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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Study Tour: Day 7 – Utrecht University, Netherlands
28/11/12 Authored by Sammy Cheang and Victoria Montandon. Today was definitely an achievement for all of us, as we successfully survived 6 hours of lecture in the top university of the Netherlands, the Utrecht University. This is a partner university of the University of Adelaide, where it is possible to undertake a postgraduate masters program […]
Study Tour – Day 6 – Frankfurt, European Central Bank and Aust Consulate Office
Day 6 – 26 November Authors: Kane Robson & Claire Flint After a weekend filled with a lovely river cruise down the Rhine, Christmas markets at Heidelberg and plenty of local touristy sites at Rudeshiem the group spent Monday in Frankfurt. Our first visit included a comprehensive presentation on the role of the European Central […]
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Aurora Native Title Internship Program success
Adelaide Law School students have again achieved success in selection for the highly-competitive Aurora Native Title Internship Program. Over summer 2013, seven students will be volunteering as interns at Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and Indigenous policy organisations in South Australia as well as around the country in cities including Canberra, Darwin and Perth. This […]
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Study Tour – Day 4 and the German Constitution
Day 4 23 November 2012 Authored by Emily Gore and Katie Aust After a jam-packed week of site visits and lectures, we welcomed the chance for a sleep in and late breakfast. The girls of course took our free morning as a chance to hit the shops, as did the boys with a bit of […]
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Study Tour Day 3 in Frankfurt
Day 3 22 November 2012 Authored by Sophie Byrne and Oliver Broadbridge Today was a special day as it was the birthday of one of our team, Georgia. After our amazing continental breakfast (which we all enjoy immensely) our morning began with a four hour lecture on European Banking and Finance Law. It had the […]
Congratulations to Sandy Pitcher, Adelaide Law School Alumni
Sandy Pitcher, deputy chief executive of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, received the ‘Community & Government Award’ for her part in implementing the state’s Strategic Plan and negotiating on South Australia’s behalf at the Council of Australian Governments. She recently also awarded the ‘White Pages Community and Government award’, in the Telstra Businesswoman of […]
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Applications open for 2013 PhD Teaching Fellowships
Adelaide Law School is delighted to announce that in 2013 it will be offering a number of Teaching Fellowships to Doctoral candidates within the school. For many of our PhD students, their Doctoral study is a pathway to an academic career. However, while completion of a PhD is an excellent training in research, it does […]
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Study Tour: Day 2 at the Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Authors: Students Kate & PK Day 2 – Still battling a bit of jet lag, we managed to get ourselves on the bus at 6.45am ready for our big day in Strasbourg. We crossed the border into France (no need to drop our fruit in the fruit fly bin) and headed straight to the Council […]
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Study Tour Day 1 – Mannheim University
Authored by Timothy Cross and Georgia Minnucci. After a hearty hotel breakfast and pocketing as many ‘spare’ croissants as possible, we found ourselves shivering on the platform at Wiesbaden awaiting the (very timely) departure of our train to Mannheim. We were greeted upon arrival by the delightfully enthusiastic and dapper Professor Oliver Brand (replete with […]
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Law and the Politics of Realising Human Rights in Developing Countries
On the 31st October 2012 Dr Laura Grenfell and Cornelia Koch presented at an interdisciplinary workshop entitled ‘Law and the Politics of Realising Human Rights in Developing Countries’ run by the University of Adelaide’s Indo-Pacific Governance Research Centre. Further information on the workshop is available here. Cornelia presented on the topic ‘Justiciable Legal Frameworks for […]
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