LSS Newsletter - Week 10 (2008)
1. From the LSS
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1.1 LSS Pleasant Trivia Night -
Thursday 15th May 2008 at 6pm
Queensberry Hotel at Queensberry St and Swanston Street
Join us for some fun team based Trivia Night.
Top Prize: Gold Class Movie Tickets
Food and Drinks Provided!
$5 entry fee per person.
Register you team by emailing lss-activities@unimelb.edu.au
All are welcomed on the night, but there are limited places and pre-registered teams will get preference.
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1.2 Art Competition
The Centre for Media and Communications Law, the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia and the Melbourne LSS and ILSS present:
MELBOURNE LAW SCHOOL ART COMPETITION 2008
an acquisitive exhibition open to all current Melbourne Law School students
$500 First Prize
$250 People's Choice Award
Important dates:
Friday 1 August 2008 at 5pm
Closing date for entries – entry form, photograph of work, artist's statement
Friday 8 August 2008
All entrants notified by email
Wednesday 13 August 2008 10am-12 midday
Delivery and installation of shortlisted artworks
Thursday 14 August 2008 from 6pm
Official opening of exhibition, including announcement of prizes
Thursday 21 August 2008
Exhibition closes
Collection of artworks: 10am-12 midday
The competition invites all current law students to submit artworks for an acquisitive exhibition in the Melbourne Law School. Following the opening, selected works will be on show for a period of two weeks. The prize-winning works will be framed and form part of the Law School collection.
Works can engage with any topic, but must have been produced during 2007 or 2008. The competition will be judged by a panel with wide-ranging artistic experience.
See www.mulss.com for the entry form.
Contact details:
Phil Barker(LSS)
lss-president@unimelb.edu.au
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1.3 Student Tutorial Service
Use the STS to:
· Clarify doubts with the subject content
· Consolidate what you have learnt in class
· Gain extra practice with hypothetical problems - essential for succeeding in exams
· Learn from students that have done exceedingly well in the subject
Tutorial – Day – Time - Room
Constitutional Law – Monday - 1 to 2 p.m. - 104
Legal Theory – Tuesday - 12 to 1 p.m. - 104
Corporations Law - Tuesday - 12 – 1 p.m. - 106
Criminal Law – Wednesday - 1 to 2 p.m. - 104
Property - Thursday - 1 to 2 p.m. - 104
Obligations – Thursday - 1 to 2 p.m. - 106
Hadi + Arani
Education VPs
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1.4. Academic/Law School complaints/feedback
If you have any concerns or complaints about anything in the Law School, feel free to let me know. With regards to any concerns that are procedural, academic or otherwise, if for any reason you feel unable or uncomfortable to raise the matter through faculty, please do not hesitate to email me about it at this address. The LSS is the representative body for students on many committees throughout the Law School, and the more student feedback that we can provide to those meetings, the better.
Phil Barker
President
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1.5. Locker Hire
LSS Lockers (in Mezzanine and Level1) are now available to hire by all students. Locker hire costs $20 and the rental is until 31 January 2009. Just come by the office this week or next, preferably between 12pmand 3pm.
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2. Beyond the LSS
2.1. Friends of Kolkata
Friends of Kolkata will be holding a volunteer information at lawschool THIS THURSDAY 15th May at Law School.
Friends of Kolkata (FoK) is a non-profit organisation that is linked with two non-government organisations (NGOs) operating out of Kolkata (Calcutta), India. FoK co-ordinates volunteer placements with these organisations. In the past, several law students from the University of Melbourne have been involved
in placements through FoK.
Friends of Kolkata Information Session:
WHEN: Thursday 15th May 2008
WHERE: Melbourne Law School, Room 102
TIME: 1pm-2pm
MORE INFO: See http://www.friendsofkolkata.org/ or contact gold.stella@gmail.com
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2.2. Animal Welfare and Animal Law
As part of Law Week, Lawyers for Animals are hosting an event titled 'Animal Welfare and Animal Law' to be held on Friday 16 May at 6.15pm at Allens Arthur Robinson. The evening will be commenced by an introduction from Dodds-Streeton JA, and features the following guest panellists:
The Hon. Mark Dreyfus QC MP on behalf of the Federal Minister Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (Labor)
The Hon. Senator Nigel Scullion Federal Shadow Minister Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (National Party)
The Hon. Sue Pennicuik MLC (Victorian Greens)
Glenys Oogjes (Executive Director, Animals Australia)
Katrina Sharman (Corporate Counsel, Voiceless, the fund for animals)
Kristin Hilton (Executive Director, Public Interest Law Clearing House)
WHEN?day 16th May, 2007
6.00pm drinks, 6.15pm start.
