2024 Domestic and Family Violence Conference
2024-11-06 09:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Sydney Law School, Level 1, New Law Building Annex (F10A)
In-person event

The University of Sydney is pleased to announce its third conference on domestic and family violence. This one-day conference aims to convene academic researchers and community professionals who are dedicated to enhancing our knowledge of and responses to domestic and family violence.

About the conference

Domestic and family violence is rife in Australia. Concerningly, 1 in 6 women have experienced physical or sexual violence by a current or former partner, and one woman a week is killed (AIHW, 2018).

To address this complex issue, the Sydney Institute of Criminology is organising a one-day conference on domestic and family violence. This event will take place in person at The University of Sydney Camperdown Campus on Wednesday, 6 November.

The conference will bring together a diverse group of people, including those with lived experience, academics, and professionals working in community organisations. We hope to learn from one another’s knowledge and experiences to enhance our understanding of and responses to this urgent national issue. Our aim is to start a dialogue between community organisations and researchers that may lead to mutually beneficial research and practice collaborations.

Wednesday 6 November, 2024

Time: Program will be released closer to the dateVenue: Sydney Law School, Level 1, New Law Building Annexe (F10A), Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney, Camperdown campusCPD points = tbc

Program

Click here to view a copy of the final program (updated 4/11/24).

Registration

Complimentary, however registration is essential.Register here.

This conference is hosted by the University of Sydney Law School.

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence | Lunchtime Event 2024

Please note: Registration for the conference includes the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence lunchtime event.

If you would like to register for the lunchtime event only, register here.

Contact: If you have questions, please email: Associate Professor Helen Paterson: helen.paterson@sydney.edu.au

This conference is hosted by the University of Sydney Law School.

2024 Inspiring Legal Research: New Scholarly Horizons and Career Pathways
2026-04-20 00:25
WorkshopInspiring Legal Research: New Scholarly Horizons and Career PathwaysÂ
**The abstract submission deadline for this workshop has been extended to Wednesday 17 July.**
This workshop will be held on Fri 23- Sat 24 August at The University of Sydney Law School
The University of Sydney Law School in collaboration with UTS is pleased to host a workshop showcasing research by undergraduate, Juris Doctor and Masters students studying at law schools around Australia and New Zealand, on 23-24 August 2024.
If you are currently doing or have recently completed an honours thesis, an independent research project or substantial research paper as part of your degree, we invite you to present your research and meet other students, scholars, and practitioners.
Apart from presenting your work, the workshop will give you the opportunity to develop strategies to disseminate it by turning it into a journal article or making a contribution to policy formulation and law reform.
The workshop convenors are Yane Svetiev, Lynsey Blayden and Ross Abbs at Sydney Law School; and Isabella Alexander, Shaunnagh Dorsett and Catherine Robinson at UTS Law School.
The research presentations will be organised around topic areas with a prize awarded for the best paper and presentation.
We invite research projects in all areas of law and regulation, including:

private law
regulatory law
public and constitutional law
international and comparative law.

Expressions of interest to participate in the workshop based on the submission of an abstract will close on Wednesday 17 July, 5pm AEST.Â
We encourage you to submit your abstract and expression of interest as early as possible, which will enable us to provide you with an outcome and invitation sooner.
Discretionary travel grants are available, up to $500, for those students who can demonstrate financial need.

Submit your EOI and abstract
Click here to register your expression of interest and abstract.

Contact: law.events@sydney.edu.au

This workshop is hosted by the University of Sydney Law School in collaboration with UTS Law School.Â

Intersections of Private Law conference
2026-04-20 00:25 | Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School
Intersections of Private Law
A biennial colloquium at the University of Sydney Law School.

