All Forthcoming Events

May 2012

Melbourne JD Information Session
Thursday, 17/05/12 6:00 PM

Law & War Seminar - From Subjectivity to Material Practice - Men, Masculinities and the Private Military and Security Contractor
Thursday, 17/05/12 6:00 PM

Lost Decade or Decades? Wages & Wage Inequality in the US - Monday 21 May
Monday, 21/05/12 12:30 PM
This presentation will draw on the new analysis of wage trends that will appear in the forthcoming State of Working America to be released in September.

ALC Occasional Seminar: Normalisation and Neoliberalism in Japanese Disability Welfare Law, 1946-2000s
Monday, 21/05/12 1:00 PM
Carolyn Stevens has just been appointed the Professor of Japanese Studies at Monash University. Her training is in anthropology with degrees from Harvard and Columbia Universities.

Internship Orientation Session
Wednesday, 23/05/12 1:00 PM

CELRL Labour Law Seminar: Innovation in Employment Standards Enforcement: The Fair Work Ombudsman’s Use of Enforceable Undertakings
Wednesday, 23/05/12 1:00 PM
In this seminar, they will report on the use of enforceable undertakings by the FWO as an alternative to litigation against employers for noncompliance with minimum employment standards.

CCLSR Seminar - Would the post-GFC international regulatory reforms have prevented the GFC?
Wednesday, 23/05/12 1:00 PM
Prof Douglas Arner, Head of the Department of Law at the Univeristy of Hong Kong, will examine whether the post-GFC adopted international regulatory reforms would have prevented the GFC.

ERRN (VIC) & CCCS Joint Seminar: Money in the 2012 American Presidential Elections
Wednesday, 23/05/12 1:00 PM

Dean's Luncheon for Graduates of the 1940's and '50's
Thursday, 24/05/12 12:00 PM
Dean's Luncheon for Graduates of the 1940's and '50's.

The Impact of Australian Consumer Law on Lawyers
Monday, 28/05/12 6:00 PM

ERRN (SA) Seminar: Spotlight on our Electoral Acts
Wednesday, 30/05/12 6:00 PM
You are invited to the inaugural meeting of the South Australian Branch of the Electoral Regulation Research Network on: Wednesday May 30th 2012, at Parliament House, 6pm

Village Roadshow vs iiNet: The decision and its ramifications for copyright owners and ISPs
Thursday, 31/05/12 5:30 PM
A Free Public Seminar presented by the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) in association with the Melbourne Law School.

June 2012

CCLSR Seminar - Improving Consumer Access to Justice in the Consumer Credit Context
Monday, 4/06/12 1:00 PM
Prof Tony Duggan will speak about the issues in his forthcoming book chapter, ‘Front End Strategies for Improving Consumer Access to Justice’ in the consumer credit context.

Politics of the Internet
Tuesday, 5/06/12 5:30 PM

Obligations Seminar - Prof. Rick Bigwood - 6 June 2012
Wednesday, 6/06/12 12:30 PM
Title: 'When Fairness Turns Bad: Reflections on the BCLI Report on Proposals for Unfair Contracts Relief in British Columbia'

The Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita - Political Dignity
Wednesday, 6/06/12 6:30 PM
'Political Dignity' by Raimond Gaita

The Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita - Whatever Happened to Reconciliation?
Wednesday, 13/06/12 6:30 PM
'Whatever Happened to Reconciliation’ by Larissa Behrendt

Obligations Group Seminar - Prof. David McLauchlan
Thursday, 14/06/12 6:00 PM
Seminar: Entire agreement clauses are now routinely included in commercial and other contracts. Does the inclusion of such a clause in an apparently complete written agreement preclude a fin

The Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita - Political Literacy
Wednesday, 20/06/12 6:30 PM
‘Political Literacy’ by Gerry Simpson

The Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita - Whatever Happened to Argument?
Wednesday, 27/06/12 6:30 PM
'Whatever Happened to Argument’ by Robert Manne

Book Launch: Substance and Procedure in Private International Law
Thursday, 28/06/12 6:00 PM
An invite to the launch of Professor Richard Garnett's book:Substance and Procedure in Private International Law which appears in the prestigious Oxford Private International Law Series.

