In-person event The University of Sydney is pleased to announce its third conference on domestic and family violence. This one-day conference aims to convene academic researchers and community professionals who are dedicated to enhancing our knowledge of and responses to domestic and family violence. About the conference Domestic and family violence is rife in Australia. […]
Domestic and Family Violence Conference This conference will be held on 9 November at The University of Sydney Law School A one day conference of academic researchers and community professionals who are working to improve our understanding of and responses to Domestic and Family Violence. This conference has been initiated by the Sydney Institute of […]
Domestic and Family Violence Conference This conference will be held on 9 November at The University of Sydney Law School A one day conference of academic researchers and community professionals who are working to improve our understanding of and response to Domestic and Family Violence. This conference has been initiated by the Sydney Institute of […]
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 […]
Theoretical Advances and Problems in the Sociology of PunishmentIn-person event This seminar, delivered by Sydney Law School visiting Fellow, Professor David Garland (New York University) explores the theoretical advances and problems in the sociology of punishment. The last twenty years have seen a remarkable increase in “punishment and society†scholarship. Together with this quantitative expansion, […]
Youth Crime and Youth Justice ForumThe Forum will bring together key stakeholders working to prevent youth crime and to administer the various aspects of youth justice. Presenters will discuss latest trends, research and policies in these areas and will showcase some of the relevant work across the University of Sydney. Speakers have been confirmed from: […]
Book launch: Constitutional Public Reason by Professor Wojciech SadurskiIn-person event The University of Sydney Law School is delighted to invite you to the launch of Constitutional Public Reason by Professor Wojciech Sadurski, Challis Chair in Jurisprudence, Sydney Law School. The book will be launched by The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG. About Constitutional Public Reason […]
Criminalising Children: Should we raise the age of criminal responsibility? In-person event Recently, the Northern Territory became the first Australian jurisdiction to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years. In New South Wales, and other Australian jurisdictions, the minimum age remains 10, which is one of the lowest minimum ages […]
Children’s Rights and Participation in Youth Justice Systems: An International PerspectiveJoin the Youth Justice Research Collaboration at the University of Sydney and the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University at this free webinar. It will provide an opportunity for academics and professionals to detail and discuss the upholding of children’s rights and […]
Workshop: The Future of the Criminal LawIn-person event In the current moment, it is little exaggeration to say the criminal law, and criminal justice more broadly, is in crisis. In liberal legal systems such as that of NSW and other Australian jurisdictions, the idea of a minimalist criminal law (which maximises liberty for individuals) remains […]
