Asian Law Centre

Past Events

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October, 2009
	Centre for Islamic Law and Society Research Seminar: Weak State - Strong Communities? Tuan Guru, Tradition and Peace-Building in Lombok, Indonesia Wednesday, 28/10/09 1:00 PM Like many other parts of Indonesia, Lombok has faced considerable challenges since the fall of President Soeharto. This presentation focuses on peace-building & dispute resolution processes
	Centre for Islamic Law and Society Research Seminar: Reviving Islamic Traditions of Sulh for Resolving Islamic Finance Disputes Tuesday, 20/10/09 1:00 PM Andrew White is an Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University. He is in Melbourne to co-teach with Professor Tim Lindsey; Islamic Law and Politics in the Masters program.
September, 2009
	Asian Law Centre Brown Bag Seminar: Japanese Innovations in the Public-Private Divide: Lessons for Australia? Monday, 28/09/09 1:00 PM Australian courts have been slow to develop administrative law doctrine, Trevor Ryan attempts to show that Japan is a useful point of reference.
	Asian Law Centre Occasional Seminar: The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in China: Institutional Challenges Monday, 7/09/09 5:00 PM The enforcement of intellectual property rights in China is a serious and controversial issue. Professor Nie will discuss how intellectual property rights are enforced in China.
August, 2009
	Centre for Islamic Law and Society Research Seminar: Muslim Women in Radical Islamist Circles: The Case of Al-Mukmin Pesantren, Ngruki Wednesday, 26/08/09 1:00 PM Farha Abdul Kadir Assegaf is a well-known activist and consultant on issues concerning gender and religion. She will present on recent religious fundamentalism and radicalism in Indonesia.
	Centre for Islamic Law and Society Research Seminar: Playboy on Trial: 'Pornography', The Law and the Islamic Defenders Front in Indonesia Wednesday, 19/08/09 1:00 PM Helen will analyse the anti-pornography Bill as an 'Islamic legal transplant' in the context of discourse theory. She will argue that the Islamic Defenders Front chose to report Playboy.
	Asian Law Centre Occasional / Indonesia Forum Seminar: Politics and Islamisation in Aceh: An Update Tuesday, 18/08/09 6:00 PM Dr Arskal Salim visits Melbourne and is supported by the Indonesia Forum as part of the University of Melbourne's Asia Week to discuss legal Islamisation in modern Indonesia.
	Asian Law Centre and Institute of International Law and the Humanties Seminar: Enforcement Problem in the WTO - Success, Limitations and Possible Improvement Monday, 10/08/09 6:00 PM Professor Yasuhei Taniguchi is renowned world-wide for his expertise in insolvency law, civil procedure, arbitration and the World Trade Organisation.
July, 2009
	Reforming Islamic Law Wednesday, 15/07/09 12:00 PM Professor Kamali will introduce the salient features, scope and methodolies of the reform of Islamic Law seen in during the 20th Century.
June, 2009
	Asian Legal Dialogue: Public Religion and Intergenerational Change in Indonesia: A Snapshot of Current Developments Thursday, 11/06/09 1:00 PM A discussion in Bahasa Indonesia with three Indonesian Muslim writers, thinkers and community leaders who are in Melbourne under the Australia-Indonesia Muslim Leaders Exchange Program.
	Justice for Munir Wednesday, 10/06/09 1:00 PM There is no case more central to the security of human rights defenders in Indonesia than the 2004 murder of the prominent human rights lawyer Munir. That case is now at risk of collapse.
May, 2009
	Women’s movement in Aceh: Identity, mobilization and autonomy Wednesday, 27/05/09 1:00 PM Ms Dina Afrianty will highlight issues pertaining to Sharia Implementation and how it mobilizes Acehnese women.
	Islam and Religious Minorities in Post-Reformasi Indonesia Thursday, 7/05/09 1:00 PM A discussion in Bahasa Indonesia with three Indonesian Muslim writers, thinkers and community leaders visitng under the Australia- Indonesia Institute’s Muslim Leaders Exchange Program.
April, 2009
	Gendering Islam or Islamizing Gender? A Case Study of Progressive Muslim Women's Organization in Indonesia Wednesday, 29/04/09 1:00 PM Ms Hidayah argues that the shift towards gender activism in Indonesia by younger Muslims has made Islamic texts more dynamic through a constructive dialogue with contemporary human reality.
	Impeachment and the Writ of Amparo as Mechanisms to Curb Impunity: The Case of the Philippines Wednesday, 22/04/09 1:00 PM Neri Colmenares will discuss the state of human rights in the Philippines, covering the issues of impunity and the effectivness of judicial intervention to curb impunity.
	China Law Network - Registration Page Monday, 20/04/09 12:00 PM A national China Law Network (CLN) has been launched under the auspices of the ARC Asia-Pacific Futures Research Network. Follow this link to register your interest.
	Regulating Sacred Sites: Conflict at Places of Worship in Indonesia Wednesday, 15/04/09 1:00 PM Melissa will discuss the impact Indonesia's national policy on places of worship has had on the relationship between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia.
	Dealing with drug addicts, sex workers and minor offenders: Debates about reforming the administrative powers of the Chinese police Wednesday, 1/04/09 6:00 PM The debates about reform of police administrative detention powers touch upon issues central to notions of state power and its limits...
March, 2009
	Asian Legal Dialogue: Jaringan Islam Liberal (JIL): Its Anatomy and Legal Thinking Friday, 20/03/09 12:00 PM Hamid Chalid, lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Indonesia will address an Asian Legal Dialogue on the topic of Jaringan Islam Liberal (JIL).
	Examining Practice, Interrogating Theory: Comparative Legal Studies in Asia Monday, 16/03/09 5:30 PM Your are invited to a book launch to celebrate the publication of 'Examining Practice, Interrogating Theory: Comparative Legal Studies in Asia', edited by Pip Nicholson and Sarah Biddulph.
	Conversation with Jimly Asshiddiqie - An Asian Legal Dialogue Friday, 13/03/09 12:00 PM As part of his visit to Melbourne, Prof Dr Jimly Asshiddiqie will deliver a lecture in Indonesian on the rule of law in Indonesia and discuss current political issues with the audience.
	Transnational Judging: A Judicial Conversation on Foreign and International Law in Domestic Courts Friday, 13/03/09 5:00 PM The Asian Law Centre and Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies co-hosted a judicial roundtable featuring five Australian judges and Prof Jimly Asshiddiqie.
	Seabrook Chambers Lecture - Creating a Constitutional Court for a New Democracy Wednesday, 11/03/09 6:00 PM Professor Dr Jimly Asshiddiqie was the first Chief Justice of the Consitutional Court of Indonesia. He will speak on his experiences in creating a constitutional court for a new democracy.
	Foreign Lawyers in Asia: Developments in Market Access with a Specific Focus on China Wednesday, 4/03/09 5:30 PM This is the inaugural seminar in the ALC's new Professional Development Strategy Series, designed to provide specialist training in commercial law and legal practice in Asia.
