Upcoming Event: Politics in Action: Democratic Updates from Southeast Asia Policy Roundtable When: 29 July 2016, 10.00 – 18.00 Where: New Law School Lecture Theatre 104, New Law Building, University of Sydney Southeast Asia is far from homogenous when it comes to political systems, government leadership and democratic transitions. Each country has a unique political history which separatesContinue reading “Politics in Action in Southeast Asia”
Author Archives: Melissa Crouch
Religion in Times of Crisis
On 28 June 2016, the Asia Research Institute in Singapore will be hosting a seminar on “How to Study Religion in Times of Crisis”. The event is organised by the Religion and Globalisation Cluster Fellows Giuseppe Bolotta, Catherine Scheer, Nurfadzilah Yahaya and Amelia Fauzia. The conference program is available here, or the abstract is below: Continue reading “Religion in Times of Crisis”
UNSW engagement in Myanmar
Ithought I would just provide an update of all the things going on at UNSW Law in relation to Myanmar. See flier here, or info below: UNSW Law has numerous projects to contribute to legal education, constitutional literacy and protection of human rights in Myanmar, including: · the Australia-Myanmar Constitutional Democracy Project;· the Diplomacy Training Program;· National Pro BonoContinue reading “UNSW engagement in Myanmar”
Engaging with Policy in Southeast Asia
Sydney’s Southeast Asia Centre are holding two workshops in July that may be of interest to scholars of Southeast Asia: Engaging with Policy in Southeast Asia: Postgraduate Research Workshop28 July 2016 The University of Sydney will bring together research students from around Australia to explore how activists interface with the governments of countries in SoutheastContinue reading “Engaging with Policy in Southeast Asia”
The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Law
Anver Emon and Rumee Ahmed are the editors of The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Law (available now online, in print next year). Here is the bio: The Oxford Handbook on Islamic Law offers a historiographic window into the scholarly treatment of a wide range of topics in the field of Islamic legal studies. Each essay, authored by anContinue reading “The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Law”
Launch of Myanmar/Burma law database on AsianLII
The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) and The Australia-Myanmar Constitutional Democracy ProjectInvite you to a seminar and the launch ofMyanmar/Burma Databases on AsianLII DATE: Monday 23 May 2016 TIME: 5.30pm for 5.45pm till 7.00pm LOCATION: UNSW Law Staff Common RoomLaw Building, Level 2 RSVP: Friday 20 May 2016 TO: Richard Hunter, Development Manager,richard@austlii.edu.au Agenda Welcome byContinue reading “Launch of Myanmar/Burma law database on AsianLII”
Special Issue: Buddhism and Law
A special issue on Buddhism and Law has been published with the Asian Journal of Law andSociety, Vol 3(1), 2016. It includes the following articles: Benjamin SCHONTHAL, Tom GINSBURG, Setting an Agenda for the Socio-Legal Study of Contemporary Buddhism, Asian Journal of Law and Society, 3(1) pp 1 – 15 Tomas LARSSON, Keeping Monks in Their Place? AsianContinue reading “Special Issue: Buddhism and Law”
Event: The Future for Myanmars Muslims, Implications for Australia and the Region
The future for Muslims in Myanmar affects the region and Australia. While many have lauded Myanmar’s transition since 2011, the political changes have come at significant cost for certain social groups. Serious violence in 2012 spread from Rakhine State to many major towns across Myanmar and primarily targeted Muslim communities. This led to widespread displacementContinue reading “Event: The Future for Myanmars Muslims, Implications for Australia and the Region”
Myanmar under the NLD
Wednesday 30 March, 12.30-2pmBrindabella Theatre, JG Crawford Building (132), Lennox Crossing, ANU Overview On 31 March 2016, a democratically elected government will take power in Myanmar for the first time in over half a century. But even as Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy assumes the presidency and takes most Cabinet positions, theContinue reading “Myanmar under the NLD”
The Indonesian Constitutional Court
Aspecial issue on The Indonesian Constitutional Court has been published in the Australian Journal of Asian Law 2016, and is available online at SSRN. It includes the following articles: Rosalind Dixon, Simon Butt and Melissa Crouch, The First Decade of Indonesia’s Constitutional Court Theunis Roux and Fritz Siregar, Trajectories ofCurial Power Simon Butt, The Constitutional Court and Indonesian Electoral Law StefanousContinue reading “The Indonesian Constitutional Court”
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