{"id":3057,"date":"2012-02-13T12:01:57","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T01:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-blogs-monash-edu.pantheonsite.io\/lawstudentbulletin\/?p=3057"},"modified":"2012-02-13T12:07:45","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T01:07:45","slug":"events-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/2012\/02\/13\/events-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Progressive Law Network Event<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Progressive Law Network is excited to invite you to the Legal (r)Evolution Conference 2012 \u2013 People. Planet. System.<\/p>\n

Keynote address:<\/strong> The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
\nPanelists include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Manne – Executive Director of the Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre;
\nFelicity Millner – Principal Solicitor, Environment Defenders Office (VIC);
\nThe Hon. Chief Justice Brian Preston – Chief Justice of the NSW Land and Environment Court, NSW.<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> Friday, 16 March from 9.30am to 4.30pm
\nWhere:<\/strong> Monash Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne.
\nTickets: <\/strong>Tickets and more information on speakers available at the website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Ninth Fiat Justitia Lecture<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Province of Legitimate Expectations Defined: the English and Australian Experience<\/p>\n

By Professor Christopher Forsyth, the Professor of Public Law and Private International Law, Cambridge University<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, 28 March 2012
\nTime:<\/strong> 6\u20137pm (followed by refreshments)
\nVenue:<\/strong> Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
\nCost:<\/strong> Free
\nRSVP: <\/strong>Wednesday, 21 March 2012, law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630<\/p>\n

Patron: <\/strong>The Hon. Michael Black AC, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
\nConvenors:<\/strong> Professor H P Lee, Sir John Latham Professor of Law, Monash University and Professor Marilyn Pittard, Professor of Law, Monash University<\/p>\n

For further information please see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. ACCJSI Public Lecture<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Australian Centre for Court and Justice System Innovation (ACCJSI) invites you to a public lecture by Mr Jeremy Gormly SC (NADRAC Chair).<\/p>\n

The ACCJSI presents: NADRAC: The latest developments<\/p>\n

Date: <\/strong>Monday 20th February, 2012
\nTime:<\/strong> 6:00 pm
\nVenue: <\/strong>Monash University Law Chambers, Ground Floor Auditorium, 555 Lonsdale St Melbourne
\nRSVP: <\/strong>Wednesday, 15 February, 2012 to Nina Massara at nina.massara@monash.edu<\/p>\n

Biography:<\/strong>
\nMr Jeremy Gormly SC currently practices at the NSW Bar. He was admitted to the Bar in 1985 and became Senior Counsel in 2001. He has appeared in numerous commissions of inquiry as counsel assisting including the CAA-Seaview Aviation Royal Commission, the Thredbo Landslide Inquiry and the Andrew Mallard Murder Conviction Inquiry in Western Australia. Mr Gormly is also a practising mediator, and has mediated numerous commercial, equity and negligence actions. Under a joint Commission from the Commonwealth Attorney-General and the Minister for Science and Personnel he was appointed to and completed the task of concluding outstanding claims arising from the 1964 collision of HMAS Melbourne with HMAS Voyager. Mr Gormly is a member of the Legal Profession Admission Board, the NSW Bar Council, the Chairman of one of the Council\u2019s Professional Conduct Committee and former Chairman and member of numerous other committees and boards.<\/p>\n

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4. Public Lecture \u2013 All Welcome<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law\u00a0and the Human Rights Law Centre invite you to a public lecture with:<\/p>\n

Claudio Grossman, Chair, United Nations Committee Against Torture
\nFiona McCormack, CEO, Domestic Violence Victoria<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Relevance of the Convention Against Torture in Preventing and Redressing Violence Against Women\u201d<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Wednesday22 February 2012
\nTime:<\/strong> 5:00pm to 6:30pm
\nVenue:<\/strong> Lander & Rogers, Level 12, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne
\nRSVP:<\/strong> By completing and returning the registration form by 15 February
\nCost: <\/strong>$20 \/ $10 concession (includes drinks and finger food)<\/p>\n

Full details including registration form here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Come along to this seminar and find out how the Convention Against Torture can be used to increase transparency and accountability and improve law, policy and practice in the area of violence against women.<\/p>\n

5. Symposium \u2013 Recent developments concerning the Convention on the Rights of the Child<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Tuesday 24 April 2012
\nVenue:<\/strong> Monash University Law Chambers,\u00a0555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
\nTime:<\/strong> 9:00am to 2:45pm<\/p>\n

This symposium will consider three important current issues in children\u2019s rights, from Australian and international perspectives.<\/p>\n

This informative and thought-provoking event will bring together some of Australia\u2019s leading child rights advocates, academics and organisations.\u00a0 It will be an invaluable occasion for those working or studying in the area, as well as anyone with an interest in children\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n

Confirmed speakers:<\/strong>
\nThe Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC, Chair of Children\u2019s Rights International
\nAssociate Professor John Tobin, University of Melbourne
\nAssociate Professor Paula Gerber, Monash University
\nChris Varney, Former Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations<\/p>\n

Registration<\/strong>
\nRegistration fees for the symposium are:
\nEarly bird discount: $65 (before 1 March 2012)
\nFull price: $75
\nConcession early bird discount (student, unemployed, NGO before 1 March 2012): $30
\nConcession full price: $35 (1 March 2012 on)<\/p>\n

To register and pay online, please go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information on the event, please see Convention on the Rights of the Child<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6. Aid and Accountability:\u00a0 Safeguarding Rights in High-Risk Development Projects<\/strong><\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

Learning from the ADB and AusAID-Funded Rehabilitation of the Cambodian Railway Project<\/em><\/p>\n

Presenters<\/strong>
\nDavid Pred, Executive Director, Bridges Across Borders Cambodia
\nDr. Natalie Bugalski, Human Rights Lawyer, Author of DERAILED report
\nEang Vuthy, Development Watch Program Manager, Bridges Across Borders Cambodia<\/p>\n

Panellists<\/strong>
\nDr. Adam McBeth, Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University
\nJessica Rosien, Advocacy Coordinator, Oxfam Australia
\nMatthew Hilton, Chair, Aid\/Watch<\/p>\n

Moderator<\/strong>
\nJames Ensor, Policy Director, Oxfam Australia<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Monday, 13 February 2012
\nTime:<\/strong> 12:30pm to 2:00pm (Refreshments and finger food to be provided after the event from 2:00pm to 2:30pm)
\nVenue:<\/strong> Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
\nRSVP: <\/strong> castan.centre@monash.edu<\/a> or tel. 9905 3327
\nFull details:<\/strong> Monash Law Website<\/a><\/p>\n

For further information, including main points of discussion, please see Aid and Accountability<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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