L A W A L U M N I N E W S L E T T E R

Autumn 2012

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CONTENTS

COLLEGE NEWS

2011 Zines Prize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

ARC Grant recipents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Annual ANU Reconciliation Lecture 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Human rights advocate – ACT Local Hero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

CIPL 16th Annual Public Law Weekend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Towards Global Artificial Photosynthesis Conference . . . . . . . . . . .7

New books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

ALUMNI NEWS

Professor Desmond Manderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Michael Bungay Stanier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

STUDENT NEWS

Phillipa Weeks Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Intensive Advocacy Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

LRSJ - Margaret Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

LRSJ - Christopher Patz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Patrick Mayoh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

EVENTS & MEDIA

Upcoming events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Past events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Staff in the media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

COURSES & PROGRAMS

New Law Course - International Security Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

ANU Legal Worksop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Graduate Cert . in Australian Migration Law & Practice . . . . . . . . .24

Graduate Coursework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

CONTACTS

Contact us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

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Stephen has been awarded the prize for his article ‘The Notional Legislator: The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Role as a Law-Maker’. The article examines the statutory powers given to ASIC to issue Class Orders which, in effect, amend the Corporations Act 2001. That is, while the text of the Act is not formally amended, anyone who is subject to the Act must now treat it as if it were amended as prescribed by ASIC.

In a classic example of the value of our outreach activity, Stephen says: ‘The idea for the article came out of my work for the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances. Class Orders are disallowable instruments, so they are scrutinised by the Committee. Having read a number of them, it occurred to me that there was a large ‘shadow Act’ that had been created, and I wanted to examine this. I spoke to folk in ASIC, Treasury, and in the financial sector to get their perspectives on how this system works (so a bit of empirical research), put it all into the blender with a bit of High Court case law, sociology of law, regulatory theory, parliamentary process and good old corporate law, and this article popped out. It was actually great fun to write.’

The award of the prize will be celebrated at a special FLR dinner in April.

Stephen also received the 2008 Hart Socio-Legal Book Prize for the most outstanding piece of socio-legal scholarship for his book The Constitutional Corporation: Rethinking Corporate Governance (2007, Ashgate Publishing, UK).

ANU College of Law Dean Michael Coper congratulated Stephen on ‘this further notable achievement, both in its own right and as an inspirational example of how (despite other demanding commitments such as Head of School) to turn community engagement into scholarship and enjoy it at the same time’.

Stephen’s article is published in the Federal Law Review, volume 39, no. 1.

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Professor Stephen Bottomley, who is Head of School at the ANU College of Law, has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Zines Prize for Excellence in Legal Research.

This prize was instituted by the Federal Law Review last year, and is awarded annually to an author whose work is published in the FLR, arguably Australia’s premier public law journal. The prize encourages and rewards outstanding legal scholarship in Australia and recognises the many contributions that Emeritus Professor Leslie Zines has made to the better understanding of areas of law of interest to the FLR. The strong Zines Prize Committee this year comprised Jane Stapleton (Chair), Hilary Charlesworth, Leighton McDonald, James Stellios and Katie Young.

Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment & Facilities Projects

Partcipants:Mowbray, Prof Andrew S; Greenleaf, Prof Graham W; Ford, Dr Lisa M; Nettelbeck, Prof Amanda E; Grantham, Prof Ross B; Twomey, A/Prof Anne F; Finnane, Prof Mark J; Williams, Prof John M; Buck, Prof Andrew R; Kercher, Prof Bruce R; Adams, Prof Michael A; Foster, A/Prof Robert K; Petrow, A/Prof Stefan; Bond, Dr Catherine M; Dorsett, A/Prof Shaunnagh G; Lunney, Prof Mark D; McDermott, A/Prof Peter M; Prest, Em/Prof Wilfrid R; Jones, Ms Judith S; Irving, Prof Helen D; Otlowski, Prof Margaret F; Peterson, Mr Naish (externally led by UTS)

Project:

The Australasian Legal History Library: Creating historical depth in legal data on AustLII, to improve all legal research

The Australasian Legal History Library, to be located for free access on AustLII, will provide comprehensive legislation and case law from all colonies (subsequently Australian States, Territories or New Zealand) up to 1950. Its citator will show how these historical materials are used in current legal decisions. It will be a revolution for legal history research.

Partner/Collaborating Eligible Organisation(s): Australian Law Librarians Association, Griffith University, Macquarie University, The Australian National University, The University of Adelaide, The University of New South Wales, The University of Queensland, The University of Sydney, University of Tasmania, University of Western Sydney.

Mark Lunney

Judith Jones

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ARC Grant RecipientsThe ANU College of Law congratulates five academic staff members for receiving Australian Research Council (ARC) grants to commence in 2012. On 1 November 2011, then Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr announced the recipients of the ARC Discovery and Linkage grants. Professors Margaret Thornton and Peter Cane will receive funding for their research projects in 2012 through the Discovery Project scheme, while Ms Judy Jones and Professor Mark Lunney will receive funding in 2012 through the Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Project scheme.

And on 14 November Minister Carr announced that Dr Daniel Fitzpatrick secured Future Fellowship funding for his project.

Their projects are outlined below:

Discovery Projects

Professor Margaret Thornton & Professor Richard Collier

Balancing law and life

Law firms have been transformed as a result of mergers, incorporation and listing on the stock exchange. The centrality of competition and globalisation has jeopardised any possibility of a work/life balance. This project will examine the tensions in trying to effect a balance for lawyers expected to work 24/7.

Professor Peter Cane

The legal framework of public administration: a comparative study

This project explores the relationship between administrative law and public administration in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Its main aim is to give Australians generally and Australian public administrators in particular, a clearer understanding of the way law frames and regulates the day-to-day implementation of public policy and programs.

