The Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence is delighted to announce that the Dennis Leslie Mahoney Prize in Legal Theory for 2011 has been awarded to Professor Ran Hirschl of the University of Toronto.
Applications are now open to eligible Indigenous students for this scholarship who are enrolled full-time in either Combined Law, Juris Doctor, or Postgraduate Coursework degree programs at the Sydney Law School.
Ghena Krayem says her research demonstrates that NSW Muslim leaders and community members were not seeking a recognition of sharia in areas where it was contrary to existing Australian law.
Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum AO says the Australian law that rejects disabled people as migrants is unjust and belongs to the first half of the 20th century.
Alumnus Mr Nguyen Van Duyen (MEnvLaw, 2001) has been awarded the Australian Alumni Award for Sustainable Social Development at the 2011 Australian Alumni Awards held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 11 November.
Alumnus Eric Knight (BA 2006, LLB 2007) is making a mark on the literary scene, with his first book, Reframe: how to solve the world's trickiest problems, due for release in February 2012.
Sydney Law School mourns the death of Mahla Pearlman AO (BA 1957, LLB 1960), first female president of the Law Society of NSW and former chief judge of the Land and Environment Court.
Applications are now open for the 2012 Justice Peter Hely Scholarship. The Scholarship was established by the Law School through contributions from the friends and colleagues of the late Justice Peter Hely to promote postgraduate study in the fields of commercial law and equity.
The Dean, Professor Gillian Triggs comments on moves by the tobacco multinational Philip Morris to sue the Commonwealth for damages over the new plain packaging laws.
Convincing a renegade member of the opposition to take up the role of speaker can seem like a masterstroke. However, it can be a dangerous game to play, writes Associate Professor Anne Twomey
Only serious invasions of genuine rights to privacy should be actionable at all. Anything less is the price of a crowded, open and free society, writes Professor Barbara McDonald
Sydney Law School has placed private international law at the heart of its curriculum, recognising its increasing importance in legal practice in Australia.
Hopefully, when the dust has cleared, Qantas, its employees and the unions can adopt a more co-operative approach to the running of this iconic Australian airline, writes Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum AO
Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum AO commented on plans by the Transport Workers Union to mount a legal challenge to Fair Work's order on October 31 to terminate industrial action against Qantas.
Sydney Law School is also pleased to announce that Professor Ben Saul has been awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship.
Sydney Law School and the University of Sydney Business School will host the 2012 Australasian Tax Teachers Association: Tax change: Convergence or divergence between 16 and 18 January 2012
In recognition of the importance of the Rule of Law in our society, the Rule of Law Institute of Australia and the Faculty of Law of the University of Sydney are pleased to announce the Rule of Law Lecture Series designed to ensure that students in the Faculty gain a sound understanding of the Rule of Law, its history and its contemporary relevance.
Sydney Law School congratulates alumna Naomi Hart, who has been awarded the Convocation Medal for Undergraduate Achievement. The award was presented by Mr Alan Cameron AO (BA 1968, LLB 1971, LLM 1977), Deputy Chancellor of the University, at this year's Alumni Awards Ceremony on Friday 28 October in the Great Hall.
Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum AO says the Fair Work Act provisions regulating strikes are virtually unchanged from WorkChoices, in the wake of the Qantas dispute.
Associate Professor Peter Gerangelos recently provided advice on proposed amendments to the Belize Constitution purporting to severely curtail the constitutional jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of that nation.
Associate Professor Anne Twomey examines whether Prince William's first-born child, if a daughter, should become queen or should she be supplanted by a younger brother?
Labour and the Opposition have made a right political meal of the appropriate response to the off-shore processing of Asylum Seekers, write Professor Mary Crock and Anna Boucher.
This seminar, featuring Professor Bob Baxt and Alan Cameron AO, will explore the extent to which directors, in exercising their duties, need to balance the interests of shareholders with other stakeholders.
Eleven alumni of the Sydney Law School were successful in the latest round of senior counsel appointments announced by the NSW Bar Association last week.
Associate Professor David Rolph says the proposed statutory cause of action for invasion of privacy is in principle a good idea, but if care is not taken, it might have a negative impact in practice, particularly on freedom of speech.
