{"id":5539,"date":"2015-04-10T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T01:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-blogs-monash-edu.pantheonsite.io\/lawstudentbulletin\/?p=5539"},"modified":"2015-04-10T12:00:21","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T01:00:21","slug":"events-212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/2015\/04\/10\/events-212\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>1. Book launch:\u00a0Towards One World: the memoirs of Judge C.G. Weeramantry Volume III: The international Court and thereafter<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>Wednesday 29 April 2015<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 6.00pm-8.00pm<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:<\/strong> Monash University Law Chambers, Auditorium<br \/>\n<strong>RSVP:<\/strong> Wednesday 22 April 2015 (essential for catering purposes)<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:law-marketing@monash.edu\"><strong>law-marketing@monash.edu<\/strong><\/a> or 9905 2630<\/p>\n<p>Join the Faculty to launch\u00a0<strong>Towards One World: the memoirs of Judge C.G. Weeramantry Volume III: The international Court and thereafter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Honourable Michael Kirby will introduce this third volume and will speak of the issues addressed such as nuclear danger, environmental protection, the rights of future generations, ethical codes for scientists, inter-religious understanding and peace studies.<\/p>\n<p>Judge C.G. Weeramantry seeks answers to these questions in light of six decades of experience. With a Doctor of Laws and a Doctor of Literature from the University of London,former Professor of Law at Monash University, and Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka,<\/p>\n<p>Judge C.G. Weeramantry has won international recognition for his work, through such awards as the UNESCO Prize for Peach Education, the Right Livelihood Award (Alternative Nobel Prize) and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawfaculty\/files\/2015\/03\/Towards-one-World-Invitation.pdf\">Towards One World Invitation<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>2. The 2015 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series &#8211; Beyond the Cage: the case for nonhuman rights<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Monday 4 May 2015<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 6.30pm-8.00pm<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:<\/strong> Monash University Law Chambers<br \/>\n<strong>Register:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceless.org.au\/lecture\"><strong>www.voiceless.org.au\/lecture<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Lecture Series is open to the public and free to attend.<\/p>\n<p>The 2015 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series welcomes the President of Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) Professor Steven Wise as international keynote speaker to discuss NhRP\u2019s mission to revolutionise the way the law considers nonhuman animals.<\/p>\n<p>Download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawfaculty\/files\/2015\/03\/2015-Voiceless-Animal-Law-Lecture-Series.pdf\">2015 Voiceless Animal Law Lecture Series flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3. The 3<sup>rd<\/sup> International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR), Sept 29-30, Monash Clayton Campus<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Call for papers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ICUR is an opportunity for undergraduates to showcase their research in a formal, yet supportive academic environment.<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the conference &#8211; being necessarily broad to accommodate all disciplines and areas from across the university \u2013 is: &#8220;Current research issues in your discipline or area&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Closing deadline for abstract submission is\u00a0<strong>Friday 22 May.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/lawstudentbulletin\/files\/2015\/03\/ICUR-2015-Call-for-Papers.pdf\">ICUR 2015 Call for Papers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholarship available<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All students presenting at ICUR will also be given the opportunity to submit their papers to Reinvention, the Monash-Warwick Alliance international journal for undergraduate studies, for publication<\/p>\n<p>Two competitive scholarships for Monash students are also available. 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