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Southern Cross University
Third Annual Law School
Byron Bay
8-22 December 2000

An impressive line-up of top international and Australian law academics has been confirmed for the third annual Byron Bay Summer Law School to be hosted by Southern Cross University from 8-22 December.

In addition to the formal program there will be a special public session on the `Law of the Surf'. This will feature guest speakers such as Justice Greg James and NSW Upper House Greens MP Ian Cohen, both keen surfers who have been involved with recent plans to improve surfing etiquette in the wake of a beach assault on former surfing champion Nat Young.

Amongst the high profile presenters at the Summer School will be -

• Harvard-based Internet and Intellectual Property expert, Prof. Terry Fisher, whose current focus is on the `E-piracy' of digital music
• Prof. Doug Sanders from the University of British Columbia, Canada, an expert on issues of sexuality and Indigenous rights
• Melbourne barrister Dr. Ian Freckleton who is also an Honorary Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine at Melbourne University
• Southern Cross's Head of Law, Associate Professor Brian Fitzgerald, and the Director of E-Commerce at Gadens Lawyers, Adrian McCullagh, both acknowledged Cyberlaw experts
• Dr. Helen Durham, International Humanitarian Law Coordinator for the Australian Red Cross, who has worked on issues such as landmines, rape as a war crime, the prosecution of Pinochet and Indonesian military abuses in East Timor and Aceh

The Summer School is designed for non-experts as well as lawyers, students and industry professionals in fields such as minority rights, cyber-law and health.

The school will be held at the Lord Byron Resort with a social program planned for the Byron Bay area. The subject areas are Cyber-law - International Humanitarian Law - Psychiatry, Psychology & the Law - Sexual Orientation and the Law - Introduction to American Law.

The cost of SCU's Byron Bay Summer Law School is $750.00 per subject for students and $950.00 for others. These rates are inclusive of morning and afternoon tea and are GST free either as a higher education course or a course that will contribute to the participants' employment related skills. A 10% discount applies for enrolment in two or more units. For details contact Norsearch Conference Services on [phone] or visit http://www.scu.edu.au/sc hools/lawj/

For further information please contact: Karen Hanna at Norsearch Conference Services
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