Margaret Thornton

Peter Cane

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Future FellowshipDr Daniel Fitzpatrick has secured ARC Future Fellowship funding for his project: ‘The resilience of property: inundation, displacement and local relocation in the Asia-Pacific’.

Daniel’s project summary states:This project responds to increased risks of population movement as a result of natural disasters and climate change in the Asia-Pacific. The project analyses local relocations in Indonesia and Solomon Islands, in order to support sustainable resettlement of displaced persons in their home environments.

Human rights advocate –ACT Local Hero

The ANU College of Law congratulates Marianne Dickie, ANU Sub Dean of the Migration Law Program for being a finalist in the Australian of the Year 2012 awards in the ACT Local Hero category.

Biographical detailsACT Local HeroAustralian of the Year

Annual ANU Reconciliation Lecture 2011Professor Tim Flannery, Chief Climate Commissioner delivered the Annual ANU Reconciliation Lecture, Reconciliation in an era of globalisation on 3 November 2011.

The event was presented by the National Centre for Indigenous Studies, ANU College of Law, Reconciliation Australia and the National Film & Sound Archive.

More details

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CIPL 16th Annual Public Law WeekendAcademics and practitioners of public law gathered on 9–10 September 2011 for the 16th Annual Public Law Weekend at the ANU College of Law.

The event was hosted by the Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL).

As the weekend marked the tenth anniversary since the events of September 11, 2001, CIPL thought it opportune to reflect upon the state of public law 10 years on.

The opening lecture of the Public Law Weekend was delivered by Professor Michael L’estrange, Director of the National Security College, ANU. His speech was titled The Changing Nature of ‘National Security’ and the Implications for Public Law.

The 14th Annual Geoffrey Sawer lecture was also held during the weekend and was delivered by the Chief Justice of the Canadian Supreme Court, Beverley McLachlin PC. She discussed Anti–Terrorism, the Judiciary and the Rule of Law.

The 16th PLW Program

(L-R) Andrew Lynch, Gabrielle Appleby, John Williams, Ernst Willheim and Kim Rubenstein

(L-R) Nicola McGarrity, Rebecca Welsh, Peter Bailey (standing), and Simon Evans

(L-R) Dominique Dalla-Pozza, George Williams AO, Kim Rubenstein (standing) and Michael L’Estrange AO

(L-R) Julie Debeljak, James Stellios, Carla Mazur and Fiona Wheeler

Prof Michael L’Estrange AO

(L) Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin PC

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C O N F E R E N C E

Towards Global Artificial Photosynthesis: Energy,Nanochemistry & GovernanceThe Towards Global Artificial Photosynthesis Conference was hosted by the ANU on Lord Howe Island on 14–18 August 2011. It was sponsored by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research Centre for International & Public Law, ANU College of Law & the ANU.

The aim of this conference was to foster international collaborations and strategies for funding through a global effort in five key areas of artificial photosynthesis:

> global collaborations, governance and policy structures and models

> energy capture - including photovoltaic systems

> energy conversion and storage - including quantum coherence in electron transfer and hydrogen production for fuel cells

> carbon fixation and

> modified and synthetic biological processes.

The conference showcased the research of some of the world’s leading experts in artificial photosynthesis, nanotechnology and global governance.

Conference programVideo

Participants at the conference, Lord Howe Island

Conference venue, Lord Howe Island Community Hall

Prof Tom Faunce, Conference Convenor

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Professor Desmond Manderson

ANU College of Law alumnus and Future Fellow Professor Desmond Manderson, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

‘This is a highly prestigious appointment and recognises Desmond’s outstanding scholarly achievements over his years in Canada where he previously held the Canada Research Chair in Law and Discourse at McGill University.

‘It is testament to the esteem in which he is held by his peers and to the excellence and impact of his work,’ said Professor Fiona Wheeler, acting Dean ANU College of Law.

Desmond’s citation, in the announcement by the RSC, highlights the originality of his scholarship, describing how he ‘brings law and the humanities into a rich interdisciplinary dialogue through unique and imaginative studies, both historical and contemporary. These explore contemporary issues in law and justice through literature, music, and the arts. Law emerges in a dynamic relationship with the images and discourses of the society in which it lives’.

Desmond has joined the ANU College of Law and the Research School of the Humanities, via another prestigious award – the ARC Future Fellowship.

More detailsRoyal Society of Canada honours nine McGill researchers from Medicine, Law and Arts

ARC Future Fellowship

A L U M N I N E W SN E W B O O K

Intellectual Property and Emerging Technologies: The New Biology

Matthew Rimmer and Alison McLennan

This unique and comprehensive collection investigates the challenges posed to intellectual property by recent paradigm shifts in biology. It explores the legal ramifications of emerging technologies, such as genomics, synthetic biology, stem cell research, nanotechnology, and biodiscovery.

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Environmental Protection and Human Rights

Don Anton and Dinah Shelton

The text will be launched at George Washington University Law School on 26 May 2012.

With unique scholarly analysis and practical discussion, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the relationship between environmental protection and human rights being formalized into law in many legal systems. This book

instructs on environmental techniques and procedures that assist in the protection of human rights. The text provides cogent guidance on a growing international jurisprudence on the promotion and protection of human rights in relation to the environment that has been developed by international and regional human rights bodies and tribunals.

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Michael Bungay Stanier

Michael studied BA/LLB, both with honours at ANU. When deciding what to study at university, Michael originally chose law as a ‘back-up plan’ as he suspected his Bachelor of Arts in literature might not be ‘the road to career success’.

