Law Student Gazette

1. 2011 Great Law Week Debate

‘Social Media is Free Speech Gone Mad’

Witness a team of prominent Monash Law Alumni battle it out with current Monash Law students, over this highly controversial topic at the annual Great Law Week Debate.

For further information please see Great Law Week Debate

2. Monash Sports Membership Promotion 2011

Get fit for less than $2.70 a visit!*

Get rid of the cost of a coffee and put it towards a membership at Monash Sport. For under $2.70 a visit it’s definitely a worthy investment.

For a limited time only, sign up for a direct debit or 12 month membership and get the first month FREE!* And to sweeten the deal we also present all new members with a complimentary joining gift.

For further information please see Monash Sport Membership Promotion

1. Garma Applications Due

For those interested in applying to participate in the Castan Centre’s trip to the Garma Festival 2011, please remember that applications are due by Thursday 21 April, 2011.

For further information, please see:
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/internships/garma-festival.html

2. Monash Golden Key and MUISS Present ‘Your Community’

It’s time to stand up, discuss and resolve at ‘Your Community’ – a panel-style Q&A forum where all students can direct questions at esteemed panellists on issues relating to their student, local and national communities.

‘Your Community’ will be run by Monash Golden Key in conjunction with the Monash University International Students’ Society (MUISS). The theme of the event this year is ‘The Young Mind – What Plagues It?’ Within this theme, there will be five sub-topics up for discussion: Employment, University, Health, Culture and Personal Security.

The panellists:

• Mr Lloyd England – Tutor and Student Experience Manager, Law Faculty (Host of the event)
• Mr Conrado Guimaraes – CEO and Founder of the Asia-Pacific Youth Organisation (APYO)
• Mr Adam Jaffrey – Founder and anti-violence evangelist of Step Back … Think
• Dr Tangerine Holt – Director of International Education and Research at Monash University

Do you have a question relating to the above five sub-topics which you want to ask our panellists? Email them to community@monash.golden-key.org before the event and they may be read out on event day for our panellists to answer. Then attend as an audience member and take part in the discussion.

A $200 voucher will be up for grabs for the most interesting question as judged by the panellists! Free stuff will also be available for all attending students!

For further information please e-mail Richa and Matt at community@monash.golden-key.org.

1. ALSA Conference 2012 – We want YOU!

Interested in being involved in a committee but don’t feel like running in an election? Want to be involved in the biggest law student event to be held in Melbourne in 2012?

What is it?

In July 2012, more than 600 law students from around Australia and overseas will descend on Melbourne for 7 days to partake in ALSA Conference. There will be events, the National Championships for Mooting, Witness Exam, Negotiation, Paper Presentation, Client Interview and IHL Moot, Legal Education Forums, workshops, council meetings and much much more!

Who are we looking for?

We are after passionate, well organised law students from all law schools in Victoria to get involved. Roles available will range from organising events to producing magazines and guides, organising the education forums and competitions or being part of the logistics or finance teams. Time commitments will vary significantly between roles.

Interested?

Click on the link below and fill out your details:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGs0WVdvM1k1ZUVOUXk4cjdCT0tKZEE6MQ

Why not ‘like’ us on facebook? www.facebook.com/alsa2012

For further information please see ALSA Conference

1. Monash Environmental Pledge

Welcome to the Monash Environmental Pledge.

In 2011 all Monash students and staff are asked to ‘Take the Pledge… Live the Pledge‘.

By making simple changes to your lifestyle you can make BIG changes for the environment .  And, for every Monash student or staff member who takes the Pledge, the university will commit $5 towards on-campus renewable energy schemes.  Our aim this year is a target of 10,000 pledges and for all those who pledge, we will be conducting random draws for great sustainable gifts, such as coffee mugs, chocolate, water bottles and heaps more.

So, play your part by making your commitment to the environment and sustainability at Monash.