The Sydney Law School Foundation is pleased to dedicate its annual event to the Honourable James Spigelman AC QC, celebrating his significant contribution to the law and his work for social justice.
Alumna Antonia Apps (LLB 1991) is one of a team of two assistant United States attorneys who have successfully tried a crucial insider trading case at the US District Court in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan.
Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism, The Hon Martin Ferguson MP, last night spoke at the Sydney Law School on how resources and energy are at the heart of structural change in Australia's economy and how government policy must support that transition.
The Ross Parsons Centre for Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law is pleased to announce the 2011 Ross Parsons Address in Taxation Law. This year's lecturer is Professor Dr Wolfgang Schön of Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance (Germany). His topic is the Distinct Equity of the Debt-Equity Distinction.
The only avenue for a Human Rights act for Australia remains constitutional amendment by referendum, either enlarging the jurisdiction of the High Court or entrenching a bill of rights, according to Professor Helen Irving.
The more professional the police media strategy, the easier it is to have its message accepted by a compliant media trying to cope with fewer journalists, according to Dr Murray Lee.
Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum AO talks about the challenges of people with disabilities, the situation in developing countries - and about his personal experiences as the first fully blind person to be appointed to a full professorship in any faculty at any Australian university.
Putting in the time and effort to improve skills and demonstrate a commitment to a particular area of law has become a much more important focus for lawyers over the last decade, according to the Dean, Professor Gillian Triggs.
The Centro Properties Group case shows that there are shades of difference in the principles to be applied at the liability and penalty stages of a trial, write Professor Jennifer Hill and Dr Robert Austin.
The Dean, Professor Gillian Triggs says the High Court decision to block the Government's Malaysian solution on asylum seekers is a very significant ruling.
Former Supreme Court of NSW Judge, Dr Robert Austin (BA 1966, LLB 1969, LLM 1974) will deliver the next Lecture as part of the Distinguished Speakers Program: What should we expect our company directors to do?
Professor Patrick Parkinson AM has urged the Victorian Government to hold a public inquiry into child-sex cases by a Catholic religious order after the Catholic Church suppressed a report it asked him to write.
Professor Jennifer Hill says the remuneration package for new Apple CEO Tim Cook is common in the US tech industry and is likely to become more common in the corporate and financial services sector.
Professor Michael Dirkis commented on a report by the Australian Taxation Office that about 22 per cent of 2011 fiscal year returns lodged by tax agents contain simple errors.
Professor Ben Saul is co-ordinating a complaint on behalf of 38 asylum seekers to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, after ASIO declared them threats to national security.
Associate Professor Luke Nottage commented on the plain packaging of cigarettes legislation, following its successful journey through Australia's House of Representatives.
NSW Attorney General, the Hon. Greg Smith SC MP delivered this public address at the 13th meeting of experts from the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA), hosted by Sydney Law School.
Corporate Lawyers are invited to the 2011 Supreme Court Annual Corporate Law Conference, co-sponsored by the Law Society of NSW and the Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law of the University of Sydney Law School.
Sydney Law School will conduct five presentations as part of proceedings at the 2011 Graduate Options Expo, including a presentation on the Sydney Juris Doctor (JD).
Associate Professor Anne Twomey explains the concept of a double dissolution election, following the convergence of truck drivers on Canberra calling for it to take place.
Emeritus Professor Francis Reynolds from the University of Oxford will deliver the 2011 Ross Parsons Commercial Law Address, entitled Breach of Warranty of Authority: An Unusual Doctrine.
The Dean, Professor Gillian Triggs discusses transnational criminal cases involving corrupt chinese officials, following the release of a report from China's Central Bank that estimates the cost of these crimes to be $120 billion since the mid-1990s.
The Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship was established in 2006 by the Australian Institute of International Affairs (the AIIA) and the International Law Association (Australian Branch) (the ILA(AB)) in memory of the Hon Dr Peter Nygh AM, a graduate of the University of Sydney Law School and a former lecturer and professor in international law at the law school in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sydney Law School is delighted to pass on the news that its team has won the Final of the Shine Torts Moot, which was held last weekend in the Banco Court of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
The prospects for reform of the World Health Organisation (WHO) were explored in a lively seminar co-hosted on 2 August by Sydney Law School's Centre for Health Governance, Law & Ethics, and the George Institute for Global Health.
