Law Student Gazette

1. Conflict Resolution from Religious Traditions

Date: Sunday 2 January – Thursday 13 January, 2011
Venue: Mount Scopus Campus,
              Hebrew University of Jerusalem

This seminar is run by the Hamline University School of Law (Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA) in conjunction with the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. All classes are conducted entirely in English.

This program has been attended by Australian students since 2006 and will be taught by leading Israeli and international academics, legal practitioners and judges.  This program is structured into two sections:
Conflicts between persons from the same religious tradition
Conflicts between persons from different religious traditions

For further information, application forms, course requirements and course topics please see:
www.austfhu.org.au/conflict

2. Mishpatim Seminar

Date: Sunday 16 January – Thursday 3 February, 2011
Venue: Mount Scopus Campus,
              Hebrew University of Jerusalem

This seminar has been run by the Rothberg International School and the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University since 1993. All classes are conducted in English.  This seminar is taught by leading Israeli academics, legal practitioners and judges.

Students will be housed at either the Hebrew University Student Village or the Beit Maiersdorf Faculty Club (the Hebrew University’s on-campus hotel), depending on availability.

For further information, application forms, course requirements and course topics please see:
www.austfhu.org.au/mishpatim

3. Sydney Law School Postgraduate Students Conference 2010

Date: Friday 29 October, 2010
Time: 9 am – 6:30 pm
Venue: Sydney Law School, New Law School Building,
              Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney
              (Camperdown Campus)

Emerging social, environment and economic issues create complex issues for legal scholars to investigate. How do we undertake successful law reform? How are legal developments translated into social change? What are the consequences of law’s application to problems such as climate change, human rights abuses and economic reform?

Sydney Law School invites post-graduate research students in law and associated disciplines in the social sciences and humanities to present on these and related issues, particularly:
Law reform in response to new social, environment and economic issues
The differences between ‘law-in-books’ and ‘law-in-action’
The consequences of law’s application to social problems
Law and the social sciences, empirical research or social theory
Social justice and the law

This is an opportunity to experience Sydney Law School in its new state-of-the-art facilities, to hear presentations on the thesis research process and participate in discussions on critical research questions.

Prizes, bursaries and financial assistance

A prize of $1,000 will be awarded for the best written paper presented at the conference.

Financial assistance for travel, accommodation or fee relief is available upon application for students who demonstrate need. Details will be provided later.

Registration (opening soon)

Registration Fee: $55 (including GST)
Early Bird Registration: $33 (including GST)

Deadlines

Submission of abstracts: Monday 13 September, 2010
Early bird registration: Monday 13 September, 2010
Submission of written papers: Monday 18 October, 2010
(optional – required for written paper prize only)

For queries contact Belinda Reeve:
law.pgconference@sydney.edu.au

1. National Graduate Law Conference 2010 at ANU

Date: Thursday 8 July – Friday 9 July 2010
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Venue: Hedley Bull Theatres 1 & 2,
              The Australian National University,
              Canberra, Australia

The ANU College of Law invites graduate research students to attend The Other Side of the Law: Beyond Legal Research conference. We especially invite candidates conducting comparative research, interdisciplinary research, and research on emerging areas of law that relate to contemporary policy challenges.

Students are invited to present a paper or come as an attendee to participate in discussions about the presentations from students and some invited guest speakers.

For more information, paper guideline and registration see:
law.anu.edu.au/COAST/events/Graduate_Conference/index.htm
National Graduate Law Conference 2010

For queries contact:
mark.nolan@anu.edu.au
Director of Higher Degree Research, ANU College of Law
or dinah.rigg@anu.edu.au

1. National Youth Summit 2010

Date: Friday 29 October – Tuesday 2 November
Venue: University of Technology, Sydney

The theme of NYS 2010 is ‘Human Rights’, encompassing four thematic issues – Conflict, Gender Inequality, Good Governance and Minorities (Aboriginal Rights). It will consist of various programs of interaction and debate: workshops, discussion groups, guest speakers, and social events that will provide an opportunity for students to interact and build networks outside the conference.

