Law Student Gazette

1. Independent Medical Examinations, Sick Leave and Return to Work: international perspectives

In this seminar, visiting researcher Associate Professor Silje Maeland will present recent research comparing sick leave decisions by GPs, insurance physicians and occupational physicians in several different countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, The Netherlands). She will also introduce work currently underway in Norway evaluating the impact of independent medical examinations on return to work, using an unusual RCT design.

Date: Tuesday 29 November 2016
Time: 5.45pm arrival for 6.00pm – 7.00pm seminar
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
RSVP: Here

Flyer can be found here.

2. The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law presents a fundraising film event – Prison Songs

Date: Thursday, 24 November 2016
Time: 6.40pm to 8.00pm
Venue: The Classic Cinema, 9 Gordon Street, Elsternwick
RSVP: Click here for tickets
Full details: http://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/public-events/events/2016/prison-songs

Prison Songs is a ground breaking documentary that gives voice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are impacted by the criminal justice system.

Shot entirely behind bars, this funny yet achingly sad account of eventful lives is delivered via the musical performances of real people imprisoned in a Darwin jail.

The film features a number of male and female protagonists, each with their own story. Common themes emerge linking the tales – disadvantage, family violence, drugs and alcohol. While the music was written by Shellie Morris and Casey Bennetto – the award-winning composer of Keating: The Musical – the lyrics are the participants’ own words.

The stories portrayed in the film expose the real tragedy behind the lives of the people who are locked away from our view – the underlying poverty, disadvantage and discrimination faced by many Aboriginal communities and the lack of basic services and support systems available to them. The stories convey the inter-generational nature of trauma, grief and poverty. They give a human and vulnerable face to the problems that so many of us ignore – or are simply not aware of.

Prison Songs presents a unique opportunity to shift the conversation about reducing the over-imprisonment of Aboriginal people, through focusing on providing better supports and services that address the underlying reasons why people come into contact with the criminal justice system in the first place.

Join us for this special screening and fundraising event. All proceeds will go to the Castan Centre’s policy and public education programs.

Watch the trailer here

3. Mediation Saving Your Small Business

Monash Law School’s Australian Centre for Justice Innovation (ACJI) has partnered with Monash Business School to host a panel discussion with leading experts: Professor Anne Lytle, (Monash Business School), Ms Anne Sutherland-Kelly, (ACJI/Monash Law School) and special guests from the Office of the Victorian Small Business Commissioner, Ms Anna McRae-Anderson and Mr Mark Schramm. The event will be chaired by ACJI’s Dr Paula Gerber, Co-Director.

Disputes for small businesses can be costly, stressful and time consuming. Mediation can be the ‘life saver’ because:

• It enables parties to focus on what is important to them
• It can retain and even enhance business relationships
• The parties are the decision makers and retain control of the outcome
• The process is faster, less costly, and more flexible compared to litigation

This dynamic panel will discuss how using Mediation can achieve these outcomes for your small business.

No small business can afford to miss this priceless opportunity.

Date: Tuesday 15 November 2016

Time: 5.30pm Arrival & Refreshments, 6.00 – 7.00pm Panel Discussion

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000

RSVP: Here. Places are limited.

Join us at this free public event to learn more about how mediation can save your small business. Further information here.

1. The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law presents a fundraising film event – Prison Songs

Date: Thursday, 24 November 2016
Time: 6.40pm to 8.00pm
Venue: The Classic Cinema, 9 Gordon Street, Elsternwick
RSVP: Click here for tickets
Full details: http://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/public-events/events/2016/prison-songs

Prison Songs is a ground breaking documentary that gives voice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are impacted by the criminal justice system.

Shot entirely behind bars, this funny yet achingly sad account of eventful lives is delivered via the musical performances of real people imprisoned in a Darwin jail.

The film features a number of male and female protagonists, each with their own story. Common themes emerge linking the tales – disadvantage, family violence, drugs and alcohol. While the music was written by Shellie Morris and Casey Bennetto – the award-winning composer of Keating: The Musical – the lyrics are the participants’ own words.

The stories portrayed in the film expose the real tragedy behind the lives of the people who are locked away from our view – the underlying poverty, disadvantage and discrimination faced by many Aboriginal communities and the lack of basic services and support systems available to them. The stories convey the inter-generational nature of trauma, grief and poverty. They give a human and vulnerable face to the problems that so many of us ignore – or are simply not aware of.