The Dean, Professor Gillian Triggs commented on the class action taken on behalf of 69,000 affected Nigerians in the British High Court, where Shell has admitted that it is liable for two spills in 2008.
This new intensive unit of study provides an in-depth analysis of the law on family property and financial transfers when marriages and cohabiting relationships break down.
This intensive unit of study provides perspectives on global energy security, international access to energy resources and the resolution of cross-jurisdictional energy access disputes.
Professor Jennifer Hill, Professor of Corporate Law examines governance issues facing News Corp which is currently at the centre of a major corporate crisis.
Professor Michael Dirkis says the Carbon Tax is effectively the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) that was advanced by former Prime Minister Rudd with some minor changes around the edges.
Sydney Law School mourns the death on Sunday 3 July of eminent alumnus and former Challis Lecturer in Equity and Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal, The Honourable Roderick Pitt Meagher AO QC.
Congratulations to Senior Lecturer, Andrew Tuch on winning the Prize for the Best Paper in Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School for two years running.
The Dean, Professor Gillian Triggs comments on proposed legal action by tobacco giant, Philip Morris over the Federal Government's plain packaging of cigarettes legislation.
The SensaSlim company's recent defamation suit against Dr Ken Harvey of La Trobe University highlights some of the regulatory problems facing complementary products in Australia, writes Associate Professor Cameron Stewart.
In an unprecedented step, the United Nations Human Rights Council has endorsed a new set of Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights designed to provide - for the first time - a global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse impacts on human rights linked to business activity.
Congratulations to The Hon. Justice Peter McClellan, QC (BA 1971, LLB 1974) and Alan Cameron (BA 1968, LLB 1971, LLM 1977) on their respective awards in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.
Sydney Law School is pleased to announce this postgraduate intensive unit for 2011 as part of its Employment and Labour Law program, taught by Professor Judy Fudge from the University of Victoria, Canada.
Adjunct Professor Alan Bennett believes the Federal Government's plaining packaging of cigarettes legislation may violate international trade and intellectual property agreements.
Professor Mark Findlay says there is no convincing evidence that mandatory life sentences have any significant deterrent effect on those who kill police.
The International Development Law Organisation (IDLO), an inter-governmental organisation based in Rome, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sydney Law School for joint collaboration in a range of fields including environmental and climate law, international trade law, and health law.
A family break-up can release feelings of anger, betrayal, jealousy and revenge of such passionate intensity that people are capable of doing things that are entirely out of character, writes Professor Patrick Parkinson AM
The Dean, Professor Gillian Triggs discusses Australia's case against Japanese scientific whaling acitivies in the Antarctic before the International Court of Justice in the Hague.
Professor Patrick Parkinson AM says there is now a very widespread view in the community that some family violence orders are sought for tactical or collateral reasons to do with family law disputes.
This new unit will cover contemporary consumer credit law and policy in Australia as well as in major economies, such as the United States and the European Union.
Was America's killing of Osama Bin Laden lawful or an extrajudicial assassination? The answer depends on two key areas of international law, writes Associate Professor Ben Saul.
This seminar examines how Australia's prominent position in the world economic order depends on the ability of its businesses to sell their products and expertise internationally, and to engage in cross-border ventures.
No matter where you stand on end-of-life issues, it is clear a fundamental shift has occurred in the way that we die, writes Associate Professor Cameron Stewart.
Professor Mary Crock comments on the deportation of a father of three, who has lived in Australia since he was six, because he failed a character test.
Professor Michael Dirkis comments on speculation that the tax treatment of distributions of income to minors from family trusts will change in the May budget.
With boards under growing pressure from shareholders and the courts, alumni Kevin McCann (BA 1961, LLB 1964) and Bob Austin (BA 1966, LLB 1969, LLM 1974) discuss the way ahead in a special article published in The Weekend Australian Financial Review.
Professor Rosemary Lyster was part of a four personal panel discussing the question "Is science just another voice in the policy debate?" as part of the 4th Sydney-Tilburg conference on the philosophy of science.
