Past Events
2020
2019
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
| 20 March | Professor Michael Head | The Legal Power to Launch War- Who Decides: a book launch |
| 17 April | JonathanPlett (HIE) | "What an awful Idea!" Turning Criticism into Winning Grant Proposals |
| 15 May | Dr Beatriz Garcia | Carbon Finance and Forest Protection on Indigenous Lands in the Amazon: an Alternative Basket of Benefits Approach |
| 19 June | Professor Felicity Gerry QC, Deakin University | Using Technology to Combat Human Trafficking |
| 14 August | Dr Patrick Foong | Capturing Autologous Cell Therapies in the Biologicals- Regulatory Framework in Australia |
| 18 September | Dr Elena Aydos, Senior Lecturer, Newcastle Law School, Newcastle University | Climate Policy Made 'Down Under": the Political Economy of a new Carbon Market in Australia |
| 20 November | Dr Hadeel Al-Alosi | 'Fantasy Crime' |
2018 Seminar Schedule for School of Law
| Date | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2018 | Dr Shantala Mohan, WSU | 2018 Engagement and Impact Assessment |
| 21 March 2018 | Professor Kate Stevens (Director MARCS) Associate Professor Nicole Asquith (Policing & Criminal Justice) | Insights from the 2017 ARC's Pilot Impact Panels, and current developments at MARCS' Diversity and Safety on Campus at Western |
| 18 April 2018 | Professor Caroline Sith (Health and Wellbeing Theme Champion) | Health and Wellbeing: WSU Rsearch Theme focus area - current developments |
| 16 May 2018 | Associate Professor Juan F Salazar - Environmental Sustainability Them Champion | Enironmental Sustainability: WSU Research Theme foucs area - current developments |
| 20 June 2018 | Professor Donald McNeill & Professor Andrew Gorman-Murray - Urban living and Society Them Champions | Urban Living and Socieity: WSU Research Theme Focus area - current developments |
| 19 September 2018 | Dr Yega Muthu Adjunct Fellow, WSU School of Law | Making the sane and insane for a financial management order: NCAT's jurisdiction? |
| 24 October 2018 | Dr Lucy Robinson | Bail-ins (debt and equity sequestrations - as opposed to bail-outs) under Australian Finance institutions regulation |
| 22 August 2018 | Associate Professor Caroline Jones- Education and Aspirational Change Thme Champion | Education and Aspirational Change: WSU Research Theme Focus area - current developments. |
| 21 November 2018 | Sandy Noakes and Dr Kate Sainsbury | Evaluating Innovative Pedagogy Opportunities for Research |
2018 Public Seminars and Events
| Date | Presenters | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2018 | Dr Louise Crabtree | Affordable Housing: Human Rights and Social Justice |
| 31 October 2018 | Dr Quang Vinh Nguyen | Human Rights, Big Data and My Health Record |
2017 Seminar Schedule for School of Law
| Date | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 22.2.2017 | Steve Hannan, Executive Director, REDI | Research Performance and ERA |
| 15.3.2017 | A/Professor Alpana Roy | Practical Workshop on completing your Individual Research Plan (IRP): some tips and guidance |
| 22.3.2017 | Nikki Lengkeek, Manager – Manager, Grants and Researcher Development, REDI (and Tim Horan and Andre Urfer) Dr Shantala Mohan, WSU, Director, Research Strategy Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development) | REDI Research: Partnering with Researchers |
| 5.4.2017 | Susan Robbins and Robyn Edmanson (Law Librarian | Using Altmetric Explorer: who is noticing you? |
| 19.4.2017 | Professor Carolyn Sappideen, A/Professor Amanda Third, David Tait, Professor Steven Freeland and Louise Crabtree | Panel Discussion: successful research grants - what did it take? |
| 10.5.2017 | Susan Robbins and Robyn Edmanson | Strategic Publishing using Journal Finder: ensure your research output meets the government guidelines |
| 17.5.2017 | Emma Breidahl and Gayle Hannan (Development Managers of the Office of Advancement & Alumni, WSU) | How WSU's Advance and Alumni can assist researchers in the School of Law |
| 21.6.2017 | Nikki Bromberger | Scope of Duty Project - A work in progress |
| 28.6.2017 | Hugh Kearns | Maximising Research Productivity writing workshop |
| 26.7.2917 | Dr Beatriz Garcia | Australia's Efforts in Combatting Illegal Logging: a Comparative Analysis |
| 23.8.2017 | Dr Thilla Rajaretnam | Australian's Data Security and Breach Notification Law: Is it a dream or a nightmare for corporations? |
| 20.9.2017 | Dr Patrick Foong | Regulating Stem Cell Research & Therapy Regulatory Challenges |
| 01.11.2017 | Lynda Holden | I Colonised: Colonisation of Aboriginal Peoples and the Spectrum of 'Whiteness' |
Public Seminars 2017
| Date | Presenters | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 27.10.2017 | Dr Cressida Limon, Dr Michael O'Connor and Dr Patrick Foong | Research Week Public Lecture - School of Law Public Lecture Series Stem Cells and Reproductive Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities |
| 8.11.2017 | Justice Michael Kirby | Public Lecture - School of Law Ambedkar Address Law Reform, Constitutional Reform and Inspiring Example of Dr BR Ambedkar |
2016 Seminar Schedule for School of Law
Public Seminars 2016
| Title | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sport, Sexism and the Law | Collector Hotel, 100 George Street, Parramatta | 28.4.2016 |
| The Marriage Equality Debate: Law, Politics and Religion | Collector Hotel, 100 George Street, Parramatta | 26.10.2016 |
Public Seminars 2015 & Prior
