ANU College of Law Research Seminar Series 2020

The ANU College of Law Research Seminar Series forms an important part of the College's Research Strategy.
The series aims to showcase the diverse legal research being undertaken by scholars at the ANU College of Law. It provides a weekly opportunity for academic staff, College visitors and HDR candidates to engage in conversations with high-impact researchers and enrich our research community.
Where possible, seminars in this series will be scheduled at lunchtime each Wednesday during teaching periods. Please join via Zoom.
ANU Law welcomes members of the ANU Community, external stakeholders and the general public to attend any of the sessions in this series.
Past events
- Associate Professor Rebecca Monson
Join Associate Professor Rebecca Monson in her research seminar as she discusses women's rights to land in the Pacific islands.
- Peter Sutherland
- Allan Anforth
The reserch seminar will provide an analysis of recent developments in the compensation scheme established under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth).
This seminar will cover the outcome of Associate Professor David Letts' research funding grant, including a number of research-related activities undertaken through the Harvard Law School’s Program on International Law and Armed Conflict; the US Naval War College’s Stockton Centre for International Law; and Georgetown University’s Center on National Security and the Law.
Join Dr John Eldridge as he talks about the clauses which regulate the form of contracts by way of ‘variation’ state agreed rules, rather than mandatory rules, and that matters such as the scope and operation of such clauses are issues of intention which must be resolved by construction.
- Dr Dilan Thampapillai
Join Dr Dilan Thampapillai as he argues that consideration and conscience are inadequate tools for contract law in the face of the coronavirus pandemic using examples of the higher education sector and the National Rugby League.
- Dr Jelena Gligorijevic
Join Dr Jelena Gligorijevic as she discusses freedom of expression, liberalism and harmful expression in this research seminar.
- Associate Professor Jolyon Ford
Join Associate Professor Jolyon Ford as he explores some design assumptions behind the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cwth), Australia’s new non-punitive yet mandatory corporate reporting scheme on human rights risks in supply chains.
- Dr Kate Ogg
Join Dr Kate Ogg as she addresses one of the most significant problems facing the refugee protection regime: that the places in which people in need of international protection seek refuge are often as dangerous and bleak as the conditions they fled.
- Dr Cassandra Steer
Join Dr Cassandra Steer in this virtual research seminar where she talks about the benefits of incorporating Australian Indigenous knowledge into space governance.