Past events
- The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
The United Nations Human Rights Council established the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) in 2013, tasked with investigating the alleged systematic, widespread and grave violations of human...
Many of our students are attracted to the ANU College of Law because of its emphasis on law reform and social justice.
They want to make the world a better place – and we are very proud of their aspirations. A common misperception, however, is...
- Dr Warren Mundy, Commissioner, Productivity Commission
- Jon Altman, Tjanara Goreng Goreng & Dr Asmi Wood
‘Australia has a very black past; Utopia shows real-life stories of what has happened over the past 225 years. I cried like I had lost a family member on three occasions watching this film – a must-see for all Australians.’...
- Professor Andrea Durbach, Director, Australian Human Rights Centre
A Common Purpose is a documentary by Mitzi Goldman that traces the notorious death penalty trial of the ‘Upington 25’ – 25 black defendants accused of murder – during the most violent period of the apartheid regime in South Africa...
- Professor Gordon Anthony, Queens University Belfast
Political prisoners have long played a central – and controversial – role in the Northern Ireland peace process. From their early release under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 through to a recent debate about a de facto immunity for ‘on...
- Professor Gordon Anthony, Queens University Belfast
This workshop will consider the case of a non-UK national who had been living in Northern Ireland for more than forty years and was practicising as a lawyer when convicted of terror related offences. It will examine the legal difficulties he faced...
- Professor Marc Galanter, University of Wisconsin
Marc Galanter is one of the western world’s leading thinkers on lawyers, justice and legal culture, and a leading figure in the empirical study of the legal system. He is the John and Rylla Bosshard Professor of Law and South Asian Studies at the...
- John Southalan, President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights
ALHR is seeking leave to appear as amicus curiae in a High Court appeal in a native title case, WA v Brown. The matter will be heard on 12 February 2014. ALHR’s submissions focus on human rights standards about racial equality, and their...
- Dr Mark Provera
In the more than 20 years that Australia has mandatorily detained asylum seekers reaching its shores by boat, the European Union has seen the development of its Common European Asylum System amongst its (now 28) Member States – including...
