Ending contemporary forms of slavery: what is Australia’s position? title
How are Australia’s governments, business and finance sectors, civil society -- and the consuming public -- faring in what is intended to be a shared societal effort to combat contemporary forms of slavery, both ‘onshore’ and in the global supply chains on which we rely?
The Annual Kirby Lecture in International Law: Claiming Queer Liberty title
Sexual liberty must come out of the international legal closet. While non-discrimination and privacy law have been the basis for some very important queer rights victories, they cannot deliver that which is most central to queer sexuality: the right to have consensual sex outside the confines of the classic marital, procreative model.
“An unmissable opportunity”: Dr Yassin Brunger’s fellowship at the ANU College of Law title
“A real privilege”: Dr Michael Foran’s fellowship at the ANU College of Law title
Impact on a global scale title
Genocide and the International Court of Justice: Recent Developments title
In the space of a week the International Court of Justice handed down two significant decisions concerning the 1948 Genocide Convention. On 26 January in the Gaza Genocide case the court ordered provisional measures against Israel in a case brought by South Africa. That case commenced four weeks earlier with South Africa alleging that Israel was committing acts of genocide in violation of the Genocide Convention as part of its Gaza military operations.
Reimagining Migrant and Refugee Justice - Launch and Panel Discussion title
The ANU Law Reform and Social Justice program is proud to host the launch of a Special Issue of the Refugee Survey Quarterly and the Reimagining Migrant Justice project which centre lived experience in refugee and migrant decision-making.
Two home teams make it to ANU Gender Identity + Sexuality Moot grand final title
Two teams from The Australian National University (ANU) have battled it out in the grand final of the ANU Gender Identity + Sexuality Moot.
This was the third edition of the mooting competition, which is the first of its kind to focus on the legal issues faced by LGBTQIA+ people and lays bare the law’s ability to mitigate and compound inequality, marginalisation and injustice.
The hard problem of value alignment title
The ANU Law & Philosophy Forum is delighted to announce its fifth meeting in 2023: Dr Pamela Robinson (ANU School of Philosophy) will present her work-in-progress on “The Hard Problem of Value Alignment”.
All are welcome to attend.
Under the shadow of populism: ANU Law scholar sheds light on the future of human rights title
As we approach the 75th anniversary of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the world is grappling with the question: have the ideals enshrined in this landmark document lost their lustre?