Upcoming events
- Dr Dalma Demeter, University of Canberra
- Patricia Holmes, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
- Michael Johnson, Attorney-General's Department
Join the ANU International Law Society, in conjunction with the ACT Law Society and University of Canberra, for an evening of food, drinks, academic discussion and a chance to network with the professionals from DFAT and the Attorney-General's Department, lawyers in the private sector and international law practitioners.
- Dr Ryan Goss, ANU College of Law
Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects the right to a fair trial in civil and criminal proceedings. The Article 6 rights are the most heavily-litigated Convention rights before the European Court of Human Rights, generating a large and complex body of case law.
ANU School of Legal Practice lecturers will be available to answer all of your PLT questions, and to talk to you about what the ANU GDLP can offer you by way of flexibility, electives, course start dates, compulsory courses and legal placement requirements.
- Professor Mary Jane Mossman, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto
- Professor Margaret Thornton, ANU College of Law
‘Herculean Obstacles and Intrepid Complainants’: The Sex Discrimination Complaint at Osgoode Hall Law School, 1987–94.
This paper examines a legal challenge about systemic sex discrimination in an Ontario law school in the late 1980s in relation to the appointment of a new Dean.
Hear from our GDLP lecturers about your PLT options and how you can complete your ANU GDLP to best suit you. We will also hear from our colleagues in the legal profession on tips and tricks to help you make decisions about the next step in your career.
- International lawyer Stephane Brabant
- AFP Commander Peter Crozier
- Dr Kath Hall
Over recent years there has been a flurry of regulatory activity in relation to foreign bribery and corruption. Last year multi-national companies paid over $2.9 billion to resolve cases in the US, and Rolls Royce entered the largest deferred prosecution agreement in the UK for over $1.1 billion.
- Genevieve Jacobs, host of Mornings on ABC Radio canberra
- Professor Stephen Bottomley, Dean, ANU College of Law
This list of books and films is an expression of our Law School’s values and a reminder that a well-rounded education does not come solely from prescribed texts and journals. Reading for pleasure, and broadening one's world view, can be a wonderful supplement to the benefits that an education and a career in the law provides.
- Hon Justice Stephen Gageler AC
The Hon Justice Stephen Gageler AC will speak on the topic of Sir Robert Garran.
The Hon Justice Stephen John Gageler AC was appointed to the High Court in October 2012. At the time of his appointment he was Solicitor-General of...
If you are thinking about the next steps in your career, and what's next after graduation, please join us for this panel session to hear about what Practical Legal Training (PLT) is, why you need to do it, and how the ANU GDLP can work for you.
- Professor Jenny Hocking FASSA, Monash University
The dismissal of the Whitlam government by the Governor-General Sir John Kerr in 1975 remains one of the most contentious episodes in Australian politics. The history of the dismissal is no less contentious and has never been settled.
