What role should international human rights law play in addressing Australia\u2019s most difficult social questions?<\/p>\n
Does human rights law provide a comprehensive answer to those questions, or does it provide a way to arrive at that answer?<\/p>\n
In this\u00a0public lecture<\/a>,\u00a0Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow <\/strong>will consider these questions by reference to some pressing issues, such as the proposal for marriage equality, the treatment of people in detention and the debate on free speech.<\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Friday 7 October 2016<\/p>\n Time: <\/strong>1pm to 2pm<\/p>\n Venue:<\/strong> The Village Roadshow Theatrette, The State Library, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne<\/p>\n RSVP:<\/strong> http:\/\/bit.ly\/2cpVR8t, castan.centre@monash.edu or telephone 03 9905 3327<\/p>\n Full details\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Monash Law students are invited to join our alumni seminar on\u00a0Thursday 22 September<\/strong> to hear\u00a0Beverley Honig<\/strong> address the topic of\u00a0Women, 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\u00a0more 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\u00a0registration is essential<\/strong> for catering purposes.<\/p>\n RSVP<\/strong> by Thursday 15 September 2016\u00a0here<\/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 The\u00a0AIIA National Conference<\/a> is the premier event on Australian foreign policy bringing together Australia’s leading international affairs experts to address the theme Navigating the New International Disorder.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Hon. Michael Kirby<\/strong> AC CMG and Senator Richard Di Natale<\/strong> will speaker at the conference along with a host of distinguished figures from politics, government, academia and business.<\/p>\n The conference will be preceded by\u00a0masterclasses<\/strong> for young professionals and tertiary students on Sunday 20 November. These masterclasses will enable motivated young people to engage one-on-one with AIIA Fellows who are leading figures in Australian international affairs, in sessions ranging from Diplomacy and Intelligence, Development and Human Rights, Defence and Security and Media.<\/p>\n To apply for the 2016 masterclasses, please send your application to\u00a0masterclass@internationalaffairs.org.au<\/a> no later than\u00a0Sunday 16 October.<\/strong><\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Monday 21st November 2016<\/p>\n Time:<\/strong> 9:00am start<\/p>\n Venue: <\/strong>The National Ball Room, Hotel Realm, Canberra<\/p>\n Price:<\/strong> Student members $99 \/ Student non-members $150<\/p>\n Registration and more information\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n This presentation, by writer and performer Kabu Okai-Davies<\/strong>,\u00a0seeks to establish the link between literacy and the ability of individuals and groups to protect their human and civil rights.<\/p>\n In a post-colonial and post-industrial society, illiteracy can be equated to a form of disability. The rights of non-literate communities are in peril and at the mercy of legal systems burdened by red-tape and law enforcement officials unsympathetic to communities unequipped to understand the complexities of the law.<\/p>\n Kabu Okai-Davies is an African-Australian poet, playwright, novelist, public speaker, performer and storyteller from Ghana. He was the Founding Producer of African Globe TheatreWorks in Newark, New Jersey, before moving to Australia in 2006. He has since worked as a Playwright-in-Residence, Street Theatre; Producer of the National Multicultural Festival and Manager, Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre.<\/p>\n Date: <\/strong>Wednesday 12 October 2016<\/p>\n Time:<\/strong> 6.00pm to 7.00pm<\/p>\n Venue:<\/strong> Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne<\/p>\n RSVP<\/strong> here<\/a>, castan.centre@monash.edu<\/a> or telephone 03 9905 3327.<\/p>\n Full details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n People with disability experience discrimination in the criminal justice system in every jurisdiction in Australia.<\/p>\n Whether a person with disability is the victim of a crime, accused of a crime or a witness, they are at increased risk of being disrespected and disbelieved and of not enjoying equality before the law.<\/p>\n The discrimination they experience in the justice system compounds the entrenched disadvantage they experience in all aspects of life.<\/p>\n The 2016 Costello Lecture will discuss the extent to which people with disability are treated differently within the justice system to members of the broader community, as well as look at what needs to change to redress the issues.<\/p>\n Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n Mr Alastair McEwin, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission<\/p>\n Introduced by:<\/strong><\/p>\n Monash alumnus\u00a0Rev. Tim Costello AO, CEO, World Vision Australia<\/p>\n Date:<\/strong> Tuesday 27 September 2016<\/p>\n Time:<\/strong> 6pm \u2013 7.15pm\u00a0(followed by refreshments)<\/p>\n Venue: <\/strong>Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St, Melbourne<\/p>\n Cost: <\/strong>Free<\/p>\n RSVP: <\/strong>Tuesday 20 September\u00a0(unless booked out prior)\u00a0online\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/p>\n2. Alumni Seminar Series: Women, Business and the Law<\/h2>\n
3. Australian and European Refugee Laws: a Year in Review<\/h2>\n
4. Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) National Conference<\/h2>\n
5. Castan Centre Event: Literacy and Human Rights<\/h2>\n
6. Costello Lecture: Equal before the law? How the criminal justice system is failing people with disability<\/h2>\n