The Past, Present, and Future of the Palestine InvestigationIn-person event On 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 […]
JSI Seminar: Natural Law to Natural Rights to Human RightsIn-person event **Please note this event date has been moved to one day earlier than originally advertised.** Natural law and natural rights are frequently discussed as if they are tightly connected, and human rights are presented as natural rights in a new label. But the relationship […]
Julius Stone Address: Law, Philosophy, and the Susceptible Skins of Living BeingsIn-person event Catherine the Great (apparently) wrote to the French philosopher Diderot something along the lines of: “You philosophers are fortunate. You write on paper, and paper is patient. Unfortunate emperor that I am, I write on the susceptible skins of living beings.†[…]
Corruption and Investment Arbitration in Asia: New Frontiers In-person event This 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) […]
Just Cause Season 2 launch: Celebrating social justice at Sydney Law SchoolIn-person event Join us to celebrate the launch of season 2 of ‘Just Cause,’ a podcast created by staff and students affiliated with the Sydney Law School Social Justice Advisory Board. Learn more about the exciting new season and get a glimpse into the […]
The proliferation of Chinese surveillance tools overseas: sovereignty, resistance, and debtIn-person event The 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, […]
2024 Wingarra Djuraliyin: Public Lecture on Indigenous Peoples and LawSydney Law School is proud to host the annual Wingarra Djuraliyin public lecture, which showcases Indigenous perspectives on law. In-person event Sydney Law School is proud to host the annual Wingarra Djuraliyin public lecture, which showcases Indigenous perspectives on law. In 2024, the lecture is “Critical […]
Protecting digital privacy while countering terrorism: A dialogue with two UN Special RapporteursIn-person event Join us for the unique opportunity at The University of Sydney Law School to participate in a dialogue between Prof. Ana Brian Nougrères, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy and Prof. Ben Saul, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion […]
Book launch: Regulation-Making in the United Kingdom and Australia: Democratic Legitimacy, Safeguards And Executive Aggrandisement (Hart Publishing, 2024) In-person event The University of Sydney Law School is delighted to invite you to the launch of Regulation-Making in the United Kingdom and Australia: Democratic Legitimacy, Safeguards And Executive Aggrandisement by Associate Professor Andrew Edgar. This book examines the […]
JSI Seminar: ‘The Little Commonweale of my poore thoughts’: nature, ownership, Cosmography, and the origins of the climate crisis in Richard Zouche, 1613-63In-person event This seminar examines Richard Zouche’s legal thought on ‘nature’ at some of the earliest origins of the climate crisis and the formation of international law. Zouche is usually remembered as the ‘father’ […]
A new explanation of China’s patenting phenomenon with a focus on the patenting of traditional medical knowledgeIn-person event This 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 “patent boomâ€. These “usual […]
What are the responsibilities of freedom and why do we need them?A thought provoking discussion on one of the abiding themes of our time as explored in Professor Kinley’s new book The Liberty Paradox. In-person event Sydney Law School is delighted to host a discussion on liberty and the dangers it faces today from the myopic […]