Past Events

2023 Seminar Schedule for School of Law

DatePresenterTopic
18 January Professor Afroza Anwary Displacement of the Rohingyas of Myanmar, Land Grabbing, and Extractive Capital
15 March Dr Amira Aftab and Professor Liesel Spencer Law in Context
29 March Dr Meda Couzens, Associate Professor June Wang and Associate Professor Jeremy Kingsley International, Transnational and Comparative Legal Studies
12 April Professor Michael Head and Professor Catherine Renshaw Human Rights
19 April Thomas Quinn and Dr Bradley Gooding Tracing Judicial Diversity through Jurisprudential Distinction: What Case Law Can Tell Us About Judges' Philosophical Commitments
3 May Professor Surya Dhungel Current human rights issues in Nepal
10 May Associate Professor Michael A. Schwartz and Dr. Brent Elder Indigenous Peoples with disability and their relationship with the criminal justice system
31 May Dr Shreeya Smith, Dr Jason Donnelly and Dr John Azzi Public and Administrative Law
9 August Grace Borsellino and Dr Rangika Palliyaarachchi Corporate Law
17 August Associate Professor Kate Galloway Building an Employability Ecosystem: A Whole of Program Approach
23 August Professor Cathy Sherry All About the Land: The (Mis)application of Public Health Orders to Strata Schemes during the Delta Variant COVID-19 Outbreak in Sydney
30 August Professor Susan Page Safe Classrooms: Conceptions, challenges and creation
6 August Anthony Losurdo, Kuwthar Aumarah and Lara Ferri Honours Students' Presentations
27 August Dr Sandy Noakes and Professor Rehan Abeyratne Current research projects
11 October Dr Sarah Hook and Dr Beatriz Garcia De Oliveira Current research projects
18 October Aish Naidu, Maddison Saysanavongpheth, and Zachary Grant Winter Scholarship student presentations

2022 Seminar Schedule

Date PresenterTopic
23 November Prof Gill Boehringer

Murder of journalists before the People’s Tribunal

9 November Prof Catherine Renshaw and Dr Souheir Edelbi Feminist Judgments and the International Criminal Court
26 October Dr Patrick Foong My ADP Experience
28 September

Dr Rangika Palliyaarachchi

Teaching interdisciplinary law subjects: Approaches, challenges and way forward
14 September Dr John Azzi

The Kiefel High Court and international law: Time to revive the legality principle and restore orthodoxy

6 July Dr Harry Hobbs Voice, Treaty, Truth: A Stocktake of the Movement for Indigenous Constitutional Reform
29 June

Dr Ambelin Kwaymullina

Reading Group on the possibilities and challenges of Indigenising legal curriculum
15 June Shreeya Smith Remaking Public Law: Common law traditions and a written Constitution—the Australian experience
1 June

Professor Alana Lentin

Critical Race Theory in the Classroom
25 May

Dr Thilla Rajaretnam

Information Privacy Governance and Regulation in Australia: An E-Commerce Perspective

4 May Dr Stephen Young The Uses of Indigenous Peoples’ Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Troubling Subjects
6 April Dr Freddy Mnyongani (UKZN, South Africa)

Heeding the call to decolonise and Africanise the law: who must take the lead?

23 March Prof Michael Head

National Security and the Law

2021 Seminar Schedule

Date PresenterTopic
17 March     Michael Head

Writing a book on 'Defending Democracy: The Right to Protest'

24 March Michelle HoldstockPredatory Journals
31 March John Juriansz and Angie NguyenResit examination practice in legal education
7 April Prof. Elizabeth HandsleyAustralia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020 (Cth)
14 April Caroline ComptonThe political economy of property rights, climate adaptation and relocation
21 April Joshua Gibson Legal Mobilisation as Amicus Theory
5 May Sonia Allan, Grace Borsellino and Patrick FoongThe Regulation and Governance of Clinical Trials: Past and Present Considerations to Ensure Ethical Treatment of Human Participants
26 May Sandy NoakesGood practice pedagogy to support law students' writing skills
2 June Beatriz Garcia and Simon Kozlina Publishing in A-rated journals  &  Zotero crash course
11 August Jennifer Whelan and Rebecca DominguezRealising access to justice through clinical pedagogy
25 August Caroline ComptonRelational contracting and the humanitarian project
1 September Dr Robin Bowley Reflections on embedding Indigenous knowledge and cultural capability into the teaching of Corporate Law
8 September Dr Robert Mezyk

After the War on Drugs comes… Psychedelic Renaissance

22 September Jared Sharp Systemic racism in the criminal justice system by taking a decolonising approach, which prioritises Indigenous Justice as a means of empowering and giving autonomy to Aboriginal people in the justice system.

