Monash Law students are invited to join our alumni seminar on Thursday 22 September<\/strong> to hear Beverley Honig<\/strong> address the topic of Women, Business and the Law<\/strong>.<\/p>\n On International Women\u2019s Day this year, Beverley Honig was inducted into the 2016 Business Hall of Fame, and 12 months ago the global business consultant, lawyer and author was recognised in the Business Enterprise category of the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards.<\/p>\n With a dual degree in Law and Arts from Monash University, Beverley has accumulated more than 20 years\u2019 experience across three continents as a multilingual business and commercial property lawyer.<\/p>\n Please find more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Thursday 22 September 2016<\/p>\n Time: <\/strong>7:15am registration for a 7:30am start (including an opportunity for questions at the conclusion of the address at 8:30am)<\/p>\n Venue:<\/strong> Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne<\/p>\n Format:<\/strong> Light breakfast followed by Seminar and ‘in conversation’ session<\/p>\n Cost:<\/strong> Free but registration is essential<\/strong> for catering purposes.<\/p>\n RSVP<\/strong> by Thursday 15 September 2016 here<\/a>*<\/p>\n *Students please enter “Law student” and “Monash University” in the employment section of the registration form.<\/p>\n Refugee Seminar presented by the French Australian Lawyers Society (Inc) (FALS).<\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Tuesday 4 October 2016<\/p>\n Time:<\/strong> 5:30 \u2013 8:00pm<\/p>\n Venue:<\/strong> Deakin’s Melbourne City Center, 555 Bourke Street, Melbourne<\/p>\n Cost:<\/strong> $35 for FALS members, $50 for non-members and $25 for students<\/p>\n Register: <\/strong>HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Further information on the seminar, including speakers Julian Burnside AO QC and Dr Maria O’Sullivan, can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Registrations are now open for the Monash Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation lecture series.<\/p>\n Interested undergraduate and postgraduate students and staff are all welcome to attend the lectures.<\/p>\n Further information on topics, speakers and registration can be found\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Proudly presented by Monash Australian Centre for Justice Innovation this complimentary webcast featuring Bill Eddy LCSW Esq, President of the High Conflict Institute in California<\/strong>, will explore mediation in high conflict disputes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hear about \u2018New Ways for Mediation\u2019, a new, highly-structured method developed by Bill Eddy in his professional family mediation practice. It is specifically designed for mediating high-conflict disputes by guiding the parties in using simple self-management skills to their maximum ability.<\/p>\n Bonus: <\/strong> Each registrant will receive a copy of the webcast and Bill\u2019s latest paper, \u2018New Ways for Mediation\u2019 after the presentation.<\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Wednesday 31 August 2016<\/p>\n Time: <\/strong> 2.00pm – 3.00pm AEST<\/p>\n Register here<\/a><\/p>\n Registrations close Monday 29 August 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Can\u2019t make the date?<\/strong><\/p>\n Simply register for this webcast and you will receive the full video recording, slide deck and paper via email. So if your schedule is tight, you can watch it in your own time.<\/p>\n Filipinos overwhelmingly voted Rodrigo R. Duterte as president of the Philippines in May 2016 after he made a campaign promise to eliminate crime and illegal drugs in the first months of his administration.<\/p>\n Even before he took office on June 30, 2016, the Philippine National Police launched Duterte\u2019s \u201cwar on drugs\u201d that saw hundreds of suspected criminals and alleged drug dealers gunned down in police operations.<\/p>\n Running parallel with these operations are summary killings perpetrated by unidentified gunmen. By the end of July — barely a month in office \u2013 more than 500 were killed by the police and these unknown perpetrators<\/p>\n Join\u00a0Human Rights Watch<\/strong> Philippines Researcher,\u00a0Carlos Conde<\/strong>, as he discusses\u00a0the worsening human rights situation in the Philippines<\/a>, and why the Philippines government should publicly denounce unlawful killings and reiterate support for the rule of law.<\/p>\n Full event details\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Date: <\/strong>Friday 16 September 2016<\/p>\n2. Australian and European Refugee Laws: a Year in Review<\/h2>\n
3. Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Lecture Series<\/h2>\n
4. Free ACJI Webcast: Bill Eddy presents Mediation and High Conflict People<\/h2>\n
5. Public lecture: Philippines’ ‘War on drugs’<\/h2>\n