Emerging markets may promise the prospect of untapped growth, but doing business in emerging market economies can present special challenges. Sydney Law School's program in international business and taxation examines some of the unique issues in Doing Business in Emerging Markets, a new unit taught by Professor Paul Stephan from the University of Virginia.
If CIA operatives and British special forces are aiding Lybian rebels against Muammar Gaddafi, these activities are almost certainly illegal in international law, writes Alison Pert.
Following their Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence seminar on 24 March, Allan McCay, a PhD candidate in the Law School, and Justice David Hodgson, a judge on the NSW Court of Appeal and a well-known philosopher, will continue their discussion of free will and sentencing on the Philosopher's Zone on ABC Radio National at 1.35pm on Saturday 16 April.
Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum AO on his re-election as Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Our special program of corporate law seminars will examine reforms to corporate governance and surrounding issues which have arisen in response to the global financial crisis. This two part series will be held in the newly refurbished Minter Ellison Room, Old Law School Building in Phillip Street, Sydney.
Leading UK human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC will deliver a lecture entitled 'Humanitarian intervention and international law' as part of the Sydney Law School Distinguished Speakers Program on Tuesday 19 April.
Alumni Simon Fitzpatrick (BA 1998, LLB 2000) and Robert Yezerski (BA 2002, LLB 2004) recently delivered a special presentation to students on their experiences as New York Attorneys.
Professor Jennifer Hill will discuss fundamental differences in corporate governance structure and techniques, as they operate across a variety of jurisdictions in this first semester intensive unit.
Applications are still open for this new unit of study, which will be delivered offshore at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London during late May 2011.
A team of students from Sydney Law School were named 2011 World Champions of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition on Saturday, 26 March 2011.
What defines a de facto relationship is creating an enormous amount of conflict since changes to the law in late 2008, says Professor Patrick Parkinson, AM.
Professor Patrick Parkinson, AM comments on the Federal Government's legislation that aims to alter some of the Howard government's family law reforms.
Even if no other interventions follow Libya, the intervention there may signal to dictators that the world is watching, even if its eyes are too often closed or looking the other way, writes Associate Professor Ben Saul.
Associate Professor Cameron Stewart comments on a groundbreaking decision by the Family Court, which spells out what parents can decide when faced with difficult treatment decisions for an ailing, severely disabled infant.
In late February 2011, Associate Professor Ben Saul visited Cambodia as an international law delegate of the International Secretariat of Amnesty International in London.
Sydney Law School is pleased to announce the establishment of its first Chair of Indigenous Law, made possible by a generous gift of $1 million from Law Firm, Gilbert + Tobin.
Sydney Law School is pleased to welcome Sir Michael Wood KCMG member of the International Law Commission and a Senior Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge.
This year's Distinguished Speakers Program focuses on a selection of eminent alumni of the Sydney Law School, with the first lecture on Thursday 31 March featuring The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP.
Sydney Law School is pleased announce that former Justice of the Family Court, Professor The Honourable Jennifer Boland, will teach a unit of study in Family Law for 2011.
Professor Mary Crock responds to new figures revealing that ninety-six per cent of Afghan asylum-seekers who come to Australia by boat succeed in settling here.
Professor Patrick Parkinson, AM comments on the decision by the Family Court to prevent a lesbian mother moving her daughter instate after it ruled that her ex-partner had the same rights as other parents, despite no biological link.
Dr Tim Stephens comments on Australia's forthcoming submission to the International Court of Justice in relation to Japan's whaling activity in the Southern Ocean.
If you're interesting in practising in the United States, you might like to attend this special presentation by alumni, Simon Fitzpatrick (BA 1998, LLB 2000) and Robert Yezerski (BA 2002, LLB 2004).
Professor Mary Crock comments on reports that interpreters for asylum seekers on Christmas Island have been working without accreditation or translating experience.
Professor Patrick Parkinson, AM comments on the issue of Shared Custody following the release of a study of 10,000 parents by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Congratulations to the The Hon. Justice Anthony Whealy (BA 1963, LLB 1966) and The Hon. Justice John Sackar, QC (LLB 1972, LLB 1973) on their respective appointments to the State's courts.
