Tagged with Law and Criminology

Two Griffith University students have been selected to complete internships with the United States (US) Congress. Clare Anderson and Monique Salm will be among only 13 Australians from seven universities selected for the Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program 2008 (UCWIP). While in Washington DC the students will be assigned to individual Congressional offices for eight weeks, […]

The first animal law workshop in the southern hemisphere will be held in Brisbane this week. Workshop co-organiser and Griffith law lecturer Steven White said animal law was an area that affected all of us, and was growing in importance. “Animal law looks at how we govern our relationship with animals, including companion and farm […]

Do we have good cause for being sceptical about ‘corporate social responsibility’? This topic will be discussed at the fourth annual Michael Whincop memorial lecture tonight (Monday, August 20). The lecture is being presented by the Griffith University Socio-Legal Research Centre in conjunction with the Griffith Law School and aims to stimulate debate about this […]

The first students to complete Queensland’s only migration law degree program have graduated from Griffith University. Griffith is one of only four universities nationally to offer a migration law program. Program Convenor Janine McMaster-Kirkwood said the Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice was a requirement for people seeking registration as an Australian Migration […]

Due to demand Griffith University is launching a new course to help people on the Gold Coast qualify to practice law in Queensland. Griffith Legal Practice Centre Director Janine McMaster-Kirkwood said people applying for admission as legal practitioners in Queensland were required to complete practical legal training (PLT). “PLT is now compulsory and the first […]

A nation-wide network is being launched to help build Australia’s capacity and understanding of Chinese law, which increasingly has implications for Australians. The China Law Network (CLN) will be jointly launched by Griffith University and the University of Melbourne, under the banner of the Australian Research Council Asia Pacific Futures Research Network (ARC APFRN). CLN […]

The desire to work in the fast-paced world of criminology has led Griffith University PhD scholar Rebecca Wickes on a new career path. As a student with psychology and social science degrees in hand, the decision to do a PhD in criminology was a natural progression. “Many of the subjects that I enjoyed most during […]