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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Appointing Australia’s highest judges deserves proper scrutiny
In an article published on The Conversation, Dr Gabrielle Appleby, Deputy Director of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit, explains the appointment process for judges of the High Court of Australia. In examining the appointment process, Dr Appleby considers whether judges should also be representative of the community that their rulings affect and what […]
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Official Showcase and Launch of Public Law and Policy Research Unit
Last Friday was the offical launch of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit. Below are the opening remarks from the Unit’s director, Associate Professor Alexander Reilly. For decades the Adelaide Law School has been the home of prominent public law scholars – James Crawford and Hilary Charlesworth in public international law, John Finnis and […]
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A Message from the Deans…
It’s been a big year the Adelaide Law School. Despite being in ‘caretaker mode’ in the absence of our Dean, Professor John Williams on sabbatical (with two Acting Deans, Melissa de Zwart (Semester 1) and David Brown (Semester 2) ), we have not let the grass grow. Below are some of the notable aspects of […]
Associate Professors Dale Stephens and Melissa DeZwart co-host Strategic Space Law Course in Montreal
In late Oct/early Nov 2014, Associate Professors Dale Stephens and Melissa de Zwart travelled to Montreal, Canada to teach a strategic space law workshop. The University of Adelaide Law School, in partnership with the McGill University Institute of Air and Space Law, hosted the workshop. It attracted maximum attendance with students from numerous countries and […]
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NSW Parliamentary Committee backs recommendations on unpaid work
The NSW Parliament’s Committee on Children and Young People has completed an inquiry into volunteering and unpaid work placements among children and young people in that state. In dealing with unpaid work experience, its report makes extensive reference to research and submissions by Adelaide Law School Professors Rosemary Owens and Andrew Stewart. Among other things, […]
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Support the latest Fund appeal and help students like Cathryn
When I hear from people like Cathryn, I realise how fortunate I have been in life. I had my struggles, like everybody else, but I had parents who supported me and always encouraged me to do my best. Cathryn was born to parents who were both struggling with drug addictions and living in […]
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Staff in Focus: Associate Professor Dale Stephens
What degree and qualifications do you have and what were your years of graduation? LL.B (Hons) (Adelaide) 1988; GDLP (SAIT) 1999; LL.M (Melbourne) 2003; LL.M (Harvard) 2004; SJD (Harvard) 2014. What have you been doing since graduation? I joined the Royal Australian Navy as a Legal Officer and specialised in operational and international law. I […]
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Alumni in Focus: Peter Humphries
When did you begin studying law? I started law in 1967 when there was only one Law School in Adelaide. I was happy to be accepted into the Law School at Adelaide University as 1967 was the first year of quotas and the number of first year law students was limited to 100. What was […]
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Case discussion: Kuczborski v Queensland
Members of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit met this week to discuss the High Court’s recent decision in Kuczborski v Queensland [2014] HCA 46. PLPRU Member, Anna Olijnyk, provides an overview of the case and the key issues from the case discussion. This was a challenge, on Kable grounds, to Queensland’s suite of […]
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