2009 Annual Report - Faculty of Law - Monash University

Judging in Israel – Balancing
Contradictions Justice Eliezer Rivlin,
Vice-President of the Supreme Court
of Israel
Held on Monday 2 November Justice
Eliezer Rivlin Vice-President of the
Supreme Court of Israel presented a
lecture on ‘Judging in Israel – Balancing
Contradictions’ at Monash University Law
Chambers. The lecture covered Israel
and the contradicting ideas, differences
of beliefs, divergence of opinions and
the complex reality in which the state is
constantly required to handle complicated
security challenges.
The American Drug Court Movement:
A personal Journey, The Honourable
Peggy Fulton Hora
Held on Tuesday 18 August Judge
Peggy Fulton Hora (retired) presented
a lecture titled ‘The American Drug
Court Movement: A personal Journey’.
Judge Hora spoke on the aspect of
non-adversarial justice – the solutions –
focussed Drug Courts which have been
a feature of American criminal justice
system for the last 20 years. The lecture
was at Monash University Law Chambers.
Water and Peace in the Middle East
Gideon Bromberg
This public lecture by Gidon Bromberg,
the Israeli Director and co-founder of
EcoPeace/Friends of the Earth Middle
East (FoEME), was held on Thursday 8
January at the Monash University Law
Chambers.
9.3 Book Launches
Non-Adversarial Justice By
Dr Michael King, Professor
Arie Freiberg AM, Dr Becky Batagol
and Mr Ross Hyams
This book was launched by Mr Ian Gray,
Chief Magistrate, Magistrate’s Court of
Victoria at the lecture which Judge Peggy
Fulton Hora presented at on Tuesday
18 August at Monash University Law
Chambers.
Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the
Rule of Law by Professor Susan
Kneebone and From Convention to
Classroom: The Long Road to Human
Rights Education by Dr Paula Gerber
Held on Friday 5 June at the Immigration
Museum in Melbourne, two academics,
Professor Susan Kneebone and Dr Paula
Queens Birthday Honours – Arie recieves medal of the
Order of Australia (AM)
Professor Arie Freiberg was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
for service to the law, particularly in the fields of criminology and reform relating to
sentencing, legal education and academic leadership.
“It’s a great honour to be recognised by one’s community for one’s work, especially
in an area as sensitive, emotive and controversial as sentencing, where I hope I have
been able to inject some reason into the debate,” Professor Freiberg said.
“It is also pleasing to be recognised for my contribution to legal education in law and
criminology. It has been a pleasure engaging with, and possibly influencing, young
minds for over three decades at both Monash and the University of Melbourne.”
Gerber celebrated the launch of their
books. The Honourable Michael Kirby AM
CMG conducted the evening which was
attended by 100 people.
Constitutional Advancement
in a Frozen Continent Essays
in Honour of George Winterton
Edited by Professor H P Lee
and Dr Peter Gerangelos
Professor H P Lee (Monash University)
and Dr Peter Gerangelos (University of
Sydney) jointly edited ‘Constitutional
Advancement in a Frozen Continent’ in
honour of Professor George Winterton
who passed away on 6 November
2008. The launch was presented by The
Honourable Sir Anthony Mason, AC KBE
on Wednesday 25 November at Monash
University Law Chambers with close to
70 people attending.
The faculty held a number of book
launches throughout 2009 by staff from
the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law
and the Centre for Regulatory Studies.
These book launches are listed under the
respective Centre reports.
9.4 Media Involvement
Monash Law School gained substantial
media coverage during 2009 with over 100
press, radio and online stories featuring
Monash Law School staff. Staff were
involved in a wide range of substantial law
issues ranging from Euthanasia to Antimoney
laundering legislation. The faculty
also had the opportunity to celebrate one
of its law alumna being appointed the
2009 Australian of the Year.
The Age and The Australian covered a
majority of media stories quoting Monash
Law School staff, followed by The Herald-
Sun and ABC Radio.
Dr Gideon Boas made several
contributions to the The Age, ABC and
The Australian regarding the Karadzic
case and Professor Arie Freiberg AM
and Professor Bernadette Mc Sherry
commented on child sex offenders.
Other staff members who commented on
various topics throughout 2009 included,
but was not limited to Professor Graeme
Hodge, Associate Professor Adrian
Evans, Dr Bronwyn Naylor, Professor Ann
Monotti and Professor Susan Kneebone.
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