Remember, with over 60,000 staff and students across all of the campuses, your actions count – visit

http://fsd.monash.edu.au/environmental-sustainability/monash-environmental-pledge

Sign up today!!

1. AIAL Essay Prize in Administrative Law

The Australian Institute of Administrative Law Inc (AIAL) is inviting entries for the 2011 AIAL Essay Prize in Administrative Law.

The essay may be on any topic relating to administrative law. The length of the essay is to be 6,000 – 8,000 words. The amount of the prize is A$2,000.

Entries must be submitted by Sunday 1 May, 2011 to the AIAL at : PO Box 3149, BMDC, ACT 2617 or to linda.crebbin@act.gov.au.

For further information and rules please see AIAL Essay Prize

2. Announcing the CMCL Medal 2011

The CMCL Medal seeks succinct, innovative analyses of contemporary issues in media law. The winner will receive a medal, a prize of $1,500, and an invitation to develop their paper for publication in the Media & Arts Law Review.  Other finalists will receive $500 and a certificate.

Eligibility – Final year JD and LLB students in Australia and New Zealand, and those who graduated in the last five years and currently reside in Australia or New Zealand. Written entries due Monday 25 July 2011 (3000-5000 words including any footnotes). All entries must strictly adhere to the word limit.

Finalists will be announced on the CMCL website – Monday 8 August, 2011

Final Presentation Dinner – Monday 5 September, 2011

Further details: www.law.unimelb.edu.au/cmcl or see 2011 CMCL Medal Flyer

3. Applications Open – Victorian Women Lawyers Mentoring Program

Victorian Women Lawyers are delighted to again invite all female second-final year Monash Law School students to participate in the 2011 Law Student Mentoring Program. Now in its fourth year, the Program has developed into a celebrated vehicle for encouraging the next generation of female lawyers to gain valuable insights into the legal profession.

This year, registration will occur online via our website: www.vwl.asn.au with registration open until Tuesday 8 April, 2011.

Please contact me if you have any queries. I look forward to welcoming as many Monash students as possible into this year’s Program!

For further information please see: http://www.vwl.asn.au/?page=news&id=0&2011%20Law%20Student%20Mentoring%20Program

4. Exhibition – “Jury Service”

The ‘Jury Service’ exhibition will be on the first floor of the Law Library, near the lab, from Monday 21 March, 2011. Find out what to expect if you are called for jury service. This colourful exhibition shows jury service from a historical perspective and examines the representation of juries in popular culture.

5. Gold Dukes Peer Ambassadors

To students who have completed Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, are you interesting in becoming a Gold Dukes Peer Ambassador?

If you are interested and want to find out how please email
adm-dukes@monash.edu and my Gold DoE Volunteer Participant
will be in touch with you to explain the process.

The RSVP date to show interest is open until Monday 4 April, and you will be contacted after this date.

6. Summer Semester 2010 – 2011 Unit evaluation reports

The Summer Semester 2010- 2011 Unit evaluation quantitative  reports are now available online at:

https://emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/wr/uewr_rp1_public_yearseme.jsp

Thank you very much for your participation in the Unit evaluation process – we really appreciate you taking the time to tell us what you think about our Units and how we can further improve them. We do take your feedback on board and we use it to help redesign our Units for the next time that they are offered.

1. AIAL Essay Prize in Administrative Law

The Australian Institute of Administrative Law Inc (AIAL) is inviting entries for the 2011 AIAL Essay Prize in Administrative Law.

The essay may be on any topic relating to administrative law. The length of the essay is to be 6,000 – 8,000 words. The amount of the prize is A$2,000.

Entries must be submitted by 1 May 2011 to the AIAL at : PO Box 3149, BMDC, ACT 2617 or to linda.crebbin@act.gov.au.

For further information and rules please see AIAL Essay Prize Information

2. Call for Submissions

The UCL Human Rights Review is a student-run academic journal edited by The UCL Student Human Rights Programme at the University College London and published by the UCL Institute for Human Rights.

