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Jon Faine returns to the airwaves in new podcast
Former ABC Radio broadcaster Jon Faine is hosting a new podcast series spotlighting current legal issues in interviews with researchers at Melbourne Law School.
The series, JUSTICE with Jon Faine, will unpack legal complexity, analyse cases and often prompt calls for law reform.
The podcast involves discussions on a wide range of topics with legal experts in each field. Subjects include an international challenge to the right to strike, AI discrimination in job recruitment and patients’ right to record their doctors.
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Jean Alcorn and her unique path into law
The Jean Alcorn Scholarship, generously supported by Maddocks, will honour the extraordinary life of the firm’s first female partner, and will empower Melbourne Law School students to pursue a legal education, regardless of barriers they face.
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New ISA Fellowship recognises the impact of a late Indonesian reformer
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High Court can hear cases on Aboriginal sovereignty, new findings show
The long-held legal assumption that Australia’s High Court does not have the power to hear claims of Aboriginal sovereignty is wrong, according to new research by Melbourne Law School.
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Law research involves the systematic study and analysis of legal principles, statutes, case law, and legal precedents to address complex legal issues and develop informed interpretations. Researchers in this field aim to contribute to the advancement of legal knowledge, the improvement of legal systems, and the promotion of justice and fairness within society. Our research and teaching can be categorised into five areas of interest.
MLS Indigenous
Learn more about Melbourne Law School’s commitment to building and supporting just relations between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the state and between their respective laws, legal traditions and jurisprudence.
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