Prison Songs presents a unique opportunity to shift the conversation about reducing the over-imprisonment of Aboriginal people, through focusing on providing better supports and services that address the underlying reasons why people come into contact with the criminal justice system in the first place.

Join us for this special screening and fundraising event. All proceeds will go to the Castan Centre’s policy and public education programs.

Watch the trailer here

2. Mediation Saving Your Small Business

Monash Law School’s Australian Centre for Justice Innovation (ACJI) has partnered with Monash Business School to host a panel discussion with leading experts: Professor Anne Lytle, (Monash Business School), Ms Anne Sutherland-Kelly, (ACJI/Monash Law School) and special guests from the Office of the Victorian Small Business Commissioner, Ms Anna McRae-Anderson and Mr Mark Schramm. The event will be chaired by ACJI’s Dr Paula Gerber, Co-Director.

Disputes for small businesses can be costly, stressful and time consuming. Mediation can be the ‘life saver’ because:

• It enables parties to focus on what is important to them
• It can retain and even enhance business relationships
• The parties are the decision makers and retain control of the outcome
• The process is faster, less costly, and more flexible compared to litigation

This dynamic panel will discuss how using Mediation can achieve these outcomes for your small business.

No small business can afford to miss this priceless opportunity.

Date: Tuesday 15 November 2016

Time: 5.30pm Arrival & Refreshments, 6.00 – 7.00pm Panel Discussion

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000

RSVP: Here. Places are limited.

Join us at this free public event to learn more about how mediation can save your small business. Further information here.

3. Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority’s  ‘2016 Louis Waller Lecture’

Join us at this year’s Louis Waller lecture where His Honour Chief Judge John Pascoe will discuss

The Child’s right to know and family law orders

This annual lecture commemorates the significant contribution Emeritus Professor Louis Waller has made to the field of assisted reproductive treatment. It is an occasion to discuss and reflect on contentious issues in the field today.

Knowledge of one’s family and genetic heritage is essential to any concept of identity, and to know one’s parents is a fundamental human right. This year’s lecturer, his Honour Chief Judge Pascoe AC CVO, will discuss the right of the child to know his or her parentage, how this right is threatened by advances in technology, and is limited by the slow pace of the law to adequately respond.

Date: Wednesday 9 November

Time: 5.45pm – 7.30pm

Venue: Village Roadshow Theatrette State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne (on the corner of La Trobe Street)

Price: Student $10 / Non Student $30

Registration here. Further information here.

1. Mediation Saving Your Small Business

Monash Law School’s Australian Centre for Justice Innovation (ACJI) has partnered with Monash Business School to host a panel discussion with leading experts: Professor Anne Lytle, (Monash Business School), Ms Anne Sutherland-Kelly, (ACJI/Monash Law School) and special guests from the Office of the Victorian Small Business Commissioner, Ms Anna McRae-Anderson and Mr Mark Schramm. The event will be chaired by ACJI’s Dr Paula Gerber, Co-Director.

Disputes for small businesses can be costly, stressful and time consuming. Mediation can be the ‘life saver’ because:

• It enables parties to focus on what is important to them
• It can retain and even enhance business relationships
• The parties are the decision makers and retain control of the outcome
• The process is faster, less costly, and more flexible compared to litigation

This dynamic panel will discuss how using Mediation can achieve these outcomes for your small business.

No small business can afford to miss this priceless opportunity.

Date: Tuesday 15 November 2016

Time: 5.30pm Arrival & Refreshments, 6.00 – 7.00pm Panel Discussion

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000

RSVP: HERE Registration is essential.  Places are limited.

Join us at this free public event to learn more about how mediation can save your small business. Further information HERE.

2. Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority’s  ‘2016 Louis Waller Lecture’

Join us at this year’s Louis Waller lecture where His Honour Chief Judge John Pascoe will discuss

The Child’s right to know and family law orders

This annual lecture commemorates the significant contribution Emeritus Professor Louis Waller has made to the field of assisted reproductive treatment. It is an occasion to discuss and reflect on contentious issues in the field today.

