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  • Drag Queensland's abortion laws out of the 19th century

    Published on: 21 February 2017
    Professor Heather Douglas, ARC Future Fellow at the TC Beirne School of Law, today had an article published in the Courier-Mail. Titled Drag Queensland's abortion laws out of the 19th century, argues that abortion must be made legal in Queensland so that women can undergo the procedure safely in major hospitals.

  • Law and business schools collaborate on boosting small business innovation

    Published on: 20 February 2017
    While the Australian Government has argued for corporate tax cuts, collaborative research by the UQ law and business schools suggests that the largely unincorporated small business sector needs more assistance than simple tax relief.
  • UQ Law Student Society Executives

    Law student society executives energised to start 2017

    Published on: 17 February 2017
    Executive members of the UQ Law Student Societies celebrated the start of another academic year at the Welcome to Student Executive Reception on Wednesday night.

  • Disability assistance animals featured on The Project

    Published on: 9 February 2017
    Last night, our resident disability assistance expert Dr Paul Harpur was featured on Channel 10’s The Project.
  • Professor Sarah Derrington and Zoe Brereton

    Zoe Brereton travels to India to investigate the myth of false rape claims

    Published on: 2 February 2017
    Zoe Brereton, an undergraduate at UQ Law and New Colombo Plan Fellow, was recently published in the International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, ‘Perpetuating myths of women as false complainants in rape cases in India: culture versus the law’.

  • UQ students to help migrant women escape domestic violence

    Published on: 30 January 2017
    Women migrants are particularly vulnerable to domestic violence. Due to their restricted visa status, some become trapped in abusive relationships with no access to finances or other support.
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    UQ Law hosting conference on prevention of genocide

    Published on: 27 January 2017
    The atrocities of the 20th Century, particularly the Holocaust, led to the creation of international criminal law. Starting with the Nuremberg Tribunal and culminating in the International Criminal Court, justice has allowed survivors and their families to receive compensation, create memorials and move towards reconciliation.
  • Forgan Smith Christmas

    Christmas house-warming at Forgan Smith

    Published on: 23 December 2016
    The TC Beirne School of Law is about to move back into its beautifully refurbished Forgan Smith home and yesterday threw open the doors to celebrate and thank all involved in the project.
  • Finn's Law

    Finn’s Law – An Australian Justice

    Published on: 22 December 2016
    The Honorable Justice Paul Finn, retired Judge of the Federal Court of Australia and distinguished UQ alumnus has been honoured by the publication, ‘Finn’s Law – An Australian Justice’.

  • UQ expert calls for a consistent legal framework around radical protest action

    Published on: 22 December 2016
    Police and activists needed a clear and consistent legal framework to minimise clashes and potentially life-threatening damage to energy infrastructure during protests according to UQ’s Director of the Centre for International Minerals and Energy Law, Professor Jonathan Fulcher.
  • Law students

    UQ rolls out early entry offers

    Published on: 19 December 2016
    The University of Queensland is making early entry offers in a number of selected programs, mostly to first preference applicants who are highly competitive.
  • Research funding

    Two School of Law academics granted UQ Early Career Researcher Awards

    Published on: 14 December 2016
    Two TC Beirne School of Law researchers received a UQ Early Career Researcher Award. The awards are limited university-wide, and are highly contested, with projects judged on merit. 
  • UQ Trade Law Forum

    UQ Trade Law Forum a resounding success

    Published on: 13 December 2016
    Earlier this month, the TC Beirne School of Law hosted the UQ Trade Law Forum, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law), at the Supreme Court Library. The event was supported by the UNCITRAL, UNCCA (UNCITRAL Coordination Committee Australia), Supreme Court of Queensland and the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Office. 
  • Pro Bono Centre Australian Award for University Teaching

    UQ Pro Bono Centre receives Australian Award for University Teaching

    Published on: 12 December 2016
    The University of Queensland TC Beirne School of Law’s Pro Bono Centre has received a prestigious Australian Award for University Teaching.
  • UQ Westpac Scholarship

    Three UQ students are China-bound on scholarships

    Published on: 12 December 2016
    Reading 10,000 books is not as useful as travelling 10,000 miles, says a Chinese proverb, and three University of Queensland students are taking the advice to heart.

  • Who's listening? The ethical and legal issues of developing a health app

    Published on: 12 December 2016
    Dr Mark Burdon co-wrote an article published in The Conversation on Friday, Who's listening? The ethical and legal issues of developing a health app​. The article discusses how health monitoring apps, such as those used to monitor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, can also be used to record private conversations of the users, in breach of both law and ethical standards.  

  • Brexit: Can Scotland or Northern Ireland block the UK's exit from the EU?

    Published on: 9 December 2016
    The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is presently hearing a case concerning the legal procedures by which the United Kingdom can withdraw from the European Union following the Brexit referendum in June.
  • Camille Boileau

    Law valedictorian shares her inspirational address

    Published on: 8 December 2016
    It’s a sunny Friday morning at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, and a procession of black-gowned and trencher-capped students has streamed into the UQ Centre. For each of them, the day marks a major celebration – of the completion of their university study and the dawning of global opportunities.
  • Private Law and Power

    How should private law redress society's rampant power imbalances?

    Published on: 6 December 2016
    Power imbalances are rife through modern society. The State has wide-ranging discretions as to whether it should grant a business licence, take custody of a child, or rezone a property – all of which have the potential to harm or help individuals.
  • From left, Michael Lucas; UQ Global Engagement Deputy Director Dr Jessica Gallagher, Caitlin Gordon-King, Sophie Ryan, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop, Kate Goodfruit, Rachel Dodds, Elsie Schuster and Alexander Williams

    UQ New Colombo Fellows set their sights on Indo-Pacific

    Published on: 5 December 2016
    Seven University of Queensland undergraduates will study in destinations around the Indo‑Pacific region after being named as 2017 Fellows and scholars under the New Colombo Plan. 

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