Law and Society

This seminar explores the way in which the media communicates information to the public on important social issues. It asks where the line should be drawn in fair, honest and balanced media reporting on issues that can influence  public policy to the detriment or benefit of the general community.

The panel session will be introduced and moderated by Associate Professor Teresa Senserrick,  Chair NSW Chapter, Australasian College of Road Safety & Transport and Road Safety (TARS) Research, UNSW

SPEAKERS AND PANEL:

Jonathan Holmes, host ABC Media Watch, will discuss and illustrate good and poor journalism, citing/showing examples of irresponsible media reporting.

Dr Soames Job, Executive Director, National Road Safety Council, can speak from a road safety perspective on how the media helps or hinders government policy-making as well as dispel myths about public opinion.

Dr Simon Longstaff, Executive Director, St James Ethics Centre, will address the question of ethical/non-ethical media practices and associated issues for the community to consider.  That is, should there be more regulation on media reporting.

Jacob Saulwick, Transport Reporter, Sydney Morning Herald

It's estimated that by 2050 more than twice as many of us will be living in cities. While urban agriculture of the community kind is on the rise, commercial urban farms are under threat.

More than 60% of Sydney’s fresh produce is grown close to the city, the bulk of it coming from commercial gardens.

How we use urban land is shaping up as one of the biggest dilemmas of the 21st Century. A booming population needs to be housed, but it also needs to be fed, and the cost of relying on imported food is already being felt.

UNSW's Professor Justin O'brien introduces the Centre for Law, Markets and Regulation.

The President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, delivers UNSW's annual Wallace Wurth memorial lecture. His speech, 'From Punishment to Prevention', marks the ICC's first 10 years and reflects on the future of international criminal justice.

In June 2012 Fatou Bensouda takes over as the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court whose mandate is to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity. In Sydney for the Justice for All conference marking 10 years of the ICC, Mrs Benouda discusses progress so far and plans ahead, especially in relation to gender-based crimes.

Professor Pat Dodson, Professor of Indigenous Policy at UNSW, gives the Inaugural Gandhi Oration.

The Gandhi Oration commemorates Martyrs' Day and is delivered by a person whose life's work exemplifies the ideals of Gandhi. Professor Patrick Dodson has shown great leadership promoting and fostering reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and his work in this area has been marked by great tolerance and compassion.

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Professor Pat Dodson, Professor of Indigenous Policy at UNSW, gives the Inaugural Gandhi Oration.

The Gandhi Oration commemorates Martyrs' Day and is delivered by a person whose life's work exemplifies the ideals of Gandhi. Professor Patrick Dodson has shown great leadership promoting and fostering reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and his work in this area has been marked by great tolerance and compassion.

Q & A Session from the second seminar of UNSW Law's series "In Who or What Do We Trust?"

Can corporations' relentless focus on maximising shareholder wealth actually harm investors? UNSW's Centre for Law, Markets and Regulation presents Prof Lynn Stout, the Paul Hastings Distinguished Professor of Corporate and Securities Law at UCLA, in the second seminar of the series "In Who or What Do We Trust?"

Lynn Stout has been described as "the closest thing to a rockstar in corporate governance". Professor Stout advocates the end of shareholder primacy where public corporations belong to their shareholders and firms exist for one purpose only - to maximise shareholder wealth.  However, modern corporate practice needn't be this way. Professor Stout argues that shareholder value thinking actually harms investors, over time and as a class.

The CLMR in association with Allens Arthur Robinsion and the Centre for International Finance and Regulation is delighted to welcome Professor Stout to lead the second seminar in the series ‘In Who or What Do We Trust.’

The lecture is followed by a panel discussion moderated by Professor Justin O’Brien, Director of the CLMR. Panelists include:

- Professor David Vines, Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford;

- Mr Greg Medcraft, Chairman, Australian Securities and Investments Commission;

- Mr John Colvin, CEO, Australian Institute of Company Directors;

- Professor Seumas Miller, Professor of Philosophy, ANU;

- Mr John Morgan, Partner, AAR


For more info on UNSW's Faculty of Law please visit the website - see link at right of page.

Can corporations' relentless focus on maximising shareholder wealth actually harm investors? UNSW's Centre for Law, Markets and Regulation presents Prof Lynn Stout, the Paul Hastings Distinguished Professor of Corporate and Securities Law at UCLA, in the second seminar of the series "In Who or What Do We Trust?"

Lynn Stout has been described as "the closest thing to a rockstar in corporate governance". Professor Stout advocates the end of shareholder primacy where public corporations belong to their shareholders and firms exist for one purpose only - to maximise shareholder wealth.  However, modern corporate practice needn't be this way. Professor Stout argues that shareholder value thinking actually harms investors, over time and as a class.

The CLMR in association with Allens Arthur Robinsion and the Centre for International Finance and Regulation is delighted to welcome Professor Stout to lead the second seminar in the series ‘In Who or What Do We Trust.’

For more info on UNSW's Faculty of Law please visit the website - see link at right of page.

Can corporations' relentless focus on maximising shareholder wealth actually harm investors? UNSW's Professor Justin O'Brien talks to UCLA's Professor Lynn Stout about her ideas which challenge traditional views on corporate law and the shareholder.

Lynn Stout, the Paul Hastings Distinguished Professor of Corporate and Securities Law at UCLA, has been described as "the closest thing to a rockstar in corporate governance". Professor Stout advocates the end of shareholder primacy where public corporations belong to their shareholders and firms exist for one purpose only - to maximise shareholder wealth.  However, modern corporate practice needn't be this way. Professor Stout argues that shareholder value thinking actually harms investors, over time and as a class.

Professor Justin O'Brien is the Director of UNSW's Centre for Law, Markets and Regulation.

This is the second seminar in the series "In Who or What do We Trust".

For more info on UNSW's Faculty of Law please visit the website - see link at right of page.