In Aeternum, July 2009 Download PDF - Queen's College ...

43rd Queen’s Inn Dinner
his year at the 43rd Queen’s Inn
dinner we were very lucky to
have a wide range of current law
students and Wyverns at varying stages
of their careers in the legal profession.
The dinner is always appreciated by
current law students as it provides a
wonderful opportunity for us to benefi t
from the knowledge and experience of
Wyverns. This year’s address was given
by guest speaker Barrister, Claire e Harris
whose focus was on the important portant issue
of human rights drawing on n her
wealth of
experience in the area.
After completing articles rticle Claire moved
to the Federal Court ourt where w she worked
as an Associate te to JJustice
Merkel. She
then moved to Cambridge Cam to complete a
Masters of Law focusing on internation international
law and human rights. Claire then mov moved
to the International Criminal Tribunal T for
the former mer Yugoslavia as the legal lega offi cer
to Judge David Hunt. Here, Claire worked
on the landmark dmar case Kunarac c – the fi rst
case to recognise recogni sexual enslavement
as a crime rime against again humanity. She later
worked ed in the Of Offi ce of the Prosecutor,
as part art of the team on the Milosevic trial.
In 2003 03 Claire came to t the Melbourne
Bar and nd since then has aappeared
in cases
across s many areas of law. Sh She has also
been a consultant for the Interna International
Criminal Court ourt in the Netherlands. In
2006 Claire appeared ed for Amnes Amnesty
International to make submissions bmis about
the human rights issues in the he trial tri of
Jack Thomas on his terrorism-related related
charges.
We were privileged to be joined by
someone who has worked in so many
settings and has been involved in many
signifi cant cases. It was very inspiring
for current students to hear about the
opportunities that exist in this fi eld. It was
such an enjoyable evening with great
support from the Wyvern community.
We hope that the dinner will be able to
continue on for many more years in spite
of the fall in law student numbers as a
result of the Melbourne Model.
Charley Brumby-Rendell (‘07)
& Renee Carr (’05)
Charley Brumby-Rendell (‘07), Hannah Biggins (’02),
David Dickens (’02), Yasmin Lim (’03) and Sharon Burchell (High Table 2005)
Nathan Wright (’06), speaker, Claire Harris, Jason Raftopoulos & The Master, David Runia
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