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Accountability and the Law: safeguarding against corruption in Queensland Monday, 9 February 2015 Customs House Brisbane ‘Accountability and the Law: safeguarding against corruption in Queensland’ is a one-day conference which will examine issues of accountability and transparency in Queensland. Are Queensland’s laws and institutions equipped to ensure the integrity of government in the age of “being open … Read More >>

Date: 11 December 2014 Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm Venue: Law Society of South Australia, Professional Development Centre, Level 10 Terrace Towers, 178 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia. Together with the Law Society of South Australia and the Public Law and Policy Research Unit of the University of Adelaide, the SA Branch of the Australian Lawyers … Read More >>

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law has launched a series of videos called ‘Have you got that right?’ The Castan Centre says the videos will answer important human rights questions “quickly, clearly and in a way that won’t put you to sleep”. Episodes one to three – ‘What are human rights?‘, ‘Is there a human right to marriage … Read More >>

Sunday 19th October 5:30pm at the Chauvel Cinema The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Kirk Marcolina, the Producer and Nathan Kennedy, President of ALHR. To receive a 15% discount on your tickets enter the promo code “ALHR” when you BOOK HERE: http://bit.ly/1uIjl6r TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGY5wqPIUhE The fight for marriage equality may seem … Read More >>

Date: Thursday 16 October 2014 Time: 12:30pm to 2:oopm Venue: Law Society of South Australia, Professional Development Centre, Level 10, Terrace Towers, 178 North Terrace, Adelaide Together with the Law Society of South Australia, the SA Branch of the Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, proudly sponsored by Lipman Karas, is presenting a free seminar addressing … Read More >>

Date:   Tuesday, 21 October 2014 Time:   3pm – 7pm (registration from 2.45pm) Venue: Staff Common Room, Level 2, UNSW Law RSVP:  Essential, click here Please RSVP by 13 Oct 2014. The Symposium will provide a unique opportunity for policymakers, researchers, advocates and industry stakeholders in Australia to engage with the Asia Pacific region’s … Read More >>

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (CST) Adelaide, SA In this special event, The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, former Justice of the High Court of Australia, will discuss the adoption of a national bill of rights in Australia. During a distinguished career spanning five decades, Mr Kirby served as a judge … Read More >>

“Gaza 2014: History, geo-politics, law” was held on 14 August 2014 in Sydney. It was co-hosted by the Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University, and Australian Lawyers for Human Rights. The panellists were Dr Emily Crawford, University of Sydney; Dr Anthony Billingsley, University of New South Wales; Dr Peter Slezak, University of New South … Read More >>

On 17 October 2013 ALHR hosted a fundraiser event for the Asylum Seekers Centre of NSW in Sydney sponsored by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers. The evening included a screening of the documentary Nowhere Home and a panel of experts discussed asylum seeker policy in Australia. Panellists included Professor Mary Crock (University of Sydney), Graham Thom (Asylum … Read More >>

The Race Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Tim Soutphommasane, is holding a symposium on Thursday 19 February – Friday 20 February 2015 in Sydney. Call for Paper Proposals The Race Discrimination Commissioner welcomes abstracts of 250 words in length from researchers and practitioners in the areas of law, human rights, political and social sciences, philosophy and other … Read More >>

You are invited to a public seminar in Sydney co-hosted by the Thomas More Law School, Australian Catholic University, and Australian Lawyers for Human Rights When: Thursday 14 August 2014, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Where: Minter Ellison Conference Room, Level L13, Old Law School of Sydney University (173-175 Phillip Street, Sydney). Speakers: Dr Emily Crawford, University … Read More >>

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG will talk at the College of Law about his work as Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea.  WHEN Monday 11 August 2014 TIME 8.00am – 9.30am Includes light breakfast from 7.30am MCLE 1.5 MCLE units WHERE Level 16, … Read More >>