Knowledge of one’s family and genetic heritage is essential to any concept of identity, and to know one’s parents is a fundamental human right. This year’s lecturer, his Honour Chief Judge Pascoe AC CVO, will discuss the right of the child to know his or her parentage, how this right is threatened by advances in technology, and is limited by the slow pace of the law to adequately respond.

Date: Wednesday 9 November

Time: 5.45pm – 7.30pm

Venue: Village Roadshow Theatrette State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne (on the corner of La Trobe Street)

Price: Student $10 / Non Student $30

Registration here. Further information here.

3. Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) National Conference

The AIIA National Conference is the premier event on Australian foreign policy bringing together Australia’s leading international affairs experts to address the theme Navigating the New International Disorder.

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG and Senator Richard Di Natale will speaker at the conference along with a host of distinguished figures from politics, government, academia and business.

The conference will be preceded by masterclasses for young professionals and tertiary students on Sunday 20 November. These masterclasses will enable motivated young people to engage one-on-one with AIIA Fellows who are leading figures in Australian international affairs, in sessions ranging from Diplomacy and Intelligence, Development and Human Rights, Defence and Security and Media.

To apply for the 2016 masterclasses, please send your application to masterclass@internationalaffairs.org.au no later than Sunday 16 October.

Date: Monday 21st November 2016

Time: 9:00am start

Venue: The National Ball Room, Hotel Realm, Canberra

Price: Student members $99 / Student non-members $150

Registration and more information here.

1. Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) National Conference

The AIIA National Conference is the premier event on Australian foreign policy bringing together Australia’s leading international affairs experts to address the theme Navigating the New International Disorder.

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG and Senator Richard Di Natale will speaker at the conference along with a host of distinguished figures from politics, government, academia and business.

The conference will be preceded by masterclasses for young professionals and tertiary students on Sunday 20 November. These masterclasses will enable motivated young people to engage one-on-one with AIIA Fellows who are leading figures in Australian international affairs, in sessions ranging from Diplomacy and Intelligence, Development and Human Rights, Defence and Security and Media.

To apply for the 2016 masterclasses, please send your application to masterclass@internationalaffairs.org.au no later than Sunday 16 October.

Date: Monday 21st November 2016

Time: 9:00am start

Venue: The National Ball Room, Hotel Realm, Canberra

Price: Student members $99 / Student non-members $150

Registration and more information here.

1. Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) National Conference

The AIIA National Conference is the premier event on Australian foreign policy bringing together Australia’s leading international affairs experts to address the theme Navigating the New International Disorder.

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG and Senator Richard Di Natale will speaker at the conference along with a host of distinguished figures from politics, government, academia and business.

The conference will be preceded by masterclasses for young professionals and tertiary students on Sunday 20 November. These masterclasses will enable motivated young people to engage one-on-one with AIIA Fellows who are leading figures in Australian international affairs, in sessions ranging from Diplomacy and Intelligence, Development and Human Rights, Defence and Security and Media.

To apply for the 2016 masterclasses, please send your application to masterclass@internationalaffairs.org.au no later than Sunday 16 October.

Date: Monday 21st November 2016

Time: 9:00am start

Venue: The National Ball Room, Hotel Realm, Canberra

Price: Student members $99 / Student non-members $150

Registration and more information here.

1. 2016 Castan Centre / KWM Annual Lecture with Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow

What role should international human rights law play in addressing Australia’s most difficult social questions?

Does human rights law provide a comprehensive answer to those questions, or does it provide a way to arrive at that answer?

In this public lecture, Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow will consider these questions by reference to some pressing issues, such as the proposal for marriage equality, the treatment of people in detention and the debate on free speech.

Date: Friday 7 October 2016

Time: 1pm to 2pm

Venue: The Village Roadshow Theatrette, The State Library, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne

RSVP: http://bit.ly/2cpVR8t, castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

Full details here.

2. Australian and European Refugee Laws: a Year in Review

Refugee Seminar presented by the French Australian Lawyers Society (Inc) (FALS).

Date: Tuesday 4 October 2016

Time: 5:30 – 8:00pm

Venue: Deakin’s Melbourne City Center, 555 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Cost: $35 for FALS members, $50 for non-members and $25 for students

Register: HERE

Further information on the seminar, including speakers Julian Burnside AO QC and Dr Maria O’Sullivan, can be found here.

3. Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) National Conference

The AIIA National Conference is the premier event on Australian foreign policy bringing together Australia’s leading international affairs experts to address the theme Navigating the New International Disorder.

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG and Senator Richard Di Natale will speaker at the conference along with a host of distinguished figures from politics, government, academia and business.

The conference will be preceded by masterclasses for young professionals and tertiary students on Sunday 20 November. These masterclasses will enable motivated young people to engage one-on-one with AIIA Fellows who are leading figures in Australian international affairs, in sessions ranging from Diplomacy and Intelligence, Development and Human Rights, Defence and Security and Media.

To apply for the 2016 masterclasses, please send your application to masterclass@internationalaffairs.org.au no later than Sunday 16 October.

Date: Monday 21st November 2016

Time: 9:00am start

Venue: The National Ball Room, Hotel Realm, Canberra

Price: Student members $99 / Student non-members $150

Registration and more information here.

4. Castan Centre Event: Literacy and Human Rights

This presentation, by writer and performer Kabu Okai-Davies, seeks to establish the link between literacy and the ability of individuals and groups to protect their human and civil rights.

In a post-colonial and post-industrial society, illiteracy can be equated to a form of disability. The rights of non-literate communities are in peril and at the mercy of legal systems burdened by red-tape and law enforcement officials unsympathetic to communities unequipped to understand the complexities of the law.

Kabu Okai-Davies is an African-Australian poet, playwright, novelist, public speaker, performer and storyteller from Ghana. He was the Founding Producer of African Globe TheatreWorks in Newark, New Jersey, before moving to Australia in 2006. He has since worked as a Playwright-in-Residence, Street Theatre; Producer of the National Multicultural Festival and Manager, Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre.

Date: Wednesday 12 October 2016

Time: 6.00pm to 7.00pm

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

RSVP here, castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327.

Full details here.

5. Cooking Class

Learn to cook authentic Persian Rice Pudding and hear first hand from refugees and asylum seekers about their journey. Participants will learn a new skill, eat delicious desert, and gain a better understanding of the experience of seeking protection in Australia.

Date: Thursday 6 October 2016

Time: 3.00pm to 5.00pm

Venue: Wholefoods Restaurant and Cafe, Campus Centre, Clayton

No booking required.

6. Honours Research Unit Information Session 2016

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 LAW4327).

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 8,000 -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.

As the Honours Convenor, I cordially invite you to an Information Seminar on the Honours Unit on:

Date: Thursday 6 October 2016

Time: 2.00pm

Venue: L1, Monash University Law Faculty, Clayton Campus

At this session we will outline key elements of the program, and answer your questions.

Further information on the Honours programme can also be found on the Honours website here

1. 2016 Castan Centre / KWM Annual Lecture with Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow

What role should international human rights law play in addressing Australia’s most difficult social questions?

Does human rights law provide a comprehensive answer to those questions, or does it provide a way to arrive at that answer?

In this public lecture, Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow will consider these questions by reference to some pressing issues, such as the proposal for marriage equality, the treatment of people in detention and the debate on free speech.

Date: Friday 7 October 2016

Time: 1pm to 2pm

Venue: The Village Roadshow Theatrette, The State Library, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne

RSVP: http://bit.ly/2cpVR8t, castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

Full details here.

2. Australian and European Refugee Laws: a Year in Review

Refugee Seminar presented by the French Australian Lawyers Society (Inc) (FALS).

Date: Tuesday 4 October 2016

Time: 5:30 – 8:00pm

Venue: Deakin’s Melbourne City Center, 555 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Cost: $35 for FALS members, $50 for non-members and $25 for students

Register: HERE

Further information on the seminar, including speakers Julian Burnside AO QC and Dr Maria O’Sullivan, can be found here.

3. Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) National Conference

The AIIA National Conference is the premier event on Australian foreign policy bringing together Australia’s leading international affairs experts to address the theme Navigating the New International Disorder.

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG and Senator Richard Di Natale will speaker at the conference along with a host of distinguished figures from politics, government, academia and business.

The conference will be preceded by masterclasses for young professionals and tertiary students on Sunday 20 November. These masterclasses will enable motivated young people to engage one-on-one with AIIA Fellows who are leading figures in Australian international affairs, in sessions ranging from Diplomacy and Intelligence, Development and Human Rights, Defence and Security and Media.