Sydney Law School would like to extend its congratulations to alumna, Lucy Turnbull (LLB 1982) and Researcher, Margaret Piper on their respective Australia Day Honours.
Congratulations to Judge Catherine M. O'Regan (LLM 1982) on her appointment as President of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Administrative Tribunal
Sydney Law School will offer two new specialised postgraduate units in Family Law as part of its 2011 Program, including this unit taught by Justice Jim Williams of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Associate Professor Ben Saul comments on the US subpoena of Twitter in order to extract personal information from the account of an Icelandic MP in its investigation of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.
The Ross Parsons Centre at Sydney Law School is pleased to announce the inaugural Year in Review, an interesting day of legal professional development.
One of the surprising things about the United States diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks since late last year is just how unsurprising most of their contents have turned out to be, writes Dr Tim Stephens.
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Associate Professor Anne Twomey says the political situation in Papua New Guinea underlines a profound conflict between its Courts and Parliament.
The Julius Stone Institute of Jurisprudence is delighted to announce that the Dennis Leslie Mahoney Prize in Legal Theory for 2011 has been awarded to Professor Ran Hirschl of the University of Toronto. 
Applications are now open to eligible Indigenous students for this scholarship who are enrolled full-time in either Combined Law, Juris Doctor, or Postgraduate Coursework degree programs at the Sydney Law School.
Ghena Krayem says her research demonstrates that NSW Muslim leaders and community members were not seeking a recognition of sharia in areas where it was contrary to existing Australian law.
Examine the phenomenon of global climate change in Italy during this June 2012 off-shore intensive. 
Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum AO says the Australian law that rejects disabled people as migrants is unjust and belongs to the first half of the 20th century.
Alumnus Mr Nguyen Van Duyen (MEnvLaw, 2001) has been awarded the Australian Alumni Award for Sustainable Social Development at the 2011 Australian Alumni Awards held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 11 November.
Alumnus Eric Knight (BA 2006, LLB 2007) is making a mark on the literary scene, with his first book, Reframe: how to solve the world's trickiest problems, due for release in February 2012.
Congratulations to final year student, Adriana Edmeades (BA 2007) on winning the 2011 Wentworth Medal
Alumnus David Re appointed Trial Chamber judge at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Sydney Law School mourns the death of Mahla Pearlman AO (BA 1957, LLB 1960), first female president of the Law Society of NSW and former chief judge of the Land and Environment Court. 
Applications are now open for the 2012 Justice Peter Hely Scholarship. The Scholarship was established by the Law School through contributions from the friends and colleagues of the late Justice Peter Hely to promote postgraduate study in the fields of commercial law and equity.
The Dean, Professor Gillian Triggs comments on moves by the tobacco multinational Philip Morris to sue the Commonwealth for damages over the new plain packaging laws.
Sydney Law School's Law and Development Advisor, Daniel Rowland has been appointed to IDLO's Board of Advisors.
Only serious invasions of genuine rights to privacy should be actionable at all. Anything less is the price of a crowded, open and free society, writes Professor Barbara McDonald
Sydney Law School has placed private international law at the heart of its curriculum, recognising its increasing importance in legal practice in Australia.
This symposium addresses some of the challenges confronting the development of medicines policy in Australia and internationally.
Professor Michael Dirkis says changing the rules associated with trusts raises political issues, owing to the sheer number of them.
Professor Wojciech Sadurski met with Aung San suu Kyi and discussed with her the current political situation in Burma.
Sydney Law School is also pleased to announce that Professor Ben Saul has been awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship.
Adjunct Professor Nicholas Cowdery QC AM will teach this first semester intensive, commencing 9 March 2012.
The Hon. Justice Adjunct Professor Ashley Black will teach this early intensive unit, commencing 16 January 2012
Sydney Law School and the University of Sydney Business School will host the 2012 Australasian Tax Teachers Association: Tax change: Convergence or divergence between 16 and 18 January 2012
Applications are still open for Sydney Law School's Postgraduate Program for 2012.
Professor Rosemary Lyster outlines the key points concerning Australia's carbon price mechanism.
