The Justiciability of Economic and Social Rights

Venue: Courtroom 1 (8A), Level 8, Federal Court of Australia

Presenters: The Honourable Justice Mordecai Bromberg, Professor Philip Alston

For the second event in the 2016 ‘Judges in Conversation’ series, The Hon. Justice Mordecai Bromberg (Judge, Federal Court of Australia) will be in conversation with Professor Philip Alston (John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University) to discuss The Justiciability of Economic and Social Rights.

The Hon. Justice Mordecai Bromberg was appointed to the Federal Court in December 2009. A graduate of Monash University in Law and in Economics, he was an Associate to Justice Peter Gray of the Federal Court prior to working as a solicitor in Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong and London. Justice Bromberg was called to the Victorian Bar in 1988 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2003.

Professor Philip Alston is John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University, and is currently also the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. He previously held the position of UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions (2004-2010), and served on the UN Group of Experts on Darfur (2007), the Independent International Commission on Kyrgyzstan (2011), and as Special Adviser to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Millennium Development Goals (2002-07). Professor Alston was chairperson (1991-98) and rapporteur (1987-91) of the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and acted as UNICEF’s Senior Legal Adviser on children’s rights from 1986-92.

There will be time for questions from the audience as well as light refreshments served following this conversation. Bookings essential.

This event is presented by Melbourne Law School and the Federal Court of Australia.

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https://events.unimelb.edu.au/events/6885-the-justiciability-of-economic-and-social-rights