A Juris Doctor,Doctor of Jurisprudence,or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law. In the United States,it is the only qualifying law degree. Other jurisdictions,such as Australia,Canada,and Hong Kong,offer both the postgraduate JD degree as well as the undergraduate LL.B.,BCL,or other qualifying law degree depending on the requirements of the jurisdiction where the person will practice law.
The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university and member of the Group of Eight,located in Canberra,the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges,in addition to several national academies and institutes.
The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system. It exercises original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified in the Constitution of Australia and supplementary legislation.
Mary Genevieve Gaudron,is an Australian lawyer and judge,who was the first female Justice of the High Court of Australia. She was the Solicitor-General of New South Wales from 1981 until 1987 before her appointment to the High Court. After her retirement in 2002,she joined the International Labour Organization,serving as the President of its Administrative Tribunal from 2011 until 2014.
The Court of Session is the highest national court of Scotland in civil cases. The court was established in 1532 to take on the judicial functions of the royal council. Its jurisdiction overlapped with other royal,state and church courts but as those were disbanded,the role of the Court of Session ascended. The Acts of Union establishing the United Kingdom provided that the court will "remain in all time coming".
George Henry Brandis is an Australian former politician. He was a Senator for Queensland from 2000 to 2018,representing the Liberal Party,and was a cabinet minister in the Abbott and Turnbull governments. He was later High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2022.
A Doctor of Juridical Science,or a Doctor of the Science of Law, is a research doctorate degree in law that is equivalent to a Ph.D. degree. In most countries,it is the most advanced law degree that can be earned.
Monash University Faculty of Law,or Monash Law School,is the law school of Monash University. Founded in 1964,it is based in Melbourne,Victoria and has campuses in Malaysia and Italy. It is consistently ranked as one of the top law schools in Australia and globally,and entry to its Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme is highly competitive.
Susan Mary Kiefel is an Australian lawyer and barrister who was the 13th Chief Justice of Australia from 2017 to 2023. She concurrently served on the High Court of Australia from 2007 to 2023,previously being a judge of both the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Federal Court of Australia. Kiefel is the first woman to serve in the position of Chief Justice.
The ANU College of Law,Governance and Policy is the law school at the Australian National University and one of the seven academic Colleges of the ANU. It is located in Canberra,the capital of Australia. This provides the College with opportunities to connect with the work of the Parliament of Australia,the High Court of Australia,the departments and agencies of the Federal Government,as well as the local ACT law-making institutions –the Legislative Assembly and the ACT courts.
Robert Shenton French is a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia and was Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 2008 to 2017. In 2017 French became an overseas non-permanent judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal,and was appointed chancellor of the University of Western Australia.
The General Council of the Bar,commonly known as the Bar Council,is the representative body for barristers in England and Wales. Established in 1894,the Bar Council is the "approved regulator" of barristers,but discharges its regulatory function to the independent Bar Standards Board. As the lead representative body for barristers in England and Wales,the Bar Council’s work is devoted to ensuring the Bar’s voice is heard,efficiently and effectively,and with the interests of the Bar as its focus.
SHYSTER is a legal expert system developed at the Australian National University in Canberra in 1993. It was written as the doctoral dissertation of James Popple under the supervision of Robin Stanton,Roger Clarke,Peter Drahos,and Malcolm Newey. A full technical report of the expert system,and a book further detailing its development and testing have also been published.
Sally Wheeler,is Vice-Chancellor of Birkbeck,University of London and was previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the Australian National University,where she was also served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the College of Law (2018-2022). She is also a Visiting Full Professor at the UCD Sutherland School of law and adjunct professor at Waikato University,New Zealand,and Jilin University,China. Wheeler was elected to the Academy of Social Sciences and the Royal Irish Academy in 2011 and 2013,respectively. She was previously a professor at Queen's University Belfast and was the Head of the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast for several years,she also served as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS),Dean of Internationalisation (AHSS) and,in 2017,Interim Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research Enterprise. Wheeler is the author or co-author of several books on corporate governance,over 70 articles or book chapters,and she has edited or co-edited nine other books. Wheeler has given major addresses and led workshops around the world,and has also been cited as "one of the world's leading experts" on the governance of pensions. In August 2023 her appointment as the incoming Vice-Chancellor of Birkbeck,University of London,was announced.
There are eleven residential colleges affiliated with ANU—Bruce Hall,Ursula Hall,Burgmann College,John XXIII College,Toad Hall,Burton &Garran Hall,Graduate House,Fenner Hall,Wamburun Hall,Wright Hall,and Yukeembruk Village.
Donald Kris Anton has been a Professor of International Law since 1994. He took up the inaugural Chair of International Law at Griffith University in 2015. Since January 2017,Anton has also been the Director of the Griffith University Law Futures Centre. Prior to coming to Griffith University,Anton was a Professor of Law at The Australian National University,where he taught from 2000-2015.
Kim Rubenstein is an Australian legal scholar,lawyer and political candidate. She is a professor at the University of Canberra.
Robin Creyke is an Emeritus Professor of law in Australia.
Alan Robertson is a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia. He served as a deputy president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal,and retired from the Court in May 2020 having reached the mandatory retirement age for federal judicial appointments.