For more information see:
vic.unya.org.au/conferences/conferences.html
National Youth Summit

2. The Rise and Rise of Targeted Assassinations, and the Implications for International Law

Date: Wednesday 19 May, 2010
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 
              472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@law.monash.edu.au
             or 9905 3327

Free Public Lecture – All Welcome

A gentle reminder that the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and the Human Rights Law Resource Centre present Professor Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Adviser to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Millennium Development Goals, and the John Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University.  He co-chairs the NYU Center for Human Rights and Global Justice. 

For more information see:
www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2010/alston-lecture.html

1. Liberty Victoria and The Castan Centre Lecture

Date: Thursday 13 May, 2010
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 
              472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Speaker: Julian Assange
Topic: Geeks versus gag orders: has censorship been privatised?
RSVP: castan.centre@law.monash.edu.au
             or 9905 3327
Entry: Free

Entry will be by RSVP only (names will be checked at the door).
The evening will be an off-the-record event. No media.

Julian Assange is an activist, journalist, and the editor of WikiLeaks.com, which was founded to disseminate documents, photos and video which have political or social significance. WikiLeaks recently published US military footage showing a number of people – including two Reuters journalists – being killed by a US helicopter gunship.

The website has published thousands of explosive secret documents, including the manual for the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, documents exposing high-level corruption in Kenya, top secret Church of Scientology manuals and the membership list of the far-right British National Party.

Mr Assange was born and raised in Australia. He won the Amnesty International Media Award (New Media) in 2009 for his work on extrajudicial assassinations and disappearances in Kenya, and the Index on Censorship’s Economist New Media Award in 2008. He has been described as the founder of WikiLeaks, although he does not use that term himself.

For more information see:
www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2010/assange-lecture.html

2. The Great Law Week Debate

Witness internationally-respected Monash Law Alumni battle it out with current Monash Law students, over this highly controversial topic at the annual Great Law Week Debate. Grand Finalist of the Commonwealth AAT Moot.

Amit Golder (Law/Arts) will lead the student team to argue ‘Criminals don’t deserve the same human rights as everyone else’, supported by Natalie Devitsakis (Law/Arts), who has been ranked in the top ten of Australasian British Parliamentary Women’s Debating Championships and Sashi Balaraman (Law), a Grand Finalist at the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships.

But proving this point won’t be easy against the Monash Alumni team lead by one of Melbourne’s most respected QCs David Galbally (BJuris 1972, LLB 1974) and team mates Dick Gross AM (BA/LLB 1980) author and former three-time Mayor of the City of Port Phillip and Kate Metcalf (BJuris 1977, LLB 1979) a lawyer with three decades of experience gained inside businesses ranging from global household names to one-woman micro-businesses.

Overseeing the Great Law Week Debate as moderator is Monash Law graduate Will Fowles (BCom/LLB 2004), who in 2005 became the youngest ever member of the Melbourne Cricket Club Committee and in 2008 ran for Lord Mayor of Melbourne.

Date: Wednesday 19 May, 2010
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: State Library of Victoria,
               Theatrette, 179 Latrobe St,
               Melbourne (Entry 3)
Cost: Free
RSVP: By Wednesday 12 May, 2010
             marketing@law.monash.edu.au
             or (03) 9905 2630

For further information see:
www.law.monash.edu.au/news/events/

1. Asia-Pacific Model UN Conference

The Asia-Pacific Model UN Conference (AMUNC) is the largest Model United Nations conference in the region. Now in its 16th year, AMUNC has developed a reputation as one of the premier events in the region for aspiring young leaders, with nearly 600 of the best and brightest from across the Asia-Pacific and beyond in attendance.

