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Check out CLA's internship ideas
Article posted on Sunday 21 August 2011
Does your university have an 'internship' scheme, or an Honours program? Are you looking for a topic related to the law, civil liberties and human rights? CLA may have highly-qualified members available who can help mentor/supervise internships or Honours essays of 6-8000 words. Here's some of our ideas...
Student ID numbers or Big-Brother?
Article posted on Wednesday 24 February 2010Who would have thought a Labor Government would introduce Big-Brother-like ID numbers for school students! With the rationale that parents could "be able to track the records of a child's schooling" even if they move schools.
Does the Pacific need special charter?
Article posted on Thursday 17 December 2009
As Australia considers its own rights instrument, the question arises: should we encourage a Charter of Rights for Pacific Island nations? In a CLA-ANU internship paper which received high marks, Kelly Haines-Sutherland analyses whether such a document would need its own, unique island flavour to cater for local customs and culture.
Photo: CLA President Dr Kristine Klugman and Kelly Haines-Sutherland
Will Fiji return to embracing its Bill of Rights?
Article posted on Saturday 28 March 2009Fiji stands at a crossroads: democracy lies invitingly ahead, with coups and turmoil behind. Will the power-broking military officers allow the people to walk forward, or will they sidetrack the nation's future by further diverging from the Bill of Rights? Shane Svoboda has analysed the situation, and reports.
How student members can benefit
Article posted on Monday 23 March 2009
Students can learn and grow as members of CLA, taking up many opportunities that might not otherwise be available...or they can simply stay aware of what's happening, and decide to get involved only occasionally. Here student member Rosh O'Meagher explains how she benefited from her first year of membership.
A-G counsels students to get involved
Article posted on Monday 23 March 2009
Attorney-General Robert McClelland encouraged Law students to get involved with community groups like CLA, and to put their opinions in writing right from the start of their studies when he spoke to the University of Canberrra Isaacs Law Society. He also supported mroe information exchange between civil liberties groups.
Caption: A-G Robert McClelland and CLA President, Dr Kristine Klugman, at the UC Careers event.
Divided we stand...but where are we headed?
Article posted on Thursday 26 June 2008
Should Australia drop a tier of government? Become a republic? In this lecture, CLA member Norman Abjorensen explores how Australia might adapt or evolve, based on where we have come from. He asks: What would our system look like today if it hadn't happened as in the history books, but existed in a parallel universe?
CLA offers new internship-research partnerships
Article posted on Saturday 21 June 2008CLA is offering a new law student internship program, based on the University of Canberra Law School. There is already a program with the Australian National University, ANU. Details of the UC opportunity are available
DNA: US legislates, why not Australia?
Article posted on Wednesday 07 May 2008A bill prohibiting discrimination and bias by health insurers and employers based on people's genes has passed both Houses of the US Congress by a vote of 509-1. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act is a powerful shield for Americans. Meanwhile, protection in Australia remains limited, even after a major Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry. CLA member and ANU Science/Law graduate-in-waiting, Karlie Brown, analyses the Australian situation in detail in relation to employees.
How does Australia compare on shield laws?
Article posted on Wednesday 12 March 2008We need to provide better laws to shield journalists and whistleblowers in Australia says ANU law student Lorraine Ingham after analysing how far Australia lags other English-speaking nations in protecting journalists and sources.
Students can help liberty while earning Law credits
Article posted on Tuesday 05 June 2007Internships are available with CLA, in conjunction with the College of Law at the Australian National University (other unis: please see read on).
Internships can be at any time, but are usually over three months across the December-through-February period. They count for six unit points towards an ANU Law degree, at the same time producing a quality paper on a topical issue of interest to the student and CLA.
Environmental refugees out in the cold?
Article posted on Friday 03 February 2006The pioneering paper under the ANU/CLA program was produced in 2006 by Brooke Horne, now with Minter Ellison. Horne’s paper investigated the status of environmental refugees, such as Pacific Island people affected by rising sea levels, under international and Australian law. It was produced under the CLA-organised mentorship of immigration law specialist Gerald Santucci of Stacks/Snedden Hall & Gallop.
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