Coming Events
2008 Public Seminar Series available
Click here for 2008 Public Seminars (PDF) (html)
The Sydney Centre hosts a weekly Public Seminar series on topical issues in international law, with speakers including practitioners, international and governmental lawyers, scholars and NGOs. Seminars are free and all are welcome, with drinks provided.
Click here for details of past events in 2007
The Public International Economic Law Program also hosts a WTO Discussion Group on every 2nd Thursday. Click here for further details...
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Public Seminars:
Prospects for Global Nuclear Disarmament
Martine Letts, Deputy Director, Lowy Institute for International Policy
Tuesday 4 November, 5.30-6.45 pm
Minter Ellison Room, Level 13, Law School
Excavating Mass Graves: The Evidentiary Importance of Human Bodies in International Criminal Tribunals
Professor Richard Wright, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Sydney
Tuesday 11 November, 5.30-6.45 pm
Minter Ellison Room, Level 13, Law School
Announcements
City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture, 5 November...
Western Saharathon - a marathon public reading of the ICJ's Advisory Opinion, 16 Oct-6 Nov 2008...
Biennial Ingram Colloquium on International Law and Development, 6 November 2008...
Commonwealth Scholarships restored for developed Commonwealth countries...
International Seminar on Comparative Laws in Malaysia, 18-20 Novermber...
STARTTS celebrates 20 years, 20 November...
Call for Papers, Mapping Models of Statehood- Israel/Palestine, deadline 30 November...
International Law Conference-Multilateralism and IL: Western Sahara, Pretoria, 4-5 December...
Call For Papers, Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, deadline January 2009
ISIL 50th Anniversary Conference & Call For Papers, IL in the Contemporary World, February 2009...
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Latest News
October 2008
Ben Saul debates the federal Attorney-General on the Rudd Government’s human rights record…
Ben Saul presents evidence at Senate Hearing into academic bias...
September 2008
Jane McAdam cited by the European Court of Justice...
Centre advises Senate Committee on terrorism laws...
Ben Saul criticises Australia's anti-terrorism laws...
Centre advises UN on climate change & human rights...
Ben Saul calls for action on East Timor war crimes suspect...
Ben Saul speaks at the Public Forum of the Clarke Inquiry into the Haneef case...
Ben Saul contributes to open letter to Prime Minister on protection of human rights...
Ron McCallum nominated to UN Committee...
August 2008
Ben Saul writes about academic freedom in the Age...
July 2008
Ben Saul and Andrea Durbach write about racism in the Sydney Morning Herald...
Centre launches the 2008 Newsletter (Jan-Jun) [PDF 1MB]...
Ben Saul makes submission for Sydney PEN on academic freedom...
Mary Crock advises Joint Standing Committee on Migration Inquiry into immigration detention...
Centre advises Senate Committee on economic and security challenges in PNG and the Pacific...
Centre advises Senate Committee on academic freedom...
Centre advises Commonwealth Attorney General's Department on Optional Protocol to CAT...
Centre advises Commonwealth Attorney General's Department on Optional Protocol to CAC...
June 2008
Centre advises Joint Standing Committee on Australia-Russia Nuclear Treaty...
Centre advises Commonwealth Attorney General's Department on Optional Protocol to CEDAW...
Centre advises Joint Standing Committee on UAE Defence Treaty...
Centre advises Clarke Inquiry into the case of Dr Mohamed Haneef...
Centre advises Parliamentary Committee Inquiry into organised crime...
Tim Stephens publishes new book- International Courts and Environmental Protection...
May 2008
Centre encourages Australia to support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples...
Centre advises Senate Committee on Climate Change and the Australian Agricultural Sector...