Date: Sunday 11 July- Friday 16 July, 2010.
Venue: University of Sydney

For a week, AMUNC captures the glitz and grind of the diplomat’s world. Through the Model UN framework, you will have the opportunity to grapple more immediately with the intricacies of some of the pressing issues facing our global community be it in international security, law, economics, or the environment.

Model UN allows you to escape beyond the confines of theory and place yourself in the shoes of our national leaders. But, perhaps most importantly, AMUNC is about connecting with like-minded people in developing valuable professional networks and forging life-long friendships.

 Spots are limited so sign up fast.

 The closing date for registrations is Monday 31 May, 2010

For further information and to register please see:
www.amunc.net
AMUNC 2010 Flyer

2. Progressive Law Network Cross-Campus Social Event

The Progressive Law Network (PLN) is new organisation specifically dedicated to:

Providing information to students and practitioners about alternative legal career paths in the environmental, human rights and social justice sectors.

Facilitating connections between law students, professionals and community advocacy organisations.

Encouraging law students and practitioners to utilise their law degrees to effect positive social change.

Engaging law students with their communities and the challenges facing them, while encouraging intelligent and informed legal activism/advocacy.

Organising events to provide a forum for an exchange of views and opinions about new developments in alternative careers, environmental law, human rights law and other social justice-related issues.

The PLN was formed at Monash University early this year by a passionate group of law students, all hoping to achieve social and environmental justice through the use of their law careers. We aim to be a cross campus network for law students and law professionals alike and we welcome your involvement!

Our Inaugural Event with Brian Walters SC

Date: Thursday 20 May, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: The Fad Gallery, 14 Corrs Lane, Melbourne

For further information see:
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117942531562683&ref=mf

Legal (r)evolution

This is a 2 day conference to be held after the end of semester 2, 2010. We’re planning this now, stay tuned for further information.

Ongoing Events

Date: Weekly Meetings on Wednesdays
Time: 5 pm
Venue: Wholefoods, Building 10, Clayton Campus.

Legal Speak

These are weekly radio sessions, discussing recent developments in the legal sphere relating to human rights, environment and social justice.

Join Us
To join our mailing list and to keep up to date visit:
http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/ProgressiveLaw

Check out our blog
thepln.wordpress.com or the facebook group.

Send an email to
progressivelaw@yahoogroups.com

3. The Great Law Week Debate

Witness internationally-respected Monash Law Alumni battle it out with current Monash Law students, over this highly controversial topic at the annual Great Law Week Debate. Grand Finalist of the Commonwealth AAT Moot.

Amit Golder (Law/Arts) will lead the student team to argue ‘Criminals don’t deserve the same human rights as everyone else’, supported by Natalie Devitsakis (Law/Arts), who has been ranked in the top ten of Australasian British Parliamentary Women’s Debating Championships and Sashi Balaraman (Law), a Grand Finalist at the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships.

But proving this point won’t be easy against the Monash Alumni team lead by one of Melbourne’s most respected QCs David Galbally (BJuris 1972, LLB 1974) and team mates Dick Gross AM (BA/LLB 1980) author and former three-time Mayor of the City of Port Phillip and Kate Metcalf (BJuris 1977, LLB 1979) a lawyer with three decades of experience gained inside businesses ranging from global household names to one-woman micro-businesses.

Overseeing the Great Law Week Debate as moderator is Monash Law graduate Will Fowles (BCom/LLB 2004), who in 2005 became the youngest ever member of the Melbourne Cricket Club Committee and in 2008 ran for Lord Mayor of Melbourne.

 Date: Wednesday 19 May, 2010
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Venue: State Library of Victoria
             Theatrette,179 Latrobe St,
             Melbourne (Entry 3)
Cost: Free
RSVP: By Wednesday 12 May, 2010
             marketing@law.monash.edu.au
             or (03) 9905 2630

For further information visit
www.law.monash.edu.au/news/events/

1. Legal Aid Matter: Legal Aid Rally

Australian lawyers and social welfare organisations have come together to address the current crisis in legal aid funding. The crisis is affecting the delivery of justice for some of society’s most vulnerable members, many of whom are children caught up in family law disputes.

