For the most part, government 'justice' promises are narrowly focused, centred on lifting levels of intensive and intrusive policing ("we will put more police on the streets with zero tolerance for crime"), meting out heavier sentences ("we will rack 'em and stack...
Legal systems, while establishing boundaries and fostering economic and social goals, are nevertheless inherently adaptable and responsive to new challenges. In the context of climate change, law provides a pragmatic perspective on how we might alter water...
The Aurora Internship Program places law, anthropology and other social science (archaeology, cultural heritage, environmental management, human geography, history and sociology) students and graduates from Australian universities at Native Title Representative...
Dr Mark Shepheard along with his colleague Assoc. Prof Bettina Lange from the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford, have been awarded the Annual Richard Macrory Prize for the best article in the Journal of Environmental Law in 2014. The...
Tristan Taylor has been awarded a UNE Research Seed Grant for his research project: Genocide and Mass-violence in the Pre-Modern West: A Comparative Study. This follows on from his successful UNE Partnerships Early Career Development Award Grant in 2013-14 on...
Professor Mark Perry was part of the meeting for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation at ACU in Sydney. There was much lively discussion around intellectual property rights, ranging through liability for authorisation, ownership and...
Issue 1 of the 2014 School of Law Newsletter series is now available at: http://www.une.edu.au/about-une/academic-schools/school-of-law/newsletter/. ...
The School of Law would like to Congratulate Dr Amanda Kennedy for her Citation Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Teaching of the Law. The award is assessed on the following criteria: Teaching approaches that inspire learning Approaches to assessment and...
Wednesday, 23 July 2014 at 1:00pm, Lewis Seminar Room, W38, Economics, Business and Law ‘Curbing ‘Unconscionable Dealing’ in the High Court of Australia: Reflections on Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Ltd’ This seminar will explore the merits, or demerits, of the High...
Dear colleagues, I am very sad to have to inform you that our friend and colleague Eilis Magner passed away last night, 14 July. Our thoughts and condolences are of course with her family. Classes are cancelled for the rest of the day as a mark of respect for...
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