A three-day workshop on constitutional reform, under the auspices of the Sydney Law School has just concluded in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), with the participation of representatives of a very wide spectrum of this country's political stakeholders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Chair of the National League for Democracy and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Doctors have been slow to embrace the practice of Open Disclosure (OD) after adverse health care events, despite its implementation in state health policy documents and inclusion in the Medical Board of Australia's code of conduct for doctors, writes Professor Cameron Stewart.
Reports that Australians may be fighting in the Syrian civil war require us to confront the ugly reality of internecine violence, writes Professor Ben Saul.
On 15th April 2013, Harold Bruff, Rosenbaum Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law delivered the Distinguished Speakers Lecture on "The President and Congress: Separation of Powers in the United States of America."
This new book, co-edited by Professor Rosemary Lyster, with contributions by Associate Professors Simon Butt and Tim Stephens, sheds light on the complexity of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+).
Professor Patrick Parkinson, AM and Associate Professor Judith Cashmore, AO have been selected to receive the Stanley Cohen Research Award by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC).
Former Chief Justice of NSW, James Spigelman, AC (BA 1967, LLB 1971, LLD 2004) and former High Court Justice, Professor William Gummow, AC (BA 1962, LLB 1965, LLM 1970, LLD 1992) have been appointed to the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
Dr Ghena Krayem writes that articulating the rights of Muslim women requires their voice to be heard, both within the Muslim community itself and also within the wider Australian community.
Sydney Law School is delighted to welcome former High Court Justice, Professor William Gummow, AC (BA 1962, LLB 1965, LLM 1970, LLD 1992) back to the Faculty.
Sydney Law School's new Masters degree recognises the importance of law in international development while building on its reputation as Australia's leading Law School in international, global and transnational law.
Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law is pleased to announce the third edition of Schemes, Takeovers and Himalayan Peaks, the leading Australian book on the use of schemes of arrangement to effect changes of control of listed and widely held Australian companies.
Jennifer Hill, who is Professor of Corporate Law and a Director of the Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law, recently became an International Commentator for Columbia Law School's newly launched Blue Sky Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets
Professor Luke Nottage comments on the High Court's decision to dismiss Chinese manufacturer TCL Air Conditioner's challenge to the validity of the nation's legal framework for resolving international disputes.
Professor Patricia Apps delivers this October intensive which provides an understanding of the economics of tax design and the evaluation of existing tax and social security systems.
The author of Ireland's landmark report on the Catholic Church's handling of child sex abuse claims this week told a capacity audience at the Sydney Law School of the Irish experience of dealing with these claims.
Professor Geoffrey Lindell presented the 2013 George Winterton Memorial Lecture on the topic: Judicial review and the dismissal of an elected government in 1975: Then and now?
Sydney Law School scholars gathered in Geneva, Switzerland for the Geneva-Harvard-Renmin-Sydney Law Faculty Conference, a three-day event that explored the history and evolution of property laws around the world.
Sydney Law School would like to congratulate its Challis Lecturer in Roman Law, The Hon. Justice Arthur Emmett, QC (BA 1964, LLB 1967, LLM 1976, LLD 2009) on his appointment to the NSW Court of Appeal.
The Ross Parson's Centre, represented by Dr Peter Gerangelos, Professor of Constitutional Law at Sydney Law School, was recently involved in a major international research program entitled "Horizontal Tax Coordination within the EU and within States: the Role of the Courts" that was conducted by the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at the University of Vienna and supported by the European Science Funds.
Sydney Law School would like to congratulate Justin Thomas Gleeson SC (BA 1982, LLB 1984) on his appointment as the Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth.
Professor Ben Saul says the solitary confinement and lonely death of an Australian, Ben Zygier or 'Prisoner X', in an Israeli prison raises many international law questions.
Congratulations to Sydney Law School's Jessup Team on winning the National competition of the 2013 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Competition in Canberra recently.
Dr Belinda Smith asks whether the original inclusion of the "offend, insult or intimidate" clause in the proposed Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill and the vociferous debate about it to date has tainted public opinion, even though the Attorney-General has now publicy stated that the government will change or remove it.
Sydney Law School's new dean Joellen Riley would like to imbue in her students the deep engagement with the law she experienced while studying at Oxford University in the mid 1990s.
Sydney Law School would like to congratulate The Hon. Justice Margaret Beazley, AO (LLB 1974, LLD 2008) on her appointment as President of the NSW Court of Appeal.
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Sydney Law School would like to announce the following employment opportunities of two Lecturer positions plus one Lecturer position in Criminology.
A three-day workshop on constitutional reform, under the auspices of the Sydney Law School has just concluded in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), with the participation of representatives of a very wide spectrum of this country's political stakeholders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Chair of the National League for Democracy and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Sydney Law School has held its position as tenth in the world following the release of the new QS rankings.
This elective unit of study for Sydney LLB and Sydney JD students is taught by James Watson, Barrister, Banco Chambers, Sydney with guest lecturers.
Doctors have been slow to embrace the practice of Open Disclosure (OD) after adverse health care events, despite its implementation in state health policy documents and inclusion in the Medical Board of Australia's code of conduct for doctors, writes Professor Cameron Stewart.
Reports that Australians may be fighting in the Syrian civil war require us to confront the ugly reality of internecine violence, writes Professor Ben Saul.
On 15th April 2013, Harold Bruff, Rosenbaum Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law delivered the Distinguished Speakers Lecture on "The President and Congress: Separation of Powers in the United States of America." 
Sydney Law School would like to thank its donors who gave so generously towards our 2013 Jessup Moot Team.
This new book, co-edited by Professor Rosemary Lyster, with contributions by Associate Professors Simon Butt and Tim Stephens, sheds light on the complexity of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+). 