Intersections of Private Law is a colloquium series that aims to explore the boundaries, overlaps and complementary operation of fields of private law with each other and externally. There is much to be explored and discussed in how different fields of private law interact with each other and with other fields of law, such as criminal law, corporate law and public law. Within one field of private law, there are overlaps and distinctions to be drawn or eradicated, and interdisciplinary perspectives provide another source of intersection. The Intersections of Private Law colloquium series provides an opportunity for scholars from Australia and overseas to explore these and other overlaps and distinctions within and at the boundaries of private law. Speakers include Professors Matthew Dyson (Oxford), Jodi Gardner (Auckland), Donal Nolan (Oxford) and James Penner (NUS).

Registration:

Full conference in-person attendance: $100
Dinner attendance: $99

View the program here.
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5-6 April 2024
Venue: New Law Building (F10), Level 4, Common Room, University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus
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This event is proudly presented by Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney.

Law & Sustainability Conference
2026-04-20 00:25
SMU-Sydney-HKU Law & Sustainability ConferenceLaw, Sustainability, and Development: Transforming Pathways in the Asia Pacific Region
In-person event
Sydney Law School is delighted to announce that it will host the SMU-Sydney-HKU Law & Sustainability Conference at the University of Sydney on July 11-12, 2024.
About this event
The Asia Pacific region is at a critical point in its pathway to sustainability and faces significant challenges. These include achieving net zero emissions by mid-century, transitioning to cleaner energy in a manner that is just, progressing toward a â€˜circular economy’, ensuring that supply chains remain resilient, and safeguarding human rights.
A significant part of the global supply chain is located in the region, which is growing and urbanising rapidly. Improving access to employment and promoting economic growth, as well as accelerating progress towards responsible consumption and production, are important priorities. Meanwhile climate change and biodiversity loss pose major threats. Addressing these concerns will require rethinking development pathways, and embracing transformative change.
The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer a framework for addressing economic, social, and environmental sustainability challenges. These goals include eliminating hunger and extreme poverty, reducing diseases, reducing inequality, improving water management and energy, and tackling climate change urgently. Progress on all 17 goals is â€˜alarmingly slow’, however, according to the UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP, 2024). Without significant progress, the SDGs will not be achieved until 2062: some 32 years behind schedule.
View the program here.
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Thursday 11 – Friday 12 July 2024
Venue:Â New Law Building (F10), University of Sydney (Camperdown Campus)
Room to be confirmed

RegistrationÂ

General Attendee fullÂ conference fee (2 day attendance): $200
Student/Alumni full conference fee (2 day attendance): $140
1 day attendance: $120
Speaker attendance: (2 day attendance): $140
Dinner ticket: (Thursday 11 July): $80

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This event is proudly presented by the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law, Centre for Asian and Pacific Law and the Ross Parsons Centre at Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney.

Call for abstracts: Intersections of Private Law
2026-04-20 00:25
Call for abstracts: Intersections of Private Law
A biennial colloquium at the University of Sydney Law School.

Sydney Law School is pleased to announce the third Intersections of Private Law Colloquium to be held in-person on 5-6 April 2024. We are delighted to invite you to submit an abstract for the Colloquium.
Last held in 2019 before the pandemic, Intersections of Private Law is a colloquium series that aims to explore the boundaries, overlaps and complementary operation of fields of private law with each other and externally. There is much to be explored and discussed in how different fields of private law interact with each other – for example, contract law with tort or equitable principles, tort with unjust enrichment – and with other fields of law, such as criminal law, corporate law and public law. Even within one field of private law, there are overlaps and distinctions to be drawn or eradicated – for example, in tort law, trespass and nuisance, intentional wrongdoing and negligence. Interdisciplinary perspectives provide another source of intersection. The Intersections of Private Law colloquium series provides an opportunity for scholars from Australia and overseas to explore these and other overlaps and distinctions within and at the boundaries of private law.
The following invited speakers will participate in the Colloquium:

Matthew Dyson, Professor of Civil and Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford;
Jodi Gardner, Brian Coote Chair in Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland;
Donal Nolan, Professor of Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.

