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SUMMARY:Book launch | Research Methods in Private International Law: Educating the Next Generation of Conflicts Lawyers
DESCRIPTION:Book launch | Research Methods in Private International Law: Educating the Next Generation of Conflicts LawyersOnline event\n\n\n\n\n\nResearch Methods in Private International Law: A Handbook on Regulation\, Research\, and Teaching\n\nThis incisive research handbook provides valuable insights into the various methodological approaches to Private International Law from regulatory and educational perspectives. It comprehensively unpacks central themes in the field including international jurisdiction\, recognition and enforcement\, and scrupulously analyses core debates whilst addressing legislative and policy issues.\n\nIn collaboration with the editors Xandra Kramer (Erasmus School of Law/Utrecht University) and Laura Carballo PiÃ±eiro (University of Vigo)\, this online book launch will feature contributions from eminent speakers\, focusing on global insights in teaching Private International Law.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers and discussion topics\n\n\nLaura Carballo PiÃ±eiro/Xandra Kramer\n\nMethods in private international law are not only important for the purpose of regulation and research\, but also for societal and educational purposes. To continue developing and fulfil its regulatory and societal functions\, private international law requires the nurturing of strong scholarship and thus research on creating a suitable learning environment for it to be diversified. Highlighting perspectives from university teaching in different countries\, laypersons\, colonialism\, and feminism enriches the development of private international law and increases awareness of its role as a global governance tool.\n\nVeronica RuizÂ Abou-Nigm\n\nPrivate international law matters for everybody. Why then is it perceived to be so marginal? We identify three distorted perceptions: irrelevance\, impenetrability\, and indifference. Private international law is considered to be irrelevant\, because relevant decisions are taken in substantive law. It is considered impenetrable because many of its doctrines appear strange and general intuition offers little guidance towards the correct solution. And it seems indifferent to questions of values and questions of political economy. We address each of these perceptions in turn. We demonstrate that private international law\, far from being irrelevant\, is an indispensable part of private law. Whoever wants to make full use of private law must think of private international law as well. We suggest that private international law can seem impenetrable because it requires a whole different way of thinking: thinking between legal orders. Lawyers and non-lawyers alike are used to thinking within one order that is relatively coherent. That thinking is of little help in resolving issues that take place in-between such coherent orders. And we describe what we view as the ethical minimum of private international law: responsivity\, cultural humility\, and intercultural competence. These attitudes\, which are not confined to the law\, raise the possibility that private international law could teach something of relevance to everyone beyond its own disciplinary boundaries. Putting these insights in practice can\, we hope\, be transformative towards Private International Law for Everyone.\n\nRamani Garimella\n\nThe human catastrophe witnessed in Bhopal\, India\, remains pertinent for the domain of private international law. The US court ruled against the forum’s jurisdiction as being forum non conveniens and return it for the jurisdiction of India’s courts. Adherence to a formalist/positivist approach that believed in the public-private distinction allowed the court to avoid a discussion on the immense public interests that were involved in the suit. Such approach dwarfed the nature and magnitude of loss for the victims and demonstrated how far the ideas of territoriality and jurisdiction moved away from the notion of â€˜unified international law’. The author suggests revisiting this distinction from a methodological perspective – historicity – to understand the reasons for the survival of this distinction\, especially in the third world countries as a vestige of the colonial law. This research\, exemplifying through India\, explores the zealous adherence to the colonial law on the rules of private international law including the methodology of the domain\, and the absence of any significant local contribution to the domain. The research argues that the distinction emerged as an expression of the positivist international law (often non-representative/non-participative) that had helped further the legitimation of colonialism. The research suggests a historicity-based methodology for identifying the domain’s content so as to ensure a justice-centric regime that takes note of the rights of the victims of human error.\n\nChukwama Okoli/Abubakri Yekini\n\nMany African countries aim to capitalise on globalization to enhance cross-border trade and commerce. This necessitates an effective private international law framework to resolve frictions that inherent in cross-border transactions. While scholarly work often focuses on PIL’s role in facilitating cross-border trade\, the teaching of PIL and the preparedness of budding lawyers to tackle modern issues have been largely overlooked. This chapter addresses this gap by examining the effectiveness of PIL education in Nigeria. Through empirical research involving questionnaires administered to 75 undergraduate students from seven universities\, the study provides insights into the current curriculum and teaching methodologies. The findings suggest that existing approaches are inadequate for producing transnational lawyers equipped with the necessary hands-on skills. The paper recommends a multi-method teaching approach\, with a strong emphasis on clinical education and comparative law.\n\nAukje van Hoek\n\nAn inventory of (online) course descriptions of courses in private international law at different European universities show a diversity in approaches to teaching PIL. Which choices are made when developing a specific course\, will depend on the staff teaching the course and the wider â€˜Umfeld’ in which the course is situated. Three approaches will be discussed and put in context.\n\nModerator: Dr.Â Jie (Jeanne) Huang\, Co-chair of ASIL PIL Interest Group and Associate Professor at the University of Sydney Law School.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the book\nResearch Methods in Private International Law- A Handbook on Regulation\, Research and Teaching\n\nEdited byÂ Xandra Kramer\, Professor of Private Law\, Erasmus School of Law\, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Professor of Private International Law\, Utrecht University\, the Netherlands andÂ Laura Carballo PiÃ±eiro\, Professor of Private International Law\, Universidade de Vigo\, Spain.\n\n\n\n\n\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>\nMonday 23 September 2024\nTime: 6pm-7.30pm AEST  \nYou will receive Zoom details closer to the date of the webinar. \nCPD points = 1.5\n\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>\n\n\n\nThis event is jointly presented by the American Society of International Law Private International Law Interest Group and the University of Sydney Law School.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/book-launch-research-methods-in-private-international-law-educating-the-next-generation-of-conflicts-lawyers/
LOCATION:New South Wales
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240913T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240913T130000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010732Z
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED A new era" of Chinese law: The theoretical origins of Xi Jinping Legal Thought
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URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/cancelled-a-new-era-of-chinese-law-the-theoretical-origins-of-xi-jinping-legal-thought/
LOCATION:Common Room\, Level 4\, Sydney Law School
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240910T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240910T193000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010819Z
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SUMMARY:What are the responsibilities of freedom and why do we need them?