According to Michael the best memories of ANU were being in the Law Revue for many years, (and in particular ‘synchronized nude male modelling’), playing in the soccer team, starting the ‘give a goatee a go’ campaign, and a pig roast that involved a 2km hike with said pig, which raised money for good. With respect to his law degree, he mentioned lecturers, Nick Seddon, and Steve Bottomley as having the most positive influence on him.

’One of my low points was writing a thesis on the paradox of ‘plain English law’ that no-one understood, me included,’ he said.

Nineteen years ago, Michael left Australia to be a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. ‘Some of the highlights included: taking my final law exams in ‘sub fusc’ – which is effectively white tie and tails, studying for a M.Phil in English Literature, and writing about James Joyce and a British feminist writer, Angela Carter. Most importantly, I met my Canadian wife who was doing a PhD there,’ he said.

Since leaving Australia, Michael’s career highlights have included working in an innovation agency and time as a management consultant helping organisations go through large scale change.

About 10 years ago he set up Box of Crayons and he said the highlights of that have been ‘one, not starving and two, publishing several books that have actually sold’.

‘We help people and organisations do more Great Work and less Good Work. In other words, how do you do more of the stuff that lights you up, challenges you and does some good in the world - and less of all the other stuff that fills up your day. We offer various training programs, and I write books and give talks as well,’ he said.

Michael has also been involved in a philanthropic project, End Malaria over the last 18 months. ‘It’s a book with 62 leading business and personal development writers, all writing about the topic of Great Work. The really cool thing is that $20 from every book sold goes to Malaria No More to buy mosquito nets and help with the fight against malaria. It got to number two on Amazon.com, and in the first two weeks raised $300,000.

Life in Toronto is ‘mostly fantastic - it’s one of the most active and diverse cities in the world, and it’s a great base for exploring North America and Europe. Winters can go on a little too long. It’s hard to explain what ‘minus 40 windchill is’ - but the best way is to understand that at that temperature, if you spill a glass of water it freezes on contact, Michael said.

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captained the team. The school, although it had great programs and teachers in my year group, had a high drop out rate, which left little choice when it came to selecting WACE courses. In year 12 I had to take History my strongest subject via the School of Isolated and Distance Education which was tough at times but in the end I succeded as I topped the subject out of all the students taking the course via SIDE.

I was always very active participating in many things but was always on the go doing things whether it be camping and hiking with the Australian Air Force cadets or more recently taking to the air with my private pilots licence as supported by the Air Force and the Australian Womens Pilots Association.

In 2011 I took a Gap year to work and gain valuable life experience. This has allowed me to take on a variety of challenges. I worked initially as a medical receptionist in the largest radiology department servicing regional patients. In time I took on the sole position of accounts officer at the site which led to me being on a steep learning curve when it came to understanding Medicare as well as the true costs of being seriously ill when you reside outside the metropolitan area. This has created

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The ANU College of Law congratulates Sarah Jones, the 2012 recipient of the Phillipa Weeks Scholarship in Law.

Interview with Sarah Jones:> Can you tell me a little about your background?

I grew up outside Bunbury; located in the southwest of Western Australia, which is primarily a rural area along some of the best coastline in Australia.

I went to primary school and high school in Bunbury both at the local public schools. I did all my high school years at Newton Moore Senior High School which is one of the larger high schools in the area. They had some wonderful programs such as their wetlands environmental program which took me to two national conferences as a speaker at workshops. I also attended Country Week; a state competition for regional schools, as a part of the speech and debating team and later

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some what of a passion for me as I feel that people in regional areas really have substandard health care compared to their metropolitan counterparts; this is an inequality that I feel strongly about. I have also taken on other challenging roles like being the Ultrasound Clinical Assistant which took me to a front line role when it came to clinical care within the hospital. Working not only gave me a taste of the real world but it gave me the opportunity to go overseas to Nepal in August.

I travelled to Nepal as a volunteer to work at Snowland Ranag Light of Education School. This was one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences I have ever had. I lived with a Nepali family and travelled every day to work on local transport, although I often raised many eyebrows as not too many young Caucasian girls frequented the local microbuses. Snowlands is a school like no other it is full of 150 of the most inspiring children you will ever meet. They all come from the Himalayan region most from the same village of Dolpo. They are abandoned, orphaned or sent to Kathmandu to improve their quality of life. Their lives are basic but that does not dampen their spirit to learn or to continue to overcome whatever obstacles come along. I took part in teaching classes, getting the kids outdoors and just generally improving their quality of life by providing kindness and support which really acts to boost their often low self esteem. The kids are aged four to seventeen and their lives are a little brighter by what the volunteers do there. I think the greatest impact I left was the material donations I left behind. Four days into working at Snowlands I realised there were severe issues that my presence there couldn’t fix. Like most Nepali people they would be severely cold through the harsh winter to come, they didn’t have closed-in shoes, first aid was basic and one of the greatest issues was that most children suffered malnutrition. On a phone call home feeling a little bit overwhelmed by the reality of poverty in this school my parents with my help reached out to friends, family and colleagues to try and buy shoes for our Snowlands kids. Five days later I got a call saying that our fund raising efforts had raised $2,700. I soon realised that we could buy a lot more than just shoes. On my last day at snowlands I handed out 150 pairs of sneakers, 164 pairs of thermals and 450 pairs of socks. By far the biggest influence was the money we left behind as the kids now enjoy fruit and curd once a week which has really been a great boost to their health.

