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Guest Lecture Series

Melbourne Law School is committed to giving our students access to the best and brightest legal minds, ensuring they are in touch with cutting edge legal issues. We are proud to offer our students a weekly Guest Lecture Series covering a huge range of law and legal practice issues.

The Guest Lecture Series is only open to current Melbourne Law School students and it gives our students a unique opportunity to learn from our high profile visitors.

Every week, a different JD Syndicate hosts the Guest Lecture, networking one on one with our visitors at an exclusive luncheon. This is an unparalleled opportunity for students aiming for a career in the law.

To give you an idea of what you can expect, below is the 2008 Semester One Guest Lecture Series timetable.


Lecture Topic

Speaker

Fascinating Legal Issues; Confronting Reality in Litigating Them

Ms Debbie Mortimer SC
Victorian Bar

 

The Doctor as Meat in the Legal Sandwich : Conflict Between State and Federal Legislation

 

Dr John McBain
Director, Melbourne IVF
Royal Women's Hospital

 

Interpretation of the Constitution and Statutes: The Basic Job of Modern Judges

 

The Hon. Justice Michael D Kirby AC, CMG
High Court of Australia

The Islamic Headscarf Debate: A Human Rights Perspective

 

Professor Dominic McGoldrick
Professor of Public and International Law
Liverpool Law School

 

Trial by Media: The Mohammed Haneef Case

 

Mr Peter Russo
Solicitor

 

Perspectives on Privilege: Client Legal Privilege and Legal Investigations

 

Professor Rosalind Croucher
Commissioner
Australian Law Reform Commission

 

Civil Procedure Reform

Her Honour Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth
Supreme Court of Victoria

 

Dealing with Detainees on UN Peace

Operations: Some Challenges and Tensions

 

Mr Bruce Oswald CSC
Senior Lecturer in Law
Melbourne Law School

 

Copyright Law Reform Through a Human Rights Lens

 

Professor Graeme Austin
J Byron McCormick Professor of Law
University of Arizona

 

The US Political System and the 2008 Contest

 

Associate Professor David Tucker
Department of Political Science
University of Melbourne

 

Life as a General Counsel

 

Mr Leonard Vary
General Counsel
Linfox Group of Companies

 

Koori Courts in Victoria

His Honour Judge Paul Grant
President
Children's Court of Victoria


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