{"id":4446,"date":"2013-09-30T17:57:58","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T06:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-blogs-monash-edu.pantheonsite.io\/lawstudentbulletin\/?p=4446"},"modified":"2013-09-30T17:57:58","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T06:57:58","slug":"events-153","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/2013\/09\/30\/events-153\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1. 2013 Law Oration<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Speaker:<\/em><br \/>\n2013 Law Oration to be presented by Victorian Attorney-General, the Hon Robert Clark MP<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Description:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The  annual Law Oration is proudly presented  by Melbourne Law School and the  Victoria Law Foundation.  This is a  special event of the Victorian  legal community and we are delighted  that the Hon Robert Clark MP,  Victorian Attorney-General, has agreed to  present this year\u2019s Oration<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In  this Oration, Mr Clark will discuss the  importance of both tradition  and reform in the law, different possible  approaches to law reform, and  current law reform projects and  opportunities in Victoria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.unimelb.edu.au\/melbourne-law-school\/news-and-events\/news-and-events-details\/diaryid\/7353\">More information.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size: 13px;line-height: 18px;text-align: left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">2. 2014 Law Prato\/Malaysia Information Sessions<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 18px;text-align: left\">\n<li>Find out how you can study overseas in 2014 at the Prato Centre,  Italy or Sunway Campus, Malaysia without adding any time to your degree.<\/li>\n<li>Listen to students share their experiences from 2013.<\/li>\n<li>Hear about the application process, units offered, funding and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px;padding: 0px;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 18px;text-align: left\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> Monday 21 October 2013<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 1.00 pm \u2013 2.00 pm<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:<\/strong> Building 12, Ground Floor, Lecture theatre L1, Monash University, Clayton campus<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px;padding: 0px;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 18px;text-align: left\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> Thursday 31 October 2013<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 1.00 pm \u2013 2.00 pm<br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <\/strong>Seminar room 6, Second floor, Law Chambers, Marsh Building, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px;padding: 0px;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 18px;text-align: left\">These sessions will not be recorded but all information presented will be available on the updated website from the 21 October.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">3. Book Launch<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Honourable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Marilyn Warren AC will launch:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Best Practice in Construction Disputes: Avoidance, Management and Resolution<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">By Dr Paula Gerber and Brennan Ong<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Honourable Justice Vickery will be the MC for this event<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Date: Wednesday, 2 October 2013<br \/>\nTime: 6 \u2013 7.30pm<br \/>\nVenue: Supreme Court of Victoria Library 210 William Street, Melbourne<br \/>\nRSVP: Thursday, 26 September (essential for catering purposes)\/ Email: law-marketing@monash.edu or (03) 9905 2630<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Further information http:\/\/www.law.monash.edu.au\/about-us\/events\/index.html<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">4. Honours Information Session<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Many of the Faculty\u2019s top students in their  penultimate or last year  of law elect to enrol in the Honours Research  Unit (Honours Thesis  LAW5207).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">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 8-10,000 word  thesis under the supervision  of an academic member of staff, on a topic  chosen by the student, and  approved by the Honours Convenor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Date: Tues 8th Oct<br \/>\nTime: 1pm<br \/>\nLocation: L2, Bld 12<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Further information on the Honours programme  can also be found on the  Honours website, at   http:\/\/www.law.monash.edu.au\/current-students\/enrolmen<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">5. Surrogacy and Adoption: Pitfalls and Promises<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Speakers<br \/>\nChief Judge John Pascoe<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Will discuss the rapid advance of  international commercial surrogacy  (ICS). ICS raises complex legal,  ethical and moral questions. Apart from  the question of parentage, one  of the greatest problems with ICS is how  to protect the rights of  vulnerable surrogate mothers?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Professor Nahum Mushin<br \/>\nWill discuss the national apology for people affected by forced   adoptions and the implementation of the concrete measures flowing from   it. The question of the future of adoption will be considered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Professor Denise Cuthbert<br \/>\nWill look at tensions in the understandings of intercountry adoption as a   service for adults seeking children for family formation as distinct   from a service for children in need of family-based care and asks how we   as a community can reconcile these tensions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Moderator<br \/>\nDr Adiva Sifris<br \/>\nMonash University, Faculty of Law<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Date: Wednesday 2 October 2014<br \/>\nTime: 6 \u2013 7.30pm<br \/>\nVenue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne<br \/>\nCost: Free<br \/>\nRSVP: Friday 27 September 2013\/ law-marketing@monash.edu or 03 9905 2630<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Further information and flyer http:\/\/www.law.monash.edu.au\/about-us\/events\/index.html<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">6. Reprieve Film \u2013 Incendiary \u2013 The Willingham Case<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Reprieve Australia are hosting an Australian Premiere \u201cIncendiary \u2013 The Willingham Case\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> Tuesday, 8 October 2013<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 6:30pm (Film start)<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:<\/strong> Nova Cinemas \u2013 380 Lygon St, Carlton<br \/>\n<strong>Tickets:<\/strong> $30 can be purchased here<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">All proceeds of ticket sales will go to Reprieve Australia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Contact:   john.riordan@reprieve.org.au<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4431\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/2013\/09\/23\/events-152\/reprieve-film-flyer-incendiary-premiere-2\/\">Reprieve Film Flyer \u2013 Incendiary Premiere<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 2013 Law Oration Speaker: 2013 Law Oration to be presented by Victorian Attorney-General, the Hon Robert Clark MP Description: The annual Law Oration is proudly presented by Melbourne Law School and the Victoria Law Foundation. 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