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Australia must lead the world on nature restoration

Published on: 25 March 2024

THE CONVERSATION | Associate Professor Justine Bell-James believes we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to halt and reverse biodiversity loss through ambitious law and policy reform.
Explainer: what is sabotage and why is the ASIO chief worried about it?

Published on: 29 February 2024

THE CONVERSATION | In response to the Annual Threat Assessment delivered by Mike Burgess, Brendan Walker-Munro and Sarah Kendall explain the legal definition of sabotage and how ASIO is meeting these dangers.
‘Red tape’ hampering coastal restoration

Published on: 1 December 2023

‘Red tape’ is hindering marine and coastal restoration projects across Australia, according to University of Queensland research led by Associate Professor Justine Bell-James
With war raging in Gaza, how much do we know about Australia’s weapons exports? The answer: very little

Published on: 24 November 2023

Australia’s defence export program has recently come under scrutiny for its lack of transparency – particularly in relation to whether approved export permits are providing material support to Israel’s war against Hamas.
UQ Law School researcher elected as Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

Published on: 15 November 2023

The University of Queensland (UQ) Law School researcher Professor Nicholas Aroney has received a prestigious Fellowship in the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
Is a terrorist’s win in the High Court bad for national security? Not necessarily

Published on: 2 November 2023

Abdul Nacer Benbrika, perhaps Australia’s most notorious convicted terrorist, won in the High Court.
After the Voice referendum: how far along are First Nations treaty negotiations across the country?

Published on: 26 October 2023

On October 14, Australians said “no” to the Voice to the Parliament, choosing not to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory body in the Constitution.
Access to justice for people with a disability: UQ law students take on NDIS pro bono project

Published on: 12 September 2023

Thanks to a team of 9 students from The University of Queensland Law School, Australians who need help with understanding or requesting NDIS funding will soon have access to a publicly available database to guide their appeals.
Legal scholar explores future of Hong Kong’s rule of law under ‘One Country, Two Systems’

Published on: 24 August 2023

On Wednesday 23 August 2023, Associate Professor Shucheng (Peter) Wang from City University of Hong Kong gave a CPICL public seminar on the Constitutional Dialogism and ‘One Country, Two Systems’: Common Law vs Chinese Law?
Foreign interference through social media is an active threat. Here’s what Australia can do

Published on: 7 August 2023

Brendan Walker-Munro and Sarah Kendall respond to the special Senate committee report on foreign interference through social media by electing on current laws and what still needs to be done.

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Constitutional Identity and the Right to Attachment

13 September 2024 11:00am–12:00pm

in CPICL Seminars

Join us for a seminar presented by Professor Nick Barber, University of Oxford.

Book Launch: Philosophy, Law and Culture of Liberal Democracy and the Authoritarian Challenge by Suri Ratnapala

18 September 2024 4:00pm–6:00pm

in CPICL Seminars

Join us for the official book launch 'Philosophy, Law and Culture of Liberal Democracy and the Authoritarian Challenge' by Emeritus Profesor Suri Ratnapala.

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Intellectual Property Workshop – Registers and Data IP

2 October 2024 12:00pm–1:45pm

in Australian Centre for Private Law Events

Join Professor Robert Burrell (University of Oxford and Melbourne Law School) and Dr Wenting Cheng (UQ Law School) for a workshop covering trade mark law and data IP insights from a Chinese regulatory experiment.

A conversation with George Brandis KC

3 October 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

in UQ Pro Bono Centre Events

Former politician George Brandis KC will speak about obligations that he believes legal professionals have to be of service to the community

Lores of War: International humanitarian law from Indigenous Australian society - a Yolngu case study

11 October 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

in CPICL Seminars

Join us for a seminar (being held in conjunction with the Australian Red Cross) presented by Dr Samuel White and Fauve Kurnadi.

2024 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture

17 October 2024 5:30pm–7:30pm

in Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture Series

Please join us for this special presentation by The Honourable Steven Rares KC at the 2024 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture.

From Discrimination to Death: Genocide Process through a Human Rights Lens

27 November 2024 11:00am–12:00pm

in CPICL Seminars

Join us for a seminar (being held in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect) presented by Dr Melanie O’Brien, University of Western Australia.

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