[legal-professionals] GAJE Regional Conference (University of Sydney, 9-11 December 2002)

Global Alliance for Justice Education Regional Conference
Social Justice in the Asia-Pacific: Refugees, HIV/AIDS and Indigenous Peoples
University of Sydney
9 ­ 11 December, 2002

You are invited to attend the first GAJE Australasia Regional Conference
being held at the University of Sydney, 9th to 11th of December, 2002. The
Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) brings together legal
academics, law students, jurists, community workers, advocates and legal
practitioners from around the world with the common goal of achieving
justice through legal education.This regional conference is being organised
by members of GAJE Australasia, in partnership with Kingsford Legal Centre,
staff and students at the Law Faculties of the University of Sydney and
University of New South Wales, and the Jumbunna Indigenous House of
Learning, University of Technology, Sydney.


CONFERENCE PROGRAM

The three conference streams will focus on:
- Asylum seekers and refugees;
- HIV/AIDS and access to justice in developing countries;
- Indigenous justice.
The conference will enable legal academics, law students, legal
practitioners, community groups and advocates from the Asia-Pacific region
to share their ideas, policies and experiences and establish a basis for
future collaboration and co-operation.
The full conference program can be found at http://www.gaje.net.au.


SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Professor Larissa Behrendt, Director, Jumbunna Indigenous House of
Learning, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Technology, Sydney
Julian Burnside QC, Barrister, Senior Instructor, Australian Advocacy
Institute
Dr Mary Crock, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney
Bomal Gonapa, Policy and Legal Advisor, National Aids Council Secretariat,
Papua New Guinea
Aniceto Guterres, Chairman, Commission for Reception, Truth and
Reconciliation, East Timor
Patrick Harricknen, Human Rights Advocate and Constitutional Lawyer, Papua
New Guinea
Chaitanya Lakshman, Manager, Complaints Division, Fiji Human Rights Commission
Associate Professor Les McCrimmon, Director of Clinical Programs, Faculty
of Law,The University of Sydney
Eileen Pittaway, Director, Centre for Refugee Research, University of New
South Wales
Federal Magistrate Kenneth Raphael, Federal Magistrates Service, Australia
Drew Roberts, Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council
John Rock, International Convenor, National Association of People Living
with HIV/AIDS
Associate Professor Abbe Smith, Associate Director, Criminal Justice
Clinic, Georgetown University, USA
Professor Karen Tokarz, Director of Clinical Education, Washington
University School of Law, Chair GAJE Working Party on HIV/AIDS


REGISTRATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS

A registration form (in Rich Text Format) is attached to this email.
Registration forms are also available on the conference website at
http://www.gaje.net.au or via the Conference Administrator (details below).
The registration fee for the three day conference includes all lunches,
morning and afternoon teas and the conference social program, including the
conference dinner and closing function.

Standard (including academic and government): $275
Non Government or Community Organisation: $165
Student or unwaged: $110
All fees are in Australian Dollars and are Goods and Services Tax (GST)
inclusive. Day rates are also available.

A limited number of scholarships will be available to cover the
registration fees (full or part fee) for selected participants wanting to
attend the Conference. Priority will be given to delegates from the
Asia-Pacific Region. Participants who would like to apply for a scholarship
should contact the Conference Administrator, Edwina Kobus (details below)
to obtain an application form.


VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION

The Conference will be held at the Eastern Avenue Complex, Camperdown
Campus, University of Sydney. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
Accommodation for conference participants is available at St Andrew's
College, University of Sydney (a short walk from the conference venue).
Rates per night are $50 (single room, with continental breakfast) and $65
(double room with continental breakfast).


FURTHER INFORMATION

Further information about the conference can be found at
http://www.gaje.net.au or by contacting the Conference Administrator:
Edwina Kobus
GAJE Regional Conference
c/o Faculty of Law, University of Sydney,
173 ­ 175 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Email: gaje@law.usyd.edu.au

Further information about GAJE Global, and membership application forms can
be found at http://www.gaje.org.
Mehera San Roque
Faculty of Law
University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052
Phone: +612 - 9385 2244
Fax: +612 - 9385 1175
Mehera San Roque
Faculty of Law
University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052
Phone: +612 - 9385 2244
Fax: +612 - 9385 1175