July 2012

Melbourne JD Showcase
Wednesday, 4/07/12 9:30 AM

The Wednesday Lectures hosted by Raimond Gaita - Panel discussion
Wednesday, 4/07/12 6:30 PM
'Whatever happened to Politics' - Panel discussion with Larissa Behrent, Raimond Gaita, Robert Manne and Gerry Simpson.

Fifth International Indonesia Forum
Monday, 9/07/12
International Conference: "Between The Mountain and The Sea: Positioning Indonesia" Unversitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta

Melbourne Law School Career Round Table
Wednesday, 18/07/12 6:30 PM
The Melbourne Law School Career Roundtable is a networking event for recent graduates and final year students to gain practical career advice.

Defining Taxing and Regulating Not-for-Profits in the 21st Century conference
Thursday, 19/07/12 9:00 AM
This major international conference will examine the definition, taxation and regulation of not-for-profits in the 21st century.

Recent Developments in Constitutional Law: CCCS Conference 2012
Friday, 20/07/12 8:30 AM
Registrations are now opened

A Public Law Perspective on Intellectual Property
Wednesday, 25/07/12 6:30 PM
Topic to be confirmed.

Rare Books Lecture Series - The Joys of Collecting Lawbooks
Thursday, 26/07/12 6:30 AM
Melbourne Law School’s Rare Books and Legal History lecture series was launched in 2002 to promote and encourage research into the Rare Books Collection.

August 2012

GLSA - Global Thinking Lecture Series - Gareth Evans
Monday, 6/08/12

Obligations Group - Swadling lecture, 2012
Thursday, 9/08/12 6:00 PM

Public Interest Law Fair 2012
Tuesday, 14/08/12 5:30 PM
The 2012 Public Interest Law Fair showcases employers in the public interest and social justice sectors.

'The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 in the History of Cosmopolitanism'
Tuesday, 14/08/12 6:00 PM
This Public Lecture jointly hosted by IILAH (Law) at the Melbourne Law and SHAPS (Arts) and kindly supported by Macgeorge Bequest.

Copyright, Creators and Collecting Institutions: 2012 Update
Thursday, 23/08/12

Law Careers Panel
Tuesday, 28/08/12 1:00 PM

September 2012

Practical Legal Training Information Session
Tuesday, 11/09/12 1:00 PM

Dean's Welcome Evening for 2013 JD Offered Students
Wednesday, 12/09/12 5:00 PM
Event to welcome new JD students commencing in 2013. By invitation only.

GLSA - Global Thinking Lecture Series - Julian Burnside AO QC
Wednesday, 12/09/12 6:30 PM

October 2012

Law Careers Panel
Thursday, 4/10/12 1:00 PM

Law Careers: Beyond clerkships seminar
Thursday, 11/10/12 1:00 PM

Be Active 2012 Conference
Wednesday, 31/10/12
In 2012, Sports Medicine Australia will host the paramount sports medicine, sports science, sports injury prevention and physical activity promotion conference event in Australia.

November 2012

ERRN (VIC) Seminar: Elections and Human Rights
Wednesday, 28/11/12 1:00 PM

December 2012

Unjust Enrichment Conference
Monday, 3/12/12 9:00 AM
The focus of the annual Obligations Group conference will be on the future of teaching and scholarship in the law of Unjust Enrichment. This has become a particularly topical area.

Dean's Welcome Evening for 2013 JD Offered Students
Wednesday, 12/12/12 5:00 PM
Event to welcome new JD students commencing in 2013. By invitation only.

February 2013

Orientation for 2013 JD Students
Thursday, 7/02/13 10:00 AM
Melbourne Law School is committed to ensuring our new students make a smooth transition to the study of law at graduate level. By invitation only.