Latest Past Events

Gender persecution: New frontiers in international criminal law

Law Lounge, Level 1

Gender persecution: New frontiers in international criminal lawIn-person event   The Sydney Centre for International Law warmly invites Sydney Law School staff, students and external guests to this conversation on the crime against humanity of ‘gender persecution’, which is currently being prosecuted for the first time in the International Criminal Court. This event is free […]

LGBTQ organising in the new protest environment – book launch and panel discussion

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

Book launch and panel discussion: LGBTQ organising in the new protest environmentIn-person event The use of public space for recreation and protest remains hotly contested, as reactions to anti-protest legislation in NSW and other Australian jurisdictions show. 2023 marks a decade since a case of police excessive force at the 2013 Sydney Gay and Lesbian […]

The Living Law of Wikipedia

Common Room, Level 4, Sydney Law School

The Living Law of WikipediaIn-person event   Wikipedia offers (yet) another example of a scheme of ‘private ordering’, regulation and governance that works largely outside of state law. Its institutions and procedures show strong resemblances to those found in legal systems generally.  But what may distinguish Wikipedia ( or what some Wikipedians claim does so) […]