Events
Reprieve Volunteer Talk – Monday 23 August, 1.00pm
Reprieve is an Australian non-government organisation that fights the death penalty. It seeks to provide effective legal representation and humanitarian assistance to those facing the death penalty, to advocate against the death penalty and to raise awareness about human rights. Reprieve conducts volunteer programs at home and abroad, including sending Australians to defend clients facing the death penalty.
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E-Qual now accepting submissions!
E-Qual (2010/2011) Now Accepting Submissions!
E-qual now accepting submissions!
E-qual is the new Equality LSS publication being launched in 2010!
Things you should know:
1. The best submission this year will be rewarded with a $500 apple store gift voucher! (submissions will be shortlisted and judged by a panel including a representative from faculty and our sponsors Clayton Utz and the Leo Cussen Institute).
2. This is a great opportunity to get published.
For more information go to : http://mulss.com/E-qual
Living Book Scheme Semester Two 2010
Applications Semester Two 2010
Applications for Semester Two 2010 are now OPEN.
NB: If you were an LBS recipient in first semester you automatically qualify for the scheme in semester two. Please check your e-mail for instructions on how to get your books. If you have not recieved an e-mail please contact lss-equality@unimelb.edu.au
NEW APPLICANTS:
Please download the application form by clicking on this link:
Living Book Scheme Appliction Form Semester Two 2010
Please submit your application as early as possible. If you submit your application after the start of semester the risk of ordering delays increases signficantly!
[ Read more… ]Public Interest Law Fair 2010
The Law School Careers Office is excited to announce that this year it will be holding the second Melbourne Law School Public Interest Law Fair.
This will be a fabulous opportunity for students to speak directly with representatives from a variety of organisations working in public interest law - to demystify the sector and inform you of the many interesting career possibilities within the area, and how to best prepare and apply for such roles.
[ Read more… ]Thoughts and reflections on 30 years as an International Lawyer
Professor Philip Alston UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Summary or Arbitrary Killings in conversation with Professor Gerry Simpson.
Thoughts and reflections on 30 years as an International Lawyer.
Wednesday 19 May at 1pm.
Melbourne Law School graduate Professor Philip Alston is recognised as one of the world’s leading scholars and advocates of international human rights law. He has taught at the Australian National University, Harvard University, the European University Institute and New York University. He has edited over 30 books, written 150 articles and was editor in chief of the prestigious European Journal of International Law from 1996-2007.
[ Read more… ]Corrs Chambers Westgarth Law Ball 2010
Ladies and gentlemen,
The time has come to dust off your best suits and gowns. Law Ball 2010 is only 3 weeks away (Thurs 6 May)! Prepare yourself for the culinary and auditory experience of a lifetime - not to mention the open bar.
Law Ball 2010 promises to be bigger and better than ever before!!
Dressed in your fine attire, and accompanied by all those special people in your life (or perhaps just those you can be arsed talking to in lectures) you will find yourself dining and drinking at the stylish Atlantic Function Centre, overlooking the water at Central Pier.
Thought that was AMAZING!? Well wait, there's more...
[ Read more… ]ALSA Conference 2010
What is ALSA Conference?
The Australian Law Students’ Association annual Conference has been touted as ‘the most fun a law student can possibly have during their university life’. ALSA Conference 2010 in Adelaide and it is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet. It will take place on 12-18 July. The Conference will see over 500 law students converge to attend the biggest social events, most prestigious competitions, and most stimulating educational forums. Delegates will attend the Opening Gala Dinner, Cocktail Night, Themed Night, and Closing Gala Dinner as well as a battle of the bands, movie nights, quiz nights, wine tours, brewery tours, the Amazing Race Adelaide. We will also have educational forums on pressing legal issues - animal law, global poverty, refugee law and responding to international conflict. For more information, including a schedule of events, see the website.
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The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick is a riotous Gothic Comedy about a conservative small town, filled with many interesting and nosey people that are about to be rocked by a mysterious newcomer with devilish charm. Melbourne Law School's very own Kathryn Sutherland plays a key role in this production.
Based on John Updike’s acclaimed novel and the hugely successful 1987 film starring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer & Susan Sarandon, the musical is in turns cheeky, romantic, hilarious & sexy.
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Dr Hugh Wirth speaks on "Animal Protection and the Law"
Wednesday April 21
1pm – 2pm
Room 102, Level 1, Melbourne Law School
Learn more about how the law can be used to protect our animals!
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Melbourne Uni Law Comedy Revue Auditions!
It's that time of year... Melbourne Uni Law Comedy Revue auditions are here again so if you think you're funny, here's your chance to prove it.