This year has also allowed me to complete my private pilots which I have been working towards for the last two years. I was able to finally complete it with the aid

of the Australian Womens Pilots Association, which I am a member of. The AWPA in 2011 selected me to be the editor for the WA branch publications that has led to me writing state newsletters as well as contributing articles to the national magazine Airnews. This involves ensuring all women aviators across WA have access to information within a group of like-minded individuals especially when it comes to an often male dominated industry and community. I have been involved in disseminating important state information, submitting numerous articles to Airnews the national magazine, organising a fly-in fundraising event as well as helping organising the National Annual General Meeting. My role in this organisation I believe is particularly important in the context of Western Australia due to female pilots often residing in some of the remotest areas as my role acts to help them feel supported no matter what issues they are facing.

No matter what the challenge has been this year or in the past; whether it has been tackling the oddities of Nepal, struggling with cushions and severe vertical challenges when it comes to flying, serious neurosurgery or six WACE exams I tend to take things in my stride and as most people attest to there is never a challenge I don’t take on without a smile on my face.

> What does it mean to you winning this schol-arship?This scholarship will help me so much in financing University however its value is not just fiscal but also is a great privilege to be representing ANU Law as well as the memory of Phillipa Weeks. From what I have been able to ascertain Phillipa was a great ambassador for law as well as being a truly inspirational leader in her field and this makes me proud to be representing her in this way.

> What do you plan to study at ANU? (If a dou-ble degree - what is your other degree)I plan to study a double degree of Law and Arts majoring in both Political Science and International Relations and ANU is definitely the place to do it.

> Why have you chosen to study law?Law is something that I can use to harbour change in the future. It is a degree which is flexible and provides me with many pathways for future careers. The subject of Law is a challenging and rewarding choice I believe

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as it can take you in many directions to act to change whether it is in a court room or in international relations. It is this diversity that interests me most as well as having the ability to influence positive change.

> What are your ambitions, hopes and dreams etc in relation to law and your future?

Ideally I would love to work internationally; one of the things that I learnt from my time in Nepal is that western countries have a lot to give when it comes to educating developing countries when it comes to legal and political processes. It is this field that I wish to go in to with either international law or working with the department of foreign affairs and trade. I believe that Australia has a lot to give when it comes to its international role and this role I believe will only become more prominent in Australia’s near future.

For more information about Phillipa Weeks and the scholarship created in her memory, please see: Phillipa Weeks Scholarship in Law.

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S T U D E N T SCongratulations to Kath Halland Asmi Wood for being awardedtheir PhDs and Romrawee

Pornpipatpong, her SJD.Kath's PhD thesis entitled 'Mind the Gap: Psychological Jurisprudence and the Professional Regulation of Lawyer Dishonesty' was supervised by Stephen Bottomley and advised by Reid Mortensen (USQ) and Mark Nolan.

Asmi’s thesis was entitled ‘Regulation of the Use of Force by Islamist Non-State Actors: Using Law to Regulate Such Use of Force’. He was supervised by Simon Bronitt and advised by Don Greig and Don Rothwell. This follows Asmi’s Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence last year.

Romrawee's SJD thesis, 'Proposal for Addressing the Selective Application of Global Safeguard Measures on the Basis of FTA Preferences' was supervised by James Stellios and advised by Wayne Morgan.

I N T E N S I V E A D V O C A C Y

C O U R S E

An intensive advocacy course will be run on the weekend of 24 and 25 March in the Law Theatre from 10am to 4pm each day.

Any law student may attend. There is no enrolment, no fee, no assessment and no credit. There is the promise of a better understanding of how to be persuasive, why evidence and procedure matter, and how to identify, prioritise and present facts.

To register your interest email the instructor hugh.selby@anu.edu.au

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After going to the information session, I decided that CLE would be an opportunity for me to contribute to the community and practice my legal skills at the same time, so I decided to take part and commit to the project.’

‘I have been involved with the CLE Older Persons project for about a year now. The CLE project has offered our team some valuable opportunities to practice the research and writing skills students acquired in their first year on legal content we were yet to learn in class. On top of that, it has been such a learning experience for the team in terms of relationship-building, time management and communication skills.’

‘LRSJ has given us the opportunity to work with the Council on the Ageing (COTA), the ACT Government and also legal organisations such as Legal Aid ACT. Supported by Associate Professor Simon Rice and Caroline Compton, the team has received a sizeable grant from the ACT government and has published a series of legal information booklets,’ she said.

Margaret’s short term goal is to get a challenging job that she loves in either finance or law in the international market. In the long term, she hopes to improve her knowledge and professional skills and start her own business one day.’

‘My participation in LRSJ has certainly given me a wider and more realistic perspective on law. Like most first years, my initial perspective on law was quite idealized – think big corporate cases or standing up for justice in Human Rights. The CLE program has extended that boundary to be a more complete picture, including areas such as consumer protection, estate planning and workplace rights,’ she said.

For more information: Law Reform & Social Justice Program

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Margaret Long

Margaret was born in China, and spent most of her childhood in Singapore before moving to Melbourne (2004) and eventually to Canberra, where she is currently studying second year Finance/Law. Before starting her degree, Margaret’s burning passion had always been business and finance but she was also fascinated by the ‘control and application of law in society’.

‘I was more attracted to law by the skill sets you can develop rather than a particular legal area; but having said that, I am more attracted to commercial law and would probably pursue it if I do become a lawyer.This general idea has not changed, but I am opening my mind to areas such as international and migration law. ANU is fantastic in this way: students are not encouraged to all become the stereotypical adversarial advocate in big corporations; instead, opportunities like LRSJ are given to experience different fields of law and explore our interests,’ she said.

‘I first heard about LRSJ at the law faculty’s orientation welcome session when Simon Rice made a presentation about the Community Legal Education (CLE) projects.

