2010 Events

Seminar with Justice Albie Sachs – ‘The Sacred and the Secular: The Same-Sex Marriages Case’ (20 Sept 2010) – audio now available

On 20 September 2010, the HRLRC hosted a seminar with Justice Albie Sachs, former Judge of the South African Constitutional Court, entitled ‘The Sacred and the Secular: The Same-Sex Marriages Case’. The follow audio recordings are available from the seminar: Introduction of Albie Sachs, by Rachel Ball  (4 mins 19 secs) Albie Sachs address – Part [...]

‘The Sacred and the Secular: The Same-Sex Marriages Case’ – Seminar with Justice Albie Sachs, former Judge of South African Constitutional Court (20 September 2010)

The Human Rights Law Resource Centre presents The Sacred and the Secular: The Same-Sex Marriages Case  with Albie Sachs Former Judge of the South African Constitutional Court   Details: Date:    Monday, 20 September 2010 Time:    5.45pm for 6.00 – 7.30pm Venue:  DLA Phillips Fox, Level 21, 140 William Street Cost:    $30 / $15 concession or [...]

‘Human Rights and Foreign Policy’ – Podcast of Seminar with Prof Alison Brysk, Prof Hilary Charlesworth and Cynthia Banham (18 August 2010)

On 18 August 2010, the Human Rights Law Resource Centre and the Australian Council for International Development presented a public seminar on ‘Global Good Samaritans: Human Rights as Foreign Policy’ with Professor Alison Brysk (Mellichamp Chair of Global Governance at the University of California Santa Barbara and author of Global Good Samaritans: Human Rights as Foreign [...]

‘The Erosion of the Right to Privacy in the Fight against Terrorism’ with Prof Martin Scheinin, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism (24 August 2010)

The Human Rights Law Resource Centre and the Institute for International Law and the Humanities at Melbourne Law School present a seminar on ‘The Erosion of the Right to Privacy in the Fight against Terrorism’ Time:      5.30pm to 7.00pm Date:      Tuesday, 24 August 2010 Venue:   Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton RSVP:    23 August [...]

2010 Human Rights Dinner with Louise Arbour and Rob Hulls – 14 May 2010

The 2010 Human Rights Dinner, presented jointly by the Human Rights Law Resource Centre and the Public Interest Law Clearing House, was held on 14 May 2010 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Dinner was addressed by Louise Arbour (President and CEO, International Crisis Group and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human [...]

Seminar with Professor Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings – 19 May 2010

The Rise of Targeted Assassinations and the Implications for International Law with Professor Philip Alston UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings This seminar is presently jointly by the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and the Human Rights Law Resource Centre.  Time:      6pm to 7pm Date:      Wednesday, 19 May 2010 Venue:   Monash University Law Chambers, [...]

A Community Perspective on the Northern Territory Intervention – 21 April 2010

Richard Downs, Spokesperson for Alyawarr Elders, Ampilatwatja Richard Downs is a respected Aboriginal leader from the Ampilatwatja community in the Northern Territory, which is a “prescribed area” under the Intervention legislation.  Richard is the spokesperson for the Aboriginal elders who have walked off their community and set up a camp outside the “prescribed area” in [...]

Seminar: Refugee Protection in the Australasian Region and Beyond (18 February 2010)

Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  Erika Feller is one of Australia’s most senior UN diplomats, in charge of international protection for the UN’s refugee agency, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.  She has worked in human rights for over 35 years and is a [...]