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.

Damages without Duty

5 July 2018 3:00pm–4:30pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Presented by John Gardner, Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford

What Discrimination is Not

4 July 2018 12:00pm–1:30pm

in Public lectures

John Gardner FBA on the meaning of discrimination versus other terms, that are used as if they are synonyms for discrimination when they are not.

Private law's revolutionaries: authors, codifiers and merchants?

28 June 2018 5:15pm

in Selden Society Lectures

Presented by Professor Hector MacQueen, Edinburgh Law School

Lethal Autonomous Robots and the Plight of the Noncombatant

14 June 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in UQ Law, Science and Technology Seminar Series

Ronald C. Arkin, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, on the role of lethal autonomous robotic systems in warfare.

The June [Global] Connection

7 June 2018 5:30pm–8:30pm

in The [Global] Connection

Hosted around the world in various cities, these casual events are a great opportunity to create new friendships, reignite old associations, and connect with like-minded professionals.

An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on the Legal, Social and Scientific Uses of the Kakadu Plum

1 June 2018 8:45am–5:00pm

in Intellectual Property Law and Food Security

Conscience and Human Depravity: An Examination of John Calvin's Natural Law Theory

31 May 2018 6:00pm

in Australian Legal Philosophy Students' Association (ALPSA)

AI and Legal Education: A Conversation with Associate Professor Lyria Bennett Moses

24 May 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in UQ Law AI Q&A Sessions

Immigration, Torture Claimants and Right to Family Life

21 May 2018 1:00pm–2:00pm

in Public lectures

Presenter: Hon Mr Justice Andrew Cheung, Chief Judge of the High Court, Hong Kong

The Gestalt of Autonomous Systems

18 May 2018 3:00pm–4:30pm

in Research Seminar Series

Presented by Professor Thomas Burri

Restitution - A New Start

18 May 2018 1:00pm–2:00pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Presented by Professor Lionel Smith, Faculty of Law, McGill University

Seminar 2: Fiduciary Law - "Prospective Fiduciary Duties"

17 May 2018 5:15pm–6:45pm

in Current Legal Issues Seminar Series

Speaker: Professor Lionel Smith, McGill University Canada
Chair: Dominic O’Sullivan QC
Commentator: The Hon. Justice Derrington, Federal Court of Australia

Life at the Bar

16 May 2018 5:00pm–6:00pm

in BEL SET student events

Panel Event: What you need to know about going to the Bar

Proposed Changes to the Biodiscovery Act 2004 Workshop

15 May 2018 3:30pm–5:30pm

in Intellectual Property Law and Food Security

Insight into Australia and Timor-Leste maritime border agreement

10 May 2018 12:00am

in MASLU events

More than 50 legal practitioners and University of Queensland law students gathered at the Supreme Court of Queensland on Tuesday 1 May to discuss the historic maritime treaty between Australia and Timor-Leste.

Geographical Indications, Food Heritage and Latin American Rural Development: The Political Dynamism of Doubled Commodities

4 May 2018 3:00pm–4:30pm

in Research Seminar Series

Presented by Professor Rosemary Coombes

Guns and judges - Antonin Scalia and the right to bear arms

3 May 2018 5:15pm

in Selden Society Lectures

Presented by the Hon Justice Glenn Martin AM, for the Supreme Court Library of Queensland

Australia-Timor Leste Maritime Boundary - Developments and Issues

1 May 2018 5:30pm

in MASLU events

Indigenous Food Experience

1 May 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in International Student Events

All international students studying at TCB are invited on a tasting journey through indigenous foods, cooking techniques and culture.

UQLS Buddy Game Night Out

30 April 2018 5:00pm

in Law Wellness Events

Meet buddies, connect with others in the law school community, and get some great advice about how to successfully make your way through mid-semester. Pizza and snacks are included!

Reimagining IP Law

26 April 2018 6:00pm–8:00pm

in Australian Legal Philosophy Students' Association (ALPSA)

Presenter: Ms Jocelyn Bosse, PhD student at the TC Beirne School of Law and a former Treasurer of ALPSA

Mandate or Market? International Organisations and the Private Sector

26 April 2018 3:00pm–4:30pm

in CPICL Seminars

Presented by Professor Jan Klabbers, University of Helsinki

Smuggling of Unaccompanied Minors: Causes and Conditions, International Law, and Domestic Contexts

26 April 2018 12:00pm–1:00pm

in HDR Milestone Presentations

Joseph Lelliott, Thesis Review
Presentation

Experiences of the Referendum Council and Constitutional Reform

20 April 2018 3:00pm–4:30pm

in Research Seminar Series

Presented by Professor Megan Davis

Women in Law 2018

19 April 2018 5:30pm–7:30pm

in Women in Law

This event is an opportunity for UQ School of Law women students, alumnae and friends to engage in an invigorating discussion about career development with a panel of successful women from the legal industry.

Attending online events

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