InBrief

The 2012 Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) Conference will be hosted by the University of Sydney Law School, from the 1 - 4 July 2012. The theme of the conference will be�"Legal Education for a Global Community".

In�an increasingly interconnected academic fraternity, scholarly dialogue transcends national boundaries. Quality legal research increasingly incorporates a comparative approach and the application of comparative research efforts are bearing fruit through engagement in law and development, social justice and human rights work.

The theme of this year’s conference reflects this increasingly global outlook and invites comment debate and discussion on the benefits and challenges raised by this developing perspective.

Key speakers

The Hon Kevin Rudd, MP – former prime minister of Australia The Hon Justice Virginia Bell – High Court of Australia The Hon Justice Tom Bathurst – chief justice of the Supreme Court of NSW The Hon Justice James Allsop – president of the Court of Appeal of NSW The Hon Justice Michael Slattery – Supreme Court of NSW Professor Mitch Bailin – associate dean of Georgetown Law School Professor Michael Coper – dean, ANU College of Law and vice president, International Association of Law Schools

This is a fantastic opportunity to participate in a robust dialogue around the constant challenges, opportunities and new parameters facing educators and scholars in the twenty first century.

Registrations are open until 27 June 2012.

For Information and Registration: http://sydney.edu.au/law/alta/index.shtml� For Conference enquiries, please contact:

Chloe Wyatt Conference Organiser, on behalf of ALTA and Sydney Law School ALTA@theideasunit.com.au

4 June�2012