Shining a light on the global human rights challenge of statelessness
The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness at Melbourne Law School is making a big impact on the global effort to reduce statelessness and protect the rights of stateless people in Australia and around the world.
Melbourne Law School professor awarded prestigious fellowship
Professor Sundhya Pahuja from Melbourne Law School has been awarded a prestigious Australian Laureate Fellowship for her research on global corporations and international law.
Scott Stephenson
Academic profile of Dr Scott Stephenson, Melbourne Law School
The right of privacy: a new frontier in biomedicine in the UK and beyond?
On Thursday 27 April 2023, the Health Law and Ethics Network co--hosted a hybrid seminar with Health, Law and Emerging Technologies (HeLEX) and the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics with Professor Colleen M. Flood from the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law.
Data Science and the need for collective law and ethics
Dr Jake Goldenfein (MLS) and Dr Sebastian Benthall (NYU) present their research on ‘Data science and the need for collective law and ethics’ in this event, co-hosted by The Centre for AI and Digital Ethics and the HMI project from the Australian National University.
Factsheets
New Resource! We are excited to offer a collection of Factsheets for those wanting to learn more about statelessness and related issues.
Useful Links
Useful links for federal and state government interested in electoral matters
John Sebastian
Graduate Researchers Seminar: Addressing Marine Plastic Pollution
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies meets periodically to advise Directors and members on the strategy and activities of the Centre.
Events
Find out more about the Health Law and Ethics Network's monthly seminars, upcoming and past events.
CAIDE welcomes the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences as our newest member faculty!
The Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics is delighted to announce that the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science (MDHS) will be joining CAIDE as a member faculty, through the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health. MDHS joins our existing members, Melbourne Law School and the Faculties of Arts, Science, Engineering and IT.Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics welcomes the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences as Member
Facebook Agrees to Pay for Murdoch’s Australia News Content
Dr Marc Cheong, Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics, speaks with the New York Times about Facebook's agreement to pay for news in Australia.
The ERRN and Democratic Audit of Australia Working Paper Series
The Electoral Regulation Research Network and the Democratic Audit of Australia publishes a series of working papers
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The Institute for International Law and the Humanities (IILAH) is dedicated to integrating the study of international law with contemporary approaches to the humanities. IILAH facilitates and promotes innovative research and critical thinking on emerging questions of international law, governance, human rights and justice, positioning Melbourne Law School as one of the leading institutions for international legal scholarship in the world.
Phoenix Activity: Regulating Fraudulent Use of the Corporate Form
To strengthen Australia's economic fabric, this project aims to determine the optimal method of dealing with fraudulent phoenix activity through a thorough examination of all of its aspects in Australia and by a comparative analysis of international responses.
'Combating Torture in Asia: Law and Practice' Online Conference
Online conference on combating torture in Asia, co-hosted by the School of Law, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, the Asian Law Centre, the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network and the Graduate Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam.
2022 CILIS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference
2022 CILIS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference - This conference aims to bring together postgraduate students, from around Australia and overseas, who are researching topics relating to Islam.
What is Animal Computer Interaction?
By Dr Sarah Webber, Doreen Thomas Postdoctoral Fellow,School of Computing and Information Systems,CAIDE Summer Research AcademyDr Sarah Webber writes about animal-computer interaction and the challenges of integrating technology and animals.
Centre for AI and Digital Ethics travel to Viet Nam for project on legal advice in cyber and critical technologies
In the last week of April, the Centre for AI and Digital Ethics’ were delighted to travel to Viet Nam for the first activities of the ‘Building Resilient Legal Advice for Cyber and Critical Technologies’ Project. This two-year project is funded under the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Cyber and Critical Technologies Cooperation Program. This initiative aims to understand the challenges and opportunities for lawyers, legal experts and practitioners, legal experts, law and policy makers when addressing new technologies such as AI, ChatGPT and Cyber Security measures.The Centre for AI and Digital Ethics travel to Viet Nam to undertake work in the New Legal Thinking for Emerging Technologies program.
Tax levies and legal certainty: hendiadys or oxymoron?
On 1 August 2023, Marcello Poggioli, University Professor of International and Italian Tax Law (University of Padova) discussed recent developments in the Italian domestic legislation and in EU law regarding the introduction of a general anti-avoidance clause (GAAR). A key focus of the discussion was whether the codification of the clause and of its procedural aspects may actually lead to a higher degree of legal certainty (and of tax fairness) in tax obligations.
Amanda Whiting
Academic profile of Associate Professor Amanda Whiting, Melbourne Law School