February, 2009
	Workshop on Enforcement of Labour Law in China and Australia Tuesday, 17/02/09 9:30 AM This workshop is designed to promote improved enforcement of labour law in China and Australia, through an exchange between scholars, community workers and government representatives.
	A Judge's Work - A seminar in Japanese Tuesday, 10/02/09 5:30 PM Judge Shiraishi will talk about the work of Assistant Judges in Japan and his own attraction to the profession. This seminar will be presented in Japanese.
December, 2008
	The Political Determinants of Corporate Governance in China Monday, 15/12/08 1:00 PM Chenxia Shi will present her PhD completion seminar. She will discusss whether Chinese corporate governance will converge with international models in the age of globalisation.
	Pakistan’s Islamic Identity, its Blasphemy Law and the International Law of Human Rights Wednesday, 3/12/08 1:00 PM Hajrah Saboor will discuss Pakistan's blasphemy laws, arguing that they must be analysed in the context of Pakistan's history as well as the country's religious, social and political trends.
November, 2008
	Combating Corruption in Indonesia: How the Anti-Corruption Commission catches the Big Fish Monday, 24/11/08 1:00 PM Recent receipient of the 2008 Bung Hatta Anti Corruption Award, Amien Sunaryadi will speak on:'Combating Corruption in Indonesia: How the Anti-CorruptionCommission catches the Big Fish'
	Thailand's Constitutional Watchdogs: More Bark than Bite? Wednesday, 19/11/08 1:00 PM Peter Leyland will discuss the various bodies which act as constitutional watchdogs in Thailand, assessing their performance, taking into account Thai values and the constitutional context.
	Expressing Islam: Religious Life and Politics in Indonesia Monday, 17/11/08 5:30 PM CILS will host a book launch to celebrate the publication of Expressing Islam: Religions Life and Politics in Indonesia
October, 2008
	10 Years of Reform in Indonesia: Reflections from a Human Rights Commissioner Thursday, 23/10/08 5:30 PM The Asian Law Centre and Indonesia Forum is pleased to announce a free public lecture by Yosep Stanley Adi Prasetyo, a Commissioner for the Indonesian Human Rights Commission.
	Asian Law Centre Occasional Seminar: The Sidoarjo Mud Flow Disaster: Abuse of Human Rights? Wednesday, 22/10/08 1:00 PM Mr Stanley Yosep Adi Prasetyo, Commissioner at the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission, will speak about the disasterous Sidoarjo mudslide, which has been flowing since May 2006.
	Beauty Queens, the Law and the Islamic Defenders Front in Indonesia Wednesday, 8/10/08 1:00 PM Helen will consider the implications of the 'Indonesian Princess' case for the continuing debate about pornography in Indonesia more broadly.
	Australia's Asia Pacific Community Proposal Friday, 3/10/08 1:00 PM Professor Chin Lim will discuss Australia's role in the proposed ASEAN plus 6 model and what a future regional arrangement would look like for Asia-Pacific trade.
September, 2008
	Yusman Roy and the Language of Devotion Wednesday, 17/09/08 1:00 PM Concentrating mainly on the ‘fatwah’ and the legal process, Stewart Fenwick will apply the work of John Rawls to explore to what extent Indonesian constitutionalism is ‘liberal’ or ‘Islamic'
	University of Melbourne issues Forum: The Death Penalty in Indonesia Tuesday, 16/09/08 1:00 PM This forum is part of a series organised by the Office of the Provost and is an internal event for staff, student and visitors of the University of Melbourne.
	Interest Free? Attitudes of Australian and British Muslims towards Conventional and Islamic Banking Wednesday, 10/09/08 1:00 PM Imran Lum will discuss the implications the prohibition of 'riba' (interest) has on Muslim banking practices in secular societies.
	Muslim Women in Australia and the Challenges of Securing a 'Complete' Divorce Wednesday, 10/09/08 2:15 PM Anisa Buckley will discuss the challenges Muslim women in Australia face, which arrise out of the interplay between civil divorce proceedures and the involvement of religious authorities.
	Challenging and Moving Beyond the Asian Rejection Hypothesis: Exploring Refugee Law in Asia Wednesday, 3/09/08 1:00 PM This seminar will explore a more elaborate definition of refugee law, and sketch out a regional legal landscape in which refugee law figures more prominently than previously recognised.
August, 2008
	Responses of Local Women's NGO's to Sharia Implementation in Aceh: Competing ideas of Local Adat, Islamic Law and Universalist Feminism Wednesday, 27/08/08 1:00 PM Dina Afrianty will discuss how women activisits from local women's NGOS in Aceh deal with the competing ideological frameworks
	Challenging the Myth of the Happy Celibate: Muslim Women Negotiating Contemporary Relationships Wednesday, 20/08/08 1:00 PM Dr Imtoual will discuss how cultural attitudes, higher divorce rates and the rising age of marriage have led Muslim women to feeling they should perform the 'myth of the happy celibate'.
	Local Election (Pilkada) and Shari'a Implementation in South Sulawesi, Indonesia Wednesday, 13/08/08 1:00 PM Andi Amiruddin will discuss the political position of KPPSI during the election process and the legitimacy of its attempts to push its Shari'a agenda in South Sulawesi.
	The Legal Profession and Building Legal Aid in Afghanistan Tuesday, 12/08/08 1:15 PM Khalil will examine what the legal profession looks like in Afghanistan's unstable situation. He will discuss who the lawyers are and how they are operating in this mixed legal system.
	'Faith and the State: A History of Islamic Philanthropy in Indonesia' Tuesday, 5/08/08 1:00 PM Amelia will argue that although political circumstances do influence the development of Islamic philanthropy, the state cannot successfully control it.
June, 2008
	Asian Law Centre Brown Bag Seminar: "Reading the Tea Leaves in the Indonesian Commercial Court: How to Account for Vastly Differing Court Performance by Substantive Area" Thursday, 19/06/08 1:00 PM What is the explanation for the perceived differing performance of the Commercial Court in two different substantive areas, and what does it tell us about judicial reform in Asia?
May, 2008
	Law and Development Reading Roundtable with Alvaro Santos Thursday, 29/05/08 4:00 PM IILAH, CELRL and ALC with host an intimate research workshop with visiting professor Alvaro Santos who will engage in discussions with academics and research students.
	Resistant to Change:Muslim Educational Thought on Children's Motivation from Ibn Sahnun to Ibn Khaldun Wednesday, 28/05/08 1:00 PM This seminar presents some findings of a larger part of doctoral research that examines the development of Muslim educational thought on children's motivation from Ibn Sahnun to Ibn Khaldun
	Asian Law Centre Asian Legal Dialogue - "Recent Efforts to Reform China's Criminal Procedure Law: Progress and Stumbling Blocks" Thursday, 15/05/08 1:00 PM Professor Fan will discuss the main problems with the current Criminal Procedure Law and proposed amendments to the law to address those problems.