DESCRIPTION:What are the responsibilities of freedom and why do we need them?\nA thought provoking discussion on one of the abiding themes of our time as explored in Professor Kinley’s new bookâ€¯The Liberty Paradox.\n\nIn-person event \n\n\nSydney Law School is delighted to host a discussion on liberty and the dangers it faces today from the myopic demands of freedom without limit\, as explored inÂ Professor David Kinley’sÂ new bookÂ The Liberty Paradox: Living with the Responsibilities of Freedom. \nJoin Professor Kinley in conversation with special guest Alexander Heffner\, host of PBS’sÂ The Open Mind\, in what promises to be a lively\, engaging and thought-provoking discussion of the complexities that shape our society and challenge our perceptions of freedom and responsibility in today’s world. \nAcclaimed by theÂ New York TimesÂ as â€œa thorough meditation on the complexities of negotiating our desires with those of other people\,â€Â The Liberty ParadoxÂ offers some answers as we tackle life’s challenges of health\, happiness\, wealth\, work\, security\, voice\, respect\, trust\, love and death. \nAbout the speakers \nProfessor David KinleyÂ holds the Chair of Human Rights Law at the University of Sydney. He is also an Academic Expert Member of Doughty Street Chambers in London\, a founding member of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights\, and a board member ofÂ Cisarua\, an Afghan refugee-led education centre located in Indonesia. \nAlexander HeffnerÂ is the host ofÂ The Open Mindâ€”America’s longest-running current affairs TV programâ€”and the creator ofÂ Breaking Bread with AlexanderÂ on Bloomberg TV. He is also the co-author of the bestsellingÂ A Documentary History of the United States. He has been covering American politics and civic life since the 2008 presidential campaign. \n\n\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> \nTuesday 10 September 2024\nTime:Â 6-7.30pm \nVenue: Sydney Law School\, Lecture Theatre 101\, Level 1\, New Law Building (F10A)\, University of Sydney\, Camperdown campus \nCPD points = 1.5 \n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> \n\n\nAbout the book \nCopies of Professor Kinley’s new bookÂ The Liberty Paradox: Living with the Responsibilities of Freedom will be available for purchase at the event\, courtesy of Gleebooks. \n**Please note that the event will be recorded for broadcast in the US and online** \n  \nThis event is presented by the University of Sydney Law School.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/what-are-the-responsibilities-of-freedom-and-why-do-we-need-them/
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 101\, level 1\, New Law Building F10A\, Campderdown Campus
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240902T010000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240902T140000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010725Z
UID:1537-1725238800-1725285600@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:A new explanation of China's patenting phenomenon with a focus on the patenting of traditional medical knowledge
DESCRIPTION:A new explanation of China’s patenting phenomenon with a focus on the patenting of traditional medical knowledge\nIn-person event \n\n\nThis seminar will present how Dr Ben Hopper’s thesis explains why people are getting patents over traditional medical knowledge in a way that differs from (and adds to) the usual explanations for China’s â€œpatent boomâ€. These â€œusual (explanatory) suspectsâ€ are based on State interference (patenting subsidies\, etc.)\, level of innovation and level of human capital. It will draw on his original fieldwork data comprising a survey of the approaches to patenting of 53 mostly ethnic minority traditional medical practitioners in China’s southwestern\, relatively poor and isolated province of Guizhou. The analysis of those data involved a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods. The seminar will conclude that a key (and\, thus far\, missing) ingredient in explaining patenting activity in China is the individual’s extent of marketisation\, with more marketised individuals having a statistically significant higher propensity to get patents and to obey patent laws. \n\nThis event is part of the PhD/ECR presentation series hosted by the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law. \n\nAbout the speaker\nDr Ben HopperÂ is a lecturer at Melbourne Law School. He teaches and researches in the areas of intellectual property\, traditional knowledge\, technology law\, civil procedure\, and legal ethics. He examines doctrinal developments in these areas of law\, with a focus on intellectual property law. His research uses empirical methods to illuminate the â€œliving lawâ€\, including people’s lived experiences of the law\, and legal subjectivity. He draws on both legal theory and broader social theory to explain the results of his empirical research. \nBen’s current research focus is China\, the locus of his PhD on patenting of traditional knowledge\, and where he has completed projects on geographical indications in the tea industry and internal migration in Xinjiang. He has a J.D.\, B.A. (Hons)\, and D-Lang (German) from the University of Melbourne\, and an LL.M. from Harvard University. \nCommentator: Dr Olugbenga OlatunjiÂ (University of Sydney Law School) \n————————————————– \nMonday 2 September\, 2024\nTime:Â 1-2pm \nVenue: Common Room\, Level 4\, New Law Building (F10)\, Eastern Avenue\, University of Sydney\, Camperdown campus \nCPD Points: 1 point \n————————————————— \nThis event is co-sponsored byÂ theÂ Centre for Asian and Pacific LawÂ and theÂ Ross Parsons Centre.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/a-new-explanation-of-chinas-patenting-phenomenon-with-a-focus-on-the-patenting-of-traditional-medical-knowledge/
LOCATION:Common Room\, Level 4\, Sydney Law School
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240808T113000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240808T123000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010813Z
UID:1544-1723116600-1723120200@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:The proliferation of Chinese surveillance tools overseas: sovereignty\, resistance\, and debt
