Human Rights Bulletin Board

HiiL Young Talent Essay Competition
The Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL), a leading think tank in the domain of law and globalisation, invites young scholars and graduate students to enter into the "HiiL Young Talent Essay Competition" by submitting original, scholarly written essays on how they think law will look like in 20-30 years.  The deadline for submission is 1 June 2010.  Full details available at www.lawofthefuture.org.

Charlie Perkins Scholarships to send Indigenous Australians to OxfordThe Hon Julia Gillard MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Education announced on 22 October that the Government will provide $132,000 to the Charlie Perkins Trust for Children and Students which will give two talented Indigenous Australians the opportunity to study at the University of Oxford for up to three years. Further information can be found at www.perkinstrust.comau/scholarships.html

Right Now Radio a human rights radio program
This program will be broadcast live on Melbourne’s 3CR 855AM at 6pm every Thursday. Right Now Radio is an initiative of Right Now, the non-profit human rights law media organisation which also publishes Right Now Magazine.

Victorian Council of Civil Liberties membership
Julian Burnside QC, President, Liberty Victoria invites you to become a member of the organisation, especially (but not exclusively) the under 35s. Liberty Victoria were the organisation that stood up and took legal action on behalf of the Tampa asylum seekers in 2001.Membership form available at -www.libertyvictoria.org.au. 


MARCH 2010

• Israeli Society Today: Clashing and Converging Identities
  Graduate Workshop exploring Israeli identities hosted by the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University.
  Speakers: Professor Fania Oz-Salzberger, Leon Liberman Chair, Modern Israel Studies; Professor Yedidia Stern, Sir Louis Matheson Distringuished Visiting Professor: Professor Yehuda Bauer, Professor of Holocaust Studies at the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University; Dr Ze'ev Mankowitz, Chair of the Diana Zborowski Center for the Study of the Aftermath of the Shoah, Yad Vashem.
  Venue: Monash University, Caulfield Campus, 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East
  Date: 16-17 March
  Open to graduiate students from all Australian universities.
  To register your interest and for further information about bursaries, please contact tammy.reznik@arts.monash.edu.au or tel 9903 5019.
  
  
• In the Service of the Red Cross: Stories from the Field
  Hosted by Friends of International Humanitarian Law
  Speakers: Michael Denison (bio-medical engineer) and Nola Henry (nurse)
  This free public lecture will be a fascinating talk given by 2 Red Cross delegates about time they have spent conducting missions for the Red Cross in places such as Afghanistan, Cambodia and Sudan. It will enable students to enquire about FIHL and the role of the Red Cross and IHL in general.
  Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 472 Bourke St, Melbourne
  Date: 25 March
  Time: 6:30pm
  Cost: Free
  RSVP: to Sophia at fihlvic@gmail.com by Monday 22 March 2010
  
  
• Understanding industrial relations challenges in developing ASEAN countries
  Hosted by the Australian Labour Law Association
  Speaker: The Hon Justice Alan Boulton, Senior Deputy President, Fair Work Australia
  Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
  Date: 31 March
  Time: 5.45 pm for 6.00 pm start
  RSVP: For catering purposes by 29 March. Email Admin.Services@law.monash.edu.au using subject header "ALLA: VIC State Chapter Seminar RSVP"

JUNE 2010

• Human Rights and the Environment
  Conference hosted by the International Law and Human Rights Research Unit, University of the West of England and Centre for Environmental Law and Policy, University of Swansea
  Venue: The Conference Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol
  Date: 29 June
  Further details: http://law.uwe.ac.uk/law/human-rights-environment-conference/