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August, 2008


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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

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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'.

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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.

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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.

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'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


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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


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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.

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Centre for Islamic Law and Society Research Seminar -
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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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


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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.

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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.

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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


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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.

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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


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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.

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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.

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ALC and CILS Research Seminar: "Homosexuality, Transgenderism and Islam in Indonesia"
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


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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


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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.

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"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.

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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


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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.

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Nguyen Thi Kin Ngan
Monday, 10/09/07

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Dr Bui Kien Dien
Monday, 10/09/07

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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


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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?

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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...

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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


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“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?

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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

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Sunday, 8/07/07

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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

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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


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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

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“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...

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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’?

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“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...

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“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


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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.

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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..

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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


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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...

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Ms Fatima Husein
Thursday, 1/03/07


February, 2007


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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...

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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”...

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Chuo Law School Melbourne Summer School
Monday, 5/02/07


November, 2006


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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

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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.

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CSCI Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference
Monday, 20/11/06
This conference aims to bring together postgraduate students around Australia who are researching topics relating to Islam.

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“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

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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


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ALC Brownbag Seminar
Wednesday, 11/10/06 1:00 PM


September, 2006


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“Are ‘Asian Values’ Universal? International Discourse on Human Rights Policies”
Monday, 25/09/06
PhD Completion Seminar with the Office for Research

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ALC Brownbag Seminar
Wednesday, 13/09/06 1:00 PM


August, 2006


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ALC Brownbag Seminar
Wednesday, 30/08/06 1:00 PM

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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.

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“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

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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


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“Paradigms: Comparative Legal Studies in Asia”,
Tuesday, 18/07/06
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June, 2006


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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.

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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

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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


May, 2006


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ALC/CSCI Seminar - "Islam and Modernity in Indonesia: An Open Discussion"
Tuesday, 23/05/06 1:00 PM

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ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "Policing Religion: Singapore and the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act"
Monday, 22/05/06 1:00 PM

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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

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“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.

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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.

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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).

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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


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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

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ALC Occasional Seminar
Monday, 3/04/06 6:00 PM


March, 2006


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ALC Asian Legal Dialogue (in Japanese) - "Reform of Japan's Civil Code"
Thursday, 16/03/06 1:00 PM

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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


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ALC Asian Legal Dialogue (in Japanese) - "Studying Law in Australia"
Thursday, 9/02/06 6:00 PM

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ALC Asian Legal Dialogue (in Japanese) - "Being a Judge in Japan"
Tuesday, 7/02/06 6:00 PM

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Chuo Law School Melbourne Summer School
Monday, 6/02/06
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December, 2005


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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.

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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.


November, 2005


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CSCI PhD Student Conference
Friday, 4/11/05 9:00 AM

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CSCI Annual Conference
Thursday, 3/11/05 8:45 AM


October, 2005


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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

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Dr Nguyen Thi Anh Van
Saturday, 22/10/05
Delegation from the Hanoi Law University, Vietnam

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CSCI Islamic Research Seminar
Thursday, 20/10/05 1:00 PM

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Indonesia Forum Event
Wednesday, 19/10/05 6:00 PM

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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.

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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

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ALC Brownbag Seminar
Wednesday, 12/10/05 1:00 PM


September, 2005


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CSCI Islamic Research Seminar
Thursday, 22/09/05 1:00 PM

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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

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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


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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.

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CSCI Seminar
Tuesday, 30/08/05

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Ms Funie Suga
Sunday, 28/08/05
Delegation from Japan researching Guardianship and Administration Law

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CSCI Islamic Research Seminar
Thursday, 25/08/05 1:00 PM

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ALC Brownbag Seminar
Wednesday, 17/08/05 1:00 PM

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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.