Abstracts should be submitted by email to intersectionsofprivatelaw@gmail.com. Abstracts should be no more than 500 words long. The due date for abstracts is 5 February 2024, although earlier submissions are welcome. Submissions from early career researchers and full drafts are warmly encouraged.
We will send notification of acceptance no later than 19 February 2024. We are happy to distribute any full drafts that we receive two weeks before the Colloquium.
There will be a small registration fee for confirmed participants to cover catering costs. There is a separate modest price for the colloquium dinner, which will be held on 5 April 2024.
Yours sincerely
Organisers of the third Intersections of Private Law Colloquium

This event is proudly presented by Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney.

2024 SCIL International Law Year in Review Conference
2026-04-20 00:25 | New Law Building (F10)
2024 SCIL International Law Year in Review Conference
In-person event
The annual SCIL Year in Review conference will host a number of exciting panels covering major developments in international law in 2023.
Our keynote is the newly-appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism, Professor Ben Saul,Â who will discuss the appointment and the major issues arising in relation to the position.
The conference will include a literary lunch featuring James Bradley (author of Ghost Species, Clade, and the upcoming Deep Water) in conversation with Michaela Kalowski (interviewer and curator).
In addition to the regular panel on international law cases in Australian courts, and Australia’s role in international court cases, we will have special sessions on:

the Law of the Sea in 2023 – including presentations on the ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change, and new developments on seabed mining and offshore renewable energy
Private International Law in 2023, including presentations on the London Steamship v Kingdom of Spain case
International law and developments in technology in 2023.

View the program here.
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Friday 23 February 2024
Venue: New Law Building (F10), University of Sydney (Camperdown Campus)
Room to be confirmed

Registration

Full-fee: $100
Non-USYD student/concession: $50

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About the literary lunch
James Bradley is a writer and critic. His books include the novels Wrack, The Deep Field, The Resurrectionist, CladeÂ and Ghost Species, a book of poetry, Paper Nautilus, and The Penguin Book of the Ocean. His essays and articles have appeared in The Monthly, The Guardian, Sydney Review of Books, Griffith Review, Meanjin, the Weekend AustralianÂ and the Sydney Morning Herald. In 2012 he won the Pascall Prize for Australia’s Critic of the Year, and he has been shortlisted twice for the Bragg Prize for Science Writing and nominated for a Walkley Award. He lives in Sydney. His new book Deep Water, out on April 3, explores how the ocean has shaped and sustained life on Earth from the beginning of time. Weaving together science, history and personal experience, it offers vital new ways of understanding not just humanity’s relationship with the planet, but our past – and perhaps most importantly, our future.
Michaela Kalowski is an interviewer, moderator & curator for writers and ideas festivals. Highlight interviews include Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell, Michelle de Kretser, & Stan Grant. She’s the curator ofÂ Big Weekend of Books,Â ABC RN’s on-air writers’ festival that takes place in mid June and is now in its fifth year.
She also produces and hosts a monthly books conversation event for Petersham Bowling Club called Readers. Michaela has conducted radio interviews and presented programs across ABC radio and is currently a co-host of The Bookshelf. She’s co-presenter & co-writer of a two-part podcast for ABC RN, tracing part of her family’s history, called Laya’s Way Home.

This event is hosted by theÂ Sydney Centre for International LawÂ at The University of Sydney Law School.

Restoration Law and Finance Conference: Legal and Financial Obstacles to Rehabilitation, Rehydration and Regeneration of Land and Water and Options for Reform
2026-04-20 00:25 | Law Foyer, Level 2
Restoration Law and Finance Conference: Legal and Financial Obstacles to Rehabilitation, Rehydration and Regeneration of Land and Water and Options for Reform
In-person event

The Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law at Sydney Law School invites you to Australia’s inaugural â€˜Restoration Law and Finance Conference’ on Thursday and Friday, 7 & 8Â December 2023.
The Australian Federal Government has committed to â€˜preventing, halting and reversing the loss of nature’ by signing up to The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, publishing the Nature Positive Plan (2022) and introducing the Nature Market Repair Bill (2023). As stated in the recently released Independent Review of the NSW Biodiversity Act 2016, chaired by Ken Henry, it is time to move â€˜beyond biodiversity conservation to a â€œnature positiveâ€ framing that emphasises the need to repair past damage and to take urgent action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, putting nature on a path to recovery, so that thriving ecosystems can support future generations’.
To achieve this, legal and financial barriers to restoration need to be addressed urgently.
Through a series of keynotes, presentations and panel discussions, the conference will bring together a diverse range of speakers, including Indigenous experts, lawyers, investors, restoration practitioners and government officials to discuss the legal and financial barriers to restoring nature across a range of land tenures, and workable solutions to address these issues. Federal initiatives for nature positive repair are unlikely to succeed unless these challenges are confronted head on.
Speakers include: Dr Justine Bell-James (Associate Professor, University of Queensland Law School); Dr Gerry Bates (University of Sydney); Dr Louise Camenzuli (Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth); Dr Emma Carmody (Restore Blue); Rohan Clarke (Regen Farmers Mutual); Raeleen Draper (Senior Natural Environment Project Officer (Blue Heart), Sunshine Coast Council); Veda FitzSimonsÂ (Associate Director, Pollination); Carolyn Hall (CEO and Managing Director, The Mulloon Institute);Â Dr Ken HenryÂ (Economist, Non-Executive Director of the Australian Securities Exchange, Cape York Partnership and Accounting for Nature Ltd.); Fiachra Kearney (Forever Wild); Stella Kondylas (The Nature Conservancy); Jock Mackenzie (EarthWatch); Grantley Smith (Restore Blue); Heidi Mippy (Noongar and This-Man-Warriyangka woman, Curtin University); Associate Professor Brad Moggridge (University of Canberra);Â Stephen Murphy (Conservation Partners); Claire Smith (Partner, Clayton Utz);Â Professor Ben Richardson (University of Tasmania Law School); James Trezise (Biodiversity Conservation Council); Laura Waterford (Director, Pollination);Â Cassandra Stevens (Director, Kullilli Bulloo River Aboriginal Corporation)

View the program and read speaker bios here (Updated 7 December 2023)

Thursday 7 – Friday 8 December 2023
Venue:Â Law Foyer, Level 2, New Law Building (F10), University of Sydney, Camperdown campus

This event is hosted by the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law (ACCEL) at Sydney Law School and is proudly supported by Mills Oakley.

Business Compliance in International Commercial Transactions across Asia Pacific
2026-04-20 00:25 | New Law Building (F10)
Business Compliance in International Commercial Transactions across Asia Pacific
This international conference will be held on 21 February 2024 at The University of Sydney Law School.Â
The year 2024 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Shanghai Winter School program, offered by the University of Sydney Law School in collaboration with the East China University of Political Science and Law. To celebrate this milestone, the Sydney Law School will proudly host an academic conference titled â€˜Business Compliance in International Commercial Transactions in Asia Pacific’ on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
Business compliance in international transactions across the Asia-Pacific region holds immense importance for organizations seeking to expand their activities within this dynamic and evolving landscape. Multinational corporations operating in Asia Pacific often confront unique compliance challenges due to the swiftly changing regulatory and geopolitical environment in the region.
The event will take place at the Camperdown campus of the University of Sydney Law School in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday February 21, 2024. The primary language of the conference will be English.
We will also be holding a celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Shanghai Winter School program after the conference. You will need to register separately for this event. Please find further details here.
The Conference will cover the following topics:

Keynote: Justice and injustice in foreign judgments – does terminology matter?
Professor Andrew Dickinson, Oxford University Law School

Anti-Money Laundering: current challenges and new responses
Victoria Trent, Commonwealth Bank

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing compliance: A banking perspective on the value of adopting a commercial risk-based approach.

