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 2010 is shaping up to be a great year here in the Law Faculty. With the first semester now behind us, the Faculty has already notched up several impressive successes, both as individuals and as a collective.
Our talented mooters have made their mark around the world, delivering outstanding performances at the International Criminal Court Trial Competition in The Hague, Netherlands, at the Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong, and also here in Australia at the National Jessup mooting competition. | |
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WRONGFUL CONVICTION OVERTURNED WITH PERSISTENCE
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 The Department of Public Prosecution has announced it will not pursue a retrial against Graham Stafford after the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction in December last year.
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BOND LAW PLAYS PIVOTAL ROLE IN SHAPING AUSTRALIAN-FIRST LEGISLATION
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 Bond University academics who played an integral role in driving Queensland’s new legislation for victims of domestic violence who kill their attackers have called on the rest of Australia to strongly consider introducing the legislation.
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QLD AND NSW PREVENTATIVE DETENTION LAWS INCONSISTENT WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
By Professor Patrick Keyzer
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 The United Nations Human Rights Committee have released their decisions in cases brought by Ken Tillman (NSW) and Robert Fardon (Queensland). | |
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BOND LAW WINS INTERNATIONAL SPEAKING PRIZE
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 Bond Law has again proved its first-class credentials on the world stage at the prestigious International Criminal Court Trial Competition in The Hague, Netherlands, held in March. | |
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AMBASSADOR OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO AUSTRALIA VISITS BOND
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 The Tim Fischer Centre for Global Trade and Finance and the Faculty of Law recently hosted His Excellency Mr ZHANG Junsai, the Ambassador of The People’s Republic of China to Australia, as he presented a Distinguished Lecture on "China-Australia Economic and Investment Co-Operation and Bilateral Relations".
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RESEARCH CENTRE FOR LAW, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY ESTABLISHED
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 Bond University’s latest Research Centre, the Centre for Law, Governance and Public Policy, was established in late 2009 under the leadership of Foundation Director Professor Patrick Keyzer of the Faculty of Law.
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"UNITED NATIONS OF BOND" IMPRESSES AT INTERNATIONAL MOOTING COMPETITION
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 A team of law students hailing from all corners of the globe has impressed at the prestigious Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held in Hong Kong in March.
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ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES
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 As Semester 1 draws to a close, we celebrate the individual and team achievements of several of our students and staff, including Prime Minister's Endeavour Award recipient Thomas Harrison, our Jessup team members James Graham, Thomas Harrison, Katherine Mansted and Henry Norris, and their coaches Joel Butler and Kate Allan, 2010 Young Gold Coast Citizen of the Year Benjamin Naday, doctoral recipients Dr Iain Field and Dr Jeremy Peace, Adjunct Professor David Tanzer, along with the sporting triumphs of staff members Tammy Johnson and Peter Froelich. | |
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Associate Professor Dan Svantesson
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 Information Technology Law expert, Associate Professor Dan Svantesson, has recently returned from a Visiting Fellowship with the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy, where he expanded on his research into privacy regulations of cross-border data transfers. | |
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Assistant Professor Tina Hunter
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 Assistant Professor and PhD candidate Tina Hunter has been engaged by the Western Australian Government Department of Minerals and Resources to create a new regulatory structure for the regulation of offshore petroleum activities in Australia. | |
Associate Professor Vai Lo and Associate Professor Leon Wolff
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 Associate Professor Vai Lo (pictured) and Associate Professor Leon Wolff were recently invited to participate in the Kyoto and Tokyo Seminars on Japanese Law – Vai co-teaching Labour Law and Investment and the Law, and Leon teaching Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Gender and the Law. | |
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Emeritus Professor John Farrar
Professor Patrick Keyzer
Professor Patrick Keyzer
Professor Patrick Keyzer
Associate Professor Bobette Wolski
Associate Professor Leon Wolff
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JD A VALUABLE
INVESTMENT FOR BRONWYN
 Managing her own software business, launching Australia’s first online training system, penning her first fiction novel and completing her Juris Doctor is all in a day’s work for Bond Law student Bronwyn Coulthart.
GLOBETROTTING LEGAL
STAR ED BROCKHOFF
 Bond Law Alumnus Ed Brockhoff has recently completed a three month internship at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, expanding his already stellar resume.
One of the Faculty’s star performers, the former Vice-Chancellor’s Scholar graduated as Valedictorian from his dual degree in Law and International Relations in May 2006. After a year travelling abroad, Ed returned to Australia to take up an appointment as Associate to Justice Bleby and Justice White of the Supreme Court of South Australia.
In January 2008, he landed one of the most prestigious graduate positions in the legal sector, being appointed as an Associate to High Court Judge, Justice Michael Kirby.
Having completed his Associateship with Justice Kirby, Ed travelled to Rwanda to volunteer in the Judicial Chambers at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for three months, assisting judges with cases before the Tribunal. He was kept company by fellow Bond Alumni, Ebenezer Sayore and Fabia Lonnquist, who were also working as interns at the Tribunal.
The ICTR’s purpose is to prosecute those most responsible for the genocide attacks that took place in Rwanda in 1994. The history of this incident refers to the deaths of approximately 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus who were slaughtered in the most horrific of circumstances in 100 days.
His internship complete, Ed, a keen traveller, is now roving the globe, with plans to visit the Balkans, Middle East and Africa before returning to Australia in August.
His international relations background, extensive globetrotting, outstanding legal skills and already impressive work history will all stand him in good stead to one day achieve his ultimate goal of entering the arena of international diplomacy.
PROFESSOR LESSING
FINDS BOND OFFERS MORE
 Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Students) John Lessing has taught many remarkable students at Bond, but whether any will go on to achieve as much as one particularly well known former student of his, by the name of Nelson Mandela, is yet to be seen!
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