DESCRIPTION:The proliferation of Chinese surveillance tools overseas: sovereignty\, resistance\, and debt\nIn-person event \n\n\nThe heightened public and scholarly attention to Africa-China relations is chiefly inspired by the growing trade\, investment\, and aid between Beijing and the Global South. More specifically\, the research on digital surveillance in Africa focuses largely on the wide distribution of Chinese technology\, drawing attention to the fact that regime type is a poor predictor of the purchase and use of that technology. \nQuestions concerning how digital technologies work\, their high local demand\, and how they alter or do not alter state capacity have received far less study. More importantly\, though\, the literature that has already been written ignores an important paradox: if increased digital surveillance is wanted to support government authority because of its ability to police and administer\, it may also work against state sovereignty. \nIn the latter regard\, digital surveillance tools are embedded within processes that result in the privatization of the state. The outsourcing of its functions to Chinese tech giants\, like Huawei\, has transformed the government\, done within the context of a supposedly weak African state that seeks to ameliorate its inefficiencies\, in part\, into a holding company in the business of franchising out many operations\, including police services\, and hence much of its sovereignty. This is all done within the context of supposedly weak postcolonial states that seek to improve their states’ practical and technical inefficiencies. \nIn this presentation\, we explore how postcolonial states seek to use scientific knowledge and technology to scale state capacities. Accordingly\, it interrogates claims around China’s growing technological footprint\, the role of those technologies in emergent forms of state-corporate venture\, the nature of African developmental states\, and challenges to local data privacy. \nThis is the first event in the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law HDR/ECR series. \nAbout the speaker\nBulelani Jili is a Meta Research PhD fellow at Harvard University. His research interests include ICT development\, Africa-China relations\, cybersecurity\, post-colonial thought\, and privacy law. He is also a visiting fellow at Yale Law School\, a cybersecurity fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School\, a scholar-in-residence at the Electronic Privacy Information Center\, a visiting fellow at Hong Kong University Law\, a fellow at the Atlantic Council\, and a research associate at Oxford University. \nCommentator: Jose-Miguel Bello Villarino\, Sydney Law School \nModerator: Jie (Jeanne) Huang\, Sydney Law School \n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> \nThursday 8 August\, 2024\nTime: 11.30-12.30pm \nVenue: Law Lounge\, Level 1\, New Law Building\, Eastern Avenue\, University of Sydney\, Camperdown campus \n\n\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> \nCPD Points = 1 point \nThis event is co-sponsored by the China Studies Centre and the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law. \n\n\n 
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/the-proliferation-of-chinese-surveillance-tools-overseas-sovereignty-resistance-and-debt/
LOCATION:Law Lounge\, Level 1
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240801T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240801T190000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010734Z
UID:1549-1722531600-1722538800@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:Corruption and Investment Arbitration in Asia: New Frontiers
DESCRIPTION:Corruption and Investment Arbitration in Asia: New Frontiers\nIn-person event \n\n\nThis seminar hosted by the University of Sydney Law School will involve a local re-launch of a new book on Corruption and Illegality in Asian Investment Arbitration (Teramura\, Nottage and Jetin eds\, published in Open Access in Springer’s Asia in Transition series in April 2024) and discussion of some new research. \nParticipants include: \n\nOpening: Professor Simon Bronitt (University of Sydney)\nChair and re-launch: Hon Wayne Martin AC KC (Francis Burt Chambers\, former Chief Justice of Western Australia)\nBook overview and key findings: Assistant Professor Nobumichi Teramura (Universiti Brunei Darussalam)\nNew pan-Asian empirical study: Professor Luke Nottage (University of Sydney)\, with Teramura\nChina focus: Professor Vivienne Bath and Dr Tianqi Gu (University of Sydney)\nIndonesia focus: Professor Simon Butt (University of Sydney) and Antony Crockett\, Herbert Smith Freehills (Hong Kong).\nCommentator: Dr Amokura Kawharu (President\, New Zealand Law Commission)\n\nClick here for more information. \n\n\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> \nThursday 1 August 2024\nTime: 5-7pm (including a cocktail reception) \nVenue: Sydney Law School\, Law Lounge\, level 1\, New Law Building (F10A)\, Eastern Avenue\, Camperdown campusÂ  \n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> \n\n\nThis event is presented by the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law at the University of Sydney Law School and the Australian Network for Japanese Law.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/corruption-and-investment-arbitration-in-asia-new-frontiers/
LOCATION:New Law Building (F10)
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240717T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240717T140000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010813Z
UID:1547-1721221200-1721224800@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:The Past\, Present\, and Future of the Palestine Investigation
DESCRIPTION:The Past\, Present\, and Future of the Palestine Investigation\nIn-person event\n \nOn May 20th\, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court\, Karim Khan KC\, announced that his Office had applied for arrest warrants against three senior Hamas leaders and two high-ranking Israeli government officials. This talk\, which is based on Professor Kevin Jon Heller’s role as Special Adviser on War Crimes to the Prosecutor\, will discuss the past\, present\, and future of the investigation in Palestine. He will explain what a Special Adviser does\, provide a history of the Palestine investigation\, discuss the arrest-warrant applications\, and offer a few thoughts for what the future might hold for the warrants and the investigation more generally. \nAbout the author:\nKevin Jon HellerÂ is Professor of International Law and Security at the University of Copenhagen’s Centre for Military Studies and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires. He is an Academic Member of Doughty Street Chambers in London and currently serves as Special Advisor to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on War Crimes. \nProf. Heller’s books includeÂ The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and the Origins of International Criminal LawÂ (OUP\, 2011) and four co-edited volumes:Â The Handbook of Comparative Criminal LawÂ (Stanford\, 2010)\,Â The Hidden Histories of War Crimes TrialsÂ (OUP\, 2013)\, theÂ Oxford Handbook of International Criminal LawÂ (OUP\, 2018)\, andÂ Contingency in International Law: On the Possibility of Different Legal HistoriesÂ (OUP\, 2021). He is currently co-writing a book with Samuel Moyn (Yale) provisionally entitledÂ The Vietnam War and International Law. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the international-law blogÂ Opinio Juris\, where he has blogged for more than 17 years. \nProf. Heller has been involved in the practice of international law throughout his career\, most notably acting as one of Radovan Karadzic’s formally-appointed legal associates at the ICTY; serving as the plaintiffs’ sole expert witness inÂ Salim v Mitchell\, a successful Alien Tort Statute case against the psychologists who designed and administered the CIA’s torture program; functioning as UNITAD’s Special Expert for International Criminal and Humanitarian Law; and acting as legal advisor to and expert witness for Ramzi bin al-Shibh\, one of the defendants in the 9/11 trial at Guantanamo Bay. \n  \nWednesday 17 July\, 1-2pm AEST\nVenue: Level 4\, Common Room\, New Law Building (F10)\, Eastern Avenue\, Camperdown campus \nCPD Points: 1 \nThis event is proudly presented by the Sydney Centre for International Law at the University of Sydney Law School
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-palestine-investigation/
LOCATION:Common Room\, Level 4\, Sydney Law School
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,Interdisciplinary,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law,Lunchtime Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240715T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240715T193000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010730Z
UID:1550-1721066400-1721071800@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:Book launch: Judicial Dysfunction in Indonesia
DESCRIPTION:Book launch: Judicial Dysfunction in Indonesia\nAn analysis of corruption in Indonesia’s courts.\n\n\nIn-person event \n\n\nThe University of Sydney Law School is delighted to invite you to the launch of Judicial Dysfunction in Indonesia by Professor Simon Butt\, a revealing book that examines the deep-rooted issues in Indonesia’s judicial system. \nTracing problems back to the authoritarian regimes of Presidents Soekarno and Soeharto\, the book explains how the judiciary nearly collapsed by the late 1990s. Despite reforms aimed at improving judicial independence\, corruption and inefficiency persist\, with judges often acting without accountability. \nThis essential work offers an empirical analysis of corruption mechanisms\, including how bribes are negotiated and paid. It also addresses the impact of public pressure on judicial independence and the prevalence of unsafe convictions. \nThe book will be launched by Professor Tim Lindsey\, University of Melbourne Law School\, and Dr Laode Syarif\, Executive Director at The Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia\, and moderated by Lydia Santoso of the Australia Indonesia Business Council. \nThe book will be available for purchase on the evening. \nFind out more about the book and order it online here. \n\n\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> \nMonday 15 July 2024\nTime: 6-7.30pm (including a cocktail reception) \nVenue: Common Room\, Level 4\, New Law Building (F10)\, Eastern Avenue\, Camperdown campus \n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> \n\n\nAbout the author \nSimon Butt is Professor of Indonesian Law at the University of Sydney Law School\, where he teaches Indonesian law and Private International Law. Fluent in Indonesian\, and having spent years in Indonesia\, he has written widely on Indonesian law\, including Corruption and Law in Indonesia (2012)\, The Constitutional Court and Democracy in Indonesia (2015)\, and co-authored The Constitution of Indonesia: A Contextual Analysis (2012) and Indonesian Law (2018) with Tim Lindsey. \nThis event is presented by the University of Sydney Law School.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/book-launch-judicial-dysfunction-in-indonesia/
LOCATION:Common Room\, Level 4\, Sydney Law School
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240517T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240517T140000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010758Z
UID:1559-1715950800-1715954400@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:Navigating China's regulatory approach to generative artificial intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Navigating China’s regulatory approach to generative artificial intelligence\nIn-person event \nIn-person event \nThe rapid development and application of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems have raised growing concerns of their potential risks at a global level. In July 2023\, Chinese regulators passed the Interim Measures for the Management of Generative AI Services (the Measures). The Measures target various risks associated with this technology\, particularly around content safety and security. At the same time\, a key policy objective of Beijing is to promote further growth of the industry. The unresolved tensions between such policy objectives are reflected in the Measures’ provisions relating to obligations on generative AI service providers\, which present significant challenges in the implementation of the regulation. As Beijing looks to developing a comprehensive legal framework for AI\, legislators will need to further clarify and balance the liability of different regulated actors in a range of contexts. \nAbout the speaker \nMimi Zou is Professor of Law and Head of School of the School of Private and Commercial Law\, UNSW Sydney. Her research focuses on the impact of new technologies such as AI and blockchain on private and commercial law\, and the regulation of new technologies from comparative and international perspectives. Professor Zou has spent most of her academic career in the UK and Hong Kong\, and have held senior positions at top universities including a Chair in Commercial Law at the University of Exeter and the first-ever Fellowship in Chinese Law at the University of Oxford. \nFriday 17 May\nTime: 1-2pm \nCPD Points: 1 \nVenue: Common Room\, Level 4\, New Law Building (F10) \nThis event is proudly presented by the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law at Sydney Law School and the Chinese Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/navigating-chinas-regulatory-approach-to-generative-artificial-intelligence/
LOCATION:Common Room\, Level 4\, Sydney Law School
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240515T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240515T140000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010759Z