The Review publishes articles and essays in the field of human rights from faculty, judges, practitioners and students working in law, public policy, political science and related disciplines.  Past volumes have included articles on topics as diverse as war crimes, affirmative action, freedom of speech, anti-terrorism legislation, realist and idealist approaches to rights, and socio-economic rights and equality.

We are currently accepting submissions for our fourth volume, to be published in October 2011.

Papers published by the Review should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words in length including footnotes; articles exceeding the word limit may be considered in exceptional circumstances.  The review follows the OSCOLA citation format (see http://www.ukessays.com/essay–writing–help/oscola–referencing.php for further information).

The deadline for submissions is Friday 15 April, 2011.

Early submission is strongly advised, and papers will be considered on a rolling basis.

Due to the high number of submissions received, we are unable to provide individual feedback.

Please submit your essay by e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word or rtf format to hrreview.submissions@uclshrp.com

If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch with the Review at hrreview@uclshrp.com

3. Castan Centre New and Upcoming Events

If you want to keep abreast of Castan Centre news and upcoming events, become a member by clicking on the link below. Membership is free.  Members receive emails about all centre events and other developments in the field.

The centre also runs a very active social media program on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and WordPress, and you can check them all out at the addresses below.

• Sign up as a member: http://yum.law.monash.edu.au/ccmembers2/apply.aspx

• Follow us on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/CastanCentre

• Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheCastanCentre
• Watch us on Youtube:
  http://www.youtube.com/user/CastanCentre?feature=creators_cornier-http%3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/img/creators_corner/YouTube/40x40_yt_white.png

• Read us on WordPress: http://castancentre.wordpress.com/

• Read our Global Interns on WordPress:
  http://castanglobalinterns.wordpress.com/

If you have any queries about the Castan Centre or its programs, please contact 9905 3327 or castan.centre@law.monash.edu.au.

1. Legal (r)Evolution Conference

The Progressive Law Network is holding its inaugural conference focusing on four themes for social justice and law reform: Asylum Seekers, Gender, Environment and Indigenous Law.

Speakers include: Julian Burnside AO QC, Dr Susan Kneebone, Brian Walters SC, Professor Caroline de Costa, Mr Simon Molesworth AM QC, Professor Ian Lowe AO, Senator Elect Larissa Waters, Dr Bronwyn Naylor, Dr Paula Gerber, Dr Stephen Gray and more.

This conference will showcase individuals and organisations that have made and continue to make important contributions to the ongoing quest for a fair and just society using their legal skills and advocacy.

Tickets are now available at our website www.progressivelawnetwork.org.au

Legal (r)evolution. A symposium of legal ideas for a better world.

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1. Applications Now Open for Law School Ambassador Program 2011 & 2012

2011 & 2012 Ambassador Program applications open 9.00am Monday February 28 and close C.O.B. Friday 11 March, 2011. Applications are open to all Undergraduate and JD students. The Program has grown in stature, reputation and developed over the past 4 years with Ambassadors now running projects such as Staff Student Debates, Law Beyond Practice Evenings, Breakfast with Barristers, and Open Day Presentations to name a few. Students gain invaluable skills to assist in their leadership potential and future employability. Please check your eligibility (4 law Units completed), that you can commit to the program dates and find more information at http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/ambassadors/index.html complete the application form and email the form to Lloyd.England@monash.edu. Selection will be based on a combination of your application and interviews in Week 3 by Senior Ambassadors. The Senior Ambassadors from the 2010 & 2011 Program look forward to you joining them for this years’ events and collaborations.

Good Luck!

Lloyd England, Student Experience Manager.

2. Faculty of Law Recorded Lectures

For Semester 1, 2011 list of recorded lectures please see:
http://www.mulo.monash.edu.au/fac-law.html

3. Free Commonwealth and State Legislation using eComPress

eComPress Electronic Publishing Solutions are ideally suited to meet the legislative publication needs of Law, Accounting and Business students and academics.

