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:

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2021 Sir Harry Gibbs Lecture

21 September 2021 6:15pm–7:15pm
 
in UQLS Sir Harry Gibbs Lecture
Jo-Anne Bragg, General Counsel for the Environmental Defenders Office, talks about cultural change and the legal profession.

The quest for harmonisation in anti-doping: Procedural fairness and anti-doping disputes in India

9 August 2021 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An open book on a table in a library

National Indigenous representative bodies in Australia

23 July 2021 2:30pm–3:30pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Laurel Fox
An open book on a table in a library

Chrysanthemum Throne: Emperor, nationalism and gender discrimination in Japan

23 July 2021 1:30pm–2:30pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Anthony Shaw
An open book on a table in a library

Foundations of the Calvinian usury doctrine: Law, liberty and love

23 July 2021 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Joanne Lee
An open book on a table in a library

Accommodation and integration mechanisms in Indian constitution

23 July 2021 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Terefe Gebreyesus
An open book on a table in a library

Church and state relations - Charitable status and tax exemptions

23 July 2021 10:00am–11:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Mark Fowler.
an open book on a table with library shelves in the background.

Non-fatal strangulation victim-witnesses, brain injury and PTSD: Perspectives from prosecutors and defence counsel

22 July 2021 10:00am–11:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Sarah Kendall.
an open book in a library.

Regulatory techniques to encourage long-staple cotton: Cotton transport and ginning in British India

9 July 2021 2:00pm–3:30pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone presentation by Kencho Peldon.
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Policy and Regulatory Dimensions of Resilience-Based Management in the Great Barrier Reef

18 June 2021 10:00am–11:30am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR milestone presentation by PhD Candidate Liza Rolim-Baggio
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Forensic Evidence in Criminal Proceedings

10 June 2021 5:00pm–6:45pm
 
in Current Legal Issues Seminar Series
The Main Problems with Australian Responses to Forensic Science and Medical Evidence. Presented by Professor Gary Edmond (UNSW) with Saul Holt QC commenting and the Hon Justice Peter Applegarth AM chairing.
open law book in a library

Reconciling Customary and Formal Land Tenure: A Proposed Framework for the Process of Reform

27 May 2021 10:00am–11:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
An HDR milestone presentation by Anne Pickering.

In the shadows of Parité: Gender politics, legal pluralism and the standing of Kanak women in New Caledonia

26 May 2021 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in CPICL Seminars
Presented by Dr Nicole George, UQ School of Politcal Science and International Studies

Women in Law 2021

5 May 2021 5:30pm–7:30pm
 
in Women in Law
This event is an opportunity for UQ Law School students to network with each other and to seek advice from the panel about how to succesfully maintain a work-life balance as a female lawyer.
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Native Title compensation in Australia

9 April 2021 10:00am–11:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presented by HDR candidate William Isdale.
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Remedying the tragedy of ecosystem services in wetlands

30 March 2021 11:30am–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
A comparative study of legal and policy mechanisms protecting wetland ecosystem services in Australia and the United States. Presented by Caroline Law-Walsh
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Queer First Nations Women, Experiences of Discrimination and the Australian Law

30 March 2021 10:00am–11:30am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presented by HDR candidate Trudie Broderick
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Inventing Plants: Science and Law in the Australian Plant Breeder's Rights System

25 February 2021 12:00pm–12:45pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presentation by Hamish Macdonald
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Accommodating Computer-Generated Works into Indonesia’s Copyright Law: Challenges and Possibilities

16 February 2021 10:30am–12:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone Presentation by Laurensia Andrini
Advisors: Dr Allison Fish and Dr Xan Chacko
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Reviewing legal and policy compliance of autonomous weapons systems

28 January 2021 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone Presentation by Renato Wolf
Advisors: Associate Professor Rain Liivoja and Dr Robert Mullins
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Indigenous Identity in Fiji: Na Vanua, Na Lawa, Na Kawa Ni Bobula

28 January 2021 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone Presentation by Unaisi Narawa-Daurewa
Advisors: Professor Jennifer Corrin and Professor Reid Mortensen
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The recovery of stolen religious artefacts in the face of cultural heritage law’s commercial imperative - insights from the litigation experience of the Greek Orthodox Church.

28 January 2021 10:00am–10:45am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone Presentation by Nicolas Augoustinos
Advisors: Professor Craig James Forrest and Dr Lucas Lixinski
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Understanding law as a MacIntyrean 'Practice'

27 January 2021 3:00pm–4:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone presentation by Andrew Curtin
Advisors: Prof Nick Aroney, Dr Rob Mullins
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Waldron’s Concept of Rule of Law and Legal Theory

27 January 2021 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone presentation by Luis Sanchez Fernandez
Advisors: Dr Robert Mullins and Professor James Allan
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The Nature of Constitutions: A Theory of Genuine and Pseudo Constitutionalism

27 January 2021 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
HDR Milestone Presentation by Renato Saeger Magalhaes Costa.
Advisors: Professor Nicholas Aroney and Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh

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