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ARTICLE | Themes emerging from a workshop with the International Peace and Security Interest Group of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law and our Future of War research group

THE CONVERSATION | Hyper-collection represents a growing trend by large companies to collect, sort, analyse and use more information than they need, usually in covert or passive ways. In many cases, hyper-collection is not supported by a truly legitimate commercial or legal purpose.

Mitree Vongphakdi awarded the UQ Pro Bono Publico Award for 2021

Famin Ahmed (Bachelor of Laws (first class honours) and Arts '19) is the UQ alum behind a social enterprise that is raising funds for women facing domestic violence in Queensland – one fashionable hat at a time

NEWS | The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has appointed Rain Liivoja, our Deputy Dean Research, as a Visiting Legal Fellow for 2022-2023.

THE CONVERSATION | Can courts ensure political parties' powerbrokers abide by the party rules that they, by and large, write? It’s a simple question, but the answer to it is a mess.

THE CONVERSATION | The higher education sector is susceptible to national security threats, but how do we guard against espionage without impinging on academic freedom?

The Law and Future of War Research Group at the University of Queensland is inviting abstracts on the topic of ‘Emerging Technologies and Domestic Military Law: Comparative Views on Principles, Policies and Practice’.

THE CONVERSATION | Dr Brendan Walker-Munro explores how drones are being used in the Ukrainian-Russian war and what this means for future warfare.

Undergraduate law students Louis Laing, Kirsty McRuvie and Georgia Whybird share their experience participating in the Summer 2021 virtual internship with Justice Centre Hong Kong, facilitated by the UQ Pro Bono Centre as part of LAWS5233 Transnational Perspectives in Law.

For International Women's Day 2022 we spoke to inspiring female academics and alumni from the Business, Economics and Law Faculty about their career successes, advice on overcoming workplace challenges and tips for women at the start of their careers.

THE CONVERSATION | Will laws to counter foreign interference do enough – or anything at all – to deter the threat of electoral interference in Australia?

The threat of foreign donations and disinformation was addressed in the new Electoral Amendment Bill, but Professor Graeme Orr argues these issues are largely being ignored when the problematic influences are domestic in origin.

The University of Queensland’s Law and the Future of War Research Group is calling for papers in advance of the International Peace and Security Interest Group workshop in May.

PhD candidate Sarah Kendall questions if Australia's anti-spy laws are strong enough, with espionage set to overtake terrorism as Australia’s top security concern.

UQ's Professor Tamara Walsh and Caxton Legal Centre's Bridget Burton write for Proctor and reflect on one year of monitoring cases that mention Queensland's Human Rights Act.

Boeing announced it would design and build a new military aircraft, the Loyal Wingman, in Queensland. Dr Eve Massingham asks whether our laws are adequate to protect us from potential health, safety and data concerns when autonomous aircraft are in the skies.

​The Common Article 1 obligation to “ensure respect” for international humanitarian law (IHL) has become a topic of considerable reflection and debate.

SPEECH | Jo-Anne Bragg, General Counsel for the Environmental Defenders Office, talks about cultural change and the legal profession.