Our aim is to achieve:
An adequately funded legal aid system
A cooperative, nationally consistent and fair approach to provision of legal aid
Access to justice for all

Come and join the Rally on the Crisis in Legal Aid Funding

Date: Wednesday 28 April, 2010
Time: 9.15am – 10am
Venue: Forecourt, County Court,
             corner William and Lonsdale Streets,
             Melbourne

Speakers include:
Former Chief Justice, Family Court, Alastair Nicholson; VCOSS CEO Cath Smith;
LIV President Elect Caroline Counsel and Victorian barrister Robert Richter, QC.

For more information see: 
100428 Legal Aid rally flyer

2. R v Mocilovic: Human Rights Victory or Individual Injustice?

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law presents Michael Croucher, the barrister, who appeared for Vera Mocilovic in the recent Victorian Court of Appeal case of R v Mocilovic.  The judgment in that case contained the first judicial declaration that a law is incompatible with the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic). 

Mr Croucher will consider how the Momcilovic  decision impacts on the right to the presumption of innocence and whether the case delivered justice for Vera Mocilovic.  He will also explore the court’s understanding of the Charter’s interpretation and declaration powers, and how this decision may affect litigation strategy. 

 This ia a free public lecture and everyone is welcome.

Date: Wednesday 28 April, 2010
Time: 6 pm – 7 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers,
              472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
RSVP: castan.centre@law.monash.edu.au
             or 9905 3327

For more information see:
www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2010/croucher-lecture.html

3. The Great Law Week Debate

Witness internationally-respected Monash Law Alumni battle it out with current Monash Law students, over this highly controversial topic at the annual Great Law Week Debate. Grand Finalist of the Commonwealth AAT Moot.

Amit Golder (Law/Arts) will lead the student team to argue ‘Criminals don’t deserve the same human rights as everyone else’, supported by Natalie Devitsakis (Law/Arts), who has been ranked in the top ten of Australasian British Parliamentary Women’s Debating Championships and Sashi Balaraman (Law), a Grand Finalist at the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships.

But proving this point won’t be easy against the Monash Alumni team lead by one of Melbourne’s most respected QCs David Galbally (BJuris 1972, LLB 1974) and team mates Dick Gross AM (BA/LLB 1980) author and former three-time Mayor of the City of Port Phillip and Kate Metcalf (BJuris 1977, LLB 1979) a lawyer with three decades of experience gained inside businesses ranging from global household names to one-woman micro-businesses.

Overseeing the Great Law Week Debate as moderator is Monash Law graduate Will Fowles (BCom/LLB 2004), who in 2005 became the youngest ever member of the Melbourne Cricket Club Committee and in 2008 ran for Lord Mayor of Melbourne.

Date: Wednesday 19 May, 2010
Time: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: State Library of Victoria,
               Theatrette,179 Latrobe St, 
               Melbourne (Entry 3)
Cost: Free
RSVP: By Wednesday 12 May, 2010
             marketing@law.monash.edu.au
             or (03) 9905 2630

For further information see:
www.law.monash.edu.au/news/events/

1. Monash Golden Key Presents: ‘The Real World Transition’

After spending many years within the comfort zone of the University environment, the transition into the real world can be pretty daunting. You may well have your formal qualifications behind you, but has anyone actually helped you prepare for the interviews that lie ahead? How can you ensure your CV sets you apart? Are you able to articulate what you are really looking for when a potential employer asks you why you have chosen to apply to their firm? This one-hour seminar will certainly benefit anyone about to venture into the workforce and will leave you with practical tips and advice that you can take away with you and immediately apply to your job search.

