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Australia's Rivers are Ancestral Beings
Rivers around the world are now recognised by law as legal persons and living entities. Here in Australia, our rivers can be understood as ‘ancestral beings’ under Indigenous laws.Pursuit article: AUSTRALIA’S RIVERS ARE ANCESTRAL BEINGS
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Sundhya Pahuja
Academic profile of Professor Sundhya Pahuja, Melbourne Law School
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It's Taylor Swift Fortnight at CAIDE
Experts at the Centre for AI and Digital Ethics weigh in on what Taylor Swift can tell us about authenticity, connection and legal redress in an era of AI-generated content.Experts at the University of Melbourne's Centre for AI and Digital Ethics weigh in on Taylor Swift and AI, deepfakes, and existentialism.
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Alysia Blackham Publications
Published works by Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law member Associate Professor Alysia Blackham.
- Past project
Constitutional Implementation for Sustainable Peace
Peace agreements made in conflict-affected settings often call for constitutional change. The Constitution Transformation Network explored how implementing constitutional inclusion mechanisms can contribute to sustaining peace.
- Current project
Addressing Age Discrimination in Employment
While demographic ageing necessitates extending working lives, few have questioned the effectiveness of Australian age discrimination laws in supporting this ambition.
- Past project
Managing Deadlines: Constitution making in Chile 2021-22
In 2018 the Constitution Transformation Network hosted a series of Somali Constitution Forums, bringing together key members of the Somali diaspora to discuss federalism and other issues affecting Somalia’s constitution-making process.
Philip Alston
Academic profile of Senior Fellow Professor Philip Alston, Melbourne Law School
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Events
Australia and the International Court of Justice host events bringing together practitioners and scholars of international litigation from Australia and overseas.
Media and Communications Law Research Network
The Centre for Media and Communications Law (CMCL) provides research, discussion and teaching of all aspects of media & communications law & policy
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Graduate Diploma in Employment and Labour Relations Law
The Graduate Diploma in Employment and Labour Relations Law is part of the world-renowned Melbourne Law Masters program, exploring laws governing the workplace and labour force.
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'Life Imprisonment in Asia: Law and Practice' Online Conference
Online conference on life imprisonment in Asia, co-hosted by the School of Law, University of Nottingham; School of Law, Vietnam National University Hanoi; International Organization of Educators and Researchers Inc. (IOER); and the Asian Law Centre.
About
The Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society (CILIS) commenced activities in 2013 and is devoted to the study of Indonesian law and Islamic legal studies.
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Monographs
A list of past monograph series, including those published by the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law and co-published with Federation Press.
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Jenny Morgan
Academic profile of Professor Jenny Morgan, Melbourne Law School
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Matthew Harding
Academic profile for Professor Matthew Harding, Melbourne Law School
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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.This legal brief considers the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (‘CAA’) and its compliance with India’s international legal obligations.
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Annual Reports
Annual reports of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies, Melbourne Law School.
- Teaching resource
Master of Employment and Labour Relations Law
The Master of Employment and Labour Relations Law is ideal for legal practitioners and non-lawyers with an interest in the legal regulation of employment and labour relations.
- Researcher profile
Lucinda O'Brien
Academic profile of Dr Lucinda O'Brien, Melbourne Law School
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A lever and a place to stand: Extraterritorial jurisdiction as a tool for implementing international environmental law
In this seminar, Professor Lydia Slobodian (Director of the Environmental Law and Policy Program at Georgetown Law in Washington, DC) presented part of her forthcoming chapter on extraterritorial jurisdiction as a tool to implement CITES.The seminar was held at Melbourne Law School on Friday 17 March 2023.Listen to the recording: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
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Linda Haller
Academic profile of Dr Linda Haller, Melbourne Law School
Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law
Australian Research Council Laureate Program: Balancing Diversity and Social Cohesion in Democratic Constitutions. This project aims to address the need to reconcile the tensions between the pursuit of diversity and the promotion of social cohesion. This critical problem becomes increasingly urgent as nations grapple with the challenges of highly diverse multi-cultural societies.