	ALC/CILS Research Seminar - "Is a Special 'Fiqh Al-Aqallayyat' for Muslims Living Outside Muslim Lands Really that Different and Is It Even Needed?" Tuesday, 13/05/08 1:00 PM This seminar will examine the socio-political circumstances of Muslim minorities and the desire for a new 'fiqh', both in terms of methodology as well as positive jurisprudence.
	Asian Law Centre Brown Bag Seminar - "Japan's New Trust Law and Creditor's Rights" Monday, 12/05/08 5:30 PM This seminar will focus on the issue of balancing the benefits of trusts with protection of creditors' rights, particularly in the case of the insolvency of a trustee.
	Indonesia Law and Society (2nd Edition) Book Launch Tuesday, 6/05/08 6:00 PM Indonesia: Law and Society surveys the legal system of the world's largest Muslim society, the gigantic Southeast Asian democracy with the world's fourth-largest population.
April, 2008
	Asian Law Centre Brown Bag Seminar - "Punishing Bodies, Securing the Nation: Singapore's Vandalism Act" Wednesday, 30/04/08 1:00 PM It is argued that Singapore's 1966 Punishment for Vandalism Act has shaped 'law', 'nation' and 'politics' in a manner that has established a State discourse of national vulnerability.
	ALC and CILS Brown Bag Seminar Wednesday, 16/04/08 1:00 PM This paper will consider outbreaks of violence between Muslims on the eastern Indonesian island of Lombok over the last decade.
	Vietnamese Legal Studies Graduate Student Workshop Wednesday, 9/04/08 10:00 AM This Workshop aims to bring together postgraduate students around Australia who are researching topics relating to Vietnamese legal studies.
March, 2008
	Asian Law Centre and Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law Lunchtime Seminar - Union Revitalisation Campaigns: A US-Japan Comparison Wednesday, 19/03/08 1:00 PM Professor Charles Weather, political scientist, Graduate School of Economics, Osaka City University, Japan, will be discussing thw two union movements of the US and Japan.
	Asian Law Centre Brown Bag Seminar - "The Trustee (or Administrator) System under the Chinese Enterprise Insolvency Law (2006)" Wednesday, 12/03/08 1:00 PM Dr Jin Chun, Research Fellow from Kyoto University, will describe the roles, rights and duties of insolvency professionals under the new Chinese Enterprise Insolvency Law.
February, 2008
	Asian Law Centre Asian Legal Dialogue - "A Japanese Judge's Life" Tuesday, 19/02/08 12:45 PM The daily life of recently appointed Judges is full of surprises. Judge Hagiwara is the fifth Visiting Research Scholar and he will talk about the beginning of his career.
	Asian Law Centre Roundtable Seminar - "Reaching Out: Participation in Asian Legal Exchange" Monday, 11/02/08 6:00 PM This Roundtable Seminar will discuss the experiences of the panel members in mentoring, hosting and dealing with overseas' visitors and, in particular, Japanese judges.
	ALC and CILS Research Seminar: Friday, 1/02/08 5:30 PM Dr Dédé Oetomo from GAYa NUSANTARA Foundation, Surabaya, Indonesia will discuss a range of different constructions of homomsexual behaviour that occur in Indonesian Society.
November, 2007
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "The Chief Justice Saga and the Place of Judicial Activism in Pakistan" Wednesday, 28/11/07 1:00 PM Assistant Professor Sadaf Aziz will review the Chief Justice Saga and the Place of Judicial Activism in Pakistan.
October, 2007
	Asian Law Centre Brown Bag Seminar - "Water Pollution in China: Can Law Turn the Tide?" Monday, 22/10/07 1:00 PM Despite abundant and comprehensive legislation in relation to water pollution, most of China's large rivers and lakes are seriously polluted.
	"Violence in Southern Thailand: Causes, Agents and Trajectory" (with Centre for Islamic Law and Society) Monday, 8/10/07 1:00 PM The Muslim-majority provinces of Southern Thailand are currently embroiled in one of Southeast Asia’s most violent conflicts.
	Islam, Rebellion and Terrorism - Then and Now Thursday, 4/10/07 6:00 PM The International Commission for Jurists, supported by Melbourne Law School, is pleased to announce this lecture presented by Mr Waleed Aly, prominent commentator on Islam-West Relations
September, 2007
	Asian Law Centre Comparative law Seminar Series Wednesday, 12/09/07 6:15 PM In Search of the Grundnorm: Coups and Constitution-Making in Thailand. Professor Andrew Harding will offer insights on the causes and effects of the coup and prospects for Thai democracy.
	Dr Bui Kien Dien Monday, 10/09/07
	Nguyen Thi Kin Ngan Monday, 10/09/07
	ALC/CILS Brown Bag Seminar - "Local Women's NGOS Responses to Sharia Implementation in Post Conflict Aceh" Wednesday, 5/09/07 1:00 PM Ms Dina Afrianty speaks on the current implementation of Sharia in Aceh.
August, 2007
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Series - "Financial Sector Development in East Asia and the Role of Law" Thursday, 23/08/07 1:00 PM Ten years after the Asian financial crisis, what has been achieved?
	The New Chinese Enterprise Insolvency Law (2006) (in Japanese) Wednesday, 22/08/07 1:00 PM China recently introduced a new insolvency law regime for enterprise...
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Series - "Increasing Press Freedon: The Effect of the Abolition of the 'lese majeste' and 'hate-sowing' provisions on the Media" Wednesday, 15/08/07 1:00 PM This paper considers the issue of press freedom in Indonesia by examining two recent Constitutional Court decisions...
July, 2007
	“What Happens When A Compartivist Starts Listening to Stories?" (with Centre for Islamic Law and Society) Wednesday, 11/07/07 1:00 PM What happens when a legal comparativist goes out into the field, leaving behind their comfort zone? How should the comparativist chronicle what they encounter?
	Legal Education in Asia: Professor Malcolm DH Smith, in Memorium Monday, 9/07/07 8:30 AM The conference will be held in honour of the late Professor Malcolm DH Smith. Professor Smith was the Founding Director of the Asian Law Centre and an important figure in Asian Legal Studies
	Sunday, 8/07/07
	Dinner in Memory of Professor Malcolm Smith Sunday, 8/07/07 7:00 PM A dinner will be held in memory of Professor Malcolm Smith. Professor Smith was the Founding Director of the Asian Law Centre and a leading figure in Asian Legal Studies
	ALC Occasional Seminar Series - "A Scenario of Chinese Crime: Towards a Thieving or Violent Society?" Thursday, 5/07/07 1:00 PM Modernisation theory has often claimed that modernity leads to a thieving, rather than violent, society.
