu. Proceeds will go towards the Susan Campbell AM Clinical Legal Education Visiting Fellowship and Future Fund. Justice Marcia Neave AO is fund patron.

3. Sydney Law School Postgraduate Conference -Crossing Boundaries

Date: Thursday 1 & Friday 2 November, 2012
Venue: Sydney Law School, New Law School Building
Eastern Avenue
Camperdown, University of Sydney

Call for Papers
Deadline 31 August 2012

In 2012, the theme of the conference is “Crossing Boundaries.”   The Postgraduate Law Research Students Committee invites research students in law and related disciplines (including sociology, cultural studies, philosophy, political economy, history, economics and business) to submit paper proposals that engage with this theme

For further information visit http://sydney.edu.au/news/law/457.html?eventcategoryid=43&eventid=9547

1. 6th Annual Castan Centre Human Rights Moot

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is hosting the sixth annual human rights moot competition, which is open to law (JD/LLB) students at all Victorian universities. The competition will address issues associated with the Victorian human rights legislation and will give students the opportunity to hone their skills in this important area of law. The event is proudly sponsored by Clayton Utz, who is providing generous prizes:

• $3000 to the winning team
• $1000 to the runners-up

Competitors must be in the equivalent of at least third year of a combined law degree, or in any stage of a JD degree, but must not have completed their degree. It is preferable that competitors have completed some studies in human rights law.

For more information please see here.

The Castan Centre wishes to thank the moot competition sponsors Clayton Utz.

2. Susan Campbell Memorial Dinner: Celebrating Clinical Legal Education at Monash

Susan Campbell AM (1943-2011) was a pioneer of community legal centres. Through her work, she inspired a generation of law students to give back to their communities. This event celebrates Susan’s professional life and her work with the Monash Clinical Legal Education program.

Host: Professor Arie Freiberg AM, Dean, Faculty of Law
MC: Radio presenter Jon Faine (BA 1979, LLB 1981)
Date and time: 7pm, Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Venue: St Kilda Town Hall
Tickets: $150. Limited concession available. To purchase tickets visit community.monash.edu/suecampbell

For any queries contact adm-lsfoundation@monash.edu. Proceeds will go towards the Susan Campbell AM Clinical Legal Education Visiting Fellowship and Future Fund. Justice Marcia Neave AO is fund patron.

1. 6th Annual Castan Centre Human Rights Moot

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law is hosting the sixth annual human rights moot competition, which is open to law (JD/LLB) students at all Victorian universities. The competition will address issues associated with the Victorian human rights legislation and will give students the opportunity to hone their skills in this important area of law. The event is proudly sponsored by Clayton Utz, who is providing generous prizes:

• $3000 to the winning team
• $1000 to the runners-up

Competitors must be in the equivalent of at least third year of a combined law degree, or in any stage of a JD degree, but must not have completed their degree. It is preferable that competitors have completed some studies in human rights law.

For more information please see here.

The Castan Centre wishes to thank the moot competition sponsors Clayton Utz.

2. BrainLink Women of Achievement Award Luncheon

Date: Friday 26th Oct 2012
Time: Arrive 11:30am for 12pm start
Location: Ballroom, Park Hyatt, 1 Parliament Square, Melbourne.
Cost: $125 p.p inc GST. Corporate Table $1500 inc GST.
RSVP/Payment: 19th Oct 2012
Website: http://www.brainlink.org.au/woa.htm

Please join us to celebrate the winners at this year’s BrainLink Women of Achievement Award, with Keynote Speaker The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG

“Equality – just a damn right!”

When he retired from the High Court, The Hon Michael Kirby was Australia’s longest serving judge. Kirby’s life spans from his humble beginnings in Concord to his work as the first Australian to serve as a Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Human Rights. Kirby was a leader in law reform and human rights with the OECD, UNESCO, UNHRC and WHO. His legal and humanitarian contribution as a judge, both here and overseas, is unparalleled. We are proud to invite The Hon Michael Kirby to be our guest speaker at the 2012 BrainLink Women of Achievement Luncheon.

Proceeds from this event will aid those people & families whose lives have been affected by an acquired brain disorder. Nominations opening soon!

For more information, contact Vanessa on (03) 9845-2955 or email info@brainlink.org.au

3. Susan Campbell Memorial Dinner: Celebrating Clinical Legal Education at Monash

Susan Campbell AM (1943-2011) was a pioneer of community legal centres. Through her work, she inspired a generation of law students to give back to their communities. This event celebrates Susan’s professional life and her work with the Monash Clinical Legal Education program.

Host: Professor Arie Freiberg AM, Dean, Faculty of Law
MC: Radio presenter Jon Faine (BA 1979, LLB 1981)
Date and time: 7pm, Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Venue: St Kilda Town Hall
Tickets: $150. Limited concession available. To purchase tickets visit community.monash.edu/suecampbell

For any queries contact adm-lsfoundation@monash.edu. Proceeds will go towards the Susan Campbell AM Clinical Legal Education Visiting Fellowship and Future Fund. Justice Marcia Neave AO is fund patron.

4. The Legacy of the Mabo Case: Indigenous Land Justice in Australia

Date: Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Time: 6pm – 7:30pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327
Full details: Here.

Public Forum – All Welcome

June 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Mabo case. This panel brings together leading experts to reflect the case’s impact on the construction of native title as form of land justice for Indigenous people in Australia.