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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.
Quita Brunt, Mark Wires, Tsjatsja Westerveld and Raquel dos Santos, with the support of team coach Assistant Professor Louise Parsons, competed against more than 200 teams from leading universities around the world and were delighted to be awarded an Honourable Mention for the Claimant's Memorandum.
Dubbed the "United Nations of Bond" by a competitor in reference to their diverse backgrounds (the team included two Canadian students, two Australian students one of whom was born in Brazil and another born in Kenya and a South African coach!), the students had the opportunity to mix with more than 500 students, coaches and arbitrators at a Welcome Function prior to the competition kicking off.
The first day of the contest saw them come up against De Paul University from the United States, and it soon became apparent the bar had been set high.
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Vis (East) Moot Team (l-r): Raquel dos Santos,
Tsjatsja Westerveld, Quita Brunt and Mark Wires |
Both sides displayed an impressive depth of preparation and presented good arguments to the panel of judges that included practising arbitrators from Canada and academics from the City University of Hong, who grilled the students on particular legal points, conventions and recent case law.
The following days saw the team battle against Xiamen University of China and Handong Global University of South Korea before being awarded an Honourable Mention for their Claimant's Memorandum.
Team coach Assistant Professor Louise Parsons said the students were deserving of their recognition.
“The students have been amazing in their consistent display of dedication and their self-directed approach to preparing for this moot. They left no stone unturned in their research,” she said.
“They did the best they had ever done as a team and we received some very good feedback from the arbitrators. They should all be very proud of their efforts.
“Thanks again to everyone involved with making this experience possible for the students - all the guest judges, the subject matter experts who shared their knowledge with the team, and the people behind the scenes.
“Thank you as well to the course co-ordinators and tutors who have been incredibly flexible, supportive and accommodating.”
About the Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot:
Since its inception in 1993, the Vis Moot has grown to become one of the premier international student competitions in the world. Its goal is to foster the study of international commercial law and arbitration for resolution of international business disputes through its application to a concrete problem of a client, and to train law leaders of tomorrow in methods of alternative dispute resolution.
Organisers deliberately selected arbitration as the method of dispute resolution for the competition in response to the business community’s marked preference for resolving international commercial disputes by this method.
Students participate in two crucial phases: the writing of memoranda for both claimant and respondent, and the hearing of oral argument based upon the memoranda - both judged by a panel of arbitration experts.
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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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Bond Law Alumnus Ed Brockhoff has recently completed a three month internship at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, expanding his already stellar resume.
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!
