| SUMMER RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS 2008
The ANU College of Law is one of
Australia’s leading law schools. Established in 1960 as the Faculty
of Law, the ANU College of Law is the 7th oldest of Australia’s
29 law schools, and has produced graduates who are now leaders in their
chosen fields all over the world. Located in the national capital, seat
of the national Parliament, the Federal Executive, and the High Court,
the ANU College of Law is, in a sense, Australia’s ‘national’
law school.
In 2008, the ANU College of Law is offering Summer Research Scholarships
in its Military Law and Justice Centre, the Australian Centre of Environmental
Law and the Centre for Climate Law and Policy.
Military Law and Justice Centre
The recently established Australian
Military Law and Justice Centre located within the ANU College of
Law is keen to host a Summer Research Scholar. This will provide an opportunity
for the successful applicant to work with leading scholars at the ANU
and senior legal officers in the Australian Defence Force. Topics of current
interest include:
• The role of law in military decision making
• The application of the Federal Criminal Code to offences contained
in the Rome Statute
• The limits of use of force in counter-terrorism operations.
Australian Centre of Environmental Law and the Centre for Climate
Law and Policy
Members of the Australian
Centre for Environmental Law and the Centre
for Climate Law and Policy are eager to host a Summer Research Scholar
with an interest in the area of environmental law, or particularly, climate
law. A successful applicant will have the opportunity to research one
or more of the following topics:
• Public participation and direct democracy in environmental decision-making
• Conservation of Australian heritage places overseas
• The legal framework for emissions trading and its interaction
with other laws and measures
• Renewable energy law
• Review and reform of the EPBC Act
• Special projects and major projects legislation in environmental
law
• Legal issues associated with forest and woodland carbon sinks
and offset projects
• Comparative review of State and Commonwealth provisions for public
participation in environmental litigation and appeals
• Survey and review of legislative provisions and litigation outcomes
involving offsets for biodiversity conservation
A Summer Research Scholarship includes return travel from a student’s
place of residence to the Australian National University, accommodation
on campus at Burgmann College,
a weekly stipend of $135.00 per week and an opportunity to work with leading
scholars in their area of expertise.
'For general information please visit: http://info.anu.edu.au/StudyAt/040PP_Graduate_Research/Summer_Research_Scholarships/index.asp
Application
form
Please note: copies of academic transcripts and referee
reports must be sent to summer.scholarships@anu.edu.au by 31 August 2008.
Your application will not be considered complete, nor will it be assessed
until supporting documents are received by the University.
"My
ANU Summer Research Scholarship Experience from November 2006 to February
2007"
"The
Australian National University Summer Research Scholarship Programme 2007-2008"
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