The University of Newcastle Law School launches new Centre for Law and Social Justice

The Centre for Law and Social Justice, has started soft launch activities with its first panel event scheduled for 1st of March 2022. This online panel discussion will unpack the controversy surrounding Novak Djokovic's visa cancellation and related court matters, with a focus on Australia's immigration and border policies and the relationship between sports and human rights in the Australian context.

The Centre aims to generate multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation, and develop solutions to pressing social justice problems. The Centre will facilitate the work of a critical mass of high-quality researchers and will have, at its heart, Newcastle Law School’s well-established and extensive clinical program that has long supported both the public interest and everyday justice.

The Centre for Law and Social Justice will be a site for research, engagement, learning and advocacy. Here, expert researchers and clinical staff will partner with students, communities and key organisations to drive social justice initiatives. The Centre will operate as a dynamic hub to improve social outcomes, combat exclusions within our communities and beyond, and extend and activate the University’s expertise and resources in the justice arena. The Centre will play a central role in drawing together research, clinical expertise and our strengths in evidence-based law to drive social justice reform and contribute to law reform and policymaking. Students will have the opportunity to engage with the Centre’s work to build valuable skills, self-awareness and innovative thinking that is shaped by a clear social justice focus.