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Cyber-Warfare and Cyber Terrorism in the spotlight

Posted on May 27, 2019 by aoboler

This Winter, from July 8th to 12th, students in the Masters of Cyber-Security (Law) will undertake an intensive subject in Cyber-Terrorism and International Warfare (LAW5CTW). The subject is taught by leading experts, Adjunct Prof. William H. Boothby and Dr Andre… Continue Reading →

Our student Cindy Do reflects on recent la Trobe mooting successes

Posted on May 22, 2019 by La Trobe

My name is Cindy Do and I am a penultimate Bachelor of Laws/Arts student at La Trobe Law School. Through my time here at La Trobe I have been blessed with abundant opportunities to develop critical career skills outside of… Continue Reading →

Awards celebrate La Trobe Law Students’ Excellence

Posted on May 7, 2019 by La Trobe

The past couple of months have seen a number of our students and recent graduates awarded prestigious prizes and scholarships. Firstly, our recent graduate Ms Gabrielle Jack was co-winner of the Supreme Court of Victoria Prize for her Honours thesis.… Continue Reading →

Justice Kirby reflects on La Trobe Law School’s contribution to legal education

Posted on May 6, 2019 by La Trobe

Last year saw two visits to la Trobe Law School by The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG. On his first visit last year, Justice Kirby was joined by one of our Judges in Residence, the Honourable Geoffrey Eames AM QC,… Continue Reading →

La Trobe LawTech explores big data, privacy and the law

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Darren O’Donovan

This year La Trobe Law School’s LawTech team have been at the forefront of debates surrounding artificial technology, social media regulation and the role of big data in government decision making. La Trobe LawTech is a research, educational and consulting… Continue Reading →

Celebrating La Trobe Students’ Recent Mooting Success

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Darren O’Donovan

La Trobe Law School's student teams have excelled in this year's domestic and international mooting competitions. In January, La Trobe's team of Danielle Chiaverini, Nicolas Muniz Saavedra and Paula Carlesso, placed third in the national rounds of the Phillip C.… Continue Reading →

Judicial Appointments for La Trobe Law School Alumni

Posted on April 16, 2019 by La Trobe

We were delighted congratulate the following Law School Alumni on their recent appointment as Magistrates by the Victorian Government: Magistrate Jacinta Studhan Magistrate Jade Bott Magistrate Nahrain Warda Magistrate Tara Harnett Congratulations also to alumna Belinda Coleman (class of 2005)… Continue Reading →

La Trobe Law School rated as “above world standard’ for research and impact

Posted on April 16, 2019 by La Trobe

The Law School received excellent results in the Excellence in Research for Australia 2018 evaluation, published this month. This evaluation framework identifies excellence in research across Australia’s higher education institutions. For the first time La Trobe Law, received a ‘4’… Continue Reading →

War Criminals in Australia

Posted on March 12, 2019 by aoboler

La Trobe Law School’s Prof. Gideon Boas calls for Australia to do more to address war crimes in commentary in The Australia. Continue Reading →

Surveillance and Privacy in the Digital Age: An innovative approach to learning about privacy

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Darren O’Donovan

La Trobe Law School offers a cutting edge masters degree in Cybersecurity Law, with some subjects from this degree also being made available as electives to other masters students or our JD program. One of these subjects, “Surveillance and Privacy in the Digital Age”, is… Continue Reading →