How Private International Law Can Make the UN Sustainable Development Goals a Reality The clock is ticking. We have until 2030 to implement the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals if we are to achieve a “better and more sustainable future for all.†Law plays a crucial role in reaching ambitious goals such as ‘No Poverty’ […]
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Common mistakes in using national uniform legislationNational uniform legislation underpins major areas of regulation in commercial and corporate law. Here are few examples in these major areas: regulation of corporations, cooperatives, consumer protection, commercial arbitration, electronic conveyancing, defamation and business names. Today’s legal profession is “born to the […]
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Recent cases in banking and finance lawChair:Â Jason Harris, Professor of Corporate Law, Sydney Law School Presenter: David Allen, barrister, University Chambers, Sydney David accepts briefs for commercial, equity, insolvency and financial services matters, among other areas and trained as a solicitor at Allens and at Allen & Overy […]
Ross Parsons Centre Law & Business seminar: Vaccine mandates and public health orders: legal and ethical issues for businessThis webinar will feature a panel of experts from Sydney Law School and Corrs Chambers Westgarth who will discuss legal and ethical issues for business arising from vaccine mandates under public health orders. Chair: Professor David Kinley, […]
ACCEL 2021 Distinguished Speaker Address -Â Can climate litigation save the planet?: the role of climate attribution scienceSpeakers: Dr Petra Minnerop, Durham University and Dr Friederike Otto, University of Oxford and Global Climate Science Programme Litigants are increasingly approaching the courts in the face of inadequate action by governments and corporations on climate change. Plaintiffs want […]
Neurotechnology, Criminal Law and Human Rights: Interdisciplinary PerspectivesWhat kind of human rights challenges might emerge from neurotechnology and how might these challenges play out in criminal justice? This event will address these questions. Investment from companies such as Elon Musk’s Neuralink, Facebook and a host of others gives reason to take seriously the possibility that […]
Webinar: Asia-Pacific Online Legal Education Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic This webinar discusses how online (university or other) legal education interacts with each jurisdiction’s legal profession, university system, and ICT infrastructure, as well as how online legal education has developed both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, across several Asia-Pacific jurisdictions: Australia, Japan, Canada, […]
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Sports, Law, and PoliciesBeijing will organize the XXIV Olympic Winter Games from 4 to 20 February and the XIII Paralympic Winter Games from 4 to 13 March 2022. Amid the pandemic, concerns, and controversies, these Olympics may have special implications on the future development of sports-related law and policies in the […]
Direct Jurisdiction in AsiaThe book Direct Jurisdiction is the second thematic volume in the series Studies in Private International Law – Asia. It considers the situations in which the courts of 15 key Asian states are prepared to hear a case involving cross-border elements. For instance, will the courts of an Asian state accept jurisdiction […]
Sydney Centre for International Law Year in Review ConferenceThe Sydney Centre for International Law at Sydney Law School is delighted to present the 2022 International Law Year in Review Conference, to be held online on Friday 25 February 2022. This annual ‘year in review’ conference brings together expert speakers from around the world to give […]
Between Theory and Practice: Introducing TagTime and In Conversation with Neil KaplanJoin us on 2 March 2022 at 5.30pm AEDT when Dr Michael Hwang SC, Neil Kaplan CBE QC SBS, Professor Luke Nottage and Hafez Virjee will introduce the content of the benefaction by Michael Hwang to the law students of the University of Sydney. The speakers will […]
The Invasion of Ukraine: Causes and ConsequencesThe Russian attack against Ukraine is one of the largest military operations in modern history. It has the potential to redraw not only borders in Europe, but may be the starting point for a transformation of the global order as we know it. This webinar will analyse the motives behind […]
