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Monthly Archives: November 2017
China Study Tour – Day 1
China Study Tour – Day 1 It was straight into business for the students on the Chinese Comparative Law study tour. Having only checked into our hotels at 2am, we found ourselves straight into the formal academic program at 9am. This was after a hearty, much needed breakfast. The first day’s program concerned labour law […]
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Legal Autonomous Weapons and the Plight of the Noncombatant
On Friday 10 November, the Adelaide Law School hosted Professor Ronald Arkin from the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA for a presentation titled ‘Legal Autonomous Weapons and the Plight of the Noncombatant’. Professor Arkin is a world-renowned roboticist and robo-ethicist working across multiple projects including robot-human interaction, robot ethics, and learning in autonomous systems. Co-sponsored […]
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Law Foundation grant supports Adelaide Law School students gain hands-on experience in native title
In 2005 an extensive report into the professional development needs of lawyers working with native title representative bodies (NTRBs) identified that lawyers representing Indigenous peoples in this vital area were under-resourced, underfunded, had limited access to professional development or career progression opportunities, and that recruitment into the field of native title was difficult. Recruitment was […]
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Adelaide Law School Academics elected to the Australian Academy of Law (AAL)
Congratulations to Professor Melissa de Zwart, Dean of Law, and Professor Paul Babie, for their election to the Australian Academy of Law (AAL). The AAL comprises individuals of exceptional distinction in the discipline of law who are committed to its advancement and to justice according to law in Australia. Professors de Zwart and Babie join […]
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One-Year Bankruptcy Discharge
The Federal Government has gone ahead with an earlier suggestion of the Productivity Commission to make the usual time for automatic discharge from bankruptcy one year. The default period of bankruptcy will thus move from three years to one year if passed as expected by Federal Parliament Bankruptcy Amendment (Enterprise Incentives) Bill 2017, introduced […]
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Associate Professor Peter Burdon taught legal theory at Université de Montréal during 2017
Between August-November this year Associate Professor Peter Burdon was invited to teach legal theory as part of the Université de Montréal’s doctoral option in Innovation, science, technology and law. The objective of the option is to enable students to acquire specialized knowledge and expertise regarding the role of law in the promotion, governance, and regulation […]
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CPD Seminar: 2016-17 Review into the Mining Act 1971 (SA)
Last September, the SA Government announced the Leading Practice Mining Acts Review of the Mines and Works Inspection Act 1920 (SA), the Mining Act 1971 (SA) and the Opal Mining Act 1995 (SA). The Review aims to modernise South Australia”s mining legislation and ensure the State is a leader in best-practice regulation of the mining […]
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