The Melbourne Uni Law Comedy Revue (simply, The Law Revue) is a long-running sketch comedy show that dates back to the early 1980s & has started the career of people like The D-Gen, Mick Molloy, Magda Szubanski, and more recently Sammy J, Ant Simpson & Celia Pacquola.
Auditions are on the following dates, which aren't far off so if you're not auditioning yourself, but know of funny, talented people who might be interested please encourage them to try out!
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Free Comedy Festival Tickets
In the Service of the Red Cross: Stories from the Field
Friends of IHL Public Event: Free Lecture
Please join us for a special presentation by Michael Denison, a bio-medical engineer, and Nola Henry, a nurse, who have both worked extensively with the Red Cross around the world.
Michael has undertaken a number of Red Cross missions, working in disaster relief and hospital logistics in Cambodia, Afghanistan, the Solomon Islands and the Gaza.
Nola is also a very experienced Red Cross delegate, having undertaken in a number of missions in Sudan, Afghanistan, Banda Aceh and Pakistan.
Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 472 Bourke St, Melbourne (between William and Queen Sts)
Date: Thursday 25 March 2010, 6:30pm
Cost: Free
RSVP: To Sophia at fihlvic@gmail.com by Wednesday 24 March 2010
More information available here or download the flyer.
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ALSA July Conference - Adelaide
The Australian Law Students' Society annual conference will be held in Adelaide in July 2010. The conference is open to any law student who wishes to register. Click here to see the promotional flyer. Further details will be available closer to the date.
Memory, Trauma and Reconciliation in Post-War Bosnia & Herzegovina
Tuesday 23rd March 2010
6pm – Welcome & Drinks
6.30 pm – Forum Starts
Room G08, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Parkville
- Ron Adams, ethno-historian at La Trobe University
- Maria Tumarkin, Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Research, Swinburne University
- Hariz Halilovich, Research Fellow at the Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne.
This forum will explore the impact that memories of war and its associated trauma have on Bosnians.
It will highlight the importance of reconciliation initiatives for the first post-war generations, who did not experience the conflict first-hand, but who live with its ongoing effects nonetheless.
The forum will also consider the global resonance of the Bosnian conflict, in particular the way in which social and historical memory of the war impacts on the Bosnian diaspora.
A forum presented in support of Most Mira (Peace Bridge) Youth Festival, a UK-based charity aiding reconciliation in Northern Bosnia through work with young people
[ Read more… ]Garnaut speaks on 'Climate Change Policy and the Rule of Law'
Wednesday 24th March 2010 at 1pm-2pm
Architecture building, Prince Phillip Theatre
Hosted by your Environment Officers, Harry and Stephanie
Professor Ross Garnaut is a Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Australian National University and both a Vice-Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow of Economics at The University of Melbourne.
He is the author of the Garnaut Climate Change Review, which was commissioned by the State and Territory Governments at the request of Kevin Rudd to examine the impacts of climate change on the Australian economy. His findings have provided the basis for political and policy debate in Australia on climate change. As such, the Garnaut Report represents the most significant document on climate change in Australia.
[ Read more… ]Baker & McKenzie BBQ
Your final chance to grab some FREE sausages and beer with your fellow law students before everyone goes into hiding for exams. Also featuring complimentary sunshine and the House of Chords performing live. Do it.
House of Chords performing live at Thursday's BBQ
A hype fraught with uncertainty, it was never really clear whether or not the HOC would ever return to the stage.
After much ado, the LSS can officially announce that the House of Chords will indeed be performing live at Thursday's BBQ.
Is this a one time only affair? Or the first of a string of gigs? Perhaps these and many more questions will be answered on thursday.
Post-Exams Party
There will be all the essentials for an epic evening. For the ambitious, there will be a generous bar tab. For the more moderate, there will be a generous bar tab and Bimbo's famous pizzas to temper your pace.
Entry: $10
Time: 7pm
Address: 376 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
ALSO, for those finishing exams on that day/who have nothing better to do, Trystan and Dave will be conducting a Magical Mystery Tour around some of Carlton's more notorious watering holes during the afternoon. Anything could happen after they leave the REB at 4.30pm...
* The Wood/Peckover combination claims some responsibility for this sad development.
Blake Dawson 3rd Year Trivia Night
Have some light-hearted fun before exams... and match wits with lawyers from Blake Dawson.
This coming Thursday 22nd, 7:30-11:30pm, at the Queensberry Hotel. Entry is FREE.
Bar tab, food and PRIZES provided by Blake Dawson.
This is open to any law students, not just third years.