Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the Rule of Law Roundtable

Held at Monash University Law Chambers, Melbourne - Saturday, 11 August 2007

9.30 am       



Welcome and Introductory remarks
Professor Susan Kneebone
Deputy Director, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

9.45 am



Presentation by Mr Rodger Haines QC
Deputy Chairperson of the Refugee Status Appeals Authority, New Zealand
Commentary by Justice Tony North, Federal Court of Australia

10.45 am




Stephen Legomsky
Charles F Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law, Washington University School of Law, St Louis, USA
Commentary by Mr John Gibson, President, Refugee Council of Australia

 11.15 am

Ms Maria O'Sullivan, PhD Candidate,
'Temporary Protection in Australia and the UK Compared'
Introduction by Professor Susan Kneebone
 
11.45 am		 

'Asylum and the Rule of Law in Canada'
Summary of Professor Audrey Macklin's paper by Professor Susan Kneebone