This two-day symposium brings together leading experts from Australia and abroad to reflect on fifty years of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. Organised by ANU Emerita Professor Margaret Thornton FASSA FAAL and Distinguished Professor Asmi Wood, the program features speakers from ANU, Monash, UNSW, the University of Sydney, and the University of Helsinki.
Please ensure you register for the respective sessions if you wish to attend in person.
This webinar is the second in a series co-organised by the Australian National University Law School (ANU Law School), the American Society of International Law (ASIL), the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA) and Harvard Law School | Human Rights Program.
The webinar is the 1st in a series co-organised by the Australian National University College of Law (ANU CoL), the American Society of International Law (ASIL), and LAWASIA. The series presents a review of the status of Indigenous rights struggles in the diverse countries of the Asia-Pacific region. This 1st webinar looks at Oceania, with particular focus on Australia, New Zealand, and West Papua.
Hear Associate Professor Mary Liston (University of British Columbia) give a brief comparison of Australia/Canada/New Zealand and how the three branches of government, in their own way, advance/hider progress in Indigenous relations.
The Australian National University (ANU) College of Law is proud to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Anthony Hopkins as an Acting Judge of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Supreme Court.
Born in Sydney and growing up all over the east coast of Australia, David Ferrell was drawn to The Australian National University (ANU) “by the promise of an independent and intellectually-charged student life” in Canberra.
“Coming to Canberra for university represented only the latest move in my circuitous migration around south-eastern Australia,” he said.
Professor Rebecca Monson has been awarded the 2023 Australian Legal Research Book Award in recognition of her ground-breaking monograph investigating gender inequality in Pacific land tenure.
By Nick Bradman
Carsten Smith, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway, is a prominent legal figure known for his commitment to social justice and human rights.
During the course of his illustrious career, Mr Smith played a significant role in advancing the rights of the indigenous Sámi people of Norway, serving as the inaugural chair of the Sámi Rights Commission.
Under his leadership, the Commission worked to promote the rights of the Sámi people and address historical injustices.
Rights to land and other natural resources are a contested issue across the Pacific region, and often provide a flashpoint for social tensions and political instability.