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JSI Seminar: Flourishing in the Anthropocene

Sydney Law School, Law Lounge, Level 1, New Law Building Annex (F10A)

JSI Seminar: Flourishing in the AnthropoceneSpeaker: Associate Professor Nicole Graham, Sydney Law School Progressive property theory presents a recent corrective to atomistic theories that isolate property interests from the network of relations and obligations arising from the sociality of organised human society. The ‘social obligation norm’ that underpins progressive property theory stretches back to Aristotle’s […]

JSI Seminar: The Conscience of Trust

Sydney Law School, Law Lounge, Level 1, New Law Building Annex (F10A)

JSI Seminar: The Conscience of TrustSpeaker: Professor Irit Samet, King’s College London At the heart of the modern trust lies a glaring paradox: how has a legal institution that is repeatedly referred to by the courts as rooted in a duty of conscience become infamous for helping individuals to achieve goals that are patently unconscionable? […]

JSI Seminar: Jealousy of trade, from the Scottish Enlightenment to neoliberalism

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

JSI Seminar: Jealousy of trade, from the Scottish Enlightenment to neoliberalismSpeaker: Associate Professor Jessica Whyte, UNSW In this talk, I trace the Scottish Enlightenment debates about what David Hume termed “jealousy of trade”—that is, the transformation of international commerce into a political concern of states and a cause of international conflict. I revisit these debates […]

Symposium: Global Sports Law: Hot Topics in Australia and Japan”

Symposium: “Global Sports Law: Hot Topics in Australia and Japan”This symposium is part of Japanaroo, a week-long series of events that is part of an initiative to promote exchange and collaboration between Australia and Japan. This informal panel brings together experts and practitioners in sports law and governance from Japan and Australia, two countries at the […]

Book launch: Gender and International Criminal Law

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

Book launch: Gender and International Criminal LawSydney Centre for International Law is excited to host a panel on the new book ‘Gender and International Criminal Law’ (Oxford University Press 2022), edited by Indira Rosenthal, Valerie Oosterveld, and Susana SáCouto. In this panel, participants will hear from some of the book’s Australian authors and participate in […]

JSI Seminar: Children, families, and immigration enforcement

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

JSI Seminar: Children, families, and immigration enforcementSpeaker: Associate Professor Matthew Lister, Bond University What might otherwise seem like straight-forward instances of immigration enforcement can give rise to both practical and moral complications when the objects of the enforcement measures are children and/or have close family ties to citizens or legal permanent residents. In the case […]

Underutilisation of ADR in ISDS: Resolving Treaty Interpretation Issues

Underutilisation of ADR in ISDS: Resolving Treaty Interpretation IssuesOnline event Over the years, it has become evident that arbitration is the favoured dispute resolution mechanism over conciliation/mediation in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). This is due to the benefits of arbitration (binding process with final, enforceable award) over the shortcomings of conciliation/mediation (non-binding process with non-enforceable […]

Book launch and in conversation with Professor Wojciech Sadurski

Camperdown Campus – venue to be confirmed

Book launch and in conversation with Professor Wojciech SadurskiIn-person event The University of Sydney Law School is delighted to invite you to the launch of A Pandemic of Populists by Professor Wojciech Sadurski, Challis Chair in Jurisprudence, Sydney Law School. The book will be launched by Professor Simon Bronitt, Dean of Sydney Law School, followed […]

Repatriating Cultural Heritage: Conflict of Laws, Archaeology, and Indigenous Studies

Repatriating Cultural Heritage: Conflict of Laws, Archaeology, and Indigenous StudiesFrom the intersection of conflict of laws, archaeology, and indigenous studies, this multidisciplinary webinar will explore legal and practical challenges and solutions in repatriating cultural heritage in Australia, China, the EU, and the USA. Examples include an Australian repatriation project with the Anindilyakwa Land Council and […]

Celebrating 45 years of inspirational teaching

The Great Hall

Celebrating 45 years of inspirational teaching** Limited places available** In-person event The University of Sydney Law School and the Law Extension Committee invite you to a special event to celebrate the valuable contribution Mr Ross Anderson has made to the legal profession and tertiary education throughout his 45-year career at the University of Sydney. As […]

Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape

2022-23 Criminal Law CPD Series:Should Deceptive Sex Always Be Rape? Substantive Law CPD Points: 1.5 About It is common for people to deceive other people into engaging in sexual activity with them. But there is sharp division about whether all such deceitful people should be convicted of a sexual offence and, if all or some […]

In conversation with Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of NSW

Law Foyer, Level 2

In conversation with Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of NSW  In-person event Join us for this special ‘in conversation’ event with University of Sydney Law School alumnae Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of NSW, and Nicole Abadee. Her Excellency will reflect on her Law School experience, and […]