Dr. David Chaikin and Dr. Lana Nadj, USYD

A Critical Analysis of the Risk-Based Approach to Anti-Money Laundering and the Legal Profession

Manvee Kumar Saidha, Trilegal, Mumbai, India

Online: Digitisation in Trade Financing: Mitigating Money Laundering Risks through Technological Innovation, Regulatory Interoperability, and Increased Policy-focused Dialogue

Dr Anastasia Suhartati Lukito, University of Surabaya, Indonesia

Enhancing Business Compliance Through Beneficial Ownership Disclosure in Indonesia

(Anti-Money Laundering and Corporate Crime Perspectives)
Financial Crime and Corporates
Professor Philip Nichols, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Does Compliance With the Antibribery Regime Require the Use of Artificial Intelligence?

Avin Persad-Ford, Howard C. Cohen & Associates

Online: Deferred Prosecution Agreements in Australia: How to Protect the Shawcross Principle

Dr Alan Koh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence and Director Liability: Bridging the Enforcement Gap

Soumya Rajsingh, Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University

Exahing Corporate Compliance for Combating Modern Slavery in India’s Global Value Chain: An Analysis

Private International Law-Arbitration
Professor Luke Nottage, USYD

Compliance with Alternative Dispute Resolution commitments in international commercial and investment agreements

Yang Liu, ECUPL

Unilateral Sanctions as Defenses in Investment Arbitration

Ganesh Sahathevan, Centre For Industrial Research, Melanesian Mambefor Corporation

Remote Sensing Evidence in The Resolution Of Disputes Concerning Non-Compliant Carbon Credit Products

Dan Xie, ECUPL

The Judicial Understanding and Implementation of Due Process Defence under the New York Convention by Chinese Courts: A Comprehensive Analysis

Private International Law-Litigation
Professor Vivienne Bath, USYD
Professor Tao Du, ECUPL

The HCCH Conventions in Chinese Courts

Dr Yan Li, Seoul National University Law Research Institute
Declining Jurisdiction in China and South Korea: A Mixture of Civil and Common Law Culture in Private International Law?
Dr Thu Thuy Nguyen, Hanoi Law University
Online: The Barriers for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Vietnam
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Private International Law-International commercial transactions
Professor Bing Ling, USYD
Dapo Wang, Shanghai Jiaotong University

Economic Sanctions and the Trade-Compliance Dilemmas for Chinese Companies

Dr Lemuel Didulo Lopez, RMIT University

Online: â€œChoice of Forum Clause and the Protection of Weaker Parties: Lessons from Asiaâ€

Stefano Dominelli, University of Genoa, Italy

Online: â€œâ€˜Once a Trader, Always a Trader’ – Or Maybe not: The EU Law Shaping of the Law of State Immunitiesâ€

Cross Border Flow of Data
Professor Henry Gao, Singapore Management University

WTO Joint Statement Initiative on E-commerce: half full or half empty?

Shangxuan Wu, ECUPL

An Anatomy of China’s Cross-border Data Flow Regulation Regime

Dr Phoebe Li and Dr. Minako Morita-Jaeger, University of Sussex School of Law

Online: Interoperability of the UK’s data governance regimes: From domestic to international trade perspectives

Naeem Allah Rakha, Tashkent State University of Law

Online: â€œTowards a Cross-Border Cyber-security Legal Framework: Examining Data Protection Compliance Risks in Digital Trade across the Asia Pacificâ€

Data Protection and Security
Yixian Li, Ravi Prakash Vyas and Inma Conde, USYD

Is China the World’s Biggest Face Recognition Dealer?: Global Companies and China’s Data Surveillance and Privacy Laws

Guangyi Qu, ECUPL

The Concept of Security in International Trade Law

Tianqi Gu, USYD

Data Protection and National Securityâ€”Foreign Direct Investment in Australia and China

Fitria Dewi Navisa, Universitas Islam Malang, Indonesia

Legality of Legal Products Produced by AI based on Positive Law in Indonesia

Supply Chain Round Table Discussion

Professor Zhenjie Zhou, College for Criminal Law Science, Beijing Normal University
Dr. Wangjie Chen, ECUPL
Online: Minh Nhut Le, International Law Faculty at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law in Vietnam
Other speakers to be announced.

Click here to view the program.