| Title | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Architecture of Transnational Governance: The role of non-state actors | Female Orphan School Parramatta South Campus | 23.10.2015 |
| Shari'a, Culture and Legal Pluralism an International Symposium | Building 5, Room LG.15 Bankstown Campus | 14&15.09.2015 |
| The Politics of the Death Penalty | Female Orphan School Parramatta South Campus | 10.09.2015 |
| Gender Equity and Diversity in Law | EB.G.02 Parramatta South Campus | 20.08.2015 |
| Role of China in International Legal Regimes: Criminals, Climate and Genetic Resources | Moot Court, Building EO, Parramatta South Campus | 18.06.2015 |
| Terrifying! Liberty, Threats and Australia's New Security Legislation | The Riverside Theatre, Parramatta | 4.06.2015 |
| Law and the End of Life | Conference Room 5, Building 22, Campbelltown Campus | 23.1.2015 |
Western Sydney University Open Forum: Commission of Inquiry on North Korea | The Hon Michael Kirby, AC CMG, Retired Justice of the High Court and Human Rights Champion | |
| The Honourable Murray Gleeson AC QC Address | 29.11.2013 | |
| Public Lecture by Justice Kirby | 17 September 2012 |
2015 Seminar Schedule for School of Law
| Title | Presenter | Date | Time | Venue | Presentation Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A version to emergency: The Governance of Emergency Arrangements in the UK | Professor Clive Walkier, School of Law, University of Leeds, UK | 4 Feb | 2pm - 3pm | Moot Court Building EO, Parramatta Campus | |
| The Development of the Corporations Law in China and the Provision on de facto Controller | Professor ZHU Ciyun, visiting fellow from Tsinghua University in Beijing | 26 Feb | 10.30 am – 11.30am | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | |
| Title | Presenter | Date | Time | Venue | Presentation Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Murray Wesson Lecturer, Western Sydney University | 6 Mar | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Building EO, Parramatta Campus | Available (PPT, 726.5 KB) Video recording | |
| Reprentational Conduct and Testamentary | Dr Stephen Janes, Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University | 27 Mar | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | Available (PPTX, 87.83 KB) |
| Climate Change and its Impact on Human Rights: A Study on the Displaced People in Bangladesh | Abdul Awal Khan Western Sydney University PhD Student | 3 Apr | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | Available (PPTX, 790.49 KB) |
| Vulnerability and Resilience: The State, the Subject and the Law in a climate change world | Prof Lee Godden, University of Melbourne | 24 Apr | 11:30 am- 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | |
| The Implications of Conserving Biological Diversity: Legal Instruments for Managing Nature on Private Land | Emeritus Prof David Farrier University of Wollongong | 8 May | 11:30am- 12:30 am | Moot Court, Parramatta Campus | |
| The Transformation of Australi's Electoral Boundaries | John Juriansz Lecturer,Western Sydney University | 22 May | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | Available (PPTX, 313.59 KB) |
| How Attititudes Towards Animals Affect Animal Welfare Outcomes | Dr Sarah Wilks, Western Sydney University | 29 May | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | Available (PPTX, 1526.82 KB) Video recording |
| Title | Presenter | Date | Time | Venue | Presentation Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuban legal structures facilitating urban agriculture:adaptation for the NSW local government context | Liesel Spencer, Assoc Lecturer, Western Sydney University | 14 Aug | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | Available (PPTX, 1966.02 KB) |
| History Wars and Stronger Future Laws: A Stronger Future or Perpetuating Past Paternalism? | Dr Shelley Bielefeld, Lecturer, Western Sydney University | 21 Aug | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | |
| Medical Law & Litigation Challenges: Consent by parents for children for procedures with no clincal benefit | Bill Madden, Western Sydney University Adjunct Fellow and National Practice Group Leader (Medical Law) Slater & Gordon Lawyers | 28 Aug | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | Video recording |
| The Australian Securities and Investment Commission and Problems of the Civil Penalties Regime | Dr Vicky Comino Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland | 4 Sept | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | |
| The Evolution of Franchising in the Chinese Courts: The Qualifications for a Franchisor and the Application of the Disclosure Requirements by the Courts | Dr Zhiqiong June Wang, Lecturer, Western Sydney University | 11 Sept | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | |
| Implementing Ethical Principles in Medical Data Mining: Ethical and Regulatory Considerations Related to Privacy and Confidentiality in Medical Data | Thilla Rajaretnam, Associate Lecturer, Western Sydney University | 18 Sept | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | |
| Space, Technology and the Challenges they pose for International Humanitarian Law | Prof Steven Freeland, Western Sydney University | 16 Oct | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus | Available (PPT, 1755.5 KB) |
| Development of Neurolaw | Francine Feld, Lecturer, Western Sydney University | 30 Oct | 11:30 am – 12:30 noon | Moot Court Parramatta Campus |
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