May, 2007
	Water, Energy and Climate Change Futures: Australia and China Tuesday, 22/05/07 Involves CREEL and the ALC at the University of Melbourne and the Australia-China Centre on Water Resources Research. Support also from AMPLA, ARC, BDW and the Intl Office at Uni of Melb
	“Substantive Equality and Legal Pluralism in Indonesia: A Case Study of Joint Ministerial Decrees on the Construction of Worship Places Wednesday, 16/05/07 1:00 PM A 1969 joint Ministerial Decree of the national Religious Affairs and Home Affairs Ministers required regional heads to consider input from heads of religious affairs...
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Series - "Citizen Lawyer: Lawyers, Civil Society and the Rule of Law in Singapore" Tuesday, 15/05/07 1:00 PM Are lawyers a particular kind of citizen, with a unique ability (if not responsibility) to express and defend ‘rights’?
	“Cultural Diversity in the South of Thailand: Language, Policy and Reconciliation Tuesday, 8/05/07 1:00 PM The Muslim-majority provinces of Southern Thailand are currently embroiled in one of Southeast Asia’s most violent conflicts. Formally incorporated into Thailand...
	“Islamic Commercial Law Reform in Afghanistan: A First-Hand Account Wednesday, 2/05/07 1:00 PM A new commercial legal system is being developed in Afghanistan. It is a blend of Islamic law (Shari’ah), centuries-old traditional or customary law, and a modern legal system of civil codes
April, 2007
	Guantanamo Bay: The David Hicks Case Friday, 20/04/07 7:00 PM A free public presentation by Terry Hicks, father of Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks and Prof. Tim McCormack (Melbourne Law School), adviser to the Hicks defence counsel.
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Series - "'Perda Syariat': Its implementation and Implication in South Sulawesi, Indonesia" Wednesday, 18/04/07 1:00 PM During the last few years, a significant number of ‘Perda Syariat’ (Sharia-based Regional Regulations) have been passed, not only in South Sulawesi but also in other provinces of Indonesia..
	ALC Occasional Seminar Series - "Two Major New Commerical Laws for China: The Enterprise Bankruptcy Law and the Property Rights Law Wednesday, 18/04/07 6:30 PM Andrew Godwin will discuss recent major legislative developments in China
March, 2007
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Series - "The Recent Reform of Vietnamese Company Law and Corporate Governance Issues" Wednesday, 21/03/07 1:00 PM In order to create a convenient legal environment for investors and to support international economic integration, especially the WTO accession, the National Assembly of Vietnam enacted...
	Ms Fatima Husein Thursday, 1/03/07
February, 2007
	Justice for Munir (In Bahasa Indonesia) Wednesday, 28/02/07 1:00 PM In September 2004 the leading human rights campaigner in Indonesia, Munir Said Thalib, widely known as Munir, was murdered by arsenic poisoning while travelling to the Netherlands...
	A Japanese Judge In Australia (In Japanese) Wednesday, 7/02/07 5:30 PM Once you become a lawyer and start your legal career, a whole new world will be waiting for you. Suddenly you will shift your position from “a questioner” to “an answerer”...
	Chuo Law School Melbourne Summer School Monday, 5/02/07
November, 2006
	Hong Kong’s Political Autonomy and its Continuing Struggle for Universal Suffrage Tuesday, 28/11/06 12:45 PM This seminar is presented by the Asian Law Centre and the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies
	CSCI Colloquium - "Muslims in the West: Integration or Exclusion?" Wednesday, 22/11/06 3:00 PM Tensions between Islamic beliefs and the modern secular state are at the heart of many contemporary debates within Islam, as well as between Muslims and non-Muslims.
	CSCI Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference 2006 Monday, 20/11/06 This conference aims to bring together postgraduate students around Australia who are researching topics relating to Islam.
	“Judicial Review in Indonesia: Between Civil Law and Accountability?” - PhD Completion Seminar Thursday, 9/11/06 This thesis assesses Indonesia's new Constitutional Court through an analysis of its decisions, 2003-2005, when it exercised judicial review powers vigorously
	ALC Occasional Seminar (with the CSCI) - "Jemaah Islamiyah, Al Qaeda and Regional Terrorism: Kinship and Family Links" Wednesday, 8/11/06 6:00 PM Mr Ismail will discuss conceptions of kinship, which have important ramifications for the ways radical jihadi groups establish political authority among recruits and maintain loyalty.
October, 2006
	ALC Brownbag Seminar Wednesday, 11/10/06 1:00 PM
September, 2006
	“Are ‘Asian Values’ Universal? International Discourse on Human Rights Policies” Monday, 25/09/06 PhD Completion Seminar with the Office for Research
	ALC Brownbag Seminar Wednesday, 13/09/06 1:00 PM
	Thursday, 7/09/06
August, 2006
	ALC Brownbag Seminar Wednesday, 30/08/06 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "Can Mining Regulation Work in Indonesia? Balancing Environmental Protection and Resources Development in the Newmont Case" Wednesday, 23/08/06 1:00 PM Mr Kisworo will discuss whether mining regulation can work in Indonesia to promote environmental protection and, in particular, whether environmental laws can be successfully enforced.
	“Islamic Syari’ah Codes in Indonesia” Monday, 14/08/06 9:00 AM Three speakers will consider three different Islamic Syari’ah Codes proposed or actually introduced in different parts of Indonesia since 1998 and will debate their implications
	2006 - Government of the Shadows: Global Governance, Para-Politics and Organised Crime Thursday, 10/08/06 The Asian Law Centre at the University of Melbourne and the Faculty of Law at Monash University jointly hosted a two-day Colloquium which was held at the University of Melbourne
July, 2006
	“Paradigms: Comparative Legal Studies in Asia”, Tuesday, 18/07/06 Workshop
June, 2006
	ALC Occasional Seminar (with the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration) - "The East Timor Legal System and Current Developments" Monday, 19/06/06 6:00 PM Mr Tiago will discuss the current situation in East Timor and the future of the East Timorese legal system.
	ALC Asian Legal Dialogue (with the CSCI) (in Bahasa Indonesia) - "Hukum Islam dalam Konfigurasi Politik: Studi terhadap Syariat Islam dalam Bidang Hukum Keluarga di Indonesia pada Masa Orde Baru" Tuesday, 6/06/06 1:00 PM
	ALC Asian Legal Dialogue (with the CSCI) (in Bahasa Indonesia) - "Wajah Undang-undang Perkawinan di Indonesia: Studi Terhadap Perceraian di Bawah Tangan Masyarakat Melayu" ["Indonesia's Marriage Law: A Study of Unregistered Divorce Among Ethnic Malays"] Tuesday, 6/06/06 1:00 PM
May, 2006
	ALC/CSCI Seminar - "Islam and Modernity in Indonesia: An Open Discussion" Tuesday, 23/05/06 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "Policing Religion: Singapore and the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act" Monday, 22/05/06 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "First World Convention and Third World Corruption: The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery in International Business Transactions and the Philippines" Wednesday, 17/05/06 1:00 PM
	“Islam in Southern Thailand: The Role of Islamic Education” Monday, 15/05/06 1:00 PM Southern Thailand is home to Thailand’s Muslim minority and tensions between this community and the government in Bangkok have attracted world attention in recent years.
