Recap: 2025 ALC Graduate Workshop

5-6 June 2025, Melbourne Law School, The University of MelbourneBy: Earn Asanasak

Published 24 Jun 2025

Indonesia's New Criminal Code isn't just about Sex Outside Marriage

Published 08 Dec 2022

Happy Lunar New Year 2022

Members of the Asian Law Centre wish you and your families a Happy Lunar New Year.  We hope the Year of the Tiger is full of good health, happiness and prosperity.

Published 31 Jan 2022

Call for Book Chapter Proposals - 'Nationality Struggles in the 21st Century and its Social Costs in Asia'

Legal and non-legal scholars are invited to submit book chapter proposals for a publication on "Nationality Struggles in the 21st Century and its Social Costs in Asia".

Published 22 Jun 2021

Call for Papers - 'Issues in Public Law in South Asia' Workshop

Legal and non-legal scholars are invited to submit paper proposals for the “Issues in Public Law in South Asia” workshop, which aims to address critical gaps in public law in South Asia.

Published 04 May 2021

Briefing Note - Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and International Law

A Legal Brief prepared by the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, the Asian Law Centre, and the  Institute for International Law and the Humanities.

Published 19 Apr 2021

CALL FOR PAPERS - "Life Imprisonment in Asia: Law and Practice" Online International Conference

Published 24 Mar 2021

‘Crime and Punishment in Indonesia’ Workshop and Book Launch Video Recording

This webinar provides an assessment of the state of criminal law, law enforcement and penal policy in Indonesia. Covering a wide range of areas of criminal law, expert speakers (including Professor Topo Santoso, University of Indonesia) discusses recent efforts at reform and their prospects for success.Hosted by:LIPI, the Indonesian Institute of Sciencesthe Jentera School of LawLeIP, the Center for Court Research and AdvocacyThe Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society (CILIS) of the University of MelbourneHukumonline

Published 23 Mar 2021

Introducing India's Citizenship Crisis

Professor Farrah Ahmed, ALC Associate Director (India) gives an introduction to India's citizenship crisis.

Published 08 Feb 2021

Video Recording - Virtual Roundtables on Asian Law #9: Criminal Law Reform in Asia

The Virtual Roundtable on Asian Law #9: Criminal Law Reform in Asia was held on 16 October 2020.The panel discussed various aspects of criminal law reform including the evolution of the penal code in various Asian jurisdictions such as Singapore, Myanmar, Bhutan and India, the death penalty in jurisdictions such as Hong Kong and Singapore, and the consideration of personality disorders in sentencing.

Published 03 Dec 2020

Interview with Associate Professor Stacey Steele

Purely Dicta recently conducted an interview with Associate Professor Stacey Steele. She discusses her experiences working in the legal sector in Japan and Australia.

Published 03 Oct 2018

Interview with Shawn Guoqing Xu

A/Professor Stacey Steele recently caught up with Melbourne Law School LLM graduate 2017, Shawn Guoqing Xu now based in Guangdong, China

Published 10 Oct 2017

Drugs Law and Legal Practice in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam

Drugs Law and Legal Practice in Southeast Asia co-authored by Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society Director, Professor Tim Lindsey and Asian Law Centre Director, Professor Pip Nicholson, investigates criminal law and practice relevant to drugs regulation in three Southeast Asian jurisdictions: Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam.

Published 14 Jun 2016

A decade of collaboration

Melbourne Law School's Asian Law Centre last week welcomed more than a dozen Chuo Law School students, marking the 10th anniversary of the cross-cultural legal education partnership.

Published 13 Nov 2015

Stacey Steele and Aya Haruyama on lowering Japanese voting age

The lowering of Japan's voting age, coupled with Shinzo Abe's controversial reform agenda, may see a stirring among Japanese students, write Stacey Steele (Associate Director, Japan) and Aya Haruyama (Research Assistant) in Asian Currents.

Published 07 Sep 2015

Muslim nations need light and leadership to abolish death penalty

Indonesia could become a pioneer in the abolition of capital punishment and an example for other Muslim countries to follow, according to former Indonesian judge Professor Jimly Asshiddiqie.

Published 13 Aug 2015

Indonesia at Melbourne launches

The University of Melbourne has recently launched the Indonesia at Melbourne blog, a new platform for analysis, research and commentary on contemporary Indonesia by academics, experts and students affiliated with the university.

Published 29 Jul 2015

Report on Oxford/NUS/MLS China Common Law Program

In March 2015, the Law Faculties of the University of Melbourne, the National University of Singapore, and the University of Oxford offered a program delivering lectures on the common law to four universities in China: Shanghai Jiaotong (Shanghai), Fudan (Shanghai), Tsinghua University (Beijing) and Peking University (Beijing).

Published 02 Jun 2015