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Conflict-of-norms in the information society: national security and cross-border data flow

Conflict-of-norms in the information society: national security and cross-border data flowOnline event National security has increasingly become a concern for cross-border data flow. In this panel discussion, we will survey the conflicts and potential collaboration between protecting national security and enhancing digital trade. Our distinguished panel will cover relevant laws and practices in big (the […]

Book launch: Constitutional Public Reason by Professor Wojciech Sadurski

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

Book launch: Constitutional Public Reason by Professor Wojciech SadurskiIn-person event The University of Sydney Law School is delighted to invite you to the launch of Constitutional Public Reason by Professor Wojciech Sadurski, Challis Chair in Jurisprudence, Sydney Law School. The book will be launched by The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG. About Constitutional Public Reason […]

Private International Law and Voices of Children

Private International Law and Voices of ChildrenOnline event When making decisions, adults should think about how their decisions will affect children. Recent years have witnessed, in private international law cases and legislation, the protection of children is increasingly mingled with gender, indigenous issues, refugees, violence, war, surrogacy technology, etc. This is evidenced by the US […]

Book launch: Comparing Online Legal Education

Law Lounge, Level 1

Book launch: Comparing Online Legal Education In-person event The University of Sydney Law School is delighted to invite you to the launch of Comparing Online Legal Education, co-edited by Professor Luke Nottage, Sydney Law School, for the International Academy of Comparative Law. The book will be launched by The Hon. Andrew Bell, Chief Justice of […]

Comparative History of International Arbitration: Australia, Japan and Beyond

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

Comparative History of International Arbitration: Australia, Japan and BeyondHybrid event This hybrid-format webinar compares the historical trajectory of international arbitration law and practice in Australia and Japan in regional and global contexts. An aim is to explore the evolving images and contours of arbitration and scope for cross-border collaboration in promoting this popular but sometimes […]

2nd Annual Global Sports Law Symposium: Dispute Resolution

2nd Annual Global Sports Law Symposium: Dispute ResolutionIn-person event Abstract This symposium brings together luminary experts and practitioners in sports law to discuss dispute resolution in the world of sports (it follows on from ANJeL’s seminar on international arbitration). The symposium’s first panel will feature two giants of the Australian sports law world reflecting on their […]

Business, human rights and development: A case for course correction

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

Business, human rights and development: A case for course correction In-person event Businesses are expected to respect all human rights. However, there is little evidence that human rights abuses-linked to businesses are on the decline despite the evolution of plethora of standards. Businesses are also expected to contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. […]

Business and Human rights: Recent Developments and Comparative Lessons

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

Business and Human rights: Recent Developments and Comparative LessonsIn-person event Given that human rights abuses-linked to businesses are on the rise rather than in decline, it is no surprise that ‘business and human rights’ remains a rapidly evolving research field. There are various national initiatives (e.g. the French loi de vigilance, one of the pioneer […]

Corruption, Criminal Law, and China: Offering and Accepting Bribes

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

Corruption, Criminal Law, and China: Offering and Accepting Bribes In-person event The XII Amendment to Criminal Law of P.R.C adopted by the Standing Committee of People’s Congress on 29 December 2023 is guided by two principles. One is to enhance protection for private enterprises and the other is to punish offering bribes and accepting bribes […]

30th Anniversary of the Shanghai Winter School

New Law Building (F10)

Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Shanghai Winter SchoolIn-person event Join us for a special reception hosted by the University of Sydney Law School Centre for Asian and Pacific Law, commemorating three decades of the Shanghai Winter School program. We extend a warm invitation to our esteemed staff, students, alumni, and anyone passionate about Asian and Pacific Law […]

China as a Development Model for the Global South: Opportunities and Limits

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

China as a Development Model for the Global South: Opportunities and Limits In-person event With its remarkable economic success, China could be regarded by countries in the Global South as presenting a development model that is easier to emulate than that of Western developed countries. In this paper, we examine to what extent the Chinese […]

Responding to repression and strengthening human rights systems | In conversation with Human Rights Watch’s Tirana Hassan

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

Responding to Repression and Strengthening Human Rights Systems | In conversation with Human Rights Watch’s Tirana HassanIn-person event The last few years have seen extensive human rights suppression and wartime atrocities. Selective government outrage and transactional diplomacy has carried profound costs for the rights of those not in on the deal. The drivers of these human […]