	Book Launch: Internet Governance: Asia Pacific Perspectives Monday, 15/05/06 5:30 PM The Centre for Media and Commications Law and the Asian Law Centre are pleased to invite you to the Victorian launch of "Internet Governance: Asia Pacific Perspectives" edited by Danny Butt.
	Book Launch: "Asian Socialism and Legal Change:The Dynamics of Vietnamese and Chinese Reform" Wednesday, 3/05/06 6:00 PM Professor Stephanie Fahey, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) at Monash University, will launch Asian Socialism and Legal Change (edited by Dr Pip Nicholson & Professor John Gillespie).
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "The Identity of Japanese Law: Observations from Recent Academic Meetings in Japan" Tuesday, 2/05/06 1:00 PM
April, 2006
	Roundtable Seminar – “Health, Housing and Labour: Issues of Construction and Protection” Monday, 24/04/06 2:30 PM Asia Pacific Dispute Resolution Project involves a network of colleagues from UBC and from partner institutions in North America and Asia. It supports research, analysis and policy proposals
	ALC Occasional Seminar Monday, 3/04/06 6:00 PM
March, 2006
	ALC Asian Legal Dialogue (in Japanese) - "Reform of Japan's Civil Code" Thursday, 16/03/06 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "Regulatory Responses to the Arrival of Hostile Takeovers in Japan and Germany: Rummaging Through the International Regulatory Toolbox" Monday, 13/03/06 1:00 PM
February, 2006
	ALC Asian Legal Dialogue (in Japanese) - "Studying Law in Australia" Thursday, 9/02/06 6:00 PM
	ALC Asian Legal Dialogue (in Japanese) - "Being a Judge in Japan" Tuesday, 7/02/06 6:00 PM
	Chuo Law School Melbourne Summer School Monday, 6/02/06 Summer School
December, 2005
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "Combating Corruption: The Experience of Southeast Asian Ombudsmen" Thursday, 15/12/05 1:00 PM Ms Susi Harijanti will discuss the experience of the Indonesian and Philippines Ombudsman dealing with corruption.
	Asialink Leadership Program: Rethinking Boundaries Thursday, 8/12/05 Applications are invited for the 2006 Asialink Leadership program. Leadership Fellows acquire the skills and networks to exercise vision and judgement here in Australia and internationally across the Asia-Pacific region.
October, 2005
	Fear, Loathing and Judgment: Australia, Law, Indonesia and Islam Wednesday, 26/10/05 6:00 PM Recently appointed to the Chair of Asian Law, Professor Lindsey is also Director of the Asian Law Centre and Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam
	Dr Nguyen Thi Anh Van Saturday, 22/10/05 Delegation from the Hanoi Law University, Vietnam
	CSCI Islamic Research Seminar Thursday, 20/10/05 1:00 PM
	Indonesia Forum Event Wednesday, 19/10/05 6:00 PM
	ALC Occasional Seminar - "Taiwan and China: Some New Perspectives" Tuesday, 18/10/05 6:00 PM Professor Bruce Jacobs will outline the cultural identification changes in Taiwan and their implications for the future.
	ALC Occasional Seminar - "Australia/US/China Preferential Trade Negotiations: Business Perspectives and Labour's Rights to a 'Place at the Table'" Thursday, 13/10/05 6:00 PM Professor Nyland will examine the implications of the recent Australia-US Free Trade Agreement and current debates over a China-Australia Free Trade AGreem
	ALC Brownbag Seminar Wednesday, 12/10/05 1:00 PM
September, 2005
	CSCI Islamic Research Seminar Thursday, 22/09/05 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "Constitutional Renewal in the Solomon Islands: Public Participation in Theory and Practice" Wednesday, 14/09/05 1:00 PM Ms Katy Le Roy examines the gap between theory and practice in constitution making, particularly the current constitution making process in the Solomon Is
	ALC Asian Legal Dialogue (Bahasa Indonesia) - "The Constitutionalisation of Shari'a in Indonesia: Constitutional Dissonance in Amendment to Article 29 on Religion" Wednesday, 7/09/05 1:00 PM
August, 2005
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "Culture Concealed: The Cross-Cultural Ramifications of Trafficking within an Australian Court Room" Wednesday, 31/08/05 1:00 PM Ms Platt and Ms Metz examine how the Australian legal system deals with the crosscultural aspects of trafficking.
	CSCI Seminar Tuesday, 30/08/05
	Ms Funie Suga Sunday, 28/08/05 Delegation from Japan researching Guardianship and Administration Law
	CSCI Islamic Research Seminar Thursday, 25/08/05 1:00 PM
	ALC Brownbag Seminar Wednesday, 17/08/05 1:00 PM
	ALC/CSCI Seminar - "Madrasah in Indonesia: Education & Radicalism" Monday, 8/08/05 6:30 PM Professor Azra seeks to answer the question of whether the Islamic education system is an incubator for religious radicalism in Indonesia.
	ALC Brownbag Seminar Wednesday, 3/08/05 1:00 PM
	CSCI Public Dialogue Wednesday, 3/08/05 6:00 PM
	ALC/CSCI Seminar - "Syari'ah and Islamic Governance: Unexploited Resources" Monday, 1/08/05 6:00 PM
July, 2005
	CSCI Islamic Research Seminar Thursday, 21/07/05 1:00 PM
	Asialink Panel Discussion - "Media: Corby, Tsunami and Depictions of Asia in Australia" Tuesday, 5/07/05 1:00 PM
	ALC Occasional Seminar Tuesday, 5/07/05 6:00 PM
June, 2005
	CSCI Islamic Research Seminar Thursday, 23/06/05 1:00 PM
	Human Rights in Burma: What More can the International Community Do? Thursday, 23/06/05 6:00 PM Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is seen internationally as a symbol of heroic and peaceful resistance in the face of oppression. Yet she and many of her supporters in Burma's lawfully elected governing party, the National League for Demo
	Farewell for Judge in Residence Monday, 20/06/05 6:00 PM
	CSCI Seminar Thursday, 9/06/05 1:00 PM
	Book Launch – “Chinese Indonesians, Remembering, Distorting, Forgetting”, Thursday, 2/06/05 5:30 PM Book Launch: "Chinese Indonesians, Remembering, Distorting, Forgetting", edited by Tim Lindsey and Helen Pausacker
May, 2005
	Vietnam Legal Research Group Meeting Tuesday, 31/05/05 10:00 AM
	ALC Brownbag Seminar Wednesday, 25/05/05 1:00 PM
	ALC Occasional Seminar - "Integrating Alternative Dispute Resolution into Japanese Legal Education" Monday, 23/05/05 6:00 PM
	CSCI Islamic Research Seminar Thursday, 19/05/05 1:00 PM
	Islamic Law in the Modern World Thursday, 19/05/05 1:00 PM Professor Hallaq has published broadly, his most recent publications including The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law (2004) and The Formation of Islamic Law (2004).
