- Professor Phillipa Weeks
- Successful Alumni Dinner
- Visit of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
- ANU and AMSAT working with Indonesian Officials
- Special Courses and Programs
- Upcoming Events
- General Law School News

PROFESSOR PHILLIPA WEEKS

After a year-long battle with cancer, our beloved friend and colleague Professor Phillipa Weeks passed away on Friday 4 August 2006.

Phillipa was one of Australia's leading experts in labour law and property law, a highly respected scholar, and an inspirational teacher loved and revered by her students. Above all, her warmth, compassion and empathy for her fellow human beings, her selfless devotion to her institution and her discipline, and her caring nature, made her an extraordinary role model for all those who knew her. The ANU community is enveloped in deep sadness over the tragically premature loss of a wonderful colleague who still had so much to give.

The funeral was held on Wednesday 9 August 2006 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Watson, and a memorial gathering was held at the law school on Thursday 31 August 2006, at which a tree was planted in Phillipa's memory.

- Eulogy
- Memorial Gathering Program and Selection of Tributes

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SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI DINNER

A very successful Alumni Dinner was held on 25 August at Old Parliament House, Canberra. The dinner was held to celebrate the ongoing contribution of the Law School's Emeritus Professors - Jim Davis, Don Greig, David Hambly, Dennis Pearce, Jack Richardson and Leslie Zines; and other colleagues who are still connected to the Law School through research and teaching - Tom Campbell, Geoffrey Lindell, Nick Seddon, John Seymour, Charles Rowland, Peter Waight and others. Almost 170 graduates from between the years of 1966 and 2005 attended the event. Guest speaker was Sir Anthony Mason, Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Law School.

From left to right: Sir Anthony Mason, Professor Peter Bailey and Professor Michael Coper.

- more images from the Alumni Dinner

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VISIT OF JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR

Former United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, visited the ANU College of Law on Tuesday 12 September 2006 and addressed a packed lecture theatre on the role of foreign law in the United States domestic legal system. Justice O'Connor's talk may become available in due course.

Above: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor addresses the audience in the Law Theatre.

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ANU AND AMSAT WORKING WITH INDONESIAN OFFICIALS

The ANU College of Law provided a 12-week non-award course for 20 Indonesian court officials in the fundamentals of legislation, law-making and legislative drafting.

Above: Professor Michael Coper, Alison Daun and Bob Sayce with Indonesian Officials in front of the Law School.

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND COURSES

STUDY JAPANESE LAW IN JAPAN
5 - 9 February 2007
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GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN AUSTRALIAN MIGRATION LAW & PRACTICE
- for intending Migration Agents
- information

UPCOMING EVENTS
The ANU College of Law hosts a number of events every month. Please visit our events page for more information.

POSTGRADUATE INFORMATION EVENING
19 October 2006
University House, Balmain Crescent
Find out more about Postgraduate Programs at ANU.
- information

CONFERENCE: CONFIDENCE IN THE COURTS
9-11 February 2007
National Museum of Australia
- information

PUBLIC LAW WEEKEND
3 & 4 November 2006
- information

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GENERAL LAW SCHOOL NEWS
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