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  • 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.

  • Prof Nikos Passas – Distinguished Visiting Fellow

    Published on: 11 August 2015

  • 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.

  • Human, All Too Human: Human Fallibility and the Separation of Powers

    Published on: 15 July 2015
    The University of Queensland's Law Associate Professor Jonathan Crowe has his paper 'Human, All Too Human: Human Fallibility and the Separation of Powers' featured on the Australian Public Law website today.

  • 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.

  • 3MT Law School Winners

    Published on: 22 June 2015
    The TC Beirne School of Law 3 Minutes Thesis (3MT) was held Friday 19th June. Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) celebrates the exciting research conducted by PhD students.

  • 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.

  • MASLU workshop on maritime transboundary pollution

    Published on: 18 June 2015
    The TC Beirne School of Law’s Marine and Shipping Law Unit convened and facilitated a workshop on Transboundary Maritime Environmental Pollution from 20th-22nd May 2015 on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affrairs and Trade (DFAT), and in conjunction with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Students who attended InspireU camp.

    Camp Inspires Indigenous Lawyers of the Future

    Published on: 9 June 2015
    Twenty-two young indigenous Australians were given a sneak peek at their possible futures during the first InspireU Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law Camp in March.
  • 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.

  • Students observe UN International Trade Law

    Published on: 28 May 2015
    UQ Law Students, Sidney Sneddon and Samuel Bullen, and Senior Law Lecturer Dr Alan Davidson recently attended the week-long UN Commission on International Trade Law’s working group session on electronic commerce.

  • UQ law graduates in top 30 list

    Published on: 15 May 2015
    Six University of Queensland law graduates are finalists in the annual Lawyers Weekly Top 30 Under 30 awards.

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