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Because of this work experience, and having taken a course in International Human Rights Law, I was later employed by the Carter Centre as an International Observer to the out-of-country voting for the South Sudanese referendum for independence. With a partner, I evaluated the registration and polling practice against International Human Rights instruments and send daily reports to Atlanta and Khartoum alongside other observers in the UK, US, Canada, Kenya, Uganda and Egypt where the diaspora voting was underway. This contributed to a certified human rights compliant referendum. At the ANU and at Melbourne’s West Bulldogs football club in West Footscray I watched two thousand South Sudanese vote to create the world’s newest nation, and embrace their collective right to self-determination after decades of civil conflict.

I have had many invitations to visit the Sudan, and one day I will oblige in order to contribute what I can to the much-needed assistance for creating that new country. Self-determination is in a lot of ways where the challenge begins, not where it ends. Despite the modest marks I managed to attain in Corporations Law, I have already been of some assistance to a group of young Sudanese professionals, helping them to incorporate as an organisation to assist their communities with resettlement here in Australia, and to provide support to those in the South.

Having a law reform and social justice program at the ANU College of Law helps those students who want to, to use their study of the law in different and pragmatic ways. It opens opportunities to non-traditional careers through allowing students to create and sustain their own projects, with their own initiative and with their own interests. To this end it provides ample support and encouragement. But above all, it is empowering, as it helps students to realize their potential to shape their own path, and traverse the divide between The Law and social life.

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Christopher Patz

I am from Canberra. Deciding to attend the ANU was hence a very big decision; it meant suppressing a youthful urge to flee and “find myself” some place else. In my final year of undergraduate study, I feel that decision has been vindicated (not least because it didn’t stop me from finding myself, in the various squatted casas okupadas of Madrid on student exchange).

I studied Law in addition to Political Science and Spanish. I say ‘in addition to’ for a reason. It reflects the idea I share that what we know as The Law is premised on a whole galaxy of ideas, values, perspectives, assumptions and other terms one is more likely to discover in the study of the Humanities than in the study of the Law, per se. The law does not exist independent of us, nor is it somehow immune to the inadequacies of its creators and sustainers. What lies behind The Law are fundamental questions about how we, as human beings, decide to live together and organise ourselves in a society.

On the question of who might lay claim to our society, the Law Reform and Social Justice Program provided me with the opportunity to volunteer at one of Australia’s many migrant and refugee settlement centers. At the time I was taking a course in Politics called Globalism and the Politics of Identity.

I enjoyed the work, which involved designing community programs for recently settled adolescent migrants and refugees, tutoring, and navigating Department of Immigration Humanitarian Visa application processes.

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worked and studied in China on ten separate occasions and has loved the educational and professional experiences made available to him in Asia. Seeking to taste the commercial world before he graduates next year, Paddy has interned with Clifford Chance (Hong Kong), Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Hong Kong), Davis Polk & Wardwell Hong Kong Solicitors and TransAsia Lawyers (Beijing, Freehills’ alliance firm in the PRC). Working in a new jurisdiction equipped him with a worldly outlook on legal practice and an appreciation of the truly international opportunities that an Asian Studies/Law background offers. Paddy was also an Events Host for Network Seven at the Beijing Olympic Games and spent six months masquerading as a wine connoisseur for a wine importing company in Beijing.

During the academic term in China, Paddy studies PRC and international trade law with local Chinese students. He enjoys the challenge of being thrown in the deep end, drowning, and then being resuscitated by the lecturer if they are nice. On top of the challenge to grasp Chinese legalese, Paddy has found the competition among students very high, and the emphasis on memory-based learning in many compulsory courses quite difficult. Paddy decided to undertake courses in Negotiation and Clinical Law (researching migrant workers’ rights and the new social insurance law with a select group of later year students), which were more hands on courses and conducive to Socratic teaching methods. Of the courses he has taken, he has been incredibly impressed by the quality of teaching at Peking University; however, lively student discussions in larger classes are largely absent. Paddy has also valued the grassroots work he undertakes at Yilian, engaging directly with injured workers and China’s policy-makers in the areas of labour and social security law.

S T U D E N T P R O F I L E

Patrick MayohPatrick Mayoh (know to most as ‘Paddy’) is a Prime Minister’s Australia-Asia Endeavour Award Scholar currently studying law at Peking University. He is a penultimate Bachelor of Asia-Pacific Studies (Chinese)/Bachelor of Laws student at the ANU and has recently completed a Graduate Diploma in Asia-Pacific Studies on exchange at Peking University. While studying Chinese Media Law, Labour Law and Comparative Judicial Systems (in Mandarin!), Paddy currently also interns part-time at one of Beijing’s most active legal aid services – Beijing Yilian Legal Aid and Study Center for Labor.

In his earlier years at the ANU, Paddy became passionate about legal education and advocating law students’ views. In his more ‘vociferous days’, Paddy presented student proposals to numerous College of Law education boards. Paddy became the Law Students’ Society (LSS) President in 2009 after he was heroically elected unopposed. ‘I really enjoyed working with a dedicated team to represent the academic and social needs of over 1200 students – from ensuring a high-quality LLB program following the introduction of the JD to resuscitating the Social Justice Dinner Series,’ he said. The highlight for him was certainly learning from The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG at the What Makes a Good Lawyer forum. He was also honoured to sit on the ACT Law Society’s Equalising Opportunities in the Law Committee.

Despite his passion for advocating law students’ views and overseeing ‘notorious’ LSS social parties, Paddy quickly turned his attention to China again. He has

Paddy Mayoh (Back row and centre) with classmates at Peking University

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While in Beijing, two Sino-Australian focused initiatives Paddy worked tirelessly on (with a great team) were the Australia-China Youth Association (ACYA) and the Australia-China Youth Dialogue. In his capacity as ACYA National President (China), Paddy sought to further ties between Australian and Chinese students, young professionals, education institutions, businesses and government bodies.