To apply for the 2016 masterclasses, please send your application to masterclass@internationalaffairs.org.au no later than Sunday 16 October.

Date: Monday 21st November 2016

Time: 9:00am start

Venue: The National Ball Room, Hotel Realm, Canberra

Price: Student members $99 / Student non-members $150

Registration and more information here.

4. Castan Centre Event: Literacy and Human Rights

This presentation, by writer and performer Kabu Okai-Davies, seeks to establish the link between literacy and the ability of individuals and groups to protect their human and civil rights.

In a post-colonial and post-industrial society, illiteracy can be equated to a form of disability. The rights of non-literate communities are in peril and at the mercy of legal systems burdened by red-tape and law enforcement officials unsympathetic to communities unequipped to understand the complexities of the law.

Kabu Okai-Davies is an African-Australian poet, playwright, novelist, public speaker, performer and storyteller from Ghana. He was the Founding Producer of African Globe TheatreWorks in Newark, New Jersey, before moving to Australia in 2006. He has since worked as a Playwright-in-Residence, Street Theatre; Producer of the National Multicultural Festival and Manager, Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre.

Date: Wednesday 12 October 2016

Time: 6.00pm to 7.00pm

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

RSVP here, castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327.

Full details here.

5. Cooking Class

Learn to cook authentic Persian Rice Pudding and hear first hand from refugees and asylum seekers about their journey. Participants will learn a new skill, eat delicious desert, and gain a better understanding of the experience of seeking protection in Australia.

Date: Thursday 6 October 2016

Time: 3.00pm to 5.00pm

Venue: Wholefoods Restaurant and Cafe, Campus Centre, Clayton

No booking required.

6. Honours Research Unit Information Session 2016

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 LAW4327).

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 8,000 -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.

As the Honours Convenor, I cordially invite you to an Information Seminar on the Honours Unit on:

Date: Thursday 6 October 2016

Time: 2.00pm

Venue: L1, Monash University Law Faculty, Clayton Campus

At this session we will outline key elements of the program, and answer your questions.

Further information on the Honours programme can also be found on the Honours website here

1. 2016 Castan Centre / KWM Annual Lecture with Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow

What role should international human rights law play in addressing Australia’s most difficult social questions?

Does human rights law provide a comprehensive answer to those questions, or does it provide a way to arrive at that answer?

In this public lecture, Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow will consider these questions by reference to some pressing issues, such as the proposal for marriage equality, the treatment of people in detention and the debate on free speech.

Date: Friday 7 October 2016

Time: 1pm to 2pm

Venue: The Village Roadshow Theatrette, The State Library, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne

RSVP: http://bit.ly/2cpVR8t, castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

Full details here.

2. Alumni Seminar Series: Women, Business and the Law

Monash Law students are invited to join our alumni seminar on Thursday 22 September to hear Beverley Honig address the topic of Women, Business and the Law.

On International Women’s Day this year, Beverley Honig was inducted into the 2016 Business Hall of Fame, and 12 months ago the global business consultant, lawyer and author was recognised in the Business Enterprise category of the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards.

With a dual degree in Law and Arts from Monash University, Beverley has accumulated more than 20 years’ experience across three continents as a multilingual business and commercial property lawyer.

Please find more information here.

Date: Thursday 22 September 2016

Time: 7:15am registration for a 7:30am start (including an opportunity for questions at the conclusion of the address at 8:30am)

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Format: Light breakfast followed by Seminar and ‘in conversation’ session

Cost: Free but registration is essential for catering purposes.

RSVP by Thursday 15 September 2016 here*

*Students please enter “Law student” and “Monash University” in the employment section of the registration form.

3. Australian and European Refugee Laws: a Year in Review

Refugee Seminar presented by the French Australian Lawyers Society (Inc) (FALS).

Date: Tuesday 4 October 2016

Time: 5:30 – 8:00pm

Venue: Deakin’s Melbourne City Center, 555 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Cost: $35 for FALS members, $50 for non-members and $25 for students

Register: HERE

Further information on the seminar, including speakers Julian Burnside AO QC and Dr Maria O’Sullivan, can be found here.

4. Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) National Conference

The AIIA National Conference is the premier event on Australian foreign policy bringing together Australia’s leading international affairs experts to address the theme Navigating the New International Disorder.