Dr Tim Stephens comments on the World Heritage Committee's monitoring of developments in and around Queensland's Gladstone Harbour.
In recognition of the importance of the Rule of Law in our society, the Rule of Law Institute of Australia and the Faculty of Law of the University of Sydney are pleased to announce the Rule of Law Lecture Series designed to ensure that students in the Faculty gain a sound understanding of the Rule of Law, its history and its contemporary relevance. 
Applications are still open for the 2012 Sydney JD.![Naomi Hart (BA [Hons] 2009, LLB 2011)](http://sydney.edu.au/law/news/docs_pdfs_images/2011/July/NaomiHartIcon.jpg)
Sydney Law School congratulates alumna Naomi Hart, who has been awarded the Convocation Medal for Undergraduate Achievement. The award was presented by Mr Alan Cameron AO (BA 1968, LLB 1971, LLM 1977), Deputy Chancellor of the University, at this year's Alumni Awards Ceremony on Friday 28 October in the Great Hall.
Andrew Tuch discusses one of the most important provisions of post-GFC regulatory reforms in the United States.
Associate Professor Peter Gerangelos recently provided advice on proposed amendments to the Belize Constitution purporting to severely curtail the constitutional jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of that nation. 
Labour and the Opposition have made a right political meal of the appropriate response to the off-shore processing of Asylum Seekers, write Professor Mary Crock and Anna Boucher.
This seminar, featuring Professor Bob Baxt and Alan Cameron AO, will explore the extent to which directors, in exercising their duties, need to balance the interests of shareholders with other stakeholders.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Thomas Crofts on winning the ANZSOC Adam Sutton Crime Prevention Award for 2011.
The Sydney Law School Foundation is pleased to dedicate its annual event to the Honourable James Spigelman AC QC, celebrating his significant contribution to the law and his work for social justice.
Alumna Antonia Apps (LLB 1991) is one of a team of two assistant United States attorneys who have successfully tried a crucial insider trading case at the US District Court in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan.
Sydney Law School is pleased to announce the establishment of its first Chair in Chinese Law.
Sydney Law School has partnered with the Sydney Medical School and NSW Health to launch a new medical ethics website.
Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism, The Hon Martin Ferguson MP, last night spoke at the Sydney Law School on how resources and energy are at the heart of structural change in Australia's economy and how government policy must support that transition.
The Ross Parsons Centre for Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law is pleased to announce the 2011 Ross Parsons Address in Taxation Law. This year's lecturer is Professor Dr Wolfgang Schön of Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance (Germany). His topic is the Distinct Equity of the Debt-Equity Distinction.
Sydney Law School is pleased to announce its Criminology Program for 2012.
Discover more about Sydney Law School's Postgraduate Program at the 2011 Sydney Law School Postgraduate Information Evening.
The only avenue for a Human Rights act for Australia remains constitutional amendment by referendum, either enlarging the jurisdiction of the High Court or entrenching a bill of rights, according to Professor Helen Irving.
Gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of WTO law in this second semester intensive, which starts Friday, 30 September 2011.
The more professional the police media strategy, the easier it is to have its message accepted by a compliant media trying to cope with fewer journalists, according to Dr Murray Lee.
The child protection system is experiencing more strain than ever before, according to Professor Patrick Parkinson AM.
The Centro Properties Group case shows that there are shades of difference in the principles to be applied at the liability and penalty stages of a trial, write Professor Jennifer Hill and Dr Robert Austin.
Garner Clancy discusses working on ways of reducing crime through environmental design.
Sydney Law School in conjunction with Australian Lawyers Alliance will conduct a Privacy Forum at the Old Law School on Monday, 12 September 2011.
Former Supreme Court of NSW Judge, Dr Robert Austin (BA 1966, LLB 1969, LLM 1974) will deliver the next Lecture as part of the Distinguished Speakers Program: What should we expect our company directors to do?
Sydney Law School is pleased to announce its Corporate, Securities and Finance Law Program for 2012.
Celeste Black comments on how animal welfare has become such a significant new force in Australian legal circles.
Associate Professor Luke Nottage commented on the plain packaging of cigarettes legislation, following its successful journey through Australia's House of Representatives.