2020 Seminar Schedule

Date PresenterTopic
4 March     Professor Catherine Renshaw Resarching Myanmar's Genocide: Some Questions of Law and Methodology (research paper)
29 April Dr Patrick Foong Unproven and Unethical: The Emergence and Marketing of Autologous Somatic Cellular Treatments (research paper)
20 May Professor Liz Handsley Classifying Content in the 20th Century: What Needs to Change, And How? (research paper)
27 May Dr Liesel Spencer and Elen Seymour Thelma and Louise, and Colleagues: Workshop on Research Collaboration (training seminar)
17 June Professor Anna Cody Reflection and How Students Learn About Their Ethical Duty to Contribute to Justice (research paper)
24 June Sasha Petrova Writing for The Conversation  (training seminar)
1 July David Newlyn Contracts, Presumption and Intention: What is the Current Status and Relevance of Presumptions?
1 July Simon KozlinaCritical Pedagogy and Legal Education - explorations of theory and practice in Law and Public Policy
15 July Judy Foster Project Officer, Research Office of the DVC&VP Researcher Development Awards 2021 - apply for fellowships and awards
29 July Adjunct Professor Chris Sidoti UN commissions of inquiry into human rights atrocities
5 August

Professor Steven Freeland

The Geopolitics of Outer Space and International Law: Square Peg in a Round Hole?

12 August

Francine Feld

Dr Lucy Robinson

Pell v The Queen [202] HCA 12 (work in progress paper)

Bail-in or “bail-up” – the quiet heist: TBTF financial institution restructuring in Australia

2 September

Grace Borsellino

Thilla Rajaretnam

Developing Trust through Corporate Purpose: Lessons from Benefit Corporations

Data Breach Notification Scheme and consumer data protection: an approach to organisational data security strategies

7 October


June Wang

Olive Otedola-Olusanya


Law in Crisis: A Critical Analysis of the Role of Law in China’s Fight against COVID-19

Research Proposal Paper: An Assessment of Legal and Societal responses to Reproductive Coercion in Australia.

4 November John Azzi

Simon Levett 		Fulfilling Australia’s international obligations under the modern domestic approach to treaty interpretation

Rethinking the Source in Journalist Source Protection in War: Towards a Framework in International Law

2019 Seminar Schedule

DatePresenterTopic
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

DatePresenterTitle
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

DatePresentersTopic
26 June 2018

Dr Louise Crabtree
Professor Julian Disney
Karen Walsh

Affordable Housing: Human Rights and Social Justice
31 October 2018

Dr Quang Vinh Nguyen
David aile

Human Rights, Big Data and My Health Record

2017 Seminar Schedule

DatePresenterTitle
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


Assessment of Engagement and Impact (EI): Implications for Western Sydney University

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'

2017 Public Seminars

DatePresentersTopic
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

TitlePresenterDate
Who Should Have the Power to Launch War? Professor Michael Head and Mr Kristian Boehringer 2.3.2016
Hot Topic: The Paris Agreement on Climate Change Dr Laura Horn and Professor Donna Craig 16.3.2016
Capitalism:  A Crime Story Professor Harry Glasbeek and Professor Michael Head 30.3.2016
Tribunals of the People: from the Vietnam War to the Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka Professor Gill H Boehringer 27.4.2016
MH17 and the International Criminal Court Associate Professor Sarah Williams and Simon Kozlina 18.5.2016

Nightlife ethnography and alcohol-related assaults - Australian Violence then and now

 Professor Stephen Tomsen 27.7.2016
Using technology to motivate law students to engage with prescribed reading Elen Seymour and Liesel Spencer 17.08.2016
Human Rights & Human Trafficking by Sea: A Bay of Bengal Perspective Dr Nahid Hossain & Ass/Prof Daud Hassan 24.8.2016
Civil Liability and Vaccinations - A Work in Progress Nikki Bromberger & Professor Carolyn Sappideen 21.9.2016
From the Health Consumer to the Health Citizen Prof James Arvanitakis and Ingrid Matthews 5.10.2016

2016 Public Seminars

TitleVenueDate
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

2015 Seminar Schedule

TitlePresenterDate
Beyond Accommodation: Recognition and Relationality with Vulnerable Parties in Family Mediation Assoc Prof Susan Armstrong 17.10.2015
Legal Strategies to Expand Indigenous Governance in Climate Change Adaptation: Opportunities and Barriers Professor Donna Craig 17.9.2015
Impact & Metrics - What do they mean for legal scholars? Dr Annette McLaren and Mr David Sinfield 2.9.2015
Successful Research Grants: what did it take? School of Law Panel Discussion 19.8.201
Diversity in the Board Professor Michael Adams and Grace Borsellino 05.8.2015
Australian courts and the shift back to literal interpretation of domestic legislation with international content. Dr John Azzi 06.5.2015
Was maternity ever certain? Freud's 'Family Romance' and the laws of parentage in surrogacy arrangements Dr Cressida Limon 01.4.2015
Multinational Enterprise Structuring from a Pedagogic Perspective Henry Lescher Jr, Emeritus Professor, Dedman School of Law South Methodist University Dallas 18.3.2015
Fitting Square Peg into a Round Hole? Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians Dr Luke BecK 4.3.2015

Public Seminars 2015 & Prior

TitleVenueDate
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

Part 1 of Lecture and Part 2 of Lecture

 The Hon Michael Kirby, AC CMG, Retired Justice of the High Court and Human Rights Champion

See Address online

 The Honourable Murray Gleeson AC QC Address 29.11.2013

See Lecture online

 Public Lecture by Justice Kirby 17 September 2012

2014 Seminar Schedule

TitlePresenterDateTimeVenue Presentation Material

The Limits of Constitutional Justice

 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)

Video recording

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

2013 Seminar Schedule

TitlePresenterDateTimeVenue 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