{"id":4830,"date":"2014-03-31T12:13:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T01:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-blogs-monash-edu.pantheonsite.io\/lawstudentbulletin\/?p=4830"},"modified":"2014-03-31T14:04:50","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T03:04:50","slug":"events-171","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/2014\/03\/31\/events-171\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. A Special Castan Centre Event: Freedom Forum<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law proudly presents:\u00a0Professor Sarah Joseph<\/strong>, Castan Centre Director;\u00a0Joe Caputo OAM JP<\/strong>, Chair of Federation of Ethic Communities\u2019 Councils of Australia;\u00a0Jeff Sparrow<\/strong>, Editor of Overland\u00a0Moderator &\u00a0Damien Carrick<\/strong>, Presenter of ABC Radio the Law Report<\/p>\n

Date: <\/strong>Wednesday\u00a09 April, 2014
\nTime:<\/strong> 6pm
\nVenue:<\/strong> Monash University Law Chambers
\nRSVP:<\/strong> castan.centre@monash.edu<\/strong><\/a> or telephone 03 9905 3327<\/p>\n

For further information please visit the\u00a0website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cFreedom\u201d is the new buzz word in Australian politics. But what does it mean, and what does the government mean when it talks about \u201cfreedom\u201d?\u00a0This forum will look at what freedom means in Australia, how it can be better protected and whether existing laws really do limit our freedoms.<\/p>\n

2. Being Social: The Human Right Against Social Deprivation<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law proudly presents:\u00a0Associate Professor Kimberley Brownlee<\/strong>,\u00a0University of Warwick<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Wednesday 16 April, 2014
\n Time:<\/strong> 6-7pm
\n Venue:<\/strong> Melbourne City Conference Centre Chapel, 333 Swanston Street, (Cnr Little Lonsdale and Swanston Streets), Melbourne
\n RSVP:<\/strong> castan.centre@monash.edu<\/a> or telephone 03 9905 3327<\/p>\n

Full details available on the website<\/a><\/p>\n

Public lecture – All welcome<\/p>\n

Kimberley Brownlee an Associate Professor of Legal and Moral Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Prior to this, she was a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. Her work focuses on conscience, conviction, civil disobedience, the ethics of sociability, ideals, virtue, practical reason, and human rights. Kimberley holds a BA (First Class Hons.) in Philosophy from McGill University, an MPhil in Philosophy from Cambridge, and a DPhil in Philosophy from Oxford (Rhodes Scholar).<\/p>\n

3. Clinics, Professional Competence and Social Responsibility<\/span><\/h4>\n

Presented by: Professor Frank Bloch<\/strong>, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> Wednesday 30 April, 2014
\nTime:<\/strong> 6pm – 7.30pm (including refreshments)
\nVenue:<\/strong> Courtyard of Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service, 60 Beddoe Avenue, Clayton
\nCost:<\/strong> Free
\nRSVP:<\/strong> Thursday 17 April, 2014 via e-mail\u00a0law-marketing@monash.edu<\/a> or call\u00a003 9905 2630<\/p>\n

Professor Frank Bloch Frank S Bloch<\/strong> is Professor of Law Emeritus at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, where he served as Director of Clinical Education and as Director of the Social Justice Program. Currently he serves as Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE). Professor Bloch is an internationally prominent expert on legal aid and clinical legal education, as well as social security, disability, and other public benefit programs. He is the author or editor of nine books and has published over 35 articles and book chapters, focusing most recently on the global movement in clinical legal education. He was a Fulbright Professor at Delhi University and has served as a consultant to the International Social Security Association, the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Social Security Advisory Board, and the US Agency for International Development. Before joining the faculty at Vanderbilt, he taught at the University of Chicago Law School and practised law with California Rural Legal Assistance. Professor Bloch is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He holds a BA and a PhD (Politics) from Brandeis University and a JD from Columbia University Law School.<\/p>\n

4. Commercial CPD Seminar<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Throughout 2014, the Faculty of Law, in conjunction with the Supreme Court of Victoria, Victorian Bar, Law Institute of Victoria and Judicial College of Victoria, will hold seminars covering current commercial law topics. The seminars will be of interest to the legal fraternity, students and the general public.<\/p>\n

Event details<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The first Commercial CPD Seminar\u00a0for this year\u2019s series will explore:<\/p>\n

Process and Procedure \u2013 Court Books and Preparation for Trial<\/strong><\/p>\n