Next CPD Event – The Role of the Profession in the Absence of a Legislative...
The National Human Rights Consultation was a broad ranging community consultation about the protection of human rights in Australia. Its major critics saw it as a stalking horse for a bill of rights....
View ArticleGrants for International Human Rights Internships
Gaining first-hand experience working at an overseas human rights organisation can help students develop their legal skills and confidence as well as improve their broader awareness of global issues....
View ArticleAssessing Australia’s Immigration Detention against Rule of Law Principles
Adelaide Law School’s Associate Professor Alexander Reilly with Justine Stefanelli of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law recently wrote a piece for Rights Now on immigration detention in Australia....
View ArticleUPCOMING EVENT: Current human rights issues in South Australia
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights presents: ‘Current human rights issues in South Australia’ by the Honourable Catherine Branson QC Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) is a network of...
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Gillard Visit an Opportunity to Present on Human Rights Research
On 21 March 2014, the Fay Gale Centre for Research on Gender (FGC) hosted a reception for the University of Adelaide’s new Honorary Visiting Professor (and former Prime Minister), Julia Gillard. The...
View ArticleUPCOMING EVENT: A Well-Founded Fear? Australian Refugee Law Update
Dr Matthew Stubbs, Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Law Society of South Australia invites you to attend: A Well-Founded Fear? Australian Refugee Law Update A Discussion Panel Seminar on...
View ArticleUPCOMING EVENT: Human Rights under the Microscope: Reflections on...
Human Rights under the Microscope: Reflections on Parliamentary Scrutiny The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights was established in 2012 to systematically scrutinise all federal bills against...
View ArticlePLPRU makes a submission on Racial Discrimination Act ss 18C, 18D
PLPRU members the Hon. Catherine Branson QC, Associate Professor Laura Grenfell, Professor Geoffrey Lindell AM, Professor Emerita Rosemary Owens AO and Associate Professor Matthew Stubbs, have written...
View ArticleA seminar to mark Refugee Week: Contemporary Issues of Asylum
PLPRU is co-hosting a refugee week seminar delivered by Natasha Yacoub on Wednesday 21 June from 5.30-7.00 at Adelaide Law School. Natasha Yacoub is the Senior Protection Officer at the UNHCR Regional...
View ArticleThe Role of Committees in Rights Protection in Federal and State Parliaments...
In the most recent issue of the University of New South Wales Law Journal, PLPRU members Laura Grenfell and Sarah Moulds examine the role of parliamentary committees in rights protection. Laura and...
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