‘It was a great experience meeting with Dr Mark Nolan and Professor Gao Xiang in Beijing to discuss ANU’s exchange agreement with China University of Political Science and Law.

‘The constant flow of work and study added to the buzz of living in a truly international city. From networking karaoke nights; outlandish dumpling gatherings; occasional battles with the great firewall of China in an

effort to secure accurate information to high-quality workshops on China’s international ambitions.

‘Beijing is a kaleidoscopic city in the opportunities and contradictions it offers.

‘I am very grateful for the first-class legal education I enjoyed over four years at the ANU and am looking forward to writing my law thesis first semester next year. ‘I am honoured to have Professor Kent Anderson supervise my thesis on assessing the legal responsibility of multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in the PRC and their corporate social responsibility codes,’ he said.

Paddy believes that the College of Law’s talented lecturers provided him with a strong legal foundation for further study and legal practice.

‘In particular, I have greatly benefited from taking courses by Fiona Wheeler, Wayne Morgan, Ven. Alex Bruce, Kent Anderson, and Stephen Bottomley.’

He is also very grateful for Dr Jean-Pierre Fonteyne’s efforts in facilitating his study program at Peking University. In January next year, Paddy will join other law students on the college’s International Organisations Law Program in Geneva with Dr Jean-Pierre Fonteyne.

Despite his strong interest in international law, contemporary Chinese society and international relations, Paddy has no set plans following graduation. He was delighted and honoured to represent the ANU on the Global Voices delegation to the APEC Leaders’ Meeting this year in Hawaii. He spoke with leaders on the role of MNE’s in shaping the region’s social and political architecture, in preparation for his thesis-writing next semester.

Paddy considers himself very fortunate to have been able to represent the ANU at so many international events and is grateful for the excellent educational opportunities the University has given him.

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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

MARCH 201214 MarchPublic LectureWater, land and biodiversity implications of renewable energy generation in the USProfessor Robert Glennon, The University of Arizona12.30–1.30pm

15 March

Public LectureReforming a National Health System: what can we learn?Emeritus Professor Sir Ian Kennedy University College London1–2pm

APRIL 201213 April

CIPL Friday Lunchtime SeminarThe UN Human Rights Committee and the right to enter ones’ own countryJennifer Cavenagh, Attorney-General’s Department1–2pm

MAY 2012Faculty WorkshopDon Anton will lead a faculty workshop at Santa Clara University School of Law on “Congestion, Fatigue and Other Symptoms of International Treaties”.

AUGUST 20126-8 August

CIPL WorkshopConnecting International law with Public LawEn/gendering governance: from the local to the globalCall for abstracts

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SEPTEMBER 2011

2 September

CIPL Friday Lunchtime SeminarDo we need an international law on the self-determination of peoples? Nicholas Duff, Legal Research Officer-Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

7 September

The 25th Annual Lionel Murphy Memorial Lecture Vigilance Against Injustice in the Justice System

9–10 September

16th Annual Public Law Weekend10 years on from September 11: the Impact on Public Law

9 SeptemberFourteenth Geoffrey Sawer LecturePresented by The Right Hon Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, PC, Canadian Chief JusticeFlyer

16 SeptemberCIPL Friday Lunchtime Seminar SeriesConstitutional Change and Australian RepublicanismGlenn Patmore, Senior Lecturer in LawUniversity of Melbourne

OCTOBER 2011

5 OctoberThe Annual Phillipa Weeks Lecture in Labour Law The Forgotten Contract; the Contract of Employment. Past, present and future.Justice Peter Gray, Federal Court of Australia

7 October

CIPL Lunchtime Seminar Series An Australian’s Experience in Vienna: drafting the UNODC model law on smuggling of migrantsFiona David, Visiting Fellow, CIPL

21 OctoberCIPL Friday Lunchtime Seminar SeriesPursuing Constitutional Dialogue within Socialist Vietnam: The 2010 DebateHuong Nguyen, Maurer School of Law, Indiana University

P A S T E V E N T S

AUGUST 2011

2 AugustVoiceless Public Lecture SeriesReflections from the European Union with Peter Stevenson

Audio

5 AugustCIPL Lunctime SeminarProsecuting Drug Cheats in the Court of Arbitration for Sport: Insight into the international anti-doping frameworkMs Catherine Odway, sporting & anti-doping consultantSlides

8 AugustANU College of Law SymposiumGetting Ready for the Referendum: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution

14–18 AugustConferenceTowards Global Artificial Photosynthesis: Energy, nanochemistry & governance

19 AugustCIPL Friday Lunchtime Seminar Series Running a Large Commonwealth Legal Services Team: The challenges and the pitfallsSimon Matthews, ATO General Counsel, Law & Practice & Nick Westerink, ATO Assistant Commissioner Legal Service

23 AugustPublic Seminar - Humanitarian Law PerspectivesReflections on the ECCCPresented by the Centre for International and Public Law, ANU College of Law, The Australian Red Cross and Mallesons Stephen Jacques

31 AugustCIPL Public SeminarState Control over Private Military & Security Companies in Armed ConflictDr Hannah Tonkin, Lawyer, United Nations

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P A S T E V E N T S

NOVEMBER 2011

1 November

Public Lecture Electoral Reforms and the Quest for Democracy in MalaysiaDato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan, Head of BERSIH 2.0

3 NovemberThe Annual ANU Reconciliation Lecture 2011 Reconciliation in an era of Globalisation

8 NovemberPublic LectureThe Global Unity of the Common Law of Torts?Professor Ken Oliphant, Institute for European Tort Law