UID:1557-1715778000-1715781600@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:Peace in the Ancient Near East: Insights into the world's first attested peace treaty
DESCRIPTION:Peace in the Ancient Near East: Insights into the world’s first attested peace treaty\nIn-person event\n \nThis seminar gives some background to the first attested peace treaty in world history\, between Ramses II of Egypt and Hattusili III of Hatti. This treaty survives in several copies\, in two languages (Ancient Egyptian and Akkadian) and in two countries (Egypt and Turkey). This seminar will explain some of the provisions of the treaty and also examine some of the treaty’s more unusual aspects\, for instance\, that its formation was not a direct consequence of conflict\, and that not all of its articles are bilateral. \nAbout the author:\nDr Camilla Di Biase-Dyson \nA Sydneysider with a passion for Ancient Egypt since childhood\, Dr Camilla Di Biase-Dyson has BA(Hons) and PhD degrees in Ancient History from Macquarie University (2000-2008). She moved to Berlin to conduct postdoctoral research in Egyptology and linguistics\, first as a Fellow of the Excellence Cluster ‘Topoi: The Formation and Transformation of Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations’ (2009-2010) and then with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2010-2012). Following this\, she was Junior Professor for Egyptology at the Georg-August University in GÃ¶ttingen\, Germany (2012-2019)\, then a Research Fellow at the University of Vienna (2019-2020). In April 2020sheI moved back to Sydney to take up a Lectureship in Egyptology at Macquarie University. \n  \nWednesday 15 May\, 1-2pm AEST\nVenue: Level 4\, Common Room\, New Law Building (F10)\, Eastern Avenue\, Camperdown campus \nCPD Points: 1 \nThis event is proudly presented by the Sydney Centre for International Law at the University of Sydney Law School
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/peace-in-the-ancient-near-east-insights-into-the-worlds-first-attested-peace-treaty/
LOCATION:Common Room\, Level 4\, Sydney Law School
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,Interdisciplinary,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law,Lunchtime Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240506T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240506T140000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010740Z
UID:1561-1715000400-1715004000@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:How China governs Big Tech and regulates artificial intelligence
DESCRIPTION:How China governs Big Tech and regulates artificial intelligence\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn-person event \nChina has long been recognized as a powerhouse in cultivating Big Tech firms that rival those in the United States. However\, the Chinese government recently embarked on a massive regulatory crackdown\, targeting its largest tech corporations such as Alibaba\, Tencent\, and Meituan. Â Many Western experts have perceived China’s tech crackdown as the government’s assault on private businesses\, causing growing doubts among investors whether Chinese firms are still investable. \nIn this talk\, Professor Zhang will take us beyond the headlines to unravel the complexity of China’s regulatory governance. Drawing insights from her newly released book\, High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy\,Â she will introduce the dynamic pyramid model of regulation\, a new analytical framework that demystifies Chinese regulatory governance. \nProfessor Zhang will also apply this model to analyze China’s strategic approach to regulating artificial intelligence and discuss its implications for the global tech rivalry and the prospects for international cooperation. Â Join Professor Zhang as she uncovers how China regulates on the high wire by navigating the intricate balance between innovation\, regulation and geopolitical contest. \nAbout the speaker \nAngela Zhang is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong and Director of the Philip K. H. Wong Center for Chinese Law. Widely recognized as a leading authority on China’s tech regulation\, Angela has written extensively on this topic. She is the author of Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism: How the Rise of China Challenges Global Regulation (Oxford\, 2021)\, which was named one of the Best Political Economy Books of 2021 by ProMarket. Angela’s second book\, High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its EconomyÂ was released by Oxford University Press in March 2024. In fall 2024\, Angela will join the University of Southern California as a Professor of Law. For more information\, please visit her website at AngelaZhang.net\, and follow her on Twitter @AngelaZhangHK. \n  \nMonday 6 May\nTime:Â 1-2pm \nCPD Points: 1 \nVenue:Â Common Room\, Level 4\, New Law Building (F10) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nThis event is proudly presented by the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law and the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/how-china-governs-big-tech-and-regulates-artificial-intelligence/
LOCATION:Common Room\, Level 4\, Sydney Law School
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240311T131500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240311T141500
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010803Z
UID:1569-1710162900-1710166500@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:Revisiting the Role and Relevance of the 'The Right to Strike'
DESCRIPTION:Revisiting the Role and Relevance of the â€˜The Right to Strike’\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn-person event \nIn 2023\, the University of Bristol Centre for Law at Work (UK) joined forces with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)\, and International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network at the Solidarity Center (Washington DC\, US) to commence a project on the right to strike. In the context of the notorious decline in legal protection of industrial action across the globe\, the project explores what role the right to strike could and should play in contemporary domestic and transnational labour markets. \nA first convening meeting for the project has been held\, which more than forty experts attended in person and online. One output of the project is a special issue of a journal (the International Labour Review) and a second will be an open access multi-authored book designed to be accessible to those seeking to engage in right to strike litigation and lobbying. Both will be published early in 2025. A website is also being constructed by the ITUC and ILAW which will host primary legal materials (international labour standards\, national legislation and case law) of