Wednesday 21 February 2024
Venue:Â New Law Building (F10), University of Sydney, Eastern Avenue, Camperdown campus
Registration:Â $50 for the full-day conference
For USYD students, staff and alumni, please email us at law.events@sydney.edu.au for a discount code.
Registration has now closed for this event.Â
Enquiries may be directed to: law.events@sydney.edu.au

This conference is hosted by the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law at Sydney Law School and the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.

ACCEL Distinguished Speaker Address and Panel Discussions: Legal accelerants for climate action: taking stock for COP28
2026-04-20 00:25 | Law Lounge, Level 1
ACCEL Distinguished Speaker Address and Panel Discussions: LegalÂ accelerantsÂ for climate action: taking stock for COP28
In-person event
Climate action is more urgent than ever. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached its highest point in at least two million years, and climate change is causing widespread, and unequal, adverse impacts on nature and people (IPCC, 2023) .Â In order to limit global warming to 1.5Â°C above pre-industrial levels and prevent the worst impacts, developed countries must reach net zero by 2040, and emerging economies by 2050. Despite this, current policies will lead to a 2.8Â°C temperature rise by 2100.Â In a time when we should be accelerating our efforts, we backslide.Â
In November, leaders will gather at COP28 for the first global stocktake of the Paris Agreement. The process for preparing the next cycle of Nationally Determined Contributions will also be launched.Â
This event will bring together leading researchers and professionals ahead of the COP to provide insights on how to conceptualise, develop and implement legal and governance tools to accelerate deep decarbonisation, adaptation and address loss and damage, on a whole of economy basis. Against the backdrop of the UN’s 2023 Acceleration Agenda, experts will discuss the various dimensions of legal acceleration to ensure a more equitable transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient global economy.
The 2023 ACCEL Distinguished Address will be delivered by Dr Ian Fry, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change. Dr Fry will discuss important human rights and justice dimensions of the UN’s Acceleration Agenda, including the need to integrate human rights standards and principles into accelerated climate action.Â
The Distinguished Address will be supported by a series of panels in which leading experts will discuss the role and potential of legal accelerants in the context of climate finance, climate litigation, law and nature and the law of the sea. Speakers include Frances Anggadi (University of Wollongong), David Barnden (Equity Generation Lawyers), Gareth Bryant (University of Sydney), Zoe Bush (Environmental Defenders Office), Emma Carmody (Restore Blue),Â Arjuna Dibley (Sustainable Finance Hub, University of Melbourne), Dominique Hogan-Doran SC (5 Wentworth), Tim Stephens (University of Sydney), Zoe Whitton (Pollination) andÂ Rachel Walmsley (Environmental Defenders’ Office).
Draft schedule
8.30amÂ Registration
9.00am:Â Welcome and opening remarks
9.15am: Legal acceleration and the role of climate litigation
Speakers:Â Dominique Hogan-Doran SC (5 Wentworth),Â David Barnden (Equity Generation Lawyers) andÂ Zoe Bush (Environmental Defenders Office)
10.30am: Morning tea
11amÂ Climate finance and accelerated climate action
Speakers:Â Arjuna Dibley (Sustainable Finance Hub, University of Melbourne),Â Gareth Bryant (University of Sydney) and Kate Owens (ACCEL)
12.30pmÂ Lunch
1.30pmÂ Â Nature restoration and the acceleration agenda
Speakers: Gerry Bates (University of Sydney),Â Emma Carmody (Restore Blue),Â Rachel Walmsley (Environmental Defenders’ Office), Rachel Killean (Chair, University of Sydney)
3.00pmÂ Afternoon tea
3.30pmÂ Climate change and the Law of the Sea
Speakers: Ian Fry (Special Rapporteur), Tim Stephens (University of Sydney),Â Â Frances Anggadi (University of Wollongong) and Chester Brown (Chair, University of Sydney)â€‚â€‚
5.00pmÂ Cocktail reception
5.30pmÂ 2023 ACCEL Distinguished Speaker Address: Human rights, climate justice and the UN Acceleration Agenda
Registration – now open

FullÂ day: $100
Panel DiscussionsÂ only: $70
2023 ACCEL Distinguished Speaker Address: $40

Student rates

Full day: $50
Panel Discussions only: $35
2023 ACCEL Distinguished Speaker Address: $20

Tuesday 31 October 2023
Venue:Â Law Lounge, Level 1, New Law Building Annex (F10A)

This event is hosted by the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law (ACCEL) at Sydney Law School.