Introduction by The Hon. Justice Dodds-Streeton, Supreme Court of Victoria
WHERE?
Allens Arthur Robinson Level 34, 530 Collins Street Melbourne
ENTRY?
Free or by donation (to Lawyers for Animals)
RSVP
nichola@lawyersforanimals.org.au
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2.3 2008 Women and the Law Breakfast
Proudly sponsored by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
The VCLSS invites all law students, members of the legal profession, VCE Legal Studies classes and interested members of the community to attend the 2008 Women and the Law Breakfast to hear from three inspirational women:
* The Honourable Jelena Popovic, Deputy Chief Magistrate of Magistrates Court
* Henrietta Zeffert – Founding Editor of Right Now Magazine, producer of Right Now Magazine and Articled Clerk
* Anu Ambikaipalan - Intern for Congressman Alcee Hastings, Washington DC and Deakin University Law Student
Tickets - Includes full breakfast.
Email lss-president@unimelb.edu.au for tickets
OVERVIEW OF THE WOMEN AND THE LAW BREAKFAST
The Women and the Law Breakfast is sponsored by Maurice Blackburn. It allows law students and members of the legal profession to listen to three inspirational women at various stages of their careers. Held in the third week of May each year, the Breakfast promotes the achievements of women in the legal community, while also providing networking opportunities between law students and the legal profession.
Despite the use of the word Women in the name of the organisation, men are warmly welcomed to register as mentors and to attend the Breakfast, where it is great to see their increasing numbers each year!
Each year there is also a raffle at the Breakfast. All monies raised from the raffle go to one of the speaker's charities. So please bring along your $5 notes for a most worthwhile cause.
PLEASE INVITE ANYONE WHO YOU THINK WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING!
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2.4 An invitation to a FREE public lecture on International Humanitarian Law -
Australian Red Cross wishes to let you know about a free public seminar on International Humanitarian Law entitledAccountability for War Crimes: Issues of Command Responsibility in International Tribunals with Mr Peter Morrissey and Ms Elli Lewis.
If you would be able to distribute this invitation to any email or distribution lists that you may think are relevant, we would be very grateful.
The seminar will explore the issue of command responsibility through a series of international criminal cases before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY): Halilovic and Boškoski & Tarculovski. Mr Morrissey will trace the history of the Halilovic prosecution, from indictment to appeal, providing a case study for those interested in the prosecution of senior military figures and the broader story of the Bosnian war. Ms Lewis will focus on the case of Boškoski & Tarculovski and issues including the powers of the command structure; the role of the police force in a time of war; the powers of the Minister of Interior to investigate and punish his subordinates; and whether the measures taken were reasonable in the circumstances.
Mr Morrissey was Lead Counsel for the defence in the Halilovi´c proceedings in the ICTY. He is a Melbourne barrister specialising in criminal defence work at home and abroad. Peter has been at the Bar since 1994. Ms Lewis worked as a solicitor in the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICTY from July 2006 to January 2008, during which time she was assigned to the Mrkši´c and Boškoski trials.
Time: 6.30 – 8pm Wednesday 28 May 2008
Venue: Mallesons Stephen Jaques: Level 50, Bourke Place, 600 Bourke St Melbourne.
RSVP – Bookings are required for this event. Please RSVP to Agata Wierzbowski via email at awierzbowski@redcross.org.au or call 03 8327 7737.
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2.5. COURT OF APPEAL — SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITIONS FINAL YEAR LAW STUDENTS AND HONOURS GRADUATES
The Court of Appeal is seeking to appoint three Research Associates for 2009. The Research Associate positions will be for a period of 12 months. In addition, candidates may be considered for Judge's Associate positions.
Applicants are requested to apply by email or in writing by sending a covering letter, curriculum vitae and academic results.
Applications close on 23 May 2008.
For more details, please contact Rich Hewett at
rich.hewett@supremecourt.vic.gov.au
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3. Other
For other events around the university see: http://events.unimelb.edu.au/
For more information on the operations of the LSS see: www.mulss.com
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Relevant Links
LSS Website – www.mulss.com
LSS Facebook Group- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2203777804
LSS LLB Student Guidebook - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10888383361
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