Prisoners paint a life without barsExpressing their innermost feelings through art has allowed dozens of SA prisoners to experience some freedom. Inmates from the seven correctional facilities involved in the Art by Prisoners program have put 32 pieces on show at the Adelaide Festival Centre until May 31. Based on a UK program from the 1960s, the program is a research project by Flinders Law School PhD student Jeremy Ryder, who is looking at the positive impact of art within and beyond jail time. Click here to read the full story. Vietnamese police visit FlindersA delegation of senior officials from Vietnam’s national police academy visited Flinders Law School last week to discuss the potential delivery of joint law and criminal justice courses for students at both institutions. Led by Major-General Nguyen Xuan Yem, Professor and Rector of the People’s Police Academy (PPA), the delegation met with Flinders Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Communities), Professor Dean Forbes; Executive Dean of the Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law, Professor Richard Maltby; and representatives from the law school including Professors David Bamford (Dean), Willem de Lint and Andrew Goldsmith, newly-appointed Strategic Professor. The talks, coordinated by Australian Federal Police (AFP) as part of a visit to Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne, canvassed undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and doctoral studies, which would see PPA students undertake a component of their education at Flinders. Flinders students would also have the opportunity to study at the PPA. General Yem said the PPA was keen to cooperate with Flinders, especially in the fields of criminal justice and criminology. “We would like to establish a joint education program between our institutions,” General Yem said. He cited the challenges for Vietnamese security posed by the ASEAN Economic Community’s plan to allow the free-flow of goods, services and skilled labour between member countries by 2015 as an incentive to engage with Australian expertise in the area. “Between Vietnam and Australia, we have very good contact,” he said. “Last month, our Prime Minister visited Australia. Our Commissioner of Police has visited Australia; with the AFP we have for a long time had a very good relationship. “We would like to find one university in Australia to establish a program of study for police, to prepare police officials in Vietnam.” Professor David Bamford said Flinders Law School, which has one of the strongest criminal justice programs in the country, welcomed the opportunity to explore possible collaborations with the People’s Police Academy of Vietnam. “Vietnam has increasingly close ties with Australia and we are keen to provide our students with knowledge of Vietnamese law and its legal system and enable Vietnamese students to increase their understanding of developments in law and criminology,” Professor Bamford said. “The visit by Major-General Yem and his delegation has led to very productive discussions with Flinders Law School and we look forward to working with Peoples’ Police Academy in the future,” he said. Negotiations between the parties will continue over coming months. Criminology crossing bordersAfter a four-year stint at the University of Wollongong, criminologist Professor Andrew Goldsmith (pictured) will return to Flinders Law School in July to take up one of the Vice-Chancellor’s Strategic Professorships. Professor Goldsmith – who was instrumental in the development of criminal justice studies at Flinders over 12 years, an area which performed well in last year’s Excellence in Research for Australia rankings – spoke about his ambitious research and teaching agenda with Flinders Indaily. “The role is intended to build further the research profile of criminal justice at Flinders,” Professor Goldsmith said. “One of the key vehicles for that will be working to establish a new centre in criminology, as well as to bring in international linkages and to run appropriate shorts courses and workshops in special areas,” he said. The successful Illicit Networks Workshop, a collaboration with the University of Montreal which regularly draws together international academics and practitioners interested the analysis of terrorism and transnational and organised crime networks, will move to Flinders. Professor Goldsmith also hopes to advance a program in integrity studies, which explores the fields of anti-corruption and public sector governance, and a project which examines the impact of organised crime on post-conflict situations. “I’m particularly interested in looking at police peace-keeping operations,” he said. “That’s a conversation I’m having with other academic partners around the world and with the Australian Federal Police.” He said the move back to Flinders was an opportunity “to rejoin a unit that has been quite successful, to which I’d made a contribution previously, and to which I hope I can continue to make a contribution”. As Executive Director of the Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention at the University of Wollongong, Professor Goldsmith had been invited by Major-General Yem of the People’s Police Academy to visit Vietnam in 2010. Supreme Court Hearing at Flinders Law SchoolTuesday 3rd AprilJustice Tom Gray heard an appeal from a Magistrates Court in Flinders Law School's Moot Court. The case was a challenge to compulsory voting at elections - this raises significant public issues which affect us all. Click here to watch the video footage of the case.