2023 Domestic and Family Violence Conference
2026-04-20 00:25 | Sydney Law School, Level 1, New Law Building Annex (F10A)
Domestic and Family Violence Conference
This conference will be held on 9 November at The University of Sydney Law School
A one day conference of academic researchers and community professionals who are working to improve our understanding of and responses to Domestic and Family Violence. This conference has been initiated by the Sydney Institute of Criminology, and is additionally supported by the University of Sydney Law School; the School of Psychology, the Women at Sydney Network; Diversity and Inclusion; and Social Work and Policy Studies.

About the conference
Domestic and family violence is rife in Australia. Concerningly, 1 in 6 women have experienced physical or sexual violence by a current or former partner, and one woman a week is killed (AIHW, 2018).
To address this complex issue, the Sydney Institute of Criminology is organising a one-day conference on domestic and family violence. This event will take place in person on Gadigal Land at The University of Sydney Camperdown Campus on Thursday, 9 November.
The conference will bring together a diverse group of people, including academics, professionals working in community organisations, and those with lived experience. It is hoped that we will be able to learn from one another’s knowledge and experiences to enhance our understanding of and responses to this urgent national issue. Our aim is to start a dialogue between community organisations and researchers that may lead to mutually beneficial research collaborations.
Venue
Sydney Law School, New Law Building Annexe – Level 1
The University of Sydney

Program
View the latest program here (updated 31 October 2023)

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Please note that by registering to this event, you will also be registered to attend 16 Days of Activism â€” Lunchtime Event.

Contact: If you have questions, please email: Associate Professor Helen Paterson: helen.paterson@sydney.edu.au
This conference is hosted by the University ofÂ Sydney Law School.

Inspiring Legal Research: New Scholarly Horizons and Career Pathways - day 1
2026-04-20 00:25
WorkshopInspiring Legal Research: New Scholarly Horizons and Career PathwaysÂ
This workshop will be held on 12-13 August at The University of Sydney Law School
On 12-13 August 2022 the Sydney Law School will host a workshop showcasing research by undergraduate, Juris Doctor and Masters students studying at law schools around Australia and New Zealand.
If you are currently doing or have recently completed an honours thesis, an independent research project or substantial research paper as part of your degree, we invite you to present your research and meet other students, scholars, and practitioners.
Apart from presenting your work, the workshop will give you the opportunity to develop strategies to disseminate it by turning it into a journal article or making a contribution to policy formulation and law reform.
The workshop convenor is Yane Svetiev, Associate Dean for Research Education at the Sydney Law School. Invited speakers include Saskia Hufnagel (Queen Mary) and Colin King (University of London). The speakers will discuss reasons for doing an advanced research degree in law, such as a PhD, and the career pathways it can open up.
The research presentations will be organised around topic areas with a prize awarded to the best paper and presentation. We invite research projects in all areas of law and regulation, including private law, regulatory law, public and constitutional law, international and comparative law.
Expressions of interest to participate in the workshop is now closed.
Discretionary travel grants are available, up to $500, for those students who can demonstrate financial need.

Contact: law.events@sydney.edu.au

This conference is hosted by the University ofÂ Sydney Law School.

