Law School

Law School Events

Find events for practitioners, academics and students, hosted in collaboration with organisations outside the UQ School of Law.

Our prestigious events series include:

Law library

Law Library Tour

20 February 2017 2:00pm–2:30pm
 
in O-Week
No need to book. The Tour lasts for approximately 30 minutes. Tour Guides will pick you up in the foyer, Law Library (Walter Harrison Library).
Law PhD/MPhil Milestone

PhD Thesis Review Poster Presentation

17 February 2017 2:00pm–2:30pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Topic: Comparison of religiously motivated homicide in Islamic and Common Law systems
Presenter: Behnaz Zarrabi
Law PhD/MPhil Milestone

Exploring the power of Chinese Culture in Female Intimate Partner Homicide in China: Focusing on the motive of ‘against domestic violence’

3 February 2017 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Exploring the power of Chinese Culture in Female Intimate Partner Homicide in China: Focusing on the motive of ‘against domestic violence’.

Supreme Court Fire of 1968

24 November 2016 5:15pm–7:00pm
 
in Selden Society 2016 Lecture Series
Lecture six—Legal History of Queensland—Supreme Court Fire of 1968 will be presented by The Hon Richard Chesterman AO RDF QC on 24 November 2016.

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

27 October 2016 5:15pm–7:00pm
 
in Selden Society 2016 Lecture Series
Lecture five—Justices of the US Supreme Court—Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be presented by The Hon Justice Margaret McMurdo AC on 27 October 2016.

Religion, Charity Law and Taxation: Philosophical Analysis and Evaluation

21 October 2016 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Topic: Religion, Charity Law and Taxation: Philosophical Analysis and Evaluation
Presenter: Mark Fowler, PhD Candidate, TC Beirne School of Law
The Tim Carmody Affair

The Tim Carmody Affair Book Launch

7 October 2016 6:00pm–8:00pm
 
in The Tim Carmody Affair Book Launch
Join journalist and author Madonna King who will be in-conversation with co-authors Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Gabrielle Appleby and Andrew Lynch discussing The Tim Carmody Affair: Australia's Greatest Judicial Crisis.

Constitutionalism and Conceptions of Human Depravity: A Return to Reformed Natural Law Foundations

7 October 2016 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presenter: Constance Lee, PhD Candidate, TC Beirne School of Law

Recent Developments in Aboriginal Title Law in Canada

6 October 2016 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in UQ Aboriginal Title Law Lecture

Women in Law 2016

4 October 2016 5:30pm–7:30pm
 
in Women in Law
The University of Queensland Law Society together with the Law School is excited to present a panel of women who have successfully navigated their own pathways and are willing to share their experience, wisdom and advice with fellow women lawyers.

Tackling Corruption in Natural Resources Extraction in Indonesia

26 September 2016 1:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Tackling Corruption in Natural Resources Extraction in Indonesia
Public Lecture followed by the launch of TC Beirne School of Law’s New Colombo Plan “Exploring Anti-Corruption, Integrity and Corporate Governance in Indonesia” Program.

“a pity you didn’t wing him”: Gender, Sexuality and Race in colonial Tulagi, Solomon Islands”

23 September 2016 2:00pm–3:00pm
 
in UQ Solomon Islands Partnership Seminar

Mabo v State of Queensland (No 2)

22 September 2016 5:15pm–7:00pm
 
in Selden Society 2016 Lecture Series
Lecture four—Leading Cases of the Common Law—Mabo v State of Queensland (No 2) (1992) 175 CLR 1 will be presented by The Hon Margaret White AO on 22 September 2016.

UQ Sir Harry Gibbs Lecture presented by the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG

12 September 2016 6:00pm–8:30pm
 
in Lectures presented by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
The University of Queensland Law Society presents “Sir Harry Gibbs – Representative Democracy and the Marriage Plebiscite” by the Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG.

UQ Law Lecture presented by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG

12 September 2016 12:00pm–2:00pm
 
in Lectures presented by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
The TC Beirne School of Law proudly presents “After the High Court of Australia: the Growing Globalisation of Law” by the Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG.

2016 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

8 September 2016 5:30pm–7:30pm
 
in Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture Series
This year's lecture is titled The South China Sea Arbitration: the influence of law on sea power? presented by special guest speaker Associate Professor Douglas Guilfoyle.

Alumni Lecture Series - September

7 September 2016 12:00pm–1:45pm
 
in BEL Alumni Lecture Session
The Faculty of Business, Economics and Law warmly invites you to reserve your place at the upcoming UQ Alumni Lecture featuring Jamie Pherous (BCom '88), Managing Director at Corporate Travel Management.

Class of 1996 Reunion Reception and Dinner

20 August 2016 3:00pm–9:00pm
 
in UQ Law Reunion Celebrations

Class of 1991 Reunion Reception and Dinner

20 August 2016 3:00pm–9:00pm
 
in UQ Law Reunion Celebrations

Class of 1986 Reunion Reception and Dinner

20 August 2016 3:00pm–9:00pm
 
in UQ Law Reunion Celebrations

Class of 1981 Reunion Reception and Dinner

20 August 2016 3:00pm–9:00pm
 
in UQ Law Reunion Celebrations

Class of 1976 Reunion Reception and Dinner

20 August 2016 3:00pm–9:00pm
 
in UQ Law Reunion Celebrations

Class of 1971 Reunion Reception and Dinner

20 August 2016 3:00pm–5:00pm
 
in UQ Law Reunion Celebrations

Class of 1966 Reunion Reception and Dinner

20 August 2016 3:00pm–9:00pm
 
in UQ Law Reunion Celebrations

The Pacific Colonial Shadow: New Approaches

20 August 2016 9:00am–4:15pm
 
in UQ Solomon Islands Partnership Seminar
School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry (HAPI) One-Day Seminar

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