2011 Schedule

2011 Academic Year

Semester I (28 February - 29 May 2011)

11 March 2011 – Dr. Kirsty Gover (Melbourne), "'Indigeneity' and International Relations." Commentator: Prof. Gerry Simpson (Melbourne).
5 April 2011 (Tuesday), 2:30pm-4:30pm – Prof. Jeremy Webber (UVic - Canada), "Strategies of Justice." Commentator: Dr. Steve Curry (Melbourne - CAPPE).
15 April 2011 – Dr. Patrick Emerton (Monash), “Social Facts, Moral Disagreement and Political Argument: The Truth in Moral Relativism.” Commentator: Dr. Laura Schroeter (Melbourne - Philosophy).

Easter Break/Non-Teaching Period: 22 Apr. - 1 May 2011

6 May 2011 – Prof. Tom Campbell (CSU - CAPPE), “Explanation and Prescription in Legal Philosophy.” Commentator: Assoc. Prof. Shaun McVeigh (Melbourne).
27 May 2011 – Prof. Ngaire Naffine (Adelaide), "Jurisprudence Under the Influence of Religion." Commentator: Assoc. Prof. Matthew Harding (Melbourne).

Winter Recess/Non-teaching Period: 30 May - 24 July

17 June 2011 – Prof. Peter Cane (ANU), "Morality, Law and Normative Conflict." Commentator: Prof. Jeff Goldsworthy (Monash).

Semester II (25 July - 30 October 2011)

- 22 July 2011 – Prof. Corey Brettschneider (Brown - USA - Politics), "Value Democracy: Promoting Equality and Protecting Rights." Commentator: Prof. Adrienne Stone (Melbourne).

29-31 July – Australian Society of Legal Philosophy Conference (TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland)

- 12 August 2011 – Prof. Jane Stapleton (ANU), "On the Causal Relation in Law, an Account for Philosophers." Commentator: Dr. Patrick Emerton (Monash).

30 September 2011 – Dr. Kevin Walton (Sydney), "The Particularities of Legitimacy: John Simmons on Political Obligation." Commentator: Dr. Dale Smith (Monash).
21 October 2011 – Dr. Rosalind Dixon (Univ. Chicago - USA), "A Faint-Hearted Theory of Judicial Maximalism." Commentator: Prof. Simon Evans (Melbourne).

Examination Period: 31 October - 11 December

4 November 2011 - Assoc. Prof. Shaun McVeigh (Melbourne), "Managing the Meeting of Laws: Native Title, Plurality and the Limits of Jurisdictional Thinking." Commentator: Dr. Paul Muldoon (Monash - Politics).
18 November 2011 – Dr. Janice Richardson (Monash), "The Changing Meaning of Privacy, Identity and Contemporary Feminist Philosophy." Commentator: Prof. Megan Richardson (Melbourne).