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Reforming justice - Dr Livingston Armytage Aug 02, 2012

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LOWY LECTURE SERIES: REFORMING JUSTICE - DR LIVINGSTON ARMYTAGE
Over the past fifty years, development agencies have spent billions of dollars grappling with the challenge of improving ‘the rule of law’ through improving economic growth and good governance. But the results have been dismal. The unmet challenge is to address mounting concerns about equity and distribution.
In his new book, Dr Livingston Armytage calls for justice to be positioned more centrally in evolving notions of equitable development. Building on new evidence from Asia, he argues that it is time to realign these reforms to promote justice as fairness and equity.
Dr Livingston Armytage is a specialist in judicial and legal reform, advising governments, courts and international development agencies on improving justice systems around the world. He has worked in numerous senior roles on substantial reform programmes for major development agencies in many countries from Afghanistan and Azerbaijan to Haiti, Palestine, Pakistan and Papua New Guinea. He is also Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Sydney. His other books include Educating Judges (Kluwer/Brill, 1996) and Searching for Success in Judicial Reform (OUP, 2009).

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Distinguished Speaker Series with Senator Bob Carr Jul 27, 2012

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After four months in his new role, Foreign Minister Bob Carr will deliver a speech on the direction of Australia’s foreign policy and overseas development assistance. He will speak about Australia’s strategic and regional relationships and Australia’s role in multilateral fora. Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr was the longest continuously serving Premier in New South Wales history. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 1988 until his election as Premier in March 1995. He was re-elected in 1999 and again in March 2003 securing an historic third four-year term. He retired from politics in 2005 after over 10 years as Premier. During these 10 years the State Government set new records for spending on infrastructure, became the first government in the State’s history to retire debt, hosted the world’s best Olympics in 2000 and achieved the nation’s best school literacy levels. Forbes magazine called Bob Carr a “dragon slayer” for his landmark tort law reforms. As Premier he introduced the world’s first carbon trading scheme and curbed the clearing of native vegetation as anti-greenhouse measures. He was a member of the International Task Force on Climate Change convened by Tony Blair, and was made a life member of the Wilderness Society in 2003. He has also received the World Conservation Union International Parks Merit Award for creating 350 new national parks. Bob Carr has received the Fulbright Distinguished Fellow Award Scholarship. He has served as Honorary Scholar of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue. He is the author of Thoughtlines (2002), What Australia Means to Me (2003), and My Reading Life (2008). In March 2012 he was designated by Prime Minister Julia Gillard as Australia’s Foreign Minister. He was elected to the Australian Senate to fill a casual Senate vacancy and sworn in to the Senate and Cabinet on March 13, 2012.

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'The challenges of chemical weapons disarmament' with H.E. Mr Ahmet Üzümcü Jul 26, 2012

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The Chemical Weapons Treaty and its implementing organisation, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), is the first global accord for the complete elimination of one type of weapon of mass destruction, chemical weapons. It is a trailblazer for all future accords as the world seeks to eliminate all weapons of mass destruction over time.
In the lead up to the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the treaty in 2013, we are delighted to host an address by the Director-General of the OPCW, H.E. Mr Ahmet Üzümcü, who will speak about the OPCW’s enduring mission to remain forever a bulwark against chemical weapons and to ensure that chemical weapons never re-emerge.

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ASIS at 60: Nick Warner Jul 23, 2012

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The Lowy Institute for International Policy hosted the first ever public address by a Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) in the organisation’s 60-year history, on Thursday, 19 July in Canberra.
The ASIS Director General, Nick Warner, provided a rare insight into an organisation which is by its nature secret and which has a mission to protect and promote Australia's vital interests through the provision of unique intelligence services

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Defence Capability Planning Jul 18, 2012

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Australian defence capability planning: the facts from the Chief
The Chief of the ADF's Capability Development Group, Lieutenant General David Hurley AO DSC, spoke to the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy audience on 23rd August 2006. In a wide-ranging presentation, General Hurley offered an insider's unique perspective from his senior position within the ADF on a number of important and topical issues.

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20120627 isn michael wesley Jul 17, 2012

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Australia in the Asian Century
The global power shift toward Asia presents Australia with economic opportunities, but it also raises the specter of increased geo-strategic competition, argues Michael Wesley of the Lowy Institute in Sydney. Wesley also explains his ideas about the emergence of a new kind of bipolarity – between how the "Atlantic" and "Asian" communities understand world politics.
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Welcome and Overview - Michael Wesley (MDG Conference June 2010) Jul 12, 2012

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Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: Accelerating The Millennium Development Goals

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Welcome to Country Ceremony - Clarence Slockee (MDG Conference June 2010) Jul 12, 2012

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Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: Accelerating The Millennium Development Goals

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Opening Address - Helen Clark (MDG Conference June 2010) Jul 12, 2012

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Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: Accelerating The Millennium Development Goals

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Public Discussion Panel (MDG Conference June 2010) Jul 12, 2012

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Advancing Innovative Development and Aid Strategies in the Asia-Pacific: Accelerating The Millennium Development Goals

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