assistance to workers and their representatives. \nIn this seminar\, Professor Tonia Novitz will present some of the initial findings of the project relating to issues of employment status\, precarious work\, global supply chains\, climate change and autocratic governments. She will also outline the content of recent discussions at the International Labour Organisation\, where she has been a visiting scholar in the research department. In addition\, Professor Shae McCrystal will discuss her contribution to the project\, arising from her collaborative research on restrictions of the right to strike for the â€˜public good’\, including the mechanisms through which decisions are made and who bears the costs of their outcomes. This session will be of interest to all those interested in international labour standards and comparative labour law relating to freedom of association\, collective bargaining and industrial action. \nAbout the speaker \nTonia Novitz is a Professor of Labour Law at the University of Bristol Law School in the UK. A graduate of the University of Canterbury (Christchurch\, New Zealand) and Balliol College (Oxford\, UK)\, she has held fellowships at the International Institute for Labour Studies and the research department at the International Labour Organization (Geneva)\, the European University Institute (Florence)\, the University of Melbourne and the University of Auckland. From 2019 – 2023\, she was chair of the steering committee of the international Labour Law Research Network (LLRN). She is currently a UK representative on the advisory board of International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW)\, and a Vice President of the UK Institute of Employment Rights. She was a founding co-director of the Bristol Centre for Law at Work. Her research interests encompass collective labour rights\, international and EU trade\, sustainability and migration. Her publications have been cited in the Supreme Court of Canada\, the UK Supreme Court and the UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights. She is the author of International and European Protection of the Right to Strike (Oxford University Press 2003) and co-author of The Right to Strike in International Law (Hart/Bloomsbury 2020). Her most recent book\, Trade\, Labour and Sustainable Development: Leaving no one in the world of work behind is in press and will be published by Edward Elgar in 2024. \n\n\nMonday 11 March\nTime:Â 1.15-2.15pm \nCPD Points: 1 \nVenue:Â Common Room\, Level 4\, New Law Building (F10) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nThis event is proudly presented by the University of Sydney Law School.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/revisiting-the-role-and-relevance-of-the-the-right-to-strike/
LOCATION:Common Room\, Level 4\, Sydney Law School
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International Law,Labour law events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240222T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240222T140000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010733Z
UID:1575-1708606800-1708610400@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:China as a Development Model for the Global South: Opportunities and Limits
DESCRIPTION:China as a Development Model for the Global South: Opportunities and Limits\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn-person event \nWith 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 model\, which China calls â€œSocialism with Chinese Characteristics\,â€ could be regarded as a universal truth for the Global South. We start with two key features of the Chinese model: its export-oriented growth model\, which reversed its import-substitution model that communist China practiced in the first 30 years under Mao\, and can still be found in many developing countries; and its extensive use of industrial policy that relies heavily on state-owned enterprises and government subsidies\, in contrast to the more market-oriented model in Western countries. \nIn addition\, we discuss two new areas of development that illustrate the complexity and adaptability of China’s heterodox approach to development: the phenomenal growth of its e-commerce sector\, despite its longstanding censorship regime; and its sustainable development policies\, as illustrated with its recent experience in climate adaptation and energy transition. We conclude by discussing how the Chinese approach\, which combines a variety of seemingly irreconcilable approaches\, reflects another major feature: experimental pragmatism\, and what lessons it might offer to countries in the Global South. \nSpeaker \n\nProfessor Henry Gao\,Â Singapore Management University\n\nChair \nDavid S G Goodman is Director of the China Studies Centre\, University of Sydney\, where he is Professor of Chinese Politics. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. Recent publications include: Local Governance in China: Structures\, variations\, and innovations Elgar 2023 (with Ceren Ergenc); Class and the Communist Party of China\, 1921-2021 (2 Vols) (with Marc Blecher\, Yingjie Guo\, Jean-Louis Rocca\, Tony Saich\, and Beibei Tang) Routledge\, 2022. \nThursday 22 February\nTime:Â 1-2pm \nCPD Points: 1 \nVenue:Â Common Room\, Level 4\, New Law Building (F10) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nThis event is proudly co-presented by the Centre for Asian and Pacific LawÂ and the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/china-as-a-development-model-for-the-global-south-opportunities-and-limits/
LOCATION:Common Room\, Level 4\, Sydney Law School
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240220T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240220T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010735Z
UID:1574-1708448400-1708452000@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:Corruption\, Criminal Law\, and China: Offering and Accepting Bribes