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ALC Brownbag Seminar
Wednesday, 3/08/05 1:00 PM

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CSCI Public Dialogue
Wednesday, 3/08/05 6:00 PM

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ALC/CSCI Seminar - "Syari'ah and Islamic Governance: Unexploited Resources"
Monday, 1/08/05 6:00 PM


July, 2005


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CSCI Islamic Research Seminar
Thursday, 21/07/05 1:00 PM

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Asialink Panel Discussion - "Media: Corby, Tsunami and Depictions of Asia in Australia"
Tuesday, 5/07/05 1:00 PM

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ALC Occasional Seminar
Tuesday, 5/07/05 6:00 PM


June, 2005


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CSCI Islamic Research Seminar
Thursday, 23/06/05 1:00 PM

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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

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Farewell for Judge in Residence
Monday, 20/06/05 6:00 PM

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CSCI Seminar
Thursday, 9/06/05 1:00 PM

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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


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Vietnam Legal Research Group Meeting
Tuesday, 31/05/05 10:00 AM

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ALC Brownbag Seminar
Wednesday, 25/05/05 1:00 PM

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ALC Occasional Seminar - "Integrating Alternative Dispute Resolution into Japanese Legal Education"
Monday, 23/05/05 6:00 PM

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CSCI Islamic Research Seminar
Thursday, 19/05/05 1:00 PM

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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).

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ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "The Organisation and Operation of Vietnam's Administrative Courts"
Wednesday, 18/05/05 1:00 PM

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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.

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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

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ALC Occasional Seminar - Consular Assistance - In Trouble with the Law in Asia
Wednesday, 11/05/05 6:00 PM

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ALC Occasional Seminar - Combating Judicial and Prosecutorial Corruption in Indonesia: New Developments"
Tuesday, 3/05/05 6:00 PM


April, 2005


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ALC Brownbag Seminar
Wednesday, 27/04/05

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CSCI Islamic Research Seminar
Thursday, 21/04/05 1:00 PM

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ALC Brownbag Seminar
Wednesday, 13/04/05

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CSCI Public Dialogue - "Militancy, Ideas of Jihad and Islam"
Wednesday, 13/04/05 7:00 PM

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ALC Asian Legal Dialogue - "Islam, Politics and Secularism: Political Struggle in Post-Soeharto Indonesia"
Monday, 11/04/05 1:00 PM
In Bahasa Indonesia.

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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

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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.

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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


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ALC Brown Bag Seminar - "Hong Kong Changes Leaders Mid-Term: Why, How and What Next?"
Wednesday, 23/03/05 1:00 PM

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Comparative Law Rountable Seminar - "Legal Culture and Globalisation in Asia"
Tuesday, 22/03/05
with Professor Lawrence Friedman

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ALC Comparative Law Seminar - "The Way We Live Now: Law and Authority in the Global Village"
Monday, 21/03/05 6:30 PM

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ALC Meeting
Friday, 11/03/05 10:00 AM

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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

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ALC Brown Bag Seminar
Monday, 7/03/05 1:00 PM

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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


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ALC Meeting
Monday, 28/02/05 2:00 PM

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“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

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Health Workshop: Transpacific Discourse on Law and Bioethics: Technology and Law
Tuesday, 22/02/05 12:00 PM

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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

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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.

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Asian Law Centre Advisory Board Meeting
Wednesday, 16/02/05
Board Meeting

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ALC Asian Legal Dialogue (in Japanese) - "New Legal Education in Japan"
Wednesday, 16/02/05 12:30 PM

In Japanese.


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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'.

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ALC Asian Legal Dialogue - "Australian Law Through Japanese Eyes"
Wednesday, 9/02/05 5:30 PM
In Japanese.

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ALC Brown Bag Seminar (with the CSCI) - "Indonesian Constitutional Reform 1999-2002: Nationalism v Islamic State"
Wednesday, 9/02/05 5:30 PM

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Chuo Law School Melbourne Summer School
Monday, 7/02/05
Summer School

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Afternoon Tea for Chuo Students
Monday, 7/02/05 3:30 PM


January, 2005


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ALC Asian Legal Dialogue - "New Lay Jury System in Japan"
Tuesday, 18/01/05 5:00 PM
In Japanese


December, 2004


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ALC Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, 16/12/04 6:30 PM

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ALC Advisory Board Meeting and Dinner
Thursday, 2/12/04 5:30 PM


November, 2004


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The Rule of Law and Bangladesh
Wednesday, 17/11/04 6:00 PM

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“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


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ALC Brown Bag Seminar
Wednesday, 27/10/04 1:00 PM

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Comparative Law Rountable Seminar - "The Other Lived Experience of Comparative Law: Asian Comparisons"
Thursday, 21/10/04
with Professor Pierre Legrand

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International Committee Meeting