Gareth Evans’ 21 year political career, most notably as Foreign Minister (1988-96), and his subsequent humanitarian roles as Co-Chair of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty, Co-Chair of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, and President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group, led to him being the recipient of the 2010 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom from Fear. Gareth Evans’ speech at the Conference will be based on the power of the law in protecting those at risk.

Mr William Smith, who is currently the Acting International Co-Prