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Reviewing the brutality of Manus Island
Professor Alex Reilly opens his review of Boochani’s ‘unsparing look at the brutality of Manus Island’ with the following words: “It is a matter of wonder that Behrouz Boochani was able to write No Friend but the Mountains at all. He did so while in Manus prison, using text messages in Farsi on smuggled mobile phones. Egyptian […]
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Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Adelaide law school staff Professor Alexander Reilly and Associate Professor Matthew Stubbs and Associate Professor Peter Burdon made submissions to the Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Their submissions can be found here: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Constitutional_Recognition_2018/ConstRecognition/Submissions Alex, Matthew and Peter have been invited to present evidence to the committee when […]
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‘Prisoner Disenfranchisement: Effects and Implications’
You are invited to a joint Public Law and Policy Research Unit (PLPRU) and Electoral Regulation Research Network (ERRN) event. ‘Prisoner Disenfranchisement: Effects and Implications’ SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Dr Victoria Shineman Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh Paper Title: ‘What Are the Non-Electoral Effects of Felon Disenfranchisement Laws? A Field Experiment’ Estimating […]
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Public Seminar – Is Federalism Being Undermined in the Current Surge to ‘Recognise’ Indigenous Australians in (and into) the Commonwealth Constitution?
Adelaide Law School will be holding a public seminar on ‘Is Federalism Being Undermined in the Current Surge to ‘Recognise’ Indigenous Australians in (and into) the Commonwealth Constitution?’. This seminar will be presented by Professor Mark McMillan, Professor of Law and Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor Indigenous Education and Engagement at RMIT University in Melbourne, a […]
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Presentation: What Next for Bikie Laws? Lessons from Queensland, 11 June 2015.
The Public Law & Policy Research Unit in conjunction with the Australian Association of Constitutional Law invites you to join us for a presentation from Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law at The University of Queensland. In this presentation Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh draws lessons from Queensland’s experience in enacting ‘tougher’ bikie laws […]
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Public Lecture: Magna Carta in Practice
The Public Law and Policy Research Unit (PLPRU) at the University of Adelaide and Adelaide Law School are delighted to invite you to attend a public lecture marking the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta: Magna Carta in Practice Speaker: Professor Paul Brand FBA (All Souls College, Oxford) Thursday 7 May 2015, 5.30pm – 7pm Conference […]
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