Law School

News and Insights

  • Young Scholar Best Paper Award of the Commission on Legal Pluralism

    Published on: 16 September 2015
    In 2015, the Commission on Legal Pluralism decided to introduce a ‘Young Scholar Award’ for
    the best paper presented during the biennial conference, with a view to draw more attention
    to this field of study and academic research.

  • Law Students at UQ Undergraduate Research Conference

    Published on: 4 September 2015
    UQ Law students Elissa Morcombe, Hamish Macdonald, and Colin Craig will be presenting at the 2015 UQ Undergraduate Research Conference.

  • Elena Sorda – Visiting Endeavour Research Scholar

    Published on: 2 September 2015
    Elena Sorda is a Visiting Endeavour Research Fellow at The Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law, TC Beirne School of Law until December 31st.

  • Law Alumni celebrated in UQ’s 2015 Alumni Awards

    Published on: 25 August 2015
    His Excellency The Honourable Paul de Jersey AC and Catherine Tanna, both graduates of the TC Beirne School of Law, were recognised for their outstanding success in their fields and exemplary contributions to their communities.

  • UQ law graduates' success on display at QPILCH event

    Published on: 23 August 2015
    Red Wine for Justice is a fundraising event held annually by QPILCH. This year UQ Law alumni, Marissa Dooris, Josh McGeechan and Bianca Kabel, presented on QPILCH’s recent accomplishment in assisting a client experiencing significant mental health concerns trying to avoid homelessness.

  • Local student off to G20 Youth Summit in Turkey

    Published on: 20 August 2015
    When Lachlan Campbell attends the G20 Youth Summit (Y20) in August as the Head of the Global Voices Australian delegation, he will be representing thousands of young Australians as part of a unique opportunity.
  • Professor Leigh Goodmark

    Fulbright Scholar Prof Goodmark visits UQ

    Published on: 19 August 2015
    For three weeks in August 2015 Professor Leigh Goodmark of the Maryland Frances King Carey School of Law visited Australia as a Fulbright Specialist Scholar.

  • In Conversation with First Chief Justice of Indonesia's Constitutional Court

    Published on: 14 August 2015
    The Centre of Public International and Comparative Law and the Law School were honoured to host ‘a conversation’ between Emeritus Professor Suri Ratnapala of the TC Beirne School of Law and Professor Jimly Asshiddiqie, the first Chief Justice of the Indonesia Constitutional Court.

  • Swimmer in the fast lane to success

    Published on: 30 July 2015
    If work ethic is anything to go by, aspiring Olympian and University of Queensland law graduate Aisling Scott will one day be a gold medal lawyer.

  • UQ Mooters Highest Ranked in International Competition

    Published on: 28 July 2015
    The 16th Annual International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot 2015 was held in Melbourne from 3 – 7 July 2015.
  • Associate Professor Jonathan Crowe and Sir Anthony Mason shaking hands outside the Forgan Smith Building

    Successful Judicial Independence Conference

    Published on: 22 July 2015
    On 10 and 11 July the TC Beirne School of Law and CPICL hosted the conference ‘Judicial Independence in Australia: Contemporary Challenges, Future Directions’. This was an initiative of CPICL Fellows Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh and Associate Professor Jonathan Crowe.

  • Legal high flier awarded international scholarship

    Published on: 16 July 2015
    A University of Queensland arts/law graduate with a passion for human rights has won Cambridge University’s coveted Whewell Scholarship in International Law.
  • Profile photo of Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh

    Qld Bikie Laws Hide Dark Underbelly

    Published on: 3 July 2015
    Human rights are under attack from the creep of anti-terror style legislation to the criminal justice system, UQ law lecturer Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh has warned in a recent report.

  • Judicial independence in the spotlight

    Published on: 22 June 2015
    He has presided over some of Queensland’s highest profile criminal trials, but former Justice George Fryberg is probably best known for taking on the Newman Government’s controversial anti-bikie laws.

  • Federalism Reform: Pathways and Obstacles

    Published on: 16 June 2015
    The University of Queensland’s Law Professor Nicholas Aroney has his paper 'Federalism Reform: Pathways and Obstacles’ featured on the Australian Public Law website today.
  • UQ Migrant Smuggling Working Group

    UNHCR Regional Representative visits UQ to discuss Migrant Smuggling

    Published on: 10 June 2015
    The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law was honoured to play host to a visit by Dr Thomas Albrecht, the Regional Representative for Australia and Oceania of UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
  • Heather Douglas in the UQ Law Library

    National Domestic Violence Benchbook

    Published on: 9 June 2015
    The Attorney-General Australia, Senator George Brandis QC, has announced Professor Heather Douglas from The University of Queensland TC Beirne Schoool of Law, will develop a National domestic violence benchbook in partnership with the Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration.

  • Law Excellence Awarded

    Published on: 5 June 2015
    The TC Beirne School of Law Annual Awards Ceremony was held on 20 May 2015. This event has become an important tradition for the school to acknowledge it’s fine students, the quality of the teaching staff and the significant contribution made by it’s stakeholders who generously contribute each year to make the awards for academic excellence possible.

  • Compulsory Voting: a Queensland Centenary

    Published on: 1 June 2015
    Queensland pioneered compulsory voting in Australia 100 years ago. The occasion was marked by a packed-out panel discussion at Parliament House Brisbane, organised by the Australasian Study of Parliament Group.

  • Judicial Independence: Contemporary Challenge, Future Directions

    Published on: 28 May 2015
    The TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland, together with the Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law, is proud to host the conference Judicial Independence in Australia: Contemporary Challenges, Future Directions to be held at the University of Queensland on 10-11 July 2015. The conference is sponsored by the Magna Carta Committee of the Rule of Law Institute of Australia.

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