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Professor Don Rothwell speaks about the sale of uranium to India (November 28 2011)

Professor Don Rothwell

, Professor of International Law

Professor Don Rothwell of The Australian National University's College of Law speaks with Fairfax correspondent Tim Lester about the sale of uranium to India and the possible implications of the treaty…

Gay marriage: As important as race? Raimond Gaita (November 10 2011)

Raimond Gaita

, Author & Lecturer at the University of Melbourne

The Herbert & Valmae Freilich Foundation Annual Lecture in Bigotry and Intolerance 2011

India and China: Can two tigers share a mountain? (July 04 2011)

Mr David M Malone

, President of the Canadian International Development Research Centre

To outsiders, India and China show some striking similarities. Both are ancient civilizations reincarnated as modern republics in the mid twentieth century, and are now rising powers. Both have nuclear…

'Michael Kirby Paradoxes and Principles' is the first biography of The Honorable Michael Kirby AC CMG; written by one of Australia's leading public law and political science scholars, AJ Brown.

Michael Kirby Paradoxes and Principles (April 18 2011)

The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG, Professor AJ Brown

'Michael Kirby Paradoxes and Principles' is the first biography of the honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG; written by one of Australia's leading public law and polictical science acholars, AJ Brown.

16th Annual Lions Oratory Competition 2010 (September 15 2010)

2010 Lions Oratory Competition

In this year's Sixteenth Annual Lions Oratory Competition, student representatives from the ANU Colleges competed for the perpetual Oratory Trophy and prizes totaling $3,000 in cash.

The objective…

Democracy in Timor-Leste: Challenges and Prospects (June 22 2010)

Dr Jose Ramos-Horta

, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

After two years of peace and almost a decade since independence there is hope that the days of occupation, violence, disease and starvation have passed for the young country of Timor-Leste.

Julian Burnside AO QC

In conversation with Julian Burnside (May 18 2010)

Julian Burnside AO QC

, Barrister

'In conversation with ...' is a series of events presented by the Law Reform and Social Justice Program at the ANU College of Law, to profile people in Australia who are active in addressing…

Professor Penelope Mathew

Where to from here? Australia’s role in refugee protection (May 12 2010)

Professor Penelope Mathew

, Freilich Foundation Professor

Australia's handling of the asylum-seekers on board the Oceanic Viking and recent 'freeze' on Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum applications has sparked vigorous and ongoing debate. In her inaugural lecture…

India and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty (April 21 2010)

Professor Swaran Singh

, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

How does a nuclear power & non-signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty engage in international debate on the issue?

Following the US-led campaign for global nuclear disarmament…

China Panel

Does China Play By Our Rules And How Much Does It Matter (August 24 2009)

Professor Hugh White, Adjunct Professor Peter Bailey, Dr Jane Golley and Professor Geremie Barmé, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific and ANU College of Law

The arrest of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu, and more recently China's cancellation of a ministerial visit over Canberra's decision to grant a visa to Uighur figurehead Rebiya Kadeer has put Australia-China…

Andrew Macintosh

Do Garnaut’s targets add up? (November 18 2008)

Andrew Macintosh, Associate Director, ANU Centre for Climate Law and Policy

On Friday, 5 September 2008, Professor Ross Garnaut released his much awaited supplementary draft report on targets and trajectories. The report argues that Australia's mid- and long-term targets should…

Lions competition 2008

The 14th Annual Lions Oratory Competition 2008 (September 17 2008)

Andaleeb Akhand, Amanda Alford, Hae-Young (Connie) Chong, Kirill Talanine, Tamie Balaga, Thomas Conyers, Contestants in the 2008 Lions Oratory Competition

The 14th Annual Lions Oratory Competition saw selected ANU students from across the University present eight minute orations to convince the judges and the audience that they deserved to win the ANU…

Professor David Kennedy

Modern War & Modern Law (June 02 2008)

Professor David Kennedy, Vice-President for International Affairs, Brown University

Warfare has become a legal institution. Law organises and disciplines the military, defines the battle-space, privileges killing the enemy, and offers a common language to debate the legitimacy of waging…

Luis Moreno-Ocampo

The New System of International Justice in the Wake of the Criminal Court (August 07 2007)

Luis Moreno-Ocampo

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent judicial body with jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ICC has recently embarked on its first prosecution:…

Professor Danielle Conway-Jones

Contracting Cultures: Indigenous Intellectual Property and the Creative Commons (July 17 2007)

Professor Danielle Conway-Jones, Terri Janke, Dr Matthew Rimmer

In intellectual property, there has been much interest of late in the creative use of contract law - especially with the development of the Creative Commons.

By necessity, Indigenous communities…

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Interfaith Dialogue with the Dalai Lama: Welcome (June 12 2007)

Professor Michael Coper

On Tuesday 12 June 2007, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and representatives of the Christian, Islamic and Jewish faiths met in a symposium exploring the role of religion in war and conflict. Rabbi Jonathan…

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Interfaith Dialogue with the Dalai Lama: Guest Speakers (June 12 2007)

Venerable Alex Bruce, Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black, Most Reverend Bishop Christopher Prowse, Professor Abdullah Saeed

On Tuesday 12 June 2007, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and representatives of the Christian, Islamic and Jewish faiths met in a symposium exploring the role of religion in war and conflict. Rabbi Jonathan…

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Interfaith Dialogue with the Dalai Lama: His Holiness, Moderated Dialogue & Concluding Remarks (June 12 2007)

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Guest Speakers

On Tuesday 12 June 2007, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and representatives of the Christian, Islamic and Jewish faiths met in a symposium exploring the role of religion in war and conflict. Rabbi Jonathan…

Major Michael Mori

US Military Commissions & International Humanitarian Law in the ‘War on Terrorism’ (August 18 2006)

Major Michael Mori, US Marine Corps

David Hicks, accused of being an enemy combatant in the war on terrorism and held at Guantanamo Bay, has become a household name in Australia. Reports of his…

Father Frank Brennan

The Confessions of an Erstwhile Land Rights Advocate (June 23 2006)

Father Frank Brennan, SJ, AO

Late in his term on the High Court, Justice McHugh, one of the majority in the Mabo decision and one of the dissentients in Wik, expressed criticism of the "costly and time-consuming" native title system.…