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "The Organisation and Operation of Vietnam's Administrative Courts" Wednesday, 18/05/05 1:00 PM
	Student:Staff Forum - "Misunderstanding Indonesian Law? The Trials of the Bali Bombers, Schapelle Corby and the Bali 9" Tuesday, 17/05/05 1:10 PM Tim Lindsey is Professor of Asian Law and Associate Dean (International) in the Faculty of Law.
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "Shari'a in a Modern Nation State: The Ulama Council and the Shari'a Court in Aceh" Wednesday, 11/05/05 1:00 PM
	ALC Occasional Seminar - Consular Assistance - In Trouble with the Law in Asia Wednesday, 11/05/05 6:00 PM
	ALC Occasional Seminar - Combating Judicial and Prosecutorial Corruption in Indonesia: New Developments" Tuesday, 3/05/05 6:00 PM
April, 2005
	ALC Brownbag Seminar Wednesday, 27/04/05
	CSCI Islamic Research Seminar Thursday, 21/04/05 1:00 PM
	ALC Brownbag Seminar Wednesday, 13/04/05
	CSCI Public Dialogue - "Militancy, Ideas of Jihad and Islam" Wednesday, 13/04/05 7:00 PM
	ALC Asian Legal Dialogue - "Islam, Politics and Secularism: Political Struggle in Post-Soeharto Indonesia" Monday, 11/04/05 1:00 PM In Bahasa Indonesia.
	ILO Seminar: Labour Rights in Asia: The ILO's Decent Work Agenda Thursday, 7/04/05 6:00 PM The CELRL together with Asialink, the Asian Law Centre, Asian Economics Centre and Australian Centre for International Business present a free panel discussion. 6pm, Thur 7 April
	Corruption, Human Rights and Development: Governance Perpectives Thursday, 7/04/05 1:00 PM The talk will focus on the impact of corruption on human rights and development with a view to improve the governance system that is presently prevailing in nations.
	Miegunyah Public Lecture - "Islam in Southeast Asia: Tolerance and Radicalism" Wednesday, 6/04/05 6:00 PM Rector and Professor of History, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN; State Islamic University), Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, Indonesia
March, 2005
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "Hong Kong Changes Leaders Mid-Term: Why, How and What Next?" Wednesday, 23/03/05 1:00 PM
	Comparative Law Rountable Seminar - "Legal Culture and Globalisation in Asia" Tuesday, 22/03/05 with Professor Lawrence Friedman
	ALC Comparative Law Seminar - "The Way We Live Now: Law and Authority in the Global Village" Monday, 21/03/05 6:30 PM
	ALC Meeting Friday, 11/03/05 10:00 AM
	ALC Occasional Seminar (with School of Law, La Trobe University) - The Relationship Between Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Examples from China" Thursday, 10/03/05 6:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Monday, 7/03/05 1:00 PM
	The Syariah Court of Singapore: A Study of a Court of Law Monday, 7/03/05 1:00 PM In Singapore, there exists a parallel system of law and court. Islamic law, or more appropriately Muslim law, is applied to Muslims in matrimonial and related matters...
February, 2005
	ALC Meeting Monday, 28/02/05 2:00 PM
	“Transpacific Discourse on Law and Bioethics: Technology, Information and Law” Tuesday, 22/02/05 Workshop with the Centre for Law and Genetics, School of Law, University of Tasmania
	Health Workshop: Transpacific Discourse on Law and Bioethics: Technology and Law Tuesday, 22/02/05 12:00 PM
	Asian Law Centre Symposium - Build it and they will come: the Frist Anniversary of Law Schools in Japan Monday, 21/02/05 9:00 AM Recent issues relating to legal education in Japan will be discussed by academics from Japan, Australia, Canada, the USA and the United Kingdom.
	Asian Law Centre Symposium - "Built It And They Will Come: The First Anniversary of Law Schools in Japan" Monday, 21/02/05 9:00 AM
	Asian Law Centre Advisory Board Meeting Wednesday, 16/02/05 Board Meeting
	ALC Asian Legal Dialogue (in Japanese) - "New Legal Education in Japan" Wednesday, 16/02/05 12:30 PM In Japanese.
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "Indonesian Constitutional Reform 1999-2002: Nationalism v Islamic State" Wednesday, 9/02/05 1:00 PM Mr Denny Indrayana, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne, will be speaking on 'Indonesian Constitutional Reform 1999-2002: Nationalism v. Islamic State'.
	ALC Asian Legal Dialogue - "Australian Law Through Japanese Eyes" Wednesday, 9/02/05 5:30 PM In Japanese.
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar (with the CSCI) - "Indonesian Constitutional Reform 1999-2002: Nationalism v Islamic State" Wednesday, 9/02/05 5:30 PM
	Chuo Law School Melbourne Summer School Monday, 7/02/05 Summer School
	Afternoon Tea for Chuo Students Monday, 7/02/05 3:30 PM
January, 2005
	ALC Asian Legal Dialogue - "New Lay Jury System in Japan" Tuesday, 18/01/05 5:00 PM In Japanese
December, 2004
	ALC Advisory Board Meeting Thursday, 16/12/04 6:30 PM
	ALC Advisory Board Meeting and Dinner Thursday, 2/12/04 5:30 PM
November, 2004
	The Rule of Law and Bangladesh Wednesday, 17/11/04 6:00 PM
	“Asian Legal Exchange in Australia and Japan: Challenges for Development in the Region” Monday, 15/11/04 Roundtable workshop with the Center for Asian Legal exchange Nagoya University, Japhan
October, 2004
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Wednesday, 27/10/04 1:00 PM
	Comparative Law Rountable Seminar - "The Other Lived Experience of Comparative Law: Asian Comparisons" Thursday, 21/10/04 with Professor Pierre Legrand
	International Committee Meeting Thursday, 21/10/04 1:00 PM
	ALC Comparative Law Seminar - "Comparative Legal Studies and the Matter of Authenticity" Wednesday, 20/10/04 6:30 PM Mainstream comparative law requires fundamental rethinking.....
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Wednesday, 13/10/04 1:00 PM
September, 2004
	"Local Government and Environmental Conservation in West Java" Monday, 27/09/04 ALC/Indonesia Forum Event
	Environment and the Law: Problems, Expectations and the Way Forward. Monday, 27/09/04 6:00 PM Indonesia Forum and Asian Law Centre invite you to a public lecture by Dr Joan Hardjono. 6pm Mon 27 Sept.
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Wednesday, 8/09/04 1:00 PM
August, 2004
	International Committee Meeting Thursday, 26/08/04 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - Merchants, Guilds and Early Business Enterprises in China Wednesday, 11/08/04 1:00 PM Ms Chenxia Shi reviews dynastic commercial developments and the status of merchants in traditional Chinese society.
