ANU COLLEGE OF LAW

Centre for International and Public Law

The Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL) is part of the ANU College of Law at The Australian National University. It was established in 1990 with an objective to focus and develop its areas of expertise on the relationship between governments, and between governments and their citizens, from both a domestic and international perspective.

The Director of the Centre is Professor Kim Rubenstein, following a distinguished record of eminent past Directors. The Centre's Advisory Board comprises members of the judiciary, the university and senior government officials.

Activities

CIPL's activities include convening two major conferences each year - the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law Annual Conference and the Public Law Weekend as well as other specialised conferences, seminars and workshops.

It also convenes an annual lecture in honour of Geoffrey Sawer whose academic interests spanned the work of the Centre and who was the first full-time Professor of Law at the ANU. CIPL organises intensive teaching programs for both government and non-government organisations in human rights law and other areas of international and public law.

Publications

CIPL has published a number of books in the past, which are available for sale. Currently, it publishes the Australian Year Book of International Law and the Law and Policy Papers series through Federation Press.

Members

CIPL offers a base for Visiting Fellows, postgraduate students and all public and international law teachers in the College. Academic members undertake research projects, teach in the ANU College of Law and play active roles on government committees, in community organisations, and in the media.

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News and forthcoming events

UPCOMING EVENTS

2008 Public Law Weekend (PLW)
Public Law: Public Leadership
31 October & 1 November, Canberra

Public Lecture
Why habeas corpus should be a jus cogens norm in international law
Professor Larry May (Washington University)
13 November 2008, 1pm
ANU College of Law, Staff Library

Solferino Seminar

Private Military Companies: Mercenary Boom or Legitimate Outsourcing?
Mary Picard (University of Geneva)
18 August 2008 Audio link mp3 link

Professor Kim Rubenstein, Mary Picard (Speaker), Geoff Skillen (A-G's Dept.) and Pia Riley (Aus Red Cross)

	SENATOR EVANS ANNOUNCES NEW IMMIGRATION POLICY at the ANU College of Law, 29 July
New Directions in Detention: Restoring Integrity to Australia's Immigration System Audio link MP3 link Media Release Paper
16th ANZSIL Conference Canberra 26-28 June 2008 ANZSIL Program2008 Conference papers
The 1st Michael Kirby Lecture in International Law 27 June 2008 International law in the House of Lords and the High Court of Australia 1996-2008: A Comparison by Professor James Crawford (Cambridge University)

CIPL's Director, Professor Kim Rubenstein appointed to committee to review citizenship test. Professor Kim Rubenstein, Director for Centre for International and Public Law gave the Dymphna Clark lecture as part of the Annual Manning Clark House - Canberra Weekend of Ideas on 29 March 2008. In this lecture, Kim discusses the possibility of a woman Governor General and suggests position of Governor General should alternate between the sexes. For details of the lecture see link

Professor Kim Rubenstein spoke on The duty to protect in international law at the International Policing Conference, Monday 19 November 2007, For more information

Professor Kim Rubenstein took place in a panel debate as part of The Devil's Advocate Series: 2007 Federal Election (13 November 2007) Podcast

Professor Kim Rubenstein has been invited to be a consultant to the British Institute of International and Comparative Law research project on the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship. This independent study will form part of a wider review of Governance in Britain currently being conducted by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice. For news and report see link.

Professor Kim Rubenstein speaks about the High Court's decision in Roach v Electoral Commission for The Age (30 August 2007)

Professor Kim Rubenstein was the key note speaker at The Order of Australia Association's ACT Branch Inter-faith Celebrations (19 August 2007)

Professor Kim Rubenstein presented a lecture on Alien Citizen? Living in a State of Confusion (2 August 2007) Program Audio MP3

Professor Kim Rubenstein submits to Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee in its Review of the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007 (6 July 2007)

September 2007 newsletter

OTHER CIPL INVOLVEMENT
CIPL's Director, Professor Kim Rubenstein has been invited to be a consultant to the British Institute of International and Comparative Law research project on the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship. This independent study will form part of a wider review of Governance in Britain currently being conducted by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice. For further: http://www.biicl.org/citizenship/

Kim Rubenstein will be presenting a lecture in 2008 (Date TBC) as part of the ANU College of Law Inaugural Professiorial Lecture Series.

Past events for 2007