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Postgraduate Studies Week 2019

Postgraduate Studies Week

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Sydney Law School

Ranked 12th in the world*

As one of the best law schools in the world for teaching and research, our students learn from globally recognised legal educators and highly respected professional practitioners. Our internationally-renowned researchers are working to deliver real-world change in Australia and overseas.

*2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

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Whether you wish to embark on a career as a lawyer or whether you're a non-law professional who needs some legal expertise, you will be joining one of the top law schools in the world, with a suite of programs designed to meet your needs.

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Learn about our research themes, recent publications and the centres and institutes within the Sydney Law School.

Our people

Our staff are acclaimed legal educators, world-renowned researchers and venerated practitioners. We also attract the involvement of prominent international scholars and leaders in the judiciary and government.

Research centres and institutes

Our research centres and institutes play an important and influential role in the research and teaching of specialised areas of the law.

JuristDiction

In this edition of JuristDiction we look at the challenges of prosecuting gender-based crimes in international criminal courts, controversies surrounding Australia citizenship law, how our students are transforming the future of banking, and tips for lifelong career learning from FRANK Team CEO and alumna Natasha Munasinghe.

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Facts & figures

1855 The year the Law School was established
Ranked #12 in the world for law (2019 QS World Rankings by Subject)
$500,000+ in scholarships available
World leading research Legal research at the University of Sydney achieved the highest possible rating of 5, or “well above world standard”, in the latest Excellence in Research for Australia Initiative (ERA).
Global partnerships with Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, Geneva, Renmin & Tsinghua
World Champions World Record Jessup Cup (2017, 2015, 2011, 2007, 1996)

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10 September 2019

Academics celebrated as AFR Women of Influence

The seventh year of the Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence list again recognises the contribution of our women academics to the community.

Black and white photograph of Big Ben in London.

The implications of Boris Johnson's parliamentary suspension for Brexit

Tightened parliamentary timeframes have made the prospect of Britain exiting the European Union on 31 October without a deal in place far more likely, writes Professor Anne Twomey for The Conversation.

Is relocating Indonesia's capital feasible?

Jakarta has a population of 10 million and is rapidly sinking. The Indonesian Government announced plans to relocate the country's capital to the island of Borneo, but will it improve living and environmental conditions?

Upcoming events

23 September 2019

Law & Business Seminar: Misleading Silence as the Basis for Insider Trading Liability

Professor Donna Nagy (Indiana University) presents this seminar. Insider trading law in the United States is drawn mainly from a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions construing a broad anti-fraud rule promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the watchdog agency created by the U.S. Congress to administer the federal securities laws.

23 September 2019

5.30PM - 6.45PM

ASIC, Level 5, 100 Market Street, Sydney

23 September 2019

5.30PM - 6.45PM

24 September 2019

Beyond Punishment Seminar: Benefits of Community Based Correctional Orders

Community based correctional orders are perhaps not always as well understood as they might be. In this seminar, two highly respected experts discuss the merits of such orders, the role of public opinion and politics in this area, and ways in which the public might be persuaded about the benefits of community correctional initiatives.

24 September 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

24 September 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

25 September 2019

Extinction Rebellion: why and what does law have to do with it?

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a socio-political movement which is using civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance to protest against the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse.

25 September 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

25 September 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

26 September 2019

JSI Seminar: Just voting procedures under non-ideal circumstances

Majoritarian rule is often defended as an "intrinsically just" procedure which, by granting equal voting powers to all citizens, respects all members as equals. In this talk, Piero Moraro (Charles Sturt University) raises some issues with this claim; in doing so, he has no intention to undermine the democratic project, rather, he seeks to emphasise another value usually associated with democracy, i.e. justice.

26 September 2019

6.00PM - 8.00PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

26 September 2019

6.00PM - 8.00PM

23 September 2019

Law & Business Seminar: Misleading Silence as the Basis for Insider Trading Liability

Professor Donna Nagy (Indiana University) presents this seminar. Insider trading law in the United States is drawn mainly from a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions construing a broad anti-fraud rule promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the watchdog agency created by the U.S. Congress to administer the federal securities laws.

23 September 2019

5.30PM - 6.45PM

ASIC, Level 5, 100 Market Street, Sydney

23 September 2019

5.30PM - 6.45PM

24 September 2019

Beyond Punishment Seminar: Benefits of Community Based Correctional Orders

Community based correctional orders are perhaps not always as well understood as they might be. In this seminar, two highly respected experts discuss the merits of such orders, the role of public opinion and politics in this area, and ways in which the public might be persuaded about the benefits of community correctional initiatives.

24 September 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

24 September 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

25 September 2019

Extinction Rebellion: why and what does law have to do with it?

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is a socio-political movement which is using civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance to protest against the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse.

25 September 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

25 September 2019

6.00PM - 7.30PM

26 September 2019

JSI Seminar: Just voting procedures under non-ideal circumstances

Majoritarian rule is often defended as an "intrinsically just" procedure which, by granting equal voting powers to all citizens, respects all members as equals. In this talk, Piero Moraro (Charles Sturt University) raises some issues with this claim; in doing so, he has no intention to undermine the democratic project, rather, he seeks to emphasise another value usually associated with democracy, i.e. justice.

26 September 2019

6.00PM - 8.00PM

Sydney Law School, New Law Building (F10), Camperdown Campus

26 September 2019

6.00PM - 8.00PM

We acknowledge the tradition of custodianship and law of the Country on which the University of Sydney campuses stand. We pay our respects to those who have cared and continue to care for Country.