Law Making and Human Rights: Executive and Parliamentary Scrutiny Across Australian Jurisdictions
The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and Monash Law presents:
Book launch: Law Making and Human Rights
In light of the current health concerns caused by the COVID-19 situation, this event has been postponed. Those who have registered to attend the scheduled 24 March event, will be informed with the new date of the event once it is arranged.
Please join us in launching Law Making and Human Rights: Executive and Parliamentary Scrutiny Across Australian Jurisdictions.
This collection, edited by Associate Professor Julie Debeljak (Monash University) and Associate Professor Laura Grenfell (The University of Adelaide), examines how rights figure in the law-making process.
At this special event you will hear from two leading figures in the Victorian legal community who will draw upon their own expertise regarding the role of the executive and parliament in making law within a human rights framework.
The topics covered in this new title are presented by experts and scholars to offer a comprehensive analysis of how rights are scrutinised in all Australian jurisdictions.
Find out what topics are covered in this title here.
Speakers
Keynote: The Hon Jill Hennessy MP, Attorney-General of Victoria
Jill Hennessy is the Attorney-General of Victoria and Minister for Workplace Safety. She has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since February 2010, and was the Minister for Health from November 2014 to December 2018, before commencing her current appointment.
Professor the Hon Marilyn Warren AC QC, Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria (2003 - 2017)
Professor Warren AC QC served as Chief Justice of Victoria for 14 years. Professor Warren AC QC is a Vice-Chancellor’s Professorial Fellow at Monash University.
Associate Professor Julie Debeljak, Monash University
Associate Professor Laura Grenfell, The University of Adelaide