July, 2004
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - Indonesia's First Direct Presidential Elections: Administering the Democratic Experiment Thursday, 22/07/04 1:00 PM Professor Dr Sjamsuddin will discuss the experience of the Indonesian Electoral Commission in establishing and implementing Indonesia's 'year of elections
	ALC Occasional Seminar - Government Guarantees in Vietnam: Lessons From Recent Infrastructure Projects Wednesday, 14/07/04 6:15 PM
	ALC Occasional Seminar - Legal Reform: Indonesia and Elsewhere Tuesday, 6/07/04 6:30 PM
June, 2004
	International Committee Meeting Thursday, 17/06/04 1:00 PM
May, 2004
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Monday, 31/05/04 1:00 PM
	Yasukuni Shrini Judgement (in Japanese) Monday, 31/05/04 1:00 PM In April 2004, the Fukuoka District Court found that the visit to the Yasakuni Shrine by Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Junichiro Koizumi, was unconstitutional...
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Wednesday, 12/05/04 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Thursday, 6/05/04 1:00 PM
	Successfully Aopting A Competition Law in Developing Countries: China and Thailand Compared Thursday, 6/05/04 1:00 PM The adoption of a competition law by developing countries as part of wider market-based economic reform is a contentious issue...
April, 2004
	International Committee Meeting Thursday, 29/04/04 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Wednesday, 28/04/04 1:00 PM
	Asian Law Centre Occasional Seminar Wednesday, 7/04/04 6:00 PM
	ALC Occasional Seminar Series - "Current Constitutional Issues in the Plilippines" Wednesday, 7/04/04 6:00 PM What is the place of law in democratic governance, in a nation where institutions are weak, elites are strong andthe Church even stronger?
March, 2004
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Wednesday, 31/03/04 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Wednesday, 17/03/04 1:00 PM
	Ali G, Borat and the Mythology of a Converging 'Asian' Law Wednesday, 17/03/04 1:00 PM How and why can one multilateral institution determine the content and procedure of the laws within an independent nation state? Through a critique of comparative law Jeremy contends...
	Professor Malcolm Smith's Farewell Thursday, 11/03/04
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Wednesday, 3/03/04 1:00 PM
	Pembangunan Hukum Indonesia: Tinjauan atas Paradigma dalam Proses Pembuatan Hukum [Indonesian Legal Development: The Paradigm in the Legislative Process] (In Bahasa Indonesia) Wednesday, 3/03/04 1:00 PM Sebagai negara modern, Indonesia juga membutuhkan sistem hukum yang modern. Hukum adat dan hukum warisan Belanda dianggap tidak cocok lagi dengan kebutuhan masyarakat Indonesia modern.
February, 2004
	Peace & Security After September 11: Australia, Japan & the Asia-Pacific Region. Thursday, 26/02/04 6:30 PM Seminar: Mr Yasushi Akashi, one of Japan's most senior and well-respected diplomats, will discuss the prospects for peace and security post 9-11. Thu 26 Feb 6:30pm.
	Beyond the Headlines: Muslim-Christian Relations in the New Global Environment. Wednesday, 11/02/04 6:00 PM Archbishop Peter Carnley & Prof. Abdullah Saeed explore key challenges facing Muslim-Christian relations in todays global environment.Wed 11 Feb.
October, 2003
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar Wednesday, 29/10/03 1:00 PM
	ALC Afternoon Tea with Visitors from CUPL Friday, 24/10/03 4:00 PM
	Islam, Terrorism and Indonesia: Wednesday, 15/10/03 6:15 PM Speakers are Dr Greg Fealy on "Hating the West: The Psycho-Religious Motivations of the Bali Bombers" and Associate Professor Tim Lindsey on "The Jemaah Islamiyah Trials: Defending the Bali Bombers". Wed 15 Oct
	Problems with Comparative Law - Labour Regulation in Asia. Thursday, 2/10/03 1:00 PM This workshop will consider the working conditions & industrial relations in various Asian countries to examine the implications for labour law in the region & beyond. Thur 2 Oct.
September, 2003
	ALC Work-in-Progress Seminar Thursday, 25/09/03 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - How Asian Are 'Asian Values'?: South Africa's Apartheid Regime and 'Asian Values' - Too Close for Comfort? Wednesday, 17/09/03 1:00 PM
	ALC Occasional Seminar - My Two Yen's Worth: A Lawyer's Perspective on the Japanese Economic Bubble and the Legal Response Over the 'Lost Decade' Wednesday, 17/09/03 6:00 PM Wed 17 Sept, 6pm.
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - Changes and Challenges in Japanese Criminal Justice Monday, 1/09/03 1:00 PM
	Challenges and Changes in Japanese Criminal Justice Monday, 1/09/03 1:00 PM This talk will explore some of the achievements and costs of doing criminal justice in the Japanese way.
August, 2003
	ALC/CELRL Afternoon Tea Thursday, 28/08/03 4:30 PM
	ALC Occasional Seminar - Indonesia's 2004 Elections: Can the New System Work? Thursday, 21/08/03 6:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - Will Amrozi Walk Free?: Retrospectivity and the Bali Bomb Trials Wednesday, 20/08/03 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - Does Anyone Know What Law Applies in East Timor - Portuguese or Indonesian? - The dos Santos Decision Thursday, 7/08/03 1:00 PM
July, 2003
	ALC Lecture: The New Chinese Empire Monday, 21/07/03 6:30 PM
	ALC Morning Tea Thursday, 17/07/03 11:00 AM
June, 2003
	ALC Conference - Law and Governance: Socialist Transforming Vietnam Thursday, 12/06/03 8:30 AM
May, 2003
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - Dispute Resolution, the Bargain and Game Theory Wednesday, 28/05/03 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - Policing the Chinese "Political" Wednesday, 14/05/03 1:00 PM
	Cultural Diversity Workshop Tuesday, 6/05/03 11:00 AM
April, 2003
	Cultural Diversity Workshop Tuesday, 29/04/03 11:00 AM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - Indonesian Responses to Terrorism Wednesday, 9/04/03 1:00 PM
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - Islamic Law in Aceh - New Fundamentalism Thursday, 3/04/03 1:00 PM
March, 2003
	ALC Brown Bag Seminar - Refugees, Statelessness and the Challenges of Locating Citizenship Wednesday, 12/03/03 1:00 PM
October, 2002
	ALC 'Brown Bag' Seminar - Has East Timor's Legal System Already Failed? Thursday, 31/10/02 1:00 PM
	ALC Occasional Seminar Series - "Fighting Corruption in Indonesia: An Insider's Perspective" Thursday, 24/10/02 6:00 PM Following the fall of Soeharto in 1998, a key demand of the reformasi movement was the eradication of corruption.