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG and Senator Richard Di Natale will speaker at the conference along with a host of distinguished figures from politics, government, academia and business.

The conference will be preceded by masterclasses for young professionals and tertiary students on Sunday 20 November. These masterclasses will enable motivated young people to engage one-on-one with AIIA Fellows who are leading figures in Australian international affairs, in sessions ranging from Diplomacy and Intelligence, Development and Human Rights, Defence and Security and Media.

To apply for the 2016 masterclasses, please send your application to masterclass@internationalaffairs.org.au no later than Sunday 16 October.

Date: Monday 21st November 2016

Time: 9:00am start

Venue: The National Ball Room, Hotel Realm, Canberra

Price: Student members $99 / Student non-members $150

Registration and more information here.

5. Castan Centre Event: Literacy and Human Rights

This presentation, by writer and performer Kabu Okai-Davies, seeks to establish the link between literacy and the ability of individuals and groups to protect their human and civil rights.

In a post-colonial and post-industrial society, illiteracy can be equated to a form of disability. The rights of non-literate communities are in peril and at the mercy of legal systems burdened by red-tape and law enforcement officials unsympathetic to communities unequipped to understand the complexities of the law.

Kabu Okai-Davies is an African-Australian poet, playwright, novelist, public speaker, performer and storyteller from Ghana. He was the Founding Producer of African Globe TheatreWorks in Newark, New Jersey, before moving to Australia in 2006. He has since worked as a Playwright-in-Residence, Street Theatre; Producer of the National Multicultural Festival and Manager, Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre.

Date: Wednesday 12 October 2016

Time: 6.00pm to 7.00pm

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

RSVP here, castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327.

Full details here.

6. Costello Lecture: Equal before the law? How the criminal justice system is failing people with disability

People with disability experience discrimination in the criminal justice system in every jurisdiction in Australia.

Whether a person with disability is the victim of a crime, accused of a crime or a witness, they are at increased risk of being disrespected and disbelieved and of not enjoying equality before the law.

The discrimination they experience in the justice system compounds the entrenched disadvantage they experience in all aspects of life.

The 2016 Costello Lecture will discuss the extent to which people with disability are treated differently within the justice system to members of the broader community, as well as look at what needs to change to redress the issues.

Speaker:

Mr Alastair McEwin, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission

Introduced by:

Monash alumnus Rev. Tim Costello AO, CEO, World Vision Australia

Date: Tuesday 27 September 2016

Time: 6pm – 7.15pm (followed by refreshments)

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Cost: Free

RSVP: Tuesday 20 September (unless booked out prior) online HERE

For further information see here.

1. 2016 Castan Centre / KWM Annual Lecture with Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow

What role should international human rights law play in addressing Australia’s most difficult social questions?

Does human rights law provide a comprehensive answer to those questions, or does it provide a way to arrive at that answer?

In this public lecture, Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow will consider these questions by reference to some pressing issues, such as the proposal for marriage equality, the treatment of people in detention and the debate on free speech.

Date: Friday 7 October 2016

Time: 1pm to 2pm

Venue: The Village Roadshow Theatrette, The State Library, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne

RSVP: http://bit.ly/2cpVR8t, castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327

Full details here.

2. Alumni Seminar Series: Women, Business and the Law

Monash Law students are invited to join our alumni seminar on Thursday 22 September to hear Beverley Honig address the topic of Women, Business and the Law.

On International Women’s Day this year, Beverley Honig was inducted into the 2016 Business Hall of Fame, and 12 months ago the global business consultant, lawyer and author was recognised in the Business Enterprise category of the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards.

With a dual degree in Law and Arts from Monash University, Beverley has accumulated more than 20 years’ experience across three continents as a multilingual business and commercial property lawyer.

Please find more information here.

Date: Thursday 22 September 2016

Time: 7:15am registration for a 7:30am start (including an opportunity for questions at the conclusion of the address at 8:30am)

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Format: Light breakfast followed by Seminar and ‘in conversation’ session

Cost: Free but registration is essential for catering purposes.

RSVP by Thursday 15 September 2016 here*

*Students please enter “Law student” and “Monash University” in the employment section of the registration form.

3. Australian and European Refugee Laws: a Year in Review

Refugee Seminar presented by the French Australian Lawyers Society (Inc) (FALS).