NSW Attorney General, the Hon. Greg Smith SC MP delivered this public address at the 13th meeting of experts from the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA), hosted by Sydney Law School.
The 2011 Matt Laffan memorial address in social justice by Adjunct Professor Nicholas Cowdery is now available to download as a podcast.
Corporate Lawyers are invited to the 2011 Supreme Court Annual Corporate Law Conference, co-sponsored by the Law Society of NSW and the Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law of the University of Sydney Law School.
Sydney Law School will conduct five presentations as part of proceedings at the 2011 Graduate Options Expo, including a presentation on the Sydney Juris Doctor (JD).
Emeritus Professor Francis Reynolds from the University of Oxford will deliver the 2011 Ross Parsons Commercial Law Address, entitled Breach of Warranty of Authority: An Unusual Doctrine.
Final year Arts/Law student, Young Joo Ko talks about her experiences working as an intern for the Ministry of Unification in Seoul, Korea.
Professor Wojciech Sadurski has been elected Chairman of the Academic Advisory Board of Community of Democracies (CoD).
The Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship was established in 2006 by the Australian Institute of International Affairs (the AIIA) and the International Law Association (Australian Branch) (the ILA(AB)) in memory of the Hon Dr Peter Nygh AM, a graduate of the University of Sydney Law School and a former lecturer and professor in international law at the law school in the 1960s and 1970s. 
Emeritus Professor Ben Boer comments on whether the removal of an antiquity could be a crime under international law.
Sydney Law School is delighted to pass on the news that its team has won the Final of the Shine Torts Moot, which was held last weekend in the Banco Court of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
Sydney Law School is pleased to announce its new scholarships for international students. 
The prospects for reform of the World Health Organisation (WHO) were explored in a lively seminar co-hosted on 2 August by Sydney Law School's Centre for Health Governance, Law & Ethics, and the George Institute for Global Health.
This new intensive unit of study provides an in-depth analysis of the law on family property and financial transfers when marriages and cohabiting relationships break down.
This intensive unit of study provides perspectives on global energy security, international access to energy resources and the resolution of cross-jurisdictional energy access disputes.
Associate Professor Luke Nottage writes in The Conversation about the incentives for Japan to resume free trade agreement negotiations with Australia.
We are now receiving Expressions of Interest for Sydney Law School's Offshore Program in Japan.
Sydney Law School ranked eleventh in the world in the latest QS World University Rankings for 2010/2011.
The Dean, Professor Gillian Triggs examines Law and Uses of International Thought in this new book on legal argument and social values.
Sydney Law School congratulates alumnus Ashley Black on his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW.
Sydney Law School mourns the death on Sunday 3 July of eminent alumnus and former Challis Lecturer in Equity and Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal, The Honourable Roderick Pitt Meagher AO QC. 
This semester two intensive explores complexities in accommodating the coexistence of indigenous and non-indigenous legal and social systems.
This semester two postgraduate unit will examine a number of contemporary debates in regard to legal reasoning.
This new unit of study examines the manner in which European commercial law has been shaped by European Union law.
Congratulations to The Hon. Justice Peter McClellan, QC (BA 1971, LLB 1974) and Alan Cameron (BA 1968, LLB 1971, LLM 1977) on their respective awards in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.
Sydney Law School is pleased to announce this postgraduate intensive unit for 2011 as part of its Employment and Labour Law program, taught by Professor Judy Fudge from the University of Victoria, Canada.
On 26 May 2011, the Sydney Law School held its annual Prize Giving Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of outstanding students.
Adjunct Professor Alan Bennett believes the Federal Government's plaining packaging of cigarettes legislation may violate international trade and intellectual property agreements.
This new second semester unit will be delivered at the Law School's CBD campus.
Professor Mark Findlay says there is no convincing evidence that mandatory life sentences have any significant deterrent effect on those who kill police.
Sydney Law School is still accepting applications for mid-year entry into the Sydney LLM and its postgraduate coursework program.
The International Development Law Organisation (IDLO), an inter-governmental organisation based in Rome, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sydney Law School for joint collaboration in a range of fields including environmental and climate law, international trade law, and health law. 
Sydney Law School would like to congratulate Thomas Bathurst QC (BA 1969, LLB 1972) on his appointment as the next Chief Justice of New South Wales.