About our speaker:

Paul Slezak has seen success in the highly competitive recruitment and advertising industries in Australia and Hong Kong by applying his professionalism, drive and creativity to develop and deliver solutions that exceed business expectations, and push the boundaries to create innovative solutions. Having recently returned from Asia, Paul is the founder of 2 dots – a specialist consulting business focusing on career development, professional and business mentoring, as well as facilitating workshops that bring out the best in teams.  Paul is also Director of Recruitment Academy – undoubtedly Australia’s leading provider of tailored induction and training courses to the recruitment industry. He is also co-author of the recently published ‘21 things to do to get a new job NOW!’. Paul completed his Bachelor of Economics at the University of Sydney and his Masters degree at Macquarie University.

Details of the event are as follows:

Date: Monday 19th April 2010
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Location: R3, Building 8 (Rotunda), 
                    Monash University Clayton Campus
Cost: Free for all students 
          (you do not need to be a Golden Key Member to attend)

For more information please visit:
www.monash.golden-key.org

For queries email our Careers Officers:
Nicola Giarratana and Amit Chowdhury at
careers@monash.golden-key.org

1. Free Public Lecture: How Gender Can Affect Progress Towards The UN’s Millennium Development Goals

Nana Oye Lithur is the Chief Executive Director of the Human Rights Advocacy Centre and is a respected human rights activist in Ghana.  Nana has led several fact finding missions to investigate human rights violations in Ghana and has also worked as a lecturer, presenting Human Rights/CHRI human rights lectures for journalism students. Nana has also been recognised for her work in human rights and in 2008 was a recipient and champion torch bearer for women’s rights. This event is co-sponsored BusEco PAL Program.

Date: Wednesday 14 April, 2010
Time: 1 pm – 2 pm
            (light refreshments from 2 pm – 2.30 pm)
Venue: R4,  Rotunda, Building 8,
             Monash University Clayton Campus
RSVP: castan.centre@law.monash.edu.au
             or telephone 9905 3327

For more information: 
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2010/lithur-lecture.html

2. Monash Golden Key Presents: ‘The Real World Transition’

After spending many years within the comfort zone of the University environment, the transition into the real world can be pretty daunting. You may well have your formal qualifications behind you, but has anyone actually helped you prepare for the interviews that lie ahead? How can you ensure your CV sets you apart? Are you able to articulate what you are really looking for when a potential employer asks you why you have chosen to apply to their firm?

This one-hour seminar will certainly benefit anyone about to venture into the workforce and will leave you with practical tips and advice that you can take away with you and immediately apply to your job search.

About our speaker:

 Paul Slezak has seen success in the highly competitive recruitment and advertising industries in Australia and Hong Kong by applying his professionalism, drive and creativity to develop and deliver solutions that exceed business expectations, and push the boundaries to create innovative solutions.

Having recently returned from Asia, Paul is the founder of 2 dots – a specialist consulting business focusing on career development, professional and business mentoring, as well as facilitating workshops that bring out the best in teams.  Paul is also Director of Recruitment Academy – undoubtedly Australia’s leading provider of tailored induction and training courses to the recruitment industry. He is also co-author of the recently published ‘21 things to do to get a new job NOW!’. Paul completed his Bachelor of Economics at the University of Sydney and his Masters degree at Macquarie University.

Details of the event are as follows:

Date: Monday 19 April, 2010
Time: 2 pm – 3:30pm
Location: R3, Building 8 (Rotunda), 
                  Monash University Clayton Campus
Cost: Free for all students 
          (you do not need to be a Golden Key Member to attend)

For more information please visit:
www.monash.golden-key.org

For queries email our Careers Officers:
Nicola Giarratana and Amit Chowdhury at
careers@monash.golden-key.org

1. Free Public Lecture: How Gender Can Affect Progress Towards The UN’s Millennium Development Goals

Nana Oye Lithur is the Chief Executive Director of the Human Rights Advocacy Centre and is a respected human rights activist in Ghana.  Nana has led several fact finding missions to investigate human rights violations in Ghana and has also worked as a lecturer, presenting Human Rights/CHRI human rights lectures for journalism students. Nana has also been recognised for her work in human rights and in 2008 was a recipient and champion torch bearer for women’s rights. This event is co-sponsored BusEco PAL Program.

