Peace in the Ancient Near East: Insights into the world’s first attested peace treaty
Peace in the Ancient Near East: Insights into the world’s first attested peace treaty In-person event This seminar gives some background to the first attested peace treaty in world history, between Ramses II of Egypt and Hattusili III of Hatti. This treaty survives in several copies, in two languages (Ancient Egyptian and Akkadian) and in …
JSI Seminar | Well-tempered power: ‘A cultural achievement of universal significance’
JSI Seminar | Well-tempered power: ‘A cultural achievement of universal significance’ In-person event According to Laurent Pech, the rule of law was described as a “‘buzzword’ by [Hungary’s] justice minister; a fiction by a Fidesz MP; and a ‘magic word’ by the Fidesz-KDNP Delegation to the European Parliament. Not to be undone, a judge from …
Navigating China’s regulatory approach to generative artificial intelligence
Navigating China’s regulatory approach to generative artificial intelligence In-person event In-person event The rapid development and application of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems have raised growing concerns of their potential risks at a global level. In July 2023, Chinese regulators passed the Interim Measures for the Management of Generative AI Services (the Measures). The Measures …
How Canada Chose Exile: The decision to banish Japanese Canadians, 1946
How Canada Chose Exile: The decision to banish Japanese Canadians, 1946 This event is proudly co-presented by the University of Sydney Law School and Discipline of History. In-person event As the end of the Second World War drew into view, federal officials in Canada faced a policy problem of their own creation. They had displaced …
How China governs Big Tech and regulates artificial intelligence
How China governs Big Tech and regulates artificial intelligence In-person event China has long been recognized as a powerhouse in cultivating Big Tech firms that rival those in the United States. However, the Chinese government recently embarked on a massive regulatory crackdown, targeting its largest tech corporations such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Meituan. Many Western …
Informers Up Close: Stories From Communist Prague
Informers Up Close: Stories From Communist Prague In-person event Informers are generally reviled. After all, ‘snitches get stitches’. Informers who report to repressive regimes are particularly disdained. While informers may themselves be victims enlisted by the state, their actions cause other individuals to suffer significant harm. Informers, then, are central to the proliferation of endemic …
Intersections of Private Law conference
Intersections of Private Law A biennial colloquium at the University of Sydney Law School. Intersections of Private Law is a colloquium series that aims to explore the boundaries, overlaps and complementary operation of fields of private law with each other and externally. There is much to be explored and discussed in how different fields of …
JSI Seminar | Dominium in the Age of Neurotechnologies: Who Is the Subject of Neurorights?
JSI Seminar | Dominium in the Age of Neurotechnologies: Who Is the Subject of Neurorights? In-person event Many scholars expressed concerns about how potential misuse of neurotechnologies may threaten some basic rights such as right to privacy, freedom of thought, freedom from self-incrimination, right to fair trial, prohibition of discrimination, etc. In order to ensure …
Responding to repression and strengthening human rights systems | In conversation with Human Rights Watch’s Tirana Hassan
Responding to Repression and Strengthening Human Rights Systems | In conversation with Human Rights Watch’s Tirana Hassan In-person event The last few years have seen extensive human rights suppression and wartime atrocities. Selective government outrage and transactional diplomacy has carried profound costs for the rights of those not in on the deal. The drivers of these …
Ross Parsons Centre Law and Business seminar | Insolvency and Restructuring Reform in Europe: The Italian Experience
Ross Parsons Centre Law and Business seminar | Insolvency and Restructuring Reform in Europe: The Italian Experience Online event This webinar will discuss recent reforms in the European Union and reflect on how those reforms have been implemented in Italy. It will provide an overview of Italian insolvency and restructuring laws, with a particular focus …