Graduate Law - JD
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"The ship has reached the shore" A New agreement on marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
Co-hosted with the Institute of International Law and the Humanities (IILAH), Melbourne Law School, the panel discussed the implication of the new international agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.The seminar was held at Melbourne Law School on Monday 20 March 2023.A lever and a place to stand: Extraterritorial jurisdiction as a tool for implementing international environmental law. Presented by Prof Lydia Slobodian, on 17 March 2023
Book Launch: Company Directors’ Duties and Conflicts of Interest
Presented by Dr Rosemary Langford and The Honourable Justice Michelle Gordon ACThe Obligations Group and the Centre for Corporate Law of Melbourne Law School celebrated the launch by Justice Michelle ... 2 May 2019 6:30 pm - 2 May 2019 7:30 pm
Tess Hardy
Academic profile of Dr Tess Hardy, Melbourne Law School
Trusts and the Statute of Frauds
Presented by Professor Robert Chambers, Thompson Rivers University, CanadaThe Statute of Frauds 1677 and its successors around the common law world dictate the formalities required to create contracts... 6 June 2019 1:00 pm - 6 June 2019 2:00 pm
Regulatory mechanisms for protecting reasonable expectations of privacy: the roles of consent and fairness in Australian and Indian Data Protection Law
This project is a collaboration between Melbourne Law School and Jindal Global University, India. The project seeks to build pathways for legal innovation in India to support and inform law reform in Australia and other comparable jurisdictions, and also for reciprocal interactions.
Hilary Charlesworth
Academic profile of Professor Hilary Charlesworth, Melbourne Law School
Could Property Law Help Achieve 'Rights of Nature' for Wild Animals?
A new legal theory proposes granting property rights to wildlife to protect them from habitat destruction.Article in The Revelators on property as habitat.
Lauren Nishimura
Academic profile of Dr Lauren Nishimura, Melbourne Law School
Briefing Note - Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and International Law
Sean Cooney
Academic profile of Professor Sean Cooney, Melbourne Law School
Illegality: Pleading, Proof and Presumptions
Presented by Professor William Swadling,Oxford University, United KingdomUntil the decision of the United Kingdom Supreme Court in Patel v Mirza, an exception to the defence of illegality to claims in... 8 Aug 2019 1:00 pm - 8 Aug 2019 2:00 pm
Australian Association of Constitutional Law
The Australian Association of Constitutional Law is a forum for scholars and practitioners of constitutional law throughout Australia.
Introducing India's Citizenship Crisis
Professor Farrah Ahmed, ALC Associate Director (India) gives an introduction to India's citizenship crisis.Professor Farrah Ahmed, ALC Associate Director (India) gives an introduction to India's citizenship crisis.
Sunita Jogarajan
Academic profile of Professor Sunita Jogarajan, Melbourne Law School
New PhD scholarship opportunity to investigate disability, technology and society
This MDI and CAIDE partnership invite proposals from applicants interested in undertaking research into the role of new and emerging technologies in the lives of people with disabilities, and particularly people with intellectual and cognitive disabilities.
Jarrod Hepburn
Academic profile of Dr Jarrod Hepburn, Melbourne Law School
Marika Sosnowski
Academic profile of Marika Sosnowski, Melbourne Law School
Opportunities
Learn more about the many opportunities available through the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness.
Resources
Useful resources provided by the Empirical Research Network.
Freedom of Speech Symposium
The inaugural Freedom of Speech Symposium was held at the Melbourne Law School on 23 July 2018. It is anticipated to be the first of a regular series of gatherings of scholars from a range of disciplines with interests in freedom of speech. The program provided a thought-provoking and inspiring day of discourse and discussion.