We are offering Australian tertiary institutions FREE download copies of Commonwealth and NSW State Legislation for:

• LAN/WAN Network installation for use within the University Law, Accounting and Business Departments.
• Installation on the academics PC for off-line access
• Installation on Student PC’s.

N.B. All publications will be updated bi-annually on the first of January and July.

Order your FREE complimentary Network version outlining the legislation you require, by emailing sales@eis.com.au today.

For further information please see eComPress

4. Legal (r)Evolution Conference

The Progressive Law Network is holding its inaugural conference focusing on four themes for social justice and law reform: Asylum Seekers, Gender, Environment and Indigenous Law.

Speakers include; Julian Burnside AO QC, Dr Susan Kneebone, Brian Walters SC, Professor Caroline de Costa, Mr Simon Molesworth AM QC, Professor Ian Lowe AO, Senator Elect Larissa Waters, Dr Bronwyn Naylor, Dr Paula Gerber, Dr Stephen Gray and more.

This conference will showcase individuals and organisations that have made and continue to make important contributions to the ongoing quest for a fair and just society using their legal skills and advocacy.

Legal (r)evolution. A symposium of legal ideas for a better world.

Tickets are now available at our website www.progressivelawnetwork.org.au
For further information please see: The Progressive Law Network

5. Scholarship – The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is again offering the Foundation for Surgery Louis Waller Medico-Legal Scholarship in 2012.

This scholarship is open to law graduates undertaking or intending to undertake doctoral research on the topic of medico-legal risks and related law.

Please refer their web site http://www.surgeons.org/scholarships.htm for the relevant information

1. Applications Now Open for Law School Ambassador Program 2011 & 2012

2011 & 2012 Ambassador Program applications open 9.00am Monday February 28 and close C.O.B. Friday 11 March, 2011. Applications are open to all Undergraduate and JD students. The Program has grown in stature, reputation and developed over the past 4 years with Ambassadors now running projects such as Staff Student Debates, Law Beyond Practice Evenings, Breakfast with Barristers, and Open Day Presentations to name a few. Students gain invaluable skills to assist in their leadership potential and future employability. Please check your eligibility (4 law Units completed), that you can commit to the program dates and find more information at http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/ambassadors/index.html complete the application form and email the form to Lloyd.England@monash.edu. Selection will be based on a combination of your application and interviews in Week 3 by Senior Ambassadors. The Senior Ambassadors from the 2010 & 2011 Program look forward to you joining them for this years’ events and collaborations.

Good Luck!

Lloyd England, Student Experience Manager.

2. Legal (r)Evolution Conference

The Progressive Law Network is holding its inaugural conference focusing on four themes for social justice and law reform: asylum seekers, gender, environment and Indigenous law.

Speakers include; Julian Burnside AO QC, Dr Susan Kneebone, Brian Walters SC, Professor Caroline de Costa, Mr Simon Molesworth AM QC, Professor Ian Lowe AO, Senator Elect Larissa Waters, Dr Bronwyn Naylor, Dr Paula Gerber, Dr Stephen Gray and more.

This conference will showcase individuals and organisations that have made and continue to make important contributions to the ongoing quest for a fair and just society using their legal skills and advocacy.

Tickets are now available at our website www.progressivelawnetwork.org.au

Legal (r)evolution. A symposium of legal ideas for a better world.

3. Scholarship – The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is again offering the Foundation for Surgery Louis Waller Medico-Legal Scholarship in 2012. This scholarship is open to law graduates undertaking or intending to undertake doctoral research on the topic of medico-legal risks and related law.

For further information please see: Foundation for Surgery – Louis Waller Medico-Legal Scholarship 2012

Alternatively you can visit the website:  http://www.surgeons.org/scholarships.htm