Law School

Law School Events

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

Our prestigious events series include:

John Calvin's Constitutional Theology

22 May 2020 11:00am–11:30am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presented by Constance Lee, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law
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Constitutional Transformations: Failure and Opportunity in Post-Independence South Sudan

22 May 2020 10:30am–11:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presented by Mark Deng, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law

Restoring a public focus to government business enterprises (GBEs): Proposals to make GBEs more responsive to public concerns

21 May 2020 10:30am–11:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presented by Victoria Baumfield, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law
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Solitary confinement panel discussion

18 May 2020 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in School events
A panel of local and international experts discuss solitary confinement, its use and impact on prisoners.

The Universal Franchise: The Protection of Voting Rights under the Australian Constitution

15 May 2020 1:30pm–2:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presented by Lorraine Finlay, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law

Indigenous people in legal education reading group

12 May 2020 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in School events
Session topic: Indigenous Jurisprudence

The role of the UN General Assembly in international peace and security, with a focus on conflict-related humanitarian crises

5 May 2020 1:00pm–3:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presented by Rebecca Barber, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law
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International obligations and human rights in Australian Extradition

5 May 2020 11:30am–12:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Presented by Craig Jensen, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law

Regulating Artificial Intelligence in the European Union: Legal and Ethical Aspects

17 April 2020 9:00am–3 May 2020 11:45pm
 
in Research Seminar Series
Recorded seminar presented by Dr Jan De Bruyne, Ghent University
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Resolving Anti-Doping Disputes: Does the Current Framework Promote Procedural Fairness and Equality in India?

1 April 2020 2:00pm–4:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Webinar presented by Shaun Star, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law

Indigenous people in legal education reading group

31 March 2020 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in School events
Session topic: Science and Technology Studies and Indigenous Peoples
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A Financial-Legal History of Money, Credit, and Capital and the Rise of Credit Capitalism

31 March 2020 9:00am–11:00am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Webinar presented by Joanne Lee, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law
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The responsibility of states to prevent atrocity crimes

27 March 2020 11:00am–1:00pm
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Webinar presented by Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law

Native Title compensation in Australia

27 March 2020 9:00am–9:45am
 
in HDR Milestone Presentations
Webinar presented by Will Isdale, PhD candidate, UQ School of Law
Research seminar series

Right Wing Populism and the Constitution

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20 March 2020 3:00pm–4:15pm
 
in Research Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Keith Ewing, King's College, London, UK
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Ecosystem services, coastal wetlands and law – lessons from the United States and Australia

4 March 2020 5:00pm–7:00pm
 
in School events
This event will feature insights from world-leading experts in the field and will provide information on the adaptions of ecosystem services into law and policy around the globe.
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Opening of 2019-20 Transnational Organised Crime Course

17 February 2020 6:30pm–10:00pm
 
in School events
Students are cordially invited to a dinner marking the official opening of the 2019-2020 joint University of Queensland, University of Zurich and University of Vienna Transnational Organised Crime course (LAWS5231).
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Enforcement Mechanisms for Norms Governing the Use of Public Powers

14 February 2020 3:00pm–4:15pm
 
in Research Seminar Series
Presented by Professor Lionel Smith, McGill University, Canada
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Cashless welfare transfers and Australia's first peoples - redemptive or repressive violence?

8 November 2019 12:00pm
 
in School events
The government has enacted a host of Cashless Debit Card (CDC) legislation purportedly to address substance abuse and foster socially responsible behaviour. Their CDC narrative of policy success and redemptive prospects is deeply contentious.
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The Academy and the Courts: what do they mean to each other today?

31 October 2019 5:30pm
 
in School events
The Australian Academy of Law's Eighth Annual Patron’s Address will be delivered by The Hon Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and Patron of the Australian Academy of Law. The address will discuss the purposes for which the AAL was founded.
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The Intersection of Indigenous Laws and State Law - Confrontation or Cooperation?

25 October 2019 4:00pm–6:00pm
 
in School events
Book launch and presentation by Professor Ghislain Otis, University of Ottawa. Learn more about research with impact, collaboration with other Universities, and outputs from grant projects.
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Regulating the Schoolies experience: The psychology of a youth mass gathering

25 October 2019 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in UQ Law, Science and Technology Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Laura Ferris, The University of Queensland.
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2019 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

24 October 2019 4:45pm–7:00pm
 
in Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture Series
The Honorable Justice A M Stewart will present on 'The fluctuating incidence of the burden of proof under the Hague-Visby Rules: The implications of Volcafe v CSAV [2019] AC 358 on the position in Australia'.
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Digital Legislation

23 October 2019 6:00pm–7:00pm
 
in Technology and the Future of the Legal Profession Lecture Series
In this talk, Professor Guido Governatori will introduce the paradigm of digital legislation.
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UQ Law School Giving Day Launch

22 October 2019 5:45pm–7:30pm
 
in School events
Guest Speaker, Justice James Edelman, will speak at the launch on the importance of opportunity for the next generation of legal professionals.

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