Canberra Seminar in Australian Law

Canberra Seminar in Australian Law 2008

The 2008 program was also a success, with students completing the program by spending time at ANU (Canberra) and the University of New South Wales (Sydney). The opportunity to attend the program was offered at several Japanese universities. Students were placed in a home stay environment, and divided their time between intensive English study, an introduction to Australian law and various activities in the afternoon.

Canberra Seminar in Australian Law 2007

Yuki & Mika at Parliament House(Top left). The Aoyama Gakuin students, with Professor Eizumi, outside Parliament House (Top right)

Yoko dressed as the Speaker at Old Parliament House

Overview

In February 2007, 18 undergraduate law students from Aoyama Gakuin University, accompanied by Professor Eizumi, attended 2 weeks of classes at the Australian National University.

During the first week students attended intensive English Language classes provided by ANU Enterprise. In week 2 students were given lectures introducing them to different areas of Australian law. Over the 2 week period, students also had the opportunity to visit some great sites around Canberra including Questacon, the High Court of Australia, both Parliament houses and the National Gallery of Australia.

Students were hosted by Canberra families, and learned to use the local buses to get around. They also had a great time enjoying the shopping delights of the Canberra Centre.

Overall, students commented their English did improve, especially their listening comprehension skills, and that they learnt a lot about Australian law.

Timetable

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Week 1 Timetable

Week 2 Timetable

Teaching Staff

Leon Wolff
Japan Foundation Research Fellow
BA LLB MAJIT (Qld), Grad Dip Leg Prac (College of Law), LLM (U Washington), Grad Dip Grad Cert Flex L (Griffith), NAATI Scholarly Interests: Japanese law, Asian and comparative law, Gender and law, Legal education

Luke Nottage
Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
BCA / LLB (Victoria University of Wellington); LLM (University of Kyoto); PhD (VUW)
Scholarly Interests: Contract law and practice, Product liability and safety, Civil dispute resolution (especially arbitration), Corporate governance, Information technology & law

Hitoshi Nasu
Hitoshi Nasu joined the ANU College of Law in December 2006. Prior to his appointment to the ANU, he was a part-time lecturer at the University of Sydney, teaching international law. He completed a PhD in 2006 by submitting a doctoral thesis on Precautionary Approach to International Security Law: A Study of Article 40 of the UN Charter. BA, MA (Aoyama Gakuin); MIL, PhD (Sydney) Scholarly Interests: Public international law, migration law, international peace and security law, UN law, conflict of laws (esp jurisdiction)

Mark Nolan
BSc(hons) (ANU), LLB (ANU), PhD in Psychology (ANU)
Scholarly Interests: Legal psychology, jury research (esp Australian and Japanese reform), criminal law, criminal justice, legal and social psychological theories of justice and human rights, intergroup relations.

Hugh Selby
BA LLB (Syd.), MSW (Michigan), Barrister
Hugh Selby teaches and writes about courtcraft (a range of techniques that are useful to advocates and witnesses in our courts and tribunals). He trains experienced lawyers and expert witnesses, police, law students and high school students, drawing upon teaching skills developed here and in the USA. Scholarly Interests: Experts and Expert Evidence, Advocacy, Professional ethics

Last updated: 1 June 2009