 Date: Wednesday 14 April, 2010
Time: 1 pm – 2 pm
             (light refreshments from 2 pm – 2.30 pm)
Venue: R4,  Rotunda, Building 8,
              Monash University Clayton Campus
RSVP: castan.centre@law.monash.edu.au
            or telephone 9905 3327

For more information:
www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2010/lithur-lecture.html

2. Leo Cussen Institute: Information Session

Leo Cussen is holding an Information Session on the On-site and On-line Practical Training Courses for 2010. Postgraduate students are encouraged to attend this event.

Date: Thursday 8 April, 2010
Time: 5 pm – 7 pm
Venue: Level 1, 360 Little Bourke Street

For more information and to register see:
www.leocussen.vic.edu.au/content.asp?pid=16690

3. 2010 Postgraduate Conference in Public Law

The Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law plays a prominent, independent role in public debate on issues vital to Australia’s future including Charters of Rights, federal reform, reconciliation and native title, refugees and migration law and the challenges of responding to terrorism.

The Centre takes great pleasure in inviting abstracts for its 2010 Postgraduate Conference in Public Law. The conference is an opportunity for research students studying in the field of public law to gain experience in presenting their work to their peers and the wider academic public law community in a critically constructive yet supportive environment.

Date: Monday 12 – Tuesday 13 July, 2010
Venue: Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law,
              Faculty of Law,
              University of New South Wales

To register please email:
gtcentre@unsw.edu.au

Registrations with abstracts must be submitted no later than Friday 30 April, 2010.

For more information and application details see:
2010 Postgraduate Conference on Public Law – Call for Papers

For more information:
www.gtcentre.unsw.edu.au/

1. JD Careers Information Session

‘Enhancing Your Employability’ is a Legal specific JD Careers Information Session.

 Date: Friday 26 March, 2010
Time: 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Location: S8, Monash University Law Chambers
Hosted by: Lloyd England, Manager, Student Experience, Law faculty
                    Con Moraitis, Careers Consultant, Monash Employment & Career 
                    Development Service

If you cannot make this session please note it will be repeated again for you.

Date: Friday 14 May, 2010
Time: 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers

Everyone is welcome!

2. Postgraduate Information Lunch

Attention to all final year students. Enjoy a free lunch on us and expand your knowledge of postgraduate study.

Come and join Professor Ann Monotti, Associate Dean (Postgraduate), for lunch and learn about your postgraduate study options at Monash University. This is a perfect opportunity to explore and learn about the fantastic range of postgraduate courses we have on offer, including our specialist masters and graduate diplomas, and ask questions of our admissions staff.

 Date: Wednesday 24 March, 2010
Time: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers,
              472 Bourke Street,
              Melbourne

Seating is limited, so book early to avoid disappointment.

To register please visit:
www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/info-sessions.html

3. Telders International Law Moot Court Competition 2010

For the past thirty-two years, the Telders International Law Moot Court Competition has been an annually recurring event and has grown to be one of the most prestigious in the field.

The Telders Competition gives many young and talented undergraduate law students all over Europe the opportunity to excel in international law, consequently testing their creativity and powers of persuasion in a friendly competition.

Every year a new and challenging case is devised for the students to argue. The Telders Case 2010, ‘The Case of Pirates in the Treasured Sea’, combines legal issues in various fields of international law including piracy and the law of the sea. You may find the case on our website at:
www.grotiuscentre.org
Click on ‘Telders Moot Court’.

Date: Thursday 22 – Saturday 24 April, 2010
Venue: Peace Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands

For more information see:
www.grotiuscentre.org/com/doc.asp?DocID=346