Law Student Gazette

1. Exciting Law Electives for Semester 2, 2015

LAW4161 Introduction to European Union Law

Introduction to EU Law gives students an overview of the law of the European Union, the most successful supranational legal order in the world. With 28 Member States, the EU’s legal order touches on almost all areas of national competence, from competition to consumer protection, social policy and the environment.

• The unit is very different from the majority of law subjects offered at Monash, providing an opportunity to study a legal subject not focused on Australia.

• The unit is suitable for students hoping to expand their knowledge of transnational and international systems of law in order to enhance their career opportunities and to work at international institutions.

• It is also useful for students who are simply keen on making use of the legal rights associated with a passport of an EU Member State, for the purposes of extended European travel!

• The unit offers an international and comparative perspective on a unique transnational legal system and insights into an exciting and rapidly developing discipline.

For more details, please click here

LAW4242 Introduction to Transitional Justice

This is an exciting, interdisciplinary unit that will be run in Sem 2, 2015. It is a cross between international criminal law, international human rights and international relations.

It will analyse the way that societies, ranging from Rwanda to South Africa to East Timor, recover from a legacy of human rights abuse. Discussion will include a consideration of prosecutions, truth commissions, reparations programs as well as mechanisms of institutional reform and their relevance to various case studies.

For more details, please click here

End Gazette 22/6/15

1. Mooting and Advocacy Competition – Application Deadline Extended to 29 May 2015

In this unit, students will engage in a range of theoretical and practical learning experiences that focus on developing effective legal argument and oral communication skills, within the context of advocacy, mediation and dispute resolution. It involves:

• Formal lectures and practical skills based seminars

• Direct engagement with members of the legal profession

• External mooting competitions

For more details download the Mooting and Advocacy Competition pdf

End Gazette 25/05/15

1. Mooting and Advocacy Competition – Application Deadline Extended to 29 May 2015

In this unit, students will engage in a range of theoretical and practical learning experiences that focus on developing effective legal argument and oral communication skills, within the context of advocacy, mediation and dispute resolution. It involves:

• Formal lectures and practical skills based seminars

• Direct engagement with members of the legal profession

• External mooting competitions

For more details download the Mooting and Advocacy Competition pdf

End Gazette 18/05/15

1. Mooting and Advocacy Competition – Application Deadline Extended to 29 May 2015

In this unit, students will engage in a range of theoretical and practical learning experiences that focus on developing effective legal argument and oral communication skills, within the context of advocacy, mediation and dispute resolution. It involves:

• Formal lectures and practical skills based seminars
• Direct engagement with members of the legal profession
• External mooting competitions

For more details download the Mooting and Advocacy Competition pdf

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1. Mooting and Advocacy Competition – Application Deadline Extended to 29 May 2015

In this unit, students will engage in a range of theoretical and practical learning experiences that focus on developing effective legal argument and oral communication skills, within the context of advocacy, mediation and dispute resolution. It involves:

• Formal lectures and practical skills based seminars
• Direct engagement with members of the legal profession
• External mooting competitions

For more details download the Mooting and Advocacy Competition pdf

End Gazette 04/05/15

1. AINSE Winter School 2015

AINSE is offering a prestigious scholarship to all senior undergraduate students from AINSE member universities.

They are looking for senior undergraduate students to apply for a scholarship to attend the AINSE Winter School running in July 2015, Sydney.

Students interested in the use of nuclear techniques, across a range of disciplines, such as archaeology, biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, materials science, medicine, nanotechnology, and physics are encouraged to apply.

For more information and to apply

Interested students must contact Prof Ian Smith’s office (AINSE councillor at Monash) via pvcrri@monash.edu to fill in a nomination form.

Applications close: 20th April 2015.

Download Winter School flyer 2015

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1. Ashurst Clinical Externship

Ashurst is running its Monash/Ashurst Corporate Governance and Responsibility Clinic again in first semester 2015.  The Monash/Ashurst Clinic is a Clinical Externship unit that offers four students practical experience (under Ashurst supervision) assisting small/mid-cap ASX listed companies with corporate governance issues.

For more information about this clinic and how to apply, please read the flyer.

2. Supreme Court of Victoria Externship 2015

Students now have the opportunity to work with judges and other judicial staff at the Supreme Court of Victoria in a new externship program in 2015! This externship is offered under the new unit – LAW4803: Clinical Externship.

Places are very limited and entry will involve an interview with a law school staff member and a staff member from the Supreme Court of Victoria

For further information – go to the “Clinical Legal Education” page on the Law Faculty website and refer to the relevant section under LAW4803, or contact Ross Hyams, Convenor Legal Practice Programs at ross.hyams@monash.edu.

Applications are due by Friday 30 January, 2015.

Application Form

Program Overview

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1. Ashurst Clinical Externship

Ashurst is running its Monash/Ashurst Corporate Governance and Responsibility Clinic again in first semester 2015.  The Monash/Ashurst Clinic is a Clinical Externship unit that offers four students practical experience (under Ashurst supervision) assisting small/mid-cap ASX listed companies with corporate governance issues.

For more information about this clinic and how to apply, please read the flyer.

2. New Unit in Semester 2, 2015: LAW4538 – Lawyers, Literature and Cinema

This unit is being offered in Semester 2 of 2015.

If you have an interest in how literature and cinema both influence and are influenced by the law and lawyers, please read the flyer for details.

3. Supreme Court of Victoria Externship 2015

Students now have the opportunity to work with judges and other judicial staff at the Supreme Court of Victoria in a new externship program in 2015! This externship is offered under the new unit – LAW4803: Clinical Externship.

Places are very limited and entry will involve an interview with a law school staff member and a staff member from the Supreme Court of Victoria

For further information – go to the “Clinical Legal Education” page on the Law Faculty website and refer to the relevant section under LAW4803, or contact Ross Hyams, Convenor Legal Practice Programs at ross.hyams@monash.edu.

Applications are due by Friday 30 January, 2015.

Application Form

Program Overview

.:End Student Gazette 8/12/14:.

1. New Unit in Semester 2, 2015: LAW4538 – Lawyers, Literature and Cinema

This unit is being offered in Semester 2 of 2015.

If you have an interest in how literature and cinema both influence and are influenced by the law and lawyers, please read the flyer for details.

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1. New Unit in Semester 2, 2015: LAW4538 – Lawyers, Literature and Cinema

This unit is being offered in Semester 2 of 2015.

If you have an interest in how literature and cinema both influence and are influenced by the law and lawyers, please read the flyer for details.

2. Student Services Opening Hours

Please take note of the changes to the opening hours of the Law Undergraduate Student Services on Wednesday 26 November, 2014.

Opening Hours: 8.45am- 10.45am and 2.00pm- 4.00pm

We apologise for any inconvenience.

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