2024 Paul Byrne Memorial Lecture: The Rule of Law in Modern Australia
2024 Paul Byrne Memorial Lecture: The Rule of Law in Modern Australia Delivered by The Honourable Chief Justice Lucy McCallum In-person event **This event is now at full capacity. A recording will be released after the event.** About the speaker Chief Justice Lucy McCallum graduated with a BA/LLB from the University of New South Wales …
Webinar | Children’s Rights and Participation in Youth Justice Systems: An International Perspective
Children’s Rights and Participation in Youth Justice Systems: An International Perspective Join 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 …
2023 Domestic and Family Violence Conference
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 …
Criminalising Children: Should we raise the age of criminal responsibility?
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 …
Can we accommodate independent legal representation for complainants of sexual violence in an adversarial system?
Can we accommodate independent legal representation for complainants of sexual violence in an adversarial system? In-person event “The legitimate rights of the accused should be protected and fulfilled. So too the rights of the community.” – VLRC, 2021 Australia has not been immune from calls to strengthen its criminal justice system, with a series of inquiries over …
Meet the author | Reimagining Desistance from Male-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence: The role and experiences of female victims-survivors
Meet the author | Reimagining Desistance from Male-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence: The role and experiences of female victims-survivors Hybrid event Despite decades of research, our understanding of IPV desistance processes is very limited. In particular, understanding of the mechanisms that may account for why some men ‘stop’ abusing their partners and others persist, is under-developed. …
Reflecting on 25 Years of the Young Offenders Act 1997 in NSW
Reflecting on 25 Years of the Young Offenders Act 1997 in NSW Hybrid event In April 1998, the Young Offenders Act 1997 commenced in New South Wales. It provided a legislative basis for the diversion of young people from formal court proceedings and introduced, amongst other things, youth justice conferences. A panel discussion involving key …
Criminal Law Careers
Criminal Law Careers In-person event The Sydney Institute of Criminology will host a Criminal Law Careers Event on the 24th April, 12-2pm at the Sydney Law School. We welcome students interested in a career in criminal law practice to attend and learn more about the transition from University into criminal law practice, the requirements …
[POSTPONED] Reflecting on 25 Years of the Young Offenders Act 1997 in NSW
Reflecting on 25 Years of the Young Offenders Act 1997 in NSW Hybrid event **Please note that this event has now been postponed. A new date will be released shortly.** In April 1998, the Young Offenders Act 1997 commenced in New South Wales. It provided a legislative basis for the diversion of young people from …
LGBTQ organising in the new protest environment – book launch and panel discussion
Book launch and panel discussion: LGBTQ organising in the new protest environment In-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 …