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Submissions are now open for the 2026 Sir Anthony Mason Constitutional Law Essay Competition. This is an annual competit...
12/08/2026

Submissions are now open for the 2026 Sir Anthony Mason Constitutional Law Essay Competition.

This is an annual competition for undergraduate and Juris Doctor students interested in constitutional law. The competition winner will receive a $500 prize and have their essay published on LSJ Online.

Submissions close: Tuesday 15 September 2026.

More information: https://lnkd.in/eeBK5mN8

What does it take to leave a lasting mark on a law school? For Professor Pauline Ridge, it has been a career defined not...
10/08/2026

What does it take to leave a lasting mark on a law school? For Professor Pauline Ridge, it has been a career defined not only by academic excellence, but also by integrity, mentorship and genuine care for her students and colleagues.

The ANU Law School recently gathered to celebrate Pauline’s lasting contribution to our community and the many lives she has influenced through her teaching, scholarship and generosity.

From joining ANU as a law student to becoming a highly respected scholar and mentor, Pauline has been an integral part of The Australian National University for almost four decades.

As she takes up the role of Emerita Professor, we celebrate her remarkable journey and the legacy she leaves at ANU Law.

Read the full story: https://law.anu.edu.au/news-and-events/news/anu-law-school-celebrates-professor-pauline-ridges-lasting-contribution

Applications for the Law and Development Clinic in CAMBODIA (LAWS4301) have opened for the next summer session! If you a...
07/08/2026

Applications for the Law and Development Clinic in CAMBODIA (LAWS4301) have opened for the next summer session! If you are interested in taking part in an immersive experience working with civil society organisations in Cambodia, learning about rule of law, access to justice and human rights issues - Please consider applying!

More information and apply here: https://law.anu.edu.au/law-and-development-clinic

29/07/2026

As the new semester begins, we’re looking back at one of the most memorable moments from last semester: the Annual Kirby Lecture, held this April.⁣

“No state should be able to claim proprietary title over a power capable of placing humanity as a whole at risk,” says Professor Devika Hovell.⁣

Professor Hovell has developed a constructive account of disarmament for the contemporary world order: unequal armament is legitimate only where it is publicly justified, institutionally constrained, and directed toward reducing domination rather than reproducing dependency.⁣

The full lecture is available to watch online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvS7o2cVqDI

Visit our events page to explore upcoming events this semester: https://law.anu.edu.au/news-and-events/events

ANU Law School alumnus, Jon White SC has been appointed a Resident Judge of the ACT Supreme Court. Mr White graduated AN...
22/06/2026

ANU Law School alumnus, Jon White SC has been appointed a Resident Judge of the ACT Supreme Court.

Mr White graduated ANU Law School in 1981 and brings decades of practise in criminal, appellate and public law, including his service as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for the ACT from 2008 to 2018.

"I was born and educated in Canberra and have practiced law here extensively. I’ll draw on my personal and professional experience in the ACT in performing my new role,” he said.

Read more about his appointment here: https://law.anu.edu.au/news-and-events/news/jon-white-resident-judge-act-supreme-court

ANU has climbed three places to 29th in the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2027 🙌Proudly ranked in the top 2% ...
17/06/2026

ANU has climbed three places to 29th in the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2027 🙌

Proudly ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide, this result recognises our global standing in research and education, and the exceptional community behind it.

Congratulations to our 2026 Annual Prize recipients! 🎓ANU Law School was proud to recognise over 40 exceptional students...
08/05/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Annual Prize recipients! 🎓

ANU Law School was proud to recognise over 40 exceptional students at this year’s Annual Prize Ceremony on 7 May 2026. The evening brought together students, academics, donors, family and friends to celebrate academic excellence, leadership and service to the ANU Law community.

We are incredibly proud of our students and look forward to following their future achievements and impact.

Last night, the Annual Kirby Lecture in International Law—Disarmament and World Order—offered a timely and powerful refl...
01/05/2026

Last night, the Annual Kirby Lecture in International Law—Disarmament and World Order—offered a timely and powerful reflection on how power is exercised within global institutions.

Hosted by the ANU Law School Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL), the event started with remarks from Associate Professor Imogen Saunders, Director of CIPL, setting the stage for a rigorous discussion.

We then heard from Professor Devika Hovell (The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE), who sits comfortably among the leading figures in international law.

Her central argument was both confronting and compelling: disarmament is best understood not as moral ornament or strategic pretext, but as a constitutional principle of world order.

The constitutional task, Professor Hovell argued, is not merely to regulate the bomb more carefully, but to refuse both the monstrous logic of survival without limit and the god-like logic of custodianship without equality.

“It is to insist that the state is not the sole source of political value, that humanity is not merely collateral to sovereignty, and that no legal order worthy of the name can be built constitutionally on a balance of terror,” says Professor Hovell.

Thanks to Professor Anthony Connolly for his thoughtful closing remarks and to all who attended and contributed to such an important conversation.

The full lecture is available to watch online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvS7o2cVqDI

The Women leaders in law event on 23 April was an inspiring reminder of what it takes for a woman to build a meaningful ...
01/05/2026

The Women leaders in law event on 23 April was an inspiring reminder of what it takes for a woman to build a meaningful and respected career at the highest levels of the judiciary.

Hosted by ANU Law School Centre for International and Public Law (CIPL) Director Associate Professor Imogen Saunders, the event brought together two female Chief Justices, The Right Honourable Tun Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat, first female Chief Justice of Malaysia, and the ACT's own Honourable Chief Justice, Lucy McCallum.

The Chief Justices spoke eloquently and powerfully about the importance of integrity and independence in the legal profession and judiciary, and about the role that courage plays in challenges and opportunities for women in the profession.

CIPL thanks Associate Professor Heather Roberts for moderating the event.

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