Part of a significant donation of $4 million by former staff member and Magistrate, Ms Francine McNiff, The University of Melbourne has established the Francine V. McNiff Chair in Criminology, a first for the institution. Professor Alison Young has been appointed in this role.
Published 02 Jul 2015
"I've always had the privilege of great mentors in my life."Jon Anstey is paying it forward.
Published 30 Jun 2015
Anne Orford, Michael D Kirby Professor of International Law at Melbourne Law School, has been awarded an ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship.
Published 29 Jun 2015
Fifteen Melbourne Law School alumni were recognised on this year's Queen's Birthday Honour Roll for their contribution to Australian society.
Published 29 Jun 2015
Barrister Peter Billings enters his chambers, a small cluttered room with ceiling-high bookshelves and aged leather sofas. He's an officer in the Royal Australian Navy, a family man and a seasoned traveller. He moves aside some papers and extends the invitation to take a seat.
Published 27 Jun 2015
Prominent barrister and Melbourne Law School Senior Fellow Dr Matt Collins QC and his partner Leonard Vary have gifted $20,000 to award a scholarship in Dr Collins' late father John's name.
Published 26 Jun 2015
Melbourne Law School's Professor Anne Orford has received an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship to conduct research into the legal issues involved in intervention by external actors in civil wars.
Published 25 Jun 2015
Melbourne Law School alumnus and Landcare Australia co-founder Phillip Toyne is being remembered as a passionate and pragmatic environmentalist after he passed away earlier this month aged 67.
Published 22 Jun 2015
Cheryl Saunders has made a submission to the Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, entitled 'Indigenous Constitutional Recognition: the Concept of Consultation'.
Published 19 Jun 2015
Asia is embracing competition law, and a Melbourne Law School PhD graduate is at the forefront of research and training in its rise into legislation across the continent.
Published 17 Jun 2015
The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies has submitted a review of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic).
Published 17 Jun 2015
Governments must embrace social media and use it to engage with the public in what Melbourne Law School alumna and experienced company director Dr Nora Scheinkestel believes are disruptive times in which to govern.
Published 05 Jun 2015
Melbourne JD graduate Douglas Porteous has been awarded the Supreme Court Prize for having the highest grade average of his cohort, placing the young lawyer in esteemed company.
Published 04 Jun 2015
Do you want to do study law at Melbourne Law School in 2016?
Published 03 Jun 2015
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
The Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne and National Law University, Delhi hosted a workshop and conference on 10-12 April, 2015 at National Law University, Delhi, India. The very generous support of Mr Allan Myers AO QC and Mrs Maria Myers AO made these events possible. The co-convenors were Associate Professor Tarunabh Khaitan (Oxford), Dr Farrah Ahmed (Melbourne) and Dr Anup Surendranath (National Law University, Delhi).
Published 02 Jun 2015
In this first half of the year, we have hosted two visiting student groups. The first visitors came to us from OP Jindal Global University (JGU) arriving in early January to a Melbourne heat wave of 40 degrees. The students rushed out to buy fans. They had not expected Melbourne to rival Delhi's heat.
Published 02 Jun 2015
Professor Tim Lindsey has been recognised by the University for his advocacy and engagement in the Bali Nine convictions case.
Published 02 Jun 2015
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