Date: Tuesday 4 October 2016

Time: 5:30 – 8:00pm

Venue: Deakin’s Melbourne City Center, 555 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Cost: $35 for FALS members, $50 for non-members and $25 for students

Register: HERE

Further information on the seminar, including speakers Julian Burnside AO QC and Dr Maria O’Sullivan, can be found here.

4. Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) National Conference

The AIIA National Conference is the premier event on Australian foreign policy bringing together Australia’s leading international affairs experts to address the theme Navigating the New International Disorder.

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG and Senator Richard Di Natale will speaker at the conference along with a host of distinguished figures from politics, government, academia and business.

The conference will be preceded by masterclasses for young professionals and tertiary students on Sunday 20 November. These masterclasses will enable motivated young people to engage one-on-one with AIIA Fellows who are leading figures in Australian international affairs, in sessions ranging from Diplomacy and Intelligence, Development and Human Rights, Defence and Security and Media.

To apply for the 2016 masterclasses, please send your application to masterclass@internationalaffairs.org.au no later than Sunday 16 October.

Date: Monday 21st November 2016

Time: 9:00am start

Venue: The National Ball Room, Hotel Realm, Canberra

Price: Student members $99 / Student non-members $150

Registration and more information here.

5. Costello Lecture: Equal before the law? How the criminal justice system is failing people with disability

People with disability experience discrimination in the criminal justice system in every jurisdiction in Australia.

Whether a person with disability is the victim of a crime, accused of a crime or a witness, they are at increased risk of being disrespected and disbelieved and of not enjoying equality before the law.

The discrimination they experience in the justice system compounds the entrenched disadvantage they experience in all aspects of life.

The 2016 Costello Lecture will discuss the extent to which people with disability are treated differently within the justice system to members of the broader community, as well as look at what needs to change to redress the issues.

Speaker:

Mr Alastair McEwin, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission

Introduced by:

Monash alumnus Rev. Tim Costello AO, CEO, World Vision Australia

Date: Tuesday 27 September 2016

Time: 6pm – 7.15pm (followed by refreshments)

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Cost: Free

RSVP: Tuesday 20 September (unless booked out prior) online HERE

For further information see here.

6. Just Leadership lecture featuring The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG

He is Australia’s retired “great dissenter” Justice of the High Court, as well as a celebrated defender of human rights worldwide.

The Social Justice and Equity portfolio of the LSS are thrilled to announce the HONOURABLE MICHAEL KIRBY AC CMG as the keynote speaker at our public lecture to mark the conclusion of the Just Leadership Program for 2016.

Kirby J last presented at Monash in 2013 to a packed-out theatre, and students were blown away by his captivating presence and words of wisdom. He will provide fascinating insights into how we can better achieve justice and equality within our laws and in the wider society.

Date: Tuesday 13 September 2016

Time: 4.00pm – 5.30pm

Venue: CL_16Rnf S3 (ie: Science lecture theatre S3 located at 16 Rainforest Walk), Clayton Campus

For more details please see here.

Please email justleadership@monashlss.com for any additional information or enquiries.

7. MONSU White Ribbon Art & Design Exhibition

MONSU is holding an art & design exhibition on Thursday 15th September to increase our conversation around domestic and family violence and empower our community to engage in respectful relationships.

Tackling this issue requires a community approach, and we as representatives of the students at Monash have made a commitment to stop violence against women.

Lloyd England, White Ribbon Ambassador, is providing an address for the launch.

Young women are more likely to experience relationship/intimate partner violence and we want to exhibit how this may look through the eyes of a creative.

To attend the art & design exhibition, please see here.

8. Public lecture: Philippines’ ‘War on drugs’

Filipinos overwhelmingly voted Rodrigo R. Duterte as president of the Philippines in May 2016 after he made a campaign promise to eliminate crime and illegal drugs in the first months of his administration.

Even before he took office on June 30, 2016, the Philippine National Police launched Duterte’s “war on drugs” that saw hundreds of suspected criminals and alleged drug dealers gunned down in police operations.

Running parallel with these operations are summary killings perpetrated by unidentified gunmen. By the end of July — barely a month in office – more than 500 were killed by the police and these unknown perpetrators

Join Human Rights Watch Philippines Researcher, Carlos Conde, as he discusses the worsening human rights situation in the Philippines, and why the Philippines government should publicly denounce unlawful killings and reiterate support for the rule of law.

