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| Date | Event and Theme | Location | Contact |
| 30th - 31st October 2008 |
IX International Conference Law via the Internet
On the 30th and 31st of October 2008, the 9th International Conference "Law via the Internet" will be hosted in Florence, organized by the Institute of Legal Information Theory and Techniques of the Italian National Research Council (ITTIG-CNR), acting as a member of the Legal Information Institutes network (LIIs). ITTIG is pleased to welcome specialists and experts from all over the world, who contribute towards free access to law and towards the circulation of legal information.
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The Conference takes place in the old town centre of Florence, in the Chiostro del Maglio (ex Military Health School), via Venezia 5. |
For any further information, please visit the IX International Conference Law via the Internet website or send an e-mail to the following address: Conference2008@ittig.cnr.it |
The 2008 ALRAC Conference was organised by the University of the South Pacific - School of Law. It was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu from 10 - 12 September, 2008.
Click on the name of a paper in order to download a copy.
| Session Title | Speakers |
| Welcome and Keynote Address: A Generation of Reforming Law and Justice in the Pacific | Bernard Narakobi - Lawyer, Politician, Diplomat Please note that there is no written paper for this presentation. | The Birth and Rebirth of Law Reform Agencies | Neil Rees - Victorian Law Reform Commission The Birth and Rebirth of Law Reform Agencies (doc) The Birth and Rebirth of Law Reform Agencies (ppt) Frank Kabui & Anna Guthleben - Solomon Islands Law Reform Commission The Establishment of a Commission in Solomon Islands (doc) Ming Leung Wai - Attorney General, Samoa Samoa's Experience With the Establishment of a Law Reform Commission (doc) Ishmael Kalsakau - Attorney General, Vanuatu The Establishment of Vanuatu's Law Reform Commission (pdf) | Regional Cooperation in Law Reform | Daiana Buresova - Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat David Lambourne - Solicitor-General, Kiribati David Weisbrot & Lawrence Kalinoe - Australian Law Reform Commission and PNG Constitutional & Law Reform Commission Opportunities for Regional Cooperation in Law Reform (ppt) Steve Klingelhofer & David Robinson - International Center for Not for Profit Law Laws affecting community organisations in the South Pacific - a "tipping point" in the law reform process (doc) | Resources for Law Reform | Neil Adsett - Law Consolidated IncAspects of Law Revision in Smaller Jurisdictions (pdf) Jonathan Dobinson - Australian Law Reform Commission Working Smarter, Not Harder: The Role of Information Technology (ppt) Lenore Hamilton - Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)Pacific Legal Databases & Their Role in Facilitating Law Reform (ppt) Bryan Horrigan - Macquarie University, Faculty of Law Reforming Law Reform's Engagement with the Academic Arm of the Legal Profession (doc) | Keynote Address - Day 2 Reforming the Fundamental Law–Constitutional Change and Community Education | Cheryl Saunders - Melbourne Law School Reforming the Fundamental Law: Constitutional Change and Community Education (doc) Reforming the Fundamental Law: Constitutional Change and Community Education (ppt) | Reforming the Architecture of Legal Systems | Graham Hassall - University of the South Pacific, PIAS-DG The Legal Politics of Constitutional Reform in the Pacific (pdf) 'Alisi Taumoepeau - Attorney-General, Tonga Constitutional Change in Tonga (doc) Katy Le Roy - Nauru Constitutional Review Commission Reforming the Architecture of Legal Systems: Constitutional Review in Nauru (ppt) Nainendra Nand - University of the South Pacific, School of LawConstitutional Reform in Fiji (doc) | Reforming the Law and Legal Institutions to Promote Human Rights | Jennifer Corrin - University of Queensland, TC Beirne School of Law Only Skin Deep? Law Reform and the Reality of Human Rights in the Pacific (ppt) Helen Aikman QC - (formerly) New Zealand Law Commission Reconciling Custom and Human Rights (doc) John von Doussa - Australian Human Rights CommissionThe Potential Role of National Human Rights Institutions in the Pacific (doc) The Potential Role of National Human Rights Institutions in the Pacific (ppt) | Debate:That Law Reform Bodies are the Best Vehicles for Law Reform | Affirmative - Ian Davis, Queensland Law Reform Commission & Rosalind Croucher, Australian Law Reform Commission Negative - Simon Rice, Australian National University, College of Law & Robin Banks, Public Interest Advocacy CentreNegating the Proposition that Law Reform Agencies are the Best Vehicle for Law Reform (pdf) | Miscellaneous Papers | The Honourable Chief Justice Vincent Lunabek - Supreme Court, Vanuatu Welcome to ALRAC 2008 (pdf) Professor David Weisbrot - Australian Law Reform Commission Conference Dinner Speech (doc) Justice Roslyn Atkinson - Chair, Queensland Law Reform CommissionALARC 2010 - Brisbane, Australia (ppt) Michael Sayers - Honourable Secretary General, The Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies (CALRAs) CALRAs Report to Australasian Law Reform Agencies Conference in September 2008 (doc) Commonwealth Law Ministers - Communique Commonwealth Law Ministers Communique 2007 |