Melbourne Law School Asian Law Centre

Forthcoming Events

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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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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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Centre for Islamic Law and Society: Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference
Monday, 17/11/08 9:00 AM
CILS will host its 4th annual Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference - to bring together postgraduate students around Australia who are researching topics relating to Islam.

News

Opening for Legal Interns

Volkswagen (China) Investment Company Ltd. (based in Beijing) are looking for a legal intern starting in March 2009 for a minimum duration of four to six months, longer stays are welcome. Read more

ALC PhD Candidate wins 2008 Harold Luntz Prize for the Most Outstanding Law Thesis and the Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis

The inaugural winner of the Harold Luntz Prize for the Most Outstanding Law Thesis is Dr Simon Butt, supervised by Professor Tim Lindsey. Read more

Professor Malcolm DH Smith Memorial Scholarship

The Asian Law Centre has opened a fund that will ultimately be used to establish a memorial scholarship to remember Professor Smith and his exceptional contribution to Asian legal studies. Read more