Digital vulnerability: Vulnerable individuals and remote access technologies in justice
2026-04-20 00:25
2023 Criminal Law CPD Series:
Digital vulnerability: Vulnerable individuals and remote access technologies in justice
Ethics & professional responsibility
Professional skills
Practice Management
CPD Points: 1.5
About
This seminar will focus on the use of remote access technologies, such as audiovisual links, when working with vulnerable individuals in the justice system, and the developing concept of â€˜digital vulnerability’. The seminar will draw on Dr McKay’s current Australian Research Council (â€˜ARC’) funded research and examine the multiple layers of vulnerability that individuals may experience while involved in legal matters. It will present preliminary findings from initial fieldwork interviews with lawyers and judicial officers that reveal critical perspectives on the impacts of digitalisation on vulnerable people in the justice system. While the research project and findings centre on the criminal justice system, many of the issues are equally relevant to legal practitioners working with vulnerable people in civil matters.
Presenter
Dr Carolyn McKay is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney Law School where she teaches Criminal Law, Civil & Criminal Procedure and Digital Criminology. She is CoDirector of the Sydney Institute of Criminology.
Carolyn is recognised for her research into technologies in justice, specifically her empirical research into prisoners’ experiences of accessing justice from a custodial situation by audio visual links, published in her monograph,The Pixelated Prisoner: Prison video links, court â€˜appearance’ and the justice matrix (2018)Â Routledge. During the period July 2021 – June 2024, Carolyn will undertake her ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) ‘The Digital Criminal Justice Project: Vulnerability and the Digital Subject’.
Carolyn serves on the NSW Bar Association Innovation & Technology Committee and served on the 2019 NSW Law Society Legal Technologies Committee. She has been a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford 2019 and for 3 months at the OÃ±ati International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Spain 2013-14. Carolyn has previously consulted on anti-dumping trade disputes and indirect taxation, working in both Sydney and Tokyo, and she also has a digital media/visual arts practice.

This webinar will be released on Thursday 29 June, 2023.
Find out more about the series.

Vulnerable witness advocacy
2026-04-20 00:25
2023-24 Criminal Law CPD Series:
Vulnerable witness advocacy
Professional skills
Ethics & professional responsibility
CPD Points: 1.5
About
This seminar will discuss the definition of a vulnerable witness in theÂ Criminal Procedure ActÂ 1986Â (NSW) and the provisions in the Act that allow for the use of pre-recorded evidence and provide for other alternative means of giving evidence. The seminar will particularly consider the way a complainant’s evidence is adduced in the Child Sexual Assault Program operating in some NSW courts. There will also be some discussion ofÂ Evidence ActÂ 1995Â (NSW) provisions that may be relevant to the evidence of a vulnerable witness. Finally, the seminar will cover relevant provisions of theÂ Equality before the Law Bench BookÂ and some findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Presenter
Philip Hogan is a Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (â€˜ODPP’). He was appointed to this office in 2018, having served as a Crown Prosecutor since 2010. Before that, Philip spent 13 years at the NSW Bar, practising from Samuel Griffiths Chambers. He appears regularly in serious criminal proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW and the District Court of NSW.

This webinar will be released on Thursday 25 May, 2023.
Find out more about the series.

Non-consensual sexual offence law reform in Western Australia
2026-04-20 00:25
2023 Criminal Law CPD Series:
Non-consensual sexual offence law reform in Western Australia
Substantive Law
CPD Points: 1.5
About
The Attorney-General of Western Australia has asked that State’s Law Reform Commission to review Western Australia’s sexual offence laws. On 23 December 2022, the Commission published a Discussion Paper that deals with, among other things, the law relating to sexual consent and the operation of honest and reasonable mistake of fact in non-consensual sexual offence proceedings. This seminar will consider the various reform options. It will particularly focus on how the law should define â€˜consent’; vitiating circumstances such as mistakes and threats; and the circumstances in which the honest and reasonable mistake of fact excuse should be available to a person accused of non-consensual sexual offending. There will be some discussion of recent law reform activity in this area in other Australian jurisdictions – most notably, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Presenter
Dr Andrew DyerÂ is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney Law School and has been a Director of the Sydney Institute of Criminology since 1 January 2021. His research concerns criminal law and human rights law and the relationship between them.

This webinar will be released on Thursday 27 April, 2023.
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