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Monthly Archives: December 2017
Dr Nengye Liu interviewed by BBC World News about China’s First Commercial Flight to Antarctica
China’s first commercial flight recently brought 22 Chinese tourists to Antarctica. After the United States, Chinese tourists are now the second largest national group of tourists to Antarctica each year. The Chinese commercial flights has been described by Chinese tour operators as a significant milestone as Chinese tourists no longer need to go through foreign […]
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DAAD Project Launch and visit by Adelaide Law School scholars to Trier University, Germany
Adelaide Law School scholars Dr Nengye Liu and Dr Michelle Lim have been visitors at the Institute for Environmental and Technical Law (IUTR), Trier University, Germany for most of December 2017. Dr Nengye Liu is currently conducting the German component of the project “Conservation of Marine Living Resources in the Polar Regions” at the Institute. […]
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The Hon Tom Gray
The Adelaide Law School acknowledged the long service and dedication of The Hon Tom Gray on the Adelaide Law School Advisory Board, at a reception held on Tuesday 12 December. The Hon Tom Gray will continue his involvement with the Adelaide Law School by supporting our students.
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Deputy Dean Neudorf Appears as Expert Witness before Canadian Parliamentary Committee
Deputy Dean and Associate Professor Lorne Neudorf appeared as an expert witness on 7 December before the Parliament of Canada’s Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. In his opening statement before Senators and MPs, Associate Professor Neudorf highlighted the importance of legislative oversight of delegated lawmaking powers […]
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Inheritance law reform balances family need vs greed
A report into South Australia’s family inheritance laws recommends changes that would help give greater emphasis to the wishes of a will-maker, and prevent greedy family members from making undeserving claims against their relative’s estate. The report, prepared by the independent South Australian Law Reform Institute based at the University of Adelaide, seeks to distinguish […]
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Academic staff from the Adelaide Law School attended the inaugural UNSW Legal Education Conference
Academic staff from the Adelaide Law School attended the inaugural UNSW Legal Education Conference in December 2017. The theme of the conference was “Research in Legal Education: State of the Art?” and involved presenters from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Denmark, the UK, Canada, the US and Brazil. The keynote speakers across the two days […]
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Inheritance law reform balances family need vs greed
A report into South Australia’s family inheritance laws recommends changes that would help give greater emphasis to the wishes of a will-maker, and prevent greedy family members from making undeserving claims against their relative’s estate. The report – by the independent South Australian Law Reform Institute based at the University of Adelaide – seeks to […]
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National Workshop for Indigenous Cultural Competency in Law
On 11-12 September a large group of academics from around Australia attended the Indigenous Cultural Competency (ICC) in Law: Deliberating Future Directions Workshop in Melbourne, a cross-institutional project of UNE, UTS, RMIT University, ANU and QUT. Adelaide Law School was represented by Dr Francesco de Zwart, Lecturer and the Faculty of the Professions by Christopher […]
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Undergraduate Law careers event – Tuesday 5 December 2017
LAW Come along to our Careers in Law event! This event will give you the opportunity to get a real taste of what it is like to be a Bachelor of Laws student at Adelaide and you will have the opportunity to also WIN an Apple Watch!* Event Details: Date: Tuesday 5 December 2017 […]
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China Study Tour Day 10
Today was the last full day of our Study Tour in Shanghai. We began the day with a lecture on Chinese Security Law, presented by Charlie Xiao-Chuan Weng who is a current lecturer at both Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of New South Wales. We learnt about the […]
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