Click here to see the Flinders InDaily coverage of the case. Click here to view the article from The Advertiser Click here to view the Supreme Court Case Photos 20th Annual Law SchoolPrize Awarding CeremonyThe 20th annual Law School Prize Awarding Ceremony was held on Wednesday 18th April, 2012 in the Matthew Flinders Theatre. Congratulations to all of the 2011 prize recipients, as listed below: Alana and Zane Shahin Prize in Human Rights Law Alana and Zane Shahin Prize in International Criminal Law Australian Executor Trustees Limited Prize for Succession and Estates Practice Bar Association of South Australia Prizes in Criminal Law: Issues in Criminal Law Bar Association of South Australia Prizes in Criminal Law: Principles of Criminal Law and Procedure Department for Correctional Services Prize for Punishment, Sentencing and the State Edmund Barton Chambers Advocacy Shield ‘MURRAY' FIRM ELOISE BIRCH, AARON CLIFT, JOHN FLYNN, EMMA GOODWIN, REBECCA HYDE, BALDWIN LAM, Fisher Jeffries Civil Litigation Prize Fisher Jeffries Prize in Contract Fisher Jeffries Prize in Property, Equity and Trusts Fox Tucker Lawyers Prize in Civil Litigation 2 (Negotiation) Johnson, Winter & Slattery Corporate Law Prize Kelly & Co. Prize in Dispute Management LexisNexis Prize (Selected Issues in Law) LexisNexis Prize (Health Law) LexisNexis Prize (Advanced Contract [Writing II]) LexisNexis Prize (Legal Research and Writing (Research I, Writing I)) LexisNexis Prize (Introduction to Public Law [Group Work]) LexisNexis Prize (Immigration and Refugee Law) LexisNexis Prize (Administrative Law: Merits Review) LexisNexis Prize (Animal Law) LexisNexis Prize (Introduction to China's Law and Legal System) LexisNexis Prize (Conflict of Laws) Michael Woods & Co Criminal Practice Shield ‘GAMBIER' FIRM HANNAH BASTOCK, NICOLE CITTADINI, JAMES GETT, BRIDGET HOBBS, CHLOE-ROXANNE KOURAKIS, LUCY MITCHELL, KARI PATERSON, PETER RUSSELL, NICOLE TAM & JACQUI WINDSOR Minter Ellison Prize in Corporate Law (Ethics) Office of Director of Public Prosecutions Prize in Evidence Piper Alderman Prize in Corporate Law (Drafting) Piper Alderman Prize in Selected First Year Topics Shop Distributive & Allied Employees Association Prize South Australian Office of Consumer and Business Services Prize in Regulating Small Business State Ombudsman Prize for Administrative Law 1: Judicial Review Thomson Reuters Prize for Honours Performance Thomson Reuters Prize in Australian Justice System Thomson Reuters Prize in Constitution and the Australian Federation (International/Comparative I) Thomson Reuters Prize in Constitution and the Australian People (Indigenous/Social Justice) Thomson Reuters Prize in Criminal Justice Thomson Reuters Prize in Criminal Justice (1st year) Thomson Reuters Prize in Defamation Law Thomson Reuters Prize in History of Legal Ideas Thomson Reuters Prize in Real Property Law Thomson Reuters Prize in Remedies Thomson Reuters Prize in Torts 2 Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Prize - - - The Dean's Certificate: (Criminal Law and Legal Method (Statutory Interpretation)) The Dean's Certificate: (Advanced Criminology) The Dean's Certificate: (Criminal Justice Honours Thesis) The Dean's Certificate: (Crime and Public Policy) The Dean's Certificate: (Access to Justice: Policy & Reform) The Dean's Certificate: (Gender Policy & Law) The Dean's Certificate: (Securities Regulation) The Dean's Certificate: (International Criminal Justice) The Dean's Certificate: (Policing and Law Enforcement) The Dean's Certificate: (Comparative Law) The Dean's Certificate: (Current Issues in Criminal Law) The Dean's Certificate: (Securities Regulation) The Dean's Certificate: (Contentious Justice Issues) The Dean's Certificate: (Policing and Law Enforcement) The Dean's Certificate: (Young People and the Law) The Dean's Certificate: (Protecting Children) The Dean's Certificate: (Corporations Law) The Dean's Certificate: (Social Problems and the Law) - - - Flinders Law Students' Association Competition Awards Kelly & Co. First Year Moot Competition Kelly & Co. Open Moot Competition FLSA International Humanitarian Law Moot Competition FLSA Constitutional Law Moot Competition Colthorpe Lawyers Witness Examination Competition FLSA Paper Presentation Competition Lipman Karas Negotiation Competition Cowell Clarke Client Interviewing Competition The School of Law presents Peer Mentor Certificates in recognition of completion of the Peer Mentors: The School of Law acknowledges the contribution of this year's 2012 students in Senior Peer Mentors: Peer Mentors:
