2023 Criminal Law CPD Series: Self-represented Accused and Appellants in the Criminal Justice System and a Prosecutor’s Duty Ethics & Professional Responsibility Professional Skills CPD Points: 1.5 About Self-represented accused and appellants often add complexity and time to court proceedings. Prosecutors have a unique role in matters involving such persons, as they must balance their […]
JSI Seminar | Bringing law back in: Theorizing the role of law in shaping the social reproduction bargainIn-person event A rich interdisciplinary feminist project spanning the fields of critical political economy, feminist economics, geography, migration, sociology and social policy has long sought to theorize and make visible the role social of reproduction and reproductive labour […]
Ross Parsons Centre Law and Business seminar | Navigating the Consumer Data Right: A Business PerspectiveOnline event The introduction of the Consumer Data Right (‘CDR’) in Australia in 2019 heralds a new era in data governance, with profound implications for businesses across various sectors. This world-leading initiative holds the potential to inject much-needed competition into […]
John Emerson Oration and CLAANZ Annual Lecture: Statutory Eucalypts in the Law of CharityHybrid event The Law Council of Australia Legal Practice Section’s Charities and Not-for-Profit Committee, the Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (CLAANZ) and the University of Sydney Law School will host the fourth John Emerson Oration and CLAANZ Annual Lecture […]
Ross Parsons Centre Law and Business seminar | AI and Contracting: An EU PerspectiveOnline event This webinar will discuss the use of artificial intelligence systems in commercial contracting. This is a joint event by the Ross Parsons Centre and the Automated Decision-Making and Society Centre, both of Sydney Law School. Speakers Professor Teresa RodrÃguez de […]
About the Event As a highlight of the Alumni Festival, we invite you to join us for a tour of Sydney Law School at the New Law Building with Mr Peter Finneran our School General Manager. The building, designed by architect Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, is emblematic of the aspirations of the University itself. The modern […]
About the Event As a highlight of the Alumni Festival, we invite you to join us for a Sydney Law School-hosted event featuring the University of Sydney Law School alumnae Georgia Dawson, winner of the 2023 Alumni Award for International Achievement, in conversation with Nicole Abadee. Georgia Dawson, a prominent leader in the legal profession, will reflect […]
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 […]
Ross Parsons Centre Law and Business seminar | Insider Trading, Fiduciary Relationships, and Market Integrity: A Comparative Consideration of Insider Laws of United States and AustraliaIn-person event There are a variety of distinctions that exist between the Australian and US laws prohibiting insider trading. While insider trading is prohibited in Australia under an express statutory […]
Global Center for Legal Innovation on Food Environments public keynote addressHybrid event The keynote address for the Side Event of the 2024 Food Governance Conference – co-hosted by the Legal Innovation on Food Environments (O’Neill Institute at Georgetown University), the Food Governance Node at the Charles Perkins Centre (University of Sydney) and the George Institute for […]
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 […]
