Achievement | Announcement | 21 Sep 2020
UNSW’s Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law celebrates its 20th anniversary
UNSW celebrates the Centre’s successful engagement in key public law debates, human rights charters, technology and the law.
Thought leadership | 17 Sep 2020
With our borders shut, this is the ideal time to overhaul our asylum seeker policies
Denying protection to asylum seekers is neither sustainable nor defensible as long-term policy. Here are ways to make the screening process at airports more just when the borders do reopen.
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Regina Jefferies
Research | 17 Sep 2020
COVID-19 brings despair and suffering to international students and temporary migrants
Thousands of international students and temporary migrants have experienced exclusion and racism, and been unable to pay for basic living needs during the pandemic.
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Bassina Farbenblum
Thought leadership | 08 Sep 2020
Can you sue your employer if you contract COVID-19 in the workplace?
Respectful and consultative decisions between employer and employee are needed in the coming months, and this approach will minimise potential OHS legal risks in the process.
Achievement | Announcement | 31 Aug 2020
Should you know (or care) how your data is being used before you consent?
People may consent to the use of their personal data, without being sufficiently aware or informed of the nature and extent of potential implications.
Announcement | Thought leadership | 26 Aug 2020
Open letter calls for urgent action to address over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
It's time to stop investing in punitive criminal justice responses that trap Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in cycles of imprisonment and disadvantage, states open letter.
Achievement | Announcement | 19 Aug 2020
Human Rights Defender goes beneath the glamour of the Olympic Games
International sport, with its global reach, is an important place to role model good human rights practices.
Thought leadership | 11 Aug 2020
UNSW student wins Law Student of the Year
UNSW Law student took home Law Student of the Year award at the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards.
Thought leadership | 11 Aug 2020
It takes an even bigger village: tackling disability discrimination at school
With help from the Grata Community, a young family has settled a disability discrimination case that will allow children on the autism spectrum and living with disabilities to thrive.