Full event details here.

Date: Friday 16 September 2016

Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, Seminar Room 3, Level 2, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

RSVP: Register here

1. Alumni Seminar Series: Women, Business and the Law

Monash Law students are invited to join our alumni seminar on Thursday 22 September to hear Beverley Honig address the topic of Women, Business and the Law.

On International Women’s Day this year, Beverley Honig was inducted into the 2016 Business Hall of Fame, and 12 months ago the global business consultant, lawyer and author was recognised in the Business Enterprise category of the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards.

With a dual degree in Law and Arts from Monash University, Beverley has accumulated more than 20 years’ experience across three continents as a multilingual business and commercial property lawyer.

Please find more information here.

Date: Thursday 22 September 2016

Time: 7:15am registration for a 7:30am start (including an opportunity for questions at the conclusion of the address at 8:30am)

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Format: Light breakfast followed by Seminar and ‘in conversation’ session

Cost: Free but registration is essential for catering purposes.

RSVP by Thursday 15 September 2016 here*

*Students please enter “Law student” and “Monash University” in the employment section of the registration form.

2. Australian and European Refugee Laws: a Year in Review

Refugee Seminar presented by the French Australian Lawyers Society (Inc) (FALS).

Date: Tuesday 4 October 2016

Time: 5:30 – 8:00pm

Venue: Deakin’s Melbourne City Center, 555 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Cost: $35 for FALS members, $50 for non-members and $25 for students

Register: HERE

Further information on the seminar, including speakers Julian Burnside AO QC and Dr Maria O’Sullivan, can be found here.

3. Costello Lecture: Equal before the law? How the criminal justice system is failing people with disability

People with disability experience discrimination in the criminal justice system in every jurisdiction in Australia.

Whether a person with disability is the victim of a crime, accused of a crime or a witness, they are at increased risk of being disrespected and disbelieved and of not enjoying equality before the law.

The discrimination they experience in the justice system compounds the entrenched disadvantage they experience in all aspects of life.

The 2016 Costello Lecture will discuss the extent to which people with disability are treated differently within the justice system to members of the broader community, as well as look at what needs to change to redress the issues.

Speaker:

Mr Alastair McEwin, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission

Introduced by:

Monash alumnus Rev. Tim Costello AO, CEO, World Vision Australia

Date: Tuesday 27 September 2016

Time: 6pm – 7.15pm (followed by refreshments)

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Cost: Free

RSVP: Tuesday 20 September (unless booked out prior) online HERE

For further information see here.

4. Just Leadership lecture featuring The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG

He is Australia’s retired “great dissenter” Justice of the High Court, as well as a celebrated defender of human rights worldwide.

The Social Justice and Equity portfolio of the LSS are thrilled to announce the HONOURABLE MICHAEL KIRBY AC CMG as the keynote speaker at our public lecture to mark the conclusion of the Just Leadership Program for 2016.

Kirby J last presented at Monash in 2013 to a packed-out theatre, and students were blown away by his captivating presence and words of wisdom. He will provide fascinating insights into how we can better achieve justice and equality within our laws and in the wider society.

Date: 13 September 2016

Time: 4.00pm – 5.30pm

Venue: Clayton Campus, Lecture theatre TBC

For more details please see here.

Please email justleadership@monashlss.com for any additional information or enquiries.

5. Public lecture: Philippines’ ‘War on drugs’

Filipinos overwhelmingly voted Rodrigo R. Duterte as president of the Philippines in May 2016 after he made a campaign promise to eliminate crime and illegal drugs in the first months of his administration.

Even before he took office on June 30, 2016, the Philippine National Police launched Duterte’s “war on drugs” that saw hundreds of suspected criminals and alleged drug dealers gunned down in police operations.

Running parallel with these operations are summary killings perpetrated by unidentified gunmen. By the end of July — barely a month in office – more than 500 were killed by the police and these unknown perpetrators

Join Human Rights Watch Philippines Researcher, Carlos Conde, as he discusses the worsening human rights situation in the Philippines, and why the Philippines government should publicly denounce unlawful killings and reiterate support for the rule of law.

Full event details here.

Date: Friday 16 September 2016

Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, Seminar Room 3, Level 2, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

RSVP: Register here