DESCRIPTION:Corruption\, Criminal Law\, and China: Offering and Accepting Bribes\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn-person event \nThe 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 equally. The reason that accepting bribes\, which has been punished ever since the foundation of P.R.C\, is stressed now is of course the serious situation of bribery. Meanwhile\, although the logic behind this is acceptable\, whether legislative purpose can be realized to a high degree depends on judicial efforts. \nJudging from typical cases and relative statistics\, I believe four principles should be observed in terms of criminal law. In the first place\, different approaches should be taken to deal with offering bribes committed by organizations and individuals. Compliance model might be a choice. Secondly\, crime and civil or administrative violation should be carefully differentiated to prevent criminal punishments from leading to undue harms. Thirdly\, the question whether public authorities can be charged with offering or accepting bribes should be answered in specific context. Finally\, more flexible systems\, such as disqualification and corporate probation\, should be considered. \nSpeaker \nProfessor Zhenjie Zhou\,Â Vice Dean\, Beijing Normal University School of Law\, China \nZhenjie Zhou\, Professor and Doctor of Law. He is now vice Dean of Beijing Normal University College for Criminal Law Science Â He obtained his Doctor degree at the Law Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences\, and then worked at Waseda Institute for Advanced Sciences (Japan) for three years. He was visiting fellows at several internationally renowned academic institutions such as the Center for Criminology at Oxford University (UK) and Australia Research Center for Excellences at Griffith University (Australia). His academic achievements in many fields\, including fundamental principles of criminal law\, corporate crime and history of criminal law\, can be seen in books and articles he has published in Chinese\, English and Japanese\, awards from authoritative organizations such as Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Chinese Law Society and research funds supported by high level organizations such as EU and National Foundation of Stoical Sciences of China. \nCommentators\n \nPeili Ying\, Professor at the Criminal Law School of East China University of Political Science and Law\, he serves as the Vice President of the Chinese Society of Criminology\, President of the Shanghai Society of Criminology\, and President of the Social Governance Research Society of the Shanghai Law Society. His main research focus is criminology\, and he has undertaken several research projects funded by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the Ministry of Education. Pei Li has published over 10 academic papers and authored three monographs. \nJudy Zhou is a Consulting Solicitor of Taylor Rose Australia with dual-qualifications in both Australia and China who has a practice focus of financial and white-collar crime\, proceeds of crime litigation\, investigations and dispute resolution\, and legal advisory concerning AML/CTF and corporate compliance. Judy is also an ACAMS certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. Having previously worked at a leading criminal defence law firm in Australia\, Judy is the winner of Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards criminal law category\, and was nominated by Finance Monthly as the Australian White Collar Crime Defense Lawyer of the Year in 2022 and 2023. \n\nTianqi Gu received her PhD from the Sydney Law School. She is the recipient of an Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship. Tianqi obtained an LLB from Dalian Maritime University and two LLMs from University College London and the University of Sydney\, respectively. Tianqi’s research focuses on the impact of China’s latest round of State-owned Enterprise (SOE) reforms on Chinese SOEs’ foreign investment in Australia. Tianqi and professor Vivienne Bath co-authored a book chapter titled Foreign Investment\, Investment Treaties\, and Corruption in China and Hong Kong for the book Corruption and Illegality in Asian Investment Arbitration\, which will be published in 2024. \n\nChair \nAssociate Professor Jie (Jeanne) Huang\, Sydney Law School. \nTuesday 20 February\nTime:Â 5-6pm \nCPD Points: 1 \nVenue:Â Common Room\, Level 4\, New Law Building (F10) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nThis event is proudly co-presented by the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law and the Sydney Institute of Criminology at the University of Sydney Law School.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/corruption-criminal-law-and-china-offering-and-accepting-bribes/
LOCATION:Common Room\, Level 4\, Sydney Law School
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,Criminal Law,Criminology events,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231205T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231205T140000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010731Z
UID:1584-1701781200-1701784800@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:Business and Human rights: Recent Developments and Comparative Lessons
DESCRIPTION:Business and Human rights: Recent Developments and Comparative Lessons\nIn-person event \nGiven that human rights abuses-linked to businesses are on the rise rather than in decline\, it is no surprise that â€˜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 laws in this field\, the new German Lieferkettengesetz or the currently ongoing review of the Modern Slavery Act in Australia). At the same time\, there are various international initiatives (e.g. the UN Guiding principles or draft of a new binding treaty at the UN Human Rights Council) with different prospects for success. The talk will analyze the most recent developments on the different legal levels (national\, regional and international) and draw comparative conclusions for the field of business and human rights. In doing so\, the talk with focus on two distinct sub-questions: corporations’ human rights obligations vis-Ã -vis the environment as well as corporate human rights due diligence in areas of conflict. \nAbout the speaker \nPierre ThielbÃ¶rger is a Professor of Public Law and Public International Law at Ruhr University Bochum. He is also the Executive Director of the Institute for the International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV)\, Germany’s biggest research institute on armed conflicts and humanitarian crises. He serves as chairman of the General Assembly of the Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA)\, is co-convener of the Interest Group on Human Rights of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) and sits on the advisory board of the German Institute on Human Rights. He advises the German government on all matters concerning the United Nations as well as humanitarian action and is the co-editor of several peer-reviewed journals in international law. His research field is (business and) human rights\, the law of peace and armed conflict\, ICL and transitional justice\, as well as environmental law and the law of the global commons (including water). \nTuesday 5 December 2023\, \nTime: 1-2pm AEDT \nVenue:Â Level 4\, Common Room\, New Law Building (F10)\, Eastern Avenue\, Camperdown campus \nCPD Points: 1 \n  \nThis event is proudly presented by the Sydney Centre for International LawÂ at The University of Sydney Law School.