10 NovemberCIPL Public Lecture The UN Security Council, NATO, the European Union, the ICC and Libya Professor Wladyslaw Czaplinski

18 November

2011 Hartnell ColloquiumThe 50th Anniversary of Harmonised Company Legislation in Australia

24 NovemberSeminar Fatherhood, Male Lawyers & Work-Life Balance in the Legal ProfessionProfessor Richard Collier

27 November – 9 DecemberConferenceLangfest Festival

30 NovemberLabour Law SeminarAn Update from the Fair Work OmbudsmanJanine Webster, Chief Counsel, Legal Group for the Fair Work Ombudsman

Public LectureAnomalous Occurrences in Unusual Circumstances?Professor Fiona Wheeler

DECEMBER 2011

7 DecemberCIPL SeminarConvention on the elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): A new commentary - Why now and for what purpose?Marsha Freeman:

12 December

Public Lecture Boston University: Freedom of Speech v Public Health - A growing controversy in the USAAssociate Professor Kevin Outterson

CIPL SeminarCurrent issues at the desk of the Danish legal advisorAmbassador Thomas Winkler

MARCH 2012

1 MarchPublic LectureMarriage Equality: What the Impact has been Overseas Professor Lee Badgett University of Massachusetts

2 MarchCIPL Lunchtime Seminar SeriesUnexpected Defeat: The Unsuccessful War Crimes Prosecutions of Lt Gen Yamawaki Masataka and others at Manus Island, 1950Dr Narrelle Morris, Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law, The University of Melbourne

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OCTOBER 2011

28 OctoberMatthew RimmerMark Colvin image used in Blackberry promotionAshley Hall, ABC PM

29 OctoberBlackberry pinches Colvin’s Twitter pic for adAshley Hall, ABC News online

NOVEMBER 2011

10 NovemberMathew RimmerNew Australia Smoking Law Bans Brand LabelsJames Grubel, The Independent (UK), The Chicago Tribune & Reuters

14 November

Brad JessupDragging coal through the courts: an alternative emissions-reduction strategyThe Conversation

19 NovemberAnn KentDiplomacy, not war gamesThe Canberra Times

29 NovemberMatthew RimmerDurban Climate Deal Needs IP DecisionANU Media Release

DECEMBER 2011

1 DecemberMatthew RimmerIP presents barriers to climate actionABC Science

8 DecemberDon Rothwell Beefed up Japanese surveillance for this year’s whaling season

ABC Radio National

S T A F F I N T H E M E D I A

SEPTEMBER 2011

1 September

Don AntonAnton’s Weekly Digest of International LawVol. 2, No. 34 (2011)

5 September

Don RothwellGovernment could have foreseen refugee decisionThe Australian

12 September

Peter BaileyTen years of anti-terror laws Sarah Collerton, 1233 ABC Newcastle

13 September

Margaret ThorntonThe market comes to law schoolThe Australian

14 September

Don AntonCompulsory Pilotage in the Torres StraitSocial Science Research Network

14 September

Matthew RimmerAll huff and puff as big tobacco quietly runs away Dept of Health and Ageing website

13 SeptemberBig tobacco uses The Castle in legal bluenews.com.au

14 SeptemberTobacco industry case up in smoke

23 SeptemberTobacco’s Mad Men Threaten Public Health The ConversationANU News

28 September

Mathew RimmerSydney Court to Rule in Apple-Samsung Tablet War The Wall Street Journal

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S T A F F I N T H E M E D I A

DECEMBER 2011

10 DecemberMatthew Rimmer Climate justice for intellectual property at DurbanThe Conversation

10 DecemberBrad JessupGlobal climate change pact in Durban: expert comment The Conversation

JANUARY 2012

Don Rothwell

3 JanuaryAustralia limits its whaling response Opinion, The Sydney Morning Herald

13 JanuaryOur government fiddles as Japan makes a mockery of the whale sanctuaryThe Age

18 JanuaryMoeen CheemaCricket and Politics in PakistanAljazeera

18 Jan 2012Don AntonOpinion piece on Rio+20 Conference, Consilience The Journal for Sustainable Development, Columbia University

18 January,Don RothwellShould the captain go down with his ship?ABC News

22 JanuaryMoeen CheemaPakistan’s clash of institutional authorityOp-Ed

23 JanuaryGeorge Barker Oil and the World Economy China TV (CCTV)

FEBRUARY 2012

2 FebruaryGeorge BarkerA New Look at an Old Survey Finds P2P Hurts Music PurchasesBillboard.biz

8 FebruaryMichael Eburn and Ruth TownsendResignation now could help O’Shane preserve a proud legacyMajority of O’Shane decisions overturned in Supreme Court appeals The Sydney Morning Herald

13 FebruaryDon AntonDon Anton’s continuing pro bono work on behalf of indigenous and farmer communities in Ecuador is reported on a leading indigenous peoples’ news website.

