Prof Ford reflects on 'hugely significant' Fulbright Fellowship title
Professor Jolyon Ford SFHEA, Associate Dean (International) at The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law, has spent the past three months in the United States furthering his research on regulating human rights risks in global supply chains.
Supporting advocacy and human rights in Myanmar title
By Helen Tong (student ambassador)
A workshop aimed at supporting advocacy and human rights in Myanmar was hosted by The Australian National University (ANU) Law Reform and Social Justice (LRSJ) program from 18-19 June 2022.
The workshop was run by the Diplomacy Training Program (DTP), an independent NGO committed to advancing human rights and empowering civil society in the Asia Pacific region.
Giving women, transgender and minority athletes a sporting chance title
Several years after graduating from The Australian National University (ANU), Jennifer Darmody (LLB/BFin ’15) was working as a solicitor at a top-tier law firm when she made the decision to sign with an Australian women’s road cycling team and pursue life as an athlete instead.
Audits and reporting schemes: A business case for human rights due diligence title
On 1 January 2019, Australia’s Modern Slavery Act 2018 entered into force requiring around 3,000 entities based or operating in Australia to prepare annual statements on potential modern slavery risks in their operations and supply chains, and the steps they have taken to address those risks. The Act is the latest example globally of a legislative scheme intended to foster corporate action on such risks.