Events

This page lists events hosted by UQ Law or events hosted by organisations with which we have an affiliation.

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Current Legal Issues Seminars

Current Legal Issues is a high-profile series of seminars on contemporary legal issues. Each seminar has been accredited for CPD purposes by the Queensland Bar Association and Queensland Law Society.

Networking for New Legal Professionals - Workshop 1

7 March 2018 4:00pm–6:00pm

in Law Student Networking Event

It’s all about the money: a transsystemic mapping of free trade law

2 March 2018 3:00pm–4:00pm

in Research Seminar Series

Presented by Professor Csongor István Nagy

First Year Law Students Gelato Welcome

22 February 2018 5:30pm–7:30pm

in O-Week

Who said law school was all about studying?! Join your fellow first year law students along with academic staff for a gelato.

Postgraduate Welcome Reception

14 February 2018 5:30pm–7:30pm

in O-Week

Join fellow postgraduate students and law school staff for this informal welcome reception.

Undergraduate Supreme Court Visit for First Year Law Students

13 February 2018 8:00am–5:00pm

in O-Week

Compulsory for all first year law students.

International Postgraduate Coursework Academic Advising Session

12 February 2018 1:00pm–2:30pm

in O-Week

Compulsory for all international students enrolling in postgraduate coursework law programs.

LLB Welcome for First Year Law Students

12 February 2018 9:00am–11:00am

in O-Week

Compulsory for all first year law students.

The Laws of Exorcism: A Comparative Study of Religiously Motivated Homicide

9 February 2018 2:00pm–3:00pm

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Behnaz Zarrabi, Thesis Review
Roundtable Discussion

An Historico-Legal Study of the Defamation Act 1958 (NSW)

9 February 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in HDR Milestone Presentations

David Galbraith, Thesis Review
Oral Presentation

Customary Land Tenure Reform: Adopting An Innovative Approach (Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu)

2 February 2018 2:30pm–3:30pm

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Anne Pickering, Confirmation Seminar

Understanding Law as a MacIntyrean ‘Practice’

2 February 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Andrew Curtin, Confirmation Seminar

Constitutional Transformations: Failure and Opportunity in Post-Independence South Sudan

2 February 2018 9:00am–10:00am

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Mark Deng, Confirmation Seminar

Liabilities for Breach of Carbon-Credit Sale Contracts Under the EU Emission Trading Scheme: The Law and the Practice

31 January 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Yu (Molly) Yao, Thesis Review

Calvinist Natural Law and Constitutionalism

11 January 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Youngwon (Constance) Lee, Mid-Candidature Review

Lord Atkin lecture and official exhibition opening of Lord Atkin: from Queensland to House of Lords

28 November 2017 5:15pm–8:00pm

in Selden Society Lectures

Join us on Tuesday 28 November for the Selden Society inaugural Lord Atkin lecture and the launch of the Supreme Court Library Queensland’s new exhibition, Lord Atkin: from Queensland to the House of Lords.

Trouble Before Troublesome

20 November 2017 6:00pm–7:30pm

in Public lectures

Justice with compassion for our young people

The Use of DNA Evidence in Cross-Border Investigations: From Crisis To Confidence

17 November 2017 1:00pm–2:00pm

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Jessica Ritchie, Mid-Candidature Review

Perspectives on Legal Research: The Case of 'Preventive Justice'

3 November 2017 3:00pm–4:00pm

in Research Seminar Series

Presenter: Professor Andrew Ashworth

Taking a Break from the Legal to Transform the Social? Femi-queer Interventions against Sex/Gender Violence

27 October 2017 11:00am–12:00pm

in TC Beirne School of School Lecture

Presenter: Professor Sharon Cowan

Trends in legal education

26 October 2017 5:45pm–7:00pm

in Australian Academy of Law Public Lectures

Presenter: Professor Sarah Derrington

We need to talk about ... Euthanasia

25 October 2017 12:30pm–1:30pm

in Public lectures

Presenter: Professor Simon Bronitt

Domestic & Family Violence and Community Lawyering

24 October 2017 12:00pm–1:30pm

in Pro Bono Events

Aligning Transnational Public Policy with State Sovereignty

20 October 2017 3:00pm–4:00pm

in Research Seminar Series

Presenter: Professor Leon Trakman

FlashPoint - The Rohingya Crisis and the Politics of International Law

18 October 2017 5:30pm–7:00pm

in UQ Events

The recent escalation in violence in Myanmar’s Rahkhine state has starkly highlighted the continuing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s northwest region and the unresolved communal conflict between Arakanese Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas.

Who Can Be an MP? The Constitution, the High Court and the Disqualification Farce

16 October 2017 6:00pm–8:00pm

in UQLS Sir Harry Gibbs Lecture

Should electors be able to elect any fellow elector? Or should there be constitutional barriers to potential MPs? Are such barriers workable, and what are their impacts on minor party candidates especially?

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