Castan Centre Annual Conference - ‘The Changing Human Rights Landscape’

The Castan Centre’s 2009 conference ‘The Changing Human Rights Landscape’ will be held on Friday, 17 July at the State Library of Victoria.The following four sessions have been confirmed:

Session 1 - A National Consultation on Human Rights

The Hon Robert McClelland, Australian Attorney General on ‘Promotion and Protection of Human Rights’

Session 2 - A Health Check on the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities

Alistair Pound, Barrister, on ‘The Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities so far: A lawyer’s perspective’

The Hon Justice Chris Maxwell, President, Court of Appeal on ‘The Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities so far: A judge’s perspective’

Session 3 - Australian Re-engagement with International Law

The Hon Robert Hill, Australian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (retiring April 2009) on ‘Howard to Rudd: Australia’s record of international engagement’

Professor Hilary Charlesworth, Director, Centre for International Governance and Justice, Australian National University on ‘Assessing Australia on the world stage’

Session 4 - International Law Update

Professor Chris Sidoti, former Australian Human Rights Commissioner, Visiting Professor Griffith University, Visiting Professor, University of Western Sydney on ‘The UN Human Rights Council - The story so far’

Professor Sarah Joseph, Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law on ‘International Human Rights cases 2008-2009′

For further details and to register, see http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/events/2009/conference-09.html .