22 FebruaryTom FaunceEvergreening patents: playing monopoly with solar fuels and medicine innovationsThe Conversation

25 FebruaryDominique Dalla-Pozza and Don RothwellPeople may yet have final sayThe Canberra Times

27 FebruaryAlison McLennan and Matthew RimmerInventing Life: Patent Law and Synthetic BiologyThe Conversation

29 FebruaryTom Faunce (co-author)Challenges to Australia’s national health policy from trade and investment agreementsThe Medical Journal of Australia

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A N U C O L L E G EO F L A W

Graduate ProgramInternational SecurityLaw

Master of Laws specialising inInternational Security Law(7300SISL – Lawyers)

Master of International SecurityLaw(7318XMISL – Non-Lawyers)

Graduate Diploma in Lawspecialising in InternationalSecurity Law(6300SISL – Lawyers)

Graduate Diploma inInternational Security Law(6318XGDISL – Non-Lawyers)

More informationnew program

C O U R S E S

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> The opportunity to work in our Legal Aid Clinical Program (LAC) in Canberra as part of your LPE

> Opportunity to participate in Regional, Rural and Remote (RRR) legal practice experience

> The option of substantial course credit towards an ANU LLM (can also be completed online)

Program Options

Our programs are flexible. Ideal for students who are working or have other commitments:

> start with a Becoming a Practitioner intensive in Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne, Sydney, Toowoomba, Townsville, Perth or Adelaide

> online delivery through internet, streaming audio and online teleconferences.

Full Coursework Program

For students seeking broader coursework coverage and less LPE:

> 20 days LPE

> the Professional Practice Core (PPC) and five electives.

Reduced Coursework Program

Ideal for students who are working or find work in an approved legal practice:

> 40, 60 or 80 days of LPE

> reduced coursework

> lower fees.

Concurrent Enrolment

Work on your GDLP while completing your LLB/JD:

> start after completing two thirds of your law degree

> undertake the Becoming a Practitioner intensive during university holidays

> qualifying paid, clinical or volunteer legal practice work may count as LPE.

Contact

ANU Legal Workshop The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200

T +61 2 6125 4463 F +61 2 6125 3518 E lwsa@law.anu.edu.auW law.anu.edu.au legalworkshop

A N U L E G A L W O R K S H O P

Ethical legal practice and the independence of the legal profession are intrinsic to Australia’s social and economic well being and to justice, equity and good governance.

The ANU Legal Workshop offers programs which are nationally and internationally accessible. Our graduates progress into all types of legal practice and demonstrate the transferability of legal practice skills to many other fields. We invite you to work with us to prepare for your future.

You can be:

> off campus anywhere in Australia or overseas

> working in a legal practice or elsewhere

Your Pathway to Legal Practice in Australia:

> direct or reciprocal admission to legal practice nationally

> coverage of all national practice legal training requirements.

We offer

> Competitive fee structure and Fee-Help

> Multi-jurisdiction coverage

> Interactive flexible learning

> Your choice of 20, 40, 60 or 80 days Legal Practice Experience (LPE)

> Instructors who are practising lawyers and skilled legal practice teachers

> A unique Government Law Practice course to prepare you to work for or deal with government agencies

> Excellent pastoral support

> Help to plan and establish LPE in line with your learning needs and career objectives

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Entry requirements

A three-year Australian Bachelors degree or equivalent. Applications without tertiary qualifications will be considered on their merits.

Course delivery

This is an online program (distance study) that includes some face-to-face classes in Sydney.

Session dates > Autumn 2012 begins 21 May

> Winter 2012 begins 3 September

Assessment tasks include > Assignments, case studies, professional participation in online activities

and simulated client interviews.

> LAWS8167, LAWS8168 and LAWS8169 include a compulsory invigilated exam. LAWS8170 includes a compulsory invigilated assessment.

ContactT: +61 2 6125 4645

W: http://anulaw.anu.edu.au/migration/contact-migration-law

The prescribed qualification leading to registration as an Australian Migration Agent, this graduate certificate is open to lawyers and non-lawyers.

Program structure > Four compulsory Courses

> Each Course takes 10 weeks to complete

> 3 sessions (intakes) each year

Duration > 20 weeks full time study

(studying two Courses at once)

> 40 weeks part time study (studying one Course at a time)

Program code 6353

Graduate Certificate in

Australian Migration Law & Practice

A N U C O L L E G E O F L A W

Migration Law Program

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GRADUATE COURSEWORK

Did you know you that there are graduate coursework programs for lawyers and non-lawyers?

The ANU College of Law offers graduate coursework programs with innovative and flexible teaching, based on world-class research. We have well-recognised expertise in many areas of law with special strengths in:

> Australian migration law

> environmental law

> government and commercial law

> international law

> international security law

> law, governance and development

> legal practice

Our programs include graduate certificates, graduate diplomas and masters for lawyers and non-lawyers, which may be studied on a full or part-time basis. We also offer professional development courses.

S T U D Y A R E A S

Australian migration lawIf you want to practise as a registered migration agent or be up to date with Australian migration law & practice, you’ll find this a stimulating and rewarding program.

Environmental law This stream is offering new courses in Commonwealth Environmental Law, Australian Disaster Law and Environmental Protection and Human Rights alongside established courses such as International Climate Law and Marine and Coastal Law.

Government & commercial law A program that offers courses in areas as diverse as Occupational Health and Safety Law, Dispute Management, Comparative Constitutional Law, Law of Corporate Governance, Media and Communications Law and

Government Contracts.

International law The International Law stream offers a variety of specialised courses, enabling students to concentrate on particular aspects of public international law, such as human rights issues, use of force and international security, international trade or international protection of the environment.

International security lawThis program is the only one of its type offered in the Asia Pacific with selected units offered from the ANU National Security College, ANU Asia Pacific College and the ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre.

Law, governance & developmentA new program for development practitioners working in all aspects of law, governance and development in the Asia-Pacific

as well as those working in international institutions.

Legal practiceANU Legal Workshop offers a specialised university-based professional legal training program, the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP). Completion of the GDLP enables law graduates to apply for admission to practice as a lawyer in Australia. A Masters programs is also available.

ANU Juris DoctorThe College also offers the ANU Juris Doctor (JD) program for non-law graduates. The ANU JD qualifies graduates for admission to legal practice, as well as higher degree research programs (PhD, SJD, MPhil).

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