Piper Alderman Law Prize Bid to fix a hole in our justice systemLegal limitations that restrict the right to fair trial put South Australia – and Australia – at odds with its international rights and obligations, and potentially leave unfairly convicted people unable to contest miscarriages of justice, according to a Flinders law academic. Ms Bibi Sangha (pictured) is appearing today before the South Australian Legislative Review Committee in support of a 76-page submission that outlines the failure of judicial processes to allow for post-conviction reviews of alleged miscarriages of justice. Click here to read the full story. Dr Marinella Marmo & Professor Willem DeLint - In Our ViewEven as a lightning rod for new legislation aimed at countering outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCG), Vince Focarelli cuts a controversial figure. Mr Focarelli was arrested recently in Adelaide following a week in hospital, having survived the fourth attempt against his life since 2006. A good deal of recent violence in Adelaide, attributed to a "bikie war", is really located around the comings and goings of Mr Focarelli between various motorcycle gangs. Click here to download the article in full: Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Article - The Advertiser (PDF 208KB) ‘Sex sells’ to kids? Just follow the moneyRecent advertising campaigns have fuelled the contentious issue of the premature of sexualisation of children. Elizabeth Handsley, Professor of Law at Flinders University and President of the Australian Council on Children and the Media, comments. Recently I was asked to comment on the launch of two new ranges of children’s clothing: Young Versace for 0-12 year olds; and Witchery’s 8fourteen for 8-14. As President of the Australian Council on Children and the Media, I give a lot of interviews on the premature sexualisation of children, but the person who calls me isn’t often the fashion reporter. This shows just how much the sensitivity to portrayal of children in the media is spreading. Click here to read the story in full. More parents the target of teen violenceFamily violence is not just a problem between parents anymore, with research from Flinders University showing a growing number of children are becoming perpetrators of violent and abusive behaviour in the family home. Flinders law lecturer Ms Mary McKenna said her current PhD studies have found more young people were taking their problems out on their parents, resulting in abusive behaviour and physical violence that often goes under-reported as families feel too ashamed to speak out. Click here to read the story in full. Visiting International Scholar, Professor Carroll Seron - article in The AdvertiserProfessor Seron is an internationally renowned scholar of law and society. Her research has examined the organisation of courts, how the legal profession balances professional and entrepreneurial business development, and the ways in which men and women enjoy differential resources of time to construct a professional career. Currently, she is conducting a longitudinal study of the professional socialisation of students at the newly formed University of California, Irvine, School of Law. In another major project, she is examining the persistent gender gap in engineering. Professor Seron was recently interviewed for an article that was featured in The Advertiser. Click on the following link to download the article: The Advertiser article - Prof. Seron (PDF 102KB)
Law Foundation Scholarships - Human Rights Internship ProgrammeThe law schools at the University of Adelaide and the Flinders University of South Australia have established a joint human rights internship programme. The Law Foundation of South Australia has given funds for four scholarships for this programme. Scholarships will be available for internships (either international or national) for 2 students at each institution. Scholarships will only be awarded for internships to be undertaken between December 2011 and December 2012. For further information, click here (PDF 40KB)
Professor Susan Breau - 7.30 SA Interview - Civilian CasualtiesHave RightsClick here to view Susan's interview with the 7.30 SA program, on ABC.
Flinders Law School Hosts International Guest - Dadimos HaileFlinders Law School was delighted to host international guest Dadimos Haile on April 5th. For further information, click on the links below: The Formative Years of the ICC (PDF 60KB) Transitional International Justice Discourse (PDF 80KB)
Facebook & Twitter Revolution in the Middle East: A Public DiscussionThe Global Law and Governance Research Cluster held a public event to discuss the Facebook and Twitter Revolution in the Middle East and how the International Community should respond. The discussion focused on many isssues involved in this unprecedented movement for democracy including energy policy, human rights, the existence of armed conflict in Libya, development and poverty issues, and the responses of the international community. Facebook & Twitter Revolution Speakers | |