This new unit aims to explore the increasing impact of non-state actors on the international legal system.
This new unit will cover contemporary consumer credit law and policy in Australia as well as in major economies, such as the United States and the European Union. 
Emeritus Professor Ben Boer says marine forests could theoretically be included in a country's greenhouse gas inventory alongside terrestrial forests.
This seminar examines how Australia's prominent position in the world economic order depends on the ability of its businesses to sell their products and expertise internationally, and to engage in cross-border ventures.
Sydney Law School is currently hiring.
Sydney Law School will co-present a special lecture on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill with Sydney Ideas on 23 May 2011.
Emerging markets may promise the prospect of untapped growth, but doing business in emerging market economies can present special challenges. Sydney Law School's program in international business and taxation examines some of the unique issues in Doing Business in Emerging Markets, a new unit taught by Professor Paul Stephan from the University of Virginia.
If CIA operatives and British special forces are aiding Lybian rebels against Muammar Gaddafi, these activities are almost certainly illegal in international law, writes Alison Pert. 
Leading UK human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC will deliver a lecture entitled 'Humanitarian intervention and international law' as part of the Sydney Law School Distinguished Speakers Program on Tuesday 19 April.
Alumni Simon Fitzpatrick (BA 1998, LLB 2000) and Robert Yezerski (BA 2002, LLB 2004) recently delivered a special presentation to students on their experiences as New York Attorneys. 
Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Ivan Shearer, AM, RFD on his nomination to President of a Tribunal of the ITLOS. 
Professor Jennifer Hill will discuss fundamental differences in corporate governance structure and techniques, as they operate across a variety of jurisdictions in this first semester intensive unit. 
Applications are still open for this first semester intensive unit of study, which takes place between 13-14 and 20-21 April 2011.
The 2012 Sydney Law School Undergraduate Guide is now available to view online or download as a PDF.
Applications are still open for this new unit of study, which will be delivered offshore at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London during late May 2011.
A team of students from Sydney Law School were named 2011 World Champions of the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition on Saturday, 26 March 2011.
Fourth year Arts/Law student, Kate Lindeman provided this report from her recent internship experience.
The Chief Justice of NSW has blazed an incomparable trail, writes David Marr (BA 1967, LLB 1971).
Applications are still open for this new intensive unit of study which commences on 18 August 2011.
Applications are still open for this first semester intensive unit, which runs from 6-7 and 20-21 May 2011
Sydney Law School is pleased to announce the establishment of its first Chair in Indigenous Law.
Applications are still open for this new unit of study which takes place on the 21st of March plus through 28th - 31st March 2011.
Sally Johnston is the recipient of the 2011 Peter Cameron Sydney Oxford Scholarship.
Sydney Law School is pleased to welcome Sir Michael Wood KCMG member of the International Law Commission and a Senior Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge. 
This year's Distinguished Speakers Program focuses on a selection of eminent alumni of the Sydney Law School, with the first lecture on Thursday 31 March featuring The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP.
Sydney Law School is pleased announce that former Justice of the Family Court, Professor The Honourable Jennifer Boland, will teach a unit of study in Family Law for 2011.
Congratulations to Sydney Law School's Jessup Team on winning the National competition of the 2011 Jessup International Law Moot in Canberra recently.
We need empathy and inclusiveness for those with disabilities, writes Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum, AO.
Sydney Law School is pleased to announce a new postgraduate unit of study specifically designed for non-lawyers. 
Sydney Law School would like to extend its congratulations to alumna, Lucy Turnbull (LLB 1982) and Researcher, Margaret Piper on their respective Australia Day Honours.
Professor Ron McCallum, AO will teach this new Employment and Labour postgraduate intensive unit during May 2011.
Congratulations to Judge Catherine M. O'Regan (LLM 1982) on her appointment as President of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Administrative Tribunal
Sydney Law School will offer two new specialised postgraduate units in Family Law as part of its 2011 Program, including this unit taught by Justice Jim Williams of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Canada.
The Ross Parsons Centre at Sydney Law School is pleased to announce the inaugural Year in Review, an interesting day of legal professional development.