Professor Mark Findlay's new book explains that for the sake of sustainability, human diversity can bond in different ways to achieve fate.
Professor Chester Brown is the editor of the latest instalment in the Oxford Commentaries on International Law.
This new book co-authored by Professor Cameron Stewart examines the rich and complex ethical issues that characterise health care.
Christopher Parkin is the recipient of the 2013 Justice Peter Hely Scholarship. 
Professor Patrick Parkinson, AM and Associate Professor Judith Cashmore, AO have been selected to receive the Stanley Cohen Research Award by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). 
Sydney Law School would like to announce that the Hon. John Dyson Heydon, QC (BA 1964, LLD 2007) has been appointed as Emeritus Professor. 
Congratulations to Chris Beshara (BA 2010, LLB 2012) on winning the Hauser Scholarship at New York University (NYU).
Congratulations to Fabian Gleeson, SC (BEc 1978, LLB 1980, LLM 1987) on his appointment to the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Applications are open for the 2013 South East Asia Winter School which takes place in Malaysia and Indonesia between 1-12 July 2013.
Former Chief Justice of NSW, James Spigelman, AC (BA 1967, LLB 1971, LLD 2004) and former High Court Justice, Professor William Gummow, AC (BA 1962, LLB 1965, LLM 1970, LLD 1992) have been appointed to the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
Dr Ghena Krayem writes that articulating the rights of Muslim women requires their voice to be heard, both within the Muslim community itself and also within the wider Australian community.
Sydney Law School is delighted to welcome former High Court Justice, Professor William Gummow, AC (BA 1962, LLB 1965, LLM 1970, LLD 1992) back to the Faculty.
Professor Joellen Riley conducted an exclusive interview with the Law Society Journal of New South Wales recently, where she discussed her career.
Sydney Law School's new Masters degree recognises the importance of law in international development while building on its reputation as Australia's leading Law School in international, global and transnational law. 
The 2014 Sydney Law School Undergraduate Guide is now available to view online or download 
The Sydney Institute of Criminology (IC) launched the new book, Restorative Justice and Emerging Practice at a Beyond Punishment seminar recently.
Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law is pleased to announce the third edition of Schemes, Takeovers and Himalayan Peaks, the leading Australian book on the use of schemes of arrangement to effect changes of control of listed and widely held Australian companies.
Sydney Law School is pleased to announce the new Individual Responsibility & The Law Essay Prizes. 
The Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law presents this special seminar on the sovereign debt crises. 
Jennifer Hill, who is Professor of Corporate Law and a Director of the Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law, recently became an International Commentator for Columbia Law School's newly launched Blue Sky Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets
Professor Luke Nottage comments on the High Court's decision to dismiss Chinese manufacturer TCL Air Conditioner's challenge to the validity of the nation's legal framework for resolving international disputes.
Professor Patricia Apps delivers this October intensive which provides an understanding of the economics of tax design and the evaluation of existing tax and social security systems.
Professor Geoffrey Lindell presented the 2013 George Winterton Memorial Lecture on the topic: Judicial review and the dismissal of an elected government in 1975: Then and now? 
Sydney Law School scholars gathered in Geneva, Switzerland for the Geneva-Harvard-Renmin-Sydney Law Faculty Conference, a three-day event that explored the history and evolution of property laws around the world.
The federal government's Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill looks as if it is now dead in the water, writes Professor Patrick Parkinson.
Sydney Law School would like to congratulate its Challis Lecturer in Roman Law, The Hon. Justice Arthur Emmett, QC (BA 1964, LLB 1967, LLM 1976, LLD 2009) on his appointment to the NSW Court of Appeal.
The Ross Parson's Centre, represented by Dr Peter Gerangelos, Professor of Constitutional Law at Sydney Law School, was recently involved in a major international research program entitled "Horizontal Tax Coordination within the EU and within States: the Role of the Courts" that was conducted by the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at the University of Vienna and supported by the European Science Funds. 
Professor Barbara McDonald comments on the case of Mr Luis Almario, who was awarded $350,000 after a Judge found that his GP was negligent.
Professor Anne Twomey addresses the question as to whether Australia is over-governed?
Sydney Law School would like to congratulate Justin Thomas Gleeson SC (BA 1982, LLB 1984) on his appointment as the Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth.
Congratulations to Sydney Law School's Jessup Team on winning the National competition of the 2013 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Competition in Canberra recently.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Kimberlee Weatherall on her appointment to the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP).
Dr Belinda Smith asks whether the original inclusion of the "offend, insult or intimidate" clause in the proposed Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill and the vociferous debate about it to date has tainted public opinion, even though the Attorney-General has now publicy stated that the government will change or remove it. 
Experts in international law from the Sydney Centre for International Law (SCIL) have presented four intriguing ideas in a series of short videos. 
Professor Anne Twomey comments on the Act of Recognition Bill and the planned referendum for 2015.
This year's Program includes units in Cambridge, Amsterdam, Berlin and London.
Sydney Law School is saddened to hear of the passing of David Coe (BA 1977, LLB 1981).
Associate Professor Fleur Johns' new book is an unprecedented study of that which international lawyers cast outside or against law.
The Hon. Justice Peter McClellan, AM QC (BA 1971, LLB 1974) has been appointed to head a royal commission into child sexual abuse.
If you would like to sample postgraduate study but do not wish to commit to an entire degree, you may like to consider Single Unit Enrolment.
The Sydney Law School's research performance has received the highest possible rating of 5 in the 2012 Excellence in Research for Australia.
Sydney Law School would like to congratulate The Hon. Justice Margaret Beazley, AO (LLB 1974, LLD 2008) on her appointment as President of the NSW Court of Appeal.