	ALC 'Brown Bag' seminar - Law and the Ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia: A Post-Crisis Update. Wednesday, 16/10/02 1:00 PM
	Official Launch of the book "Law and Labour Market Regulation in East Asia" Friday, 4/10/02 3:15 PM
September, 2002
	Islamic Law and the West: Can Secular Laws and Syariah Co-exist? Thursday, 19/09/02 9:00 AM
	Asian Law Online Launch Thursday, 19/09/02 5:00 PM
	“Islam after September 11 – Islamic Law and The West: Can Secular Laws & Syariah Co-Exist?” Thursday, 19/09/02 9:00 AM The ‘war against terror’, military action in Afghanistan and the bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York radically altered the position of Islam in the West.
	Globalisation, Regulatory Character and Reform: Understanding Safety Reform Following the Kader Toy Factory Fire in Bangkok, Thailand. Wednesday, 11/09/02 1:00 PM
	Hong Kong: A Tiger Ready to Retire? Wednesday, 11/09/02 6:00 PM
August, 2002
	A Secret Process?: Policy, Economy and Reform in Vietnam. Wednesday, 21/08/02 6:00 PM
	Land Law Reform Policy in Indonesia Monday, 12/08/02 1:00 PM Seminar
	Administrative Justice in China Tuesday, 6/08/02 6:00 PM Seminar
July, 2002
	Welcome Reception for Dr Chen Duanhong & Judge Liu Yuenan Tuesday, 30/07/02 5:30 PM
May, 2002
	The Origins of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights Friday, 31/05/02 12:30 PM Seminar
	Socialist Understandings of Privatisation: The Vietnam Experience Wednesday, 29/05/02 6:00 PM
	China and Religious Freedom Wednesday, 22/05/02 1:00 PM Asian Law Centre 'Brown Bag' Seminar Series
	Corporate Governance in Japan Wednesday, 8/05/02 1:00 PM Asian Law Centre
	Indonesia: Politics Update Wednesday, 1/05/02 1:00 PM Seminar
April, 2002
	Fatwa: Islamic Law in South-East Asia Wednesday, 10/04/02 1:00 PM Seminar
	What Went Wrong with Indonesian Law Reform? Wednesday, 10/04/02 6:00 PM Seminar
March, 2002
	Human Rights in the Philippines: Implementing the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court Wednesday, 27/03/02 1:00 PM Seminar
	ALC Seminar Monday, 11/03/02 1:00 PM International Transactions
October, 2001
	ALC "BROWN BAG" SEMINAR Which Contradiction? Vestiges of Antagonistic Contradictions in China's "Modern" Legal System Wednesday, 17/10/01 1:00 PM Sarah Biddulph, Associate Director (China), ALC, examined the developing legal form of police detention powers in China.
	A Personal Experience in Combating Corruption: The Indonesian Supreme Court's Wrongful Dissolution of the Joint Investigating Team Against Corruption Wednesday, 17/10/01 5:30 PM The Asian Law Centre presented this seminar on combating corruption in Indonesia, featuring Hamid Chalid, Indonesian Society for Transparency.
September, 2001
	The Legal System & Women's Rights in Indonesia Thursday, 20/09/01 4:30 PM Leading Indonesian lawyer, Nursyahbani Katjasungkana, spoke on "The Legal System & Women's Rights in Indonesia".
	Reorienting TRIPS: Intellectual Property Law in North Asia Thursday, 20/09/01 6:00 PM Former Australian diplomat and WIPO official, Tony Taubman, spoke on "Reorienting TRIPS: Intellectual Property Law in North Asia".
	ALC "BROWN BAG" SEMINAR Adat, National Land & Forestry Laws Wednesday, 19/09/01 1:00 PM Budi Dharmono spoke on Adat, National Land & Forestry Laws in the Asian Law Centre's "Brown Bag" Seminar Series.
	ALC BROWN BAG SEMINAR Legal Aspects of OTC Deriviatives in Korea: Reducing Legal Uncertainty by Legislative Reform Wednesday, 5/09/01 1:00 PM PhD candidate Sunseop Jung presented this ALC "Brown Bag" seminar.
	The International Monetary Fund: Its Roles in the Asia Pacific Wednesday, 5/09/01 6:00 PM Mr William E Holder, Deputy General Counsel, International Monetary Fund, commented on the features and functions of the IMF in a changing world; the relationship of the IMF to the Asia Pacific region, including the events and impacts of the Asian financi
August, 2001
	ALC "BROWN BAG" SEMINAR Traditional Customary Law & Article 33 of the Constitution: Who owns minerals in Indonesia? Wednesday, 29/08/01 1:00 PM Ryad Chairil presented the third of the Asian Law Centre Brown Bag Seminar series on Wednesday 29 August. Ryad spoke about "Traditional Customary Law and Article 33 of the Constitution: Who owns Minerals in Indonesia?" These are key issues as decentralisa
	ALC "BROWN BAG" SEMINAR Further Perspectives on Comparative Law Wednesday, 22/08/01 1:00 PM In the second of the Asian Law Centre's "Brown Bag" Seminar Series, Sean Cooney spoke on "Further Perspectives on Comparative Law".
	ALC "BROWN BAG" SEMINAR Roots and Routes: Comparative Law in a Post-modern World Wednesday, 8/08/01 1:00 PM Asian Law Centre's first "Brown Bag" seminar features Pip Nicholson speaking on "Roots and Routes: Comparative Law in a Post-modern World".
July, 2001
	Law Reform in Developing & Transitional Economies Monday, 2/07/01 Co-organised by the Asian Law Centre, University of Melbourne; Asian Law Center, University of Washington and various Mongolian institutions.
April, 2001
	The Rise and Fall of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Indonesia Thursday, 26/04/01 5:00 PM Mr Ibrahim Assegaf, a prominent Indonesian lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner, gave a broad overview of the anti-corruption mechanisms in Indonesia, a critique of their shortcomings and proposals for reform.
	Rule of Law Post-Soeharto Wednesday, 4/04/01 4:30 PM
	Contesting Native Title: Perspectives from Malaysia and Australia Wednesday, 4/04/01 5:30 PM Professor MB Hooker, ANU, and Ms Maureen Tehan, Faculty of Law, The University of Melbourne, spoke on the current issues in native title law and politics in Malaysia and Australia.
November, 2000
	Law & Political Crisis in Indonesia: The Problem of Human Rights Wednesday, 8/11/00 12:30 PM Dr Todung Mulya Lubis, former chair, Indonesia Legal Aid Foundation, presented a seminar on the problem of human rights in Indonesia during the political crisis. Dr Lubis is a prominent Indonesian human rights lawyer. He was a key figure in the monitoring
October, 2000
	Rethinking the Good Governance Paradigm: Corruption & Social Engineering in Indonesia & Vietnam Friday, 27/10/00 9:00 AM
	Asian Law Centre 15th Anniversary Dinner Thursday, 26/10/00 7:15 PM
August, 2000
	Comparative Law stubs its toe on Indonesian Legal Reform: A Fairytale for International Donors of all Ethnocentricities Friday, 11/08/00 12:30 PM

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