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/business-and-human-rights-recent-developments-and-comparative-lessons/
LOCATION:Common Room\, Level 4\, Sydney Law School
CATEGORIES:CPD eligible events,International and Asia-Pacific law events,International Law
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231113T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231113T140000
DTSTAMP:20260413T061025
CREATED:20240912T235450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T010757Z
UID:1589-1699880400-1699884000@law-events.sydney.edu.au
SUMMARY:Meet the Author | Olivera Simic | Lola's War: Rape without Punishment
DESCRIPTION:Meet the Author | Olivera Simic | Lola’s War: Rape without Punishment\nDr Olivera Simic\, Associate Professor\, Griffith Law School\, Australia\nIn-person event \nWe invite you to this Visiting Staff Research Seminar with Associate Professor Olivera Simic in conjunction withÂ Professor Emily CrawfordÂ at the Sydney Centre for International Law. \nAbout this Seminar \nIn this seminar\, Dr. Simic will speak about her recently published book\, Lola’s War: Rape without Punishment. Â The book offers a subtle understanding of the Bosnian war by listening to the voice of Lola\, a rural Bosnian woman who in the first two months of war had become a widow\, displaced\, unemployed\, homeless\, disabled and a sole caretaker of her nine-month-old baby\, four-year-old daughter and six-year-old son with whom she was forcibly taken from her family home to detention and rape camp. In span of only few weeks\, her whole life was torn into pieces and turned into nightmare. In Lola’s War Dr SimiÄ‡ tells extraordinary story of one woman and her three decades long fight for justice. She explores the meanings of transitional justice by using in-depth narrative of a woman\, wartime rape survivor who came out the other side of a trial empty handed and with no justice in sight. Her perpetrator is still at large\, and she lives in continual fear that he will retaliate against her and her children for her role in his trial. \nAbout the Speaker \n \nOlivera SimiÄ‡ is an Associate Professor with the Griffith Law School\, a feminist and a human rights activist. Dr SimiÄ‡ was born in the former Yugoslavia and lived through the Yugoslav Wars (1991-1999). She was nineteen years old\, studying the first year of a law degree in Bosnia and Herzegovina when the Bosnian War broke out in 1992. Initially as a refugee and later as a migrant\, Dr SimiÄ‡ lived and studied in Eastern and Western Europe\, the USA and South America\, before coming to Australia in 2006. She has published four monographs and eight co-edited collections\, numerous book chapters\, journal articles and personal narratives. They draw on hundreds of interviews with victims\, perpetrators and bystanders of the wars. The stories of people who struggle with post-war trauma and seek some form of justice for crimes they survived\, particularly women\, are at the heart of Dr SimiÄ‡’s work. Dr SimiÄ‡ was a nominee for the Penny Pether Prize for Scholarship in Law\, Literature and the Humanities\, and won the Peace Women Award from Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF\, Australian branch). \n——————————— \nMonday\, 13 November 2023\nTime: 12.45- 2.00pm \nVenue:Â University of Sydney\, Level 4\, Common Room\, New Law Building (F10)\, Camperdown\, Gadigal Land\, 2006. Please follow directional signage on arrival. \n——————————— \nThis event is presented by theÂ Sydney Centre for International LawÂ at the University of Sydney Law School. \nEnquiries may be directed to: law.events@sydney.edu.au
URL:https://law-events.sydney.edu.au/event/meet-the-author-olivera-simic-lolas-war-rape-without-punishment/
LOCATION:Sydney Law School\, New Law Building\, 3 Law School\, Eastern Ave\, Camperdown\, New South Wales\, 2050\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Criminal Law,Interdisciplinary,International Law,Lunchtime Seminar Series,Other events
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