News and Insights

Asylum seekers and smuggled migrants are frequently demonised in today’s political and social climate – but according to Professor of Criminal Law Andreas Schloenhardt, their negative portrayal is misleading.

Match-fixing, doping, organised crime and player contracts are the kind of curve balls that will be pitched in a new course offered by The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law.

Led by UQ alumnus and Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, The Honourable Justice James Douglas, students participated in a court hearing scenario and witnessed a real criminal trial.

TC Beirne School of Law PhD candidate Joseph Lelliott was the People’s Choice winner for his thesis presentation Unaccompanied Minors: Developing Law and Policy to Protect the Most Vulnerable Migrants.

On the eve of the United Nations International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, one University of Queensland researcher has questioned the relevance of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

UQ PHD student Ana Borges attended a two-day workshop from 19-21 July to discuss family and migration in the South Pacific region, and present her research paper titled 'Immigration and Domestic Violence: The impact of law on women’s wellbeing in Australia'.

Telei’ai Dr Lalotoa Mulitalo of Samoa recently completed her 2017 Greg Urwin Awards placement with the launch of a publication she authored, Legislative Drafting in the Pacific Context, at the University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law in Australia on Friday 14 July.

The fact is that romance will kindle at work, but there are things employers and employees can and should do to manage these situations.

University of Queensland graduate Anna John has supercharged an international legal career by learning a second language.

On World Refugee Day 2017, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported that more than 65 million people worldwide were fleeing persecution, war, discrimination, and human rights abuses.

A high-achieving University of Queensland student has been awarded an internationally renowned scholarship in recognition of her leadership abilities and community involvement.

Professor Sarah Derrington, Academic Dean & Head of School at The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law has been reappointed to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Board.

The University of Queensland is increasing its focus on access to justice for marginalised people by unlocking the benefits digitalisation is delivering for the legal profession.

Magistrates, judges, victims and support officers nationwide can now refer to a one-stop reference guide about domestic and family violence.

Dr Paul Harpur explores the hurdles faced by people with print disabilities such as blindness, dyslexia and quadriplegia in his new book, Discrimination, Copyright and Equality – Opening the e-Book for the Print-Disabled.

The highly-regarded Lawyer’s Weekly has named 10 young University of Queensland law alumni as finalists in the nation’s top 30 young lawyers.

Five talented mooters from The University of Queensland came face to face with esteemed Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz during a trip of a lifetime to Washington D.C.

It’s been 25 years since Eddie Koiki Mabo’s campaign for Indigenous land rights led the High Court to famously overturn the previous laws of traditional land ownership but the gravitas of time and his extraordinary achievements isn’t lost on The University of Queensland.

Sam Walpole entered an esteemed group of The University of Queensland Alumni this month when he was named one of 10 University Medallists from the UQ Business School, School of Economics and TC Beirne School of Law.