News and Events

Professorial Lecture

What is justice, Lessons from a royal sex abuse scandal presented by Professor David Tait, 22 September 2010 at Bankstown Campus.

Conferences

Upcoming

• Torture and Sovereignty Symposium, Parramatta, 7-8 September 2012
• Court Architecture Tour, Montreal Canada, May 2013
• Justice Environments Conference, Brisbane, October 2013

Recent

• Jury Research and Practice Conference, Sydney, Friday, 15 July 2011
  
• Jury Research and Practice Conference, University of Melbourne, Law School, 19 November 2010
  
• Third Justice Environments Conference
  Architecture, technology and security for courts and tribunals, Rydges World Square Sydney, 20-22 May 2010
  
  Conference Papers
  Conference Program
  Structuring Justice Architectural Exhibition Catalogue
  
• Jury Research and Practice Conference, NSW Parliament House, November 2009

Court Tours 

These executive research tours are run by the Court of the Future Network. They are designed for judicial officers, court executives and staff, architects and engineers, academics and others with an interest in justice environments.

Participants examine key issues facing courts today including security, new court technologies, indigenous and neighbourhood justice models, and new types of symbolism. Group numbers are limited to permit plenty of interaction.

Recent Tours 

• Court Architecture executive research tour - Barcelona, Luxembourg, Dusseldorf and Berlin, 17-27 May 2011
  
• Tour of justice spaces in Sydney - sustainability, technology, adaption and safety, 20 May 2010

Tour Program

• Melbourne courts architecture tour, 23-26 March 2009
  
• European and international courts tour - Strasbourg, Luxembourg, The Hague, south of France 2008.
  
• Courts tour - Paris and the north of France, 2002.

Media

Recent Press releases

Scenes of justice: International experts explore the environmental settings of courts
In Brief: A prestigious three-day conference in Sydney will see an esteemed group of Australian and international experts explore the physical and psychological setting of courts and tribunals, as well as the processes and rituals of justice. (Posted: 19/05/2010)

Judge and jury: Exploring the challenges of the 21st century jury system
In Brief: As jurors are faced with increasingly complex and lengthy trials, legal scholars and practitioners will gather in Sydney to investigate how to achieve meaningful reform. (Posted: 18/11/2009)