Kirsty Gover
Academic profile of Professor Kirsty Gover, Melbourne Law School
Privacy erosion by design: why the Federal Court should throw the book at Google over location data tracking
Co-Director, Professor Jeannie Paterson and Professor Elise Bant discuss the possible penalties needed to deter googling following a Federal court ruling that the company misled some users.
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The Electoral Regulation Research Network (ERRN) fosters exchange and discussion amongst academics, electoral commissions and other interested groups on research relating to electoral regulation. The ERRN is jointly funded by the New South Wales Electoral Commission, the Victoria Electoral Commission, and Melbourne Law School.
Reviews of Books Written or Edited by Centre Members
Reviews of books written or edited by Centre for Corporate Law members.
As the Taliban returns, 20 years of progress for women looks set to disappear overnight
Robi Rado
Academic profile of Dr Robi Rado
Seminars
Find out more about seminars hosted by the Competition Law and Economic Network
Newsletters
Until the end of 2018, the Asian Law Centre published a bi-annual newsletter about its recent news and events.
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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.
Kristen Rundle
Academic profile of Professor Kristen Rundle, Melbourne Law School
Sarah Biddulph
Academic profile of Professor Sarah Biddulph, Melbourne Law School
Australian Capital Television v Commonwealth: 30 Years of the Implied Freedom of Political Communication
In this seminar, our panellists critically reflected upon the development of the constitutional freedom over the last 30 years and shared their thoughts in relation to its future. The panel consisted of barrister Kathleen Foley S.C., Professor Dan Meagher (Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University) and Professor Adrienne Stone (Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne). Professor Michael Crommelin AO (Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne) chaired the event.In this seminar, our panellists critically reflected upon the development of the constitutional freedom over the last 30 years and shared their thoughts in relation to its future. The panel consisted of barrister Kathleen Foley S.C., Professor Dan Meagher (Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University) and Professor Adrienne Stone (Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne). Professor Michael Crommelin AO (Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne) chaired the event.
Watch: the River Moorabool film screening
Recording of the Melbourne launch of "the River Moorabool" film online screening on 23 September 2021.
'Islam and Covid-19 in Indonesia' Online Conference
Covid-19 has had a dramatic impact in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim society and home to some of the world’s largest Muslim organisations, with high levels of infection and many deaths. This online conference, a joint initiative of the new Indonesian International Islamic University and the University of Melbourne, explores how Muslims and Islamic institutions have responded to the pandemic. Leading experts from Indonesia and Australia will debate a wide range of issues, including Muslim leadership and the responses of women leaders, Islam and disaster management, the impact on Islamic education (pesantren and universities), and the politics of halal vaccination, among others.
Julian Koplin
Academic profile of Dr Julian Koplin, Melbourne Law School
Sustainable Food Systems
This project aims to build the climate resilience of Melbourne's food system by assessing its ability to survive potential shocks and stresses related to climate change (such as drought, storms, floods and bushfires).
News
View the various news articles published by the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness.
Study Options
Members of the Obligations Groups teach in the private law specialisation in the Melbourne Law Masters, Juris Doctor and provide high quality supervision to graduate researchers.
Implications of Changes to Voting in Australia Project
This research project report was prompted by the increasing numbers of voters in Australia who are ‘convenience voting’ in one way or another.
Forum on Law and COVID-19: Strengthening Legal Preparedness and Response for the Future
The Forum is a WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific event, hosted with the support of the University of Melbourne. It will bring together partners and experts at a regional and country level to share experiences and discuss future actions and directions for strengthening legal preparedness and response in the Region.
2020
Entry barriers for women are amplified by AI in recruitment algorithms, study finds
Loup Cellard
Academic profile of Dr Loup Cellard, Melbourne Law School
Dr Yousef Kowsar joined Amazon Research Team
We farewelled Dr Yousef Kowsar, our doctoral fellow based at the Computing and Information Systems last month. Yousef has accepted a position at an Amazon Research team based in Melbourne. He will still be an Honorary at the University of Melbourne.Congratulations to Yousef and wishing him all the best in his new role.Postdoctoral fellow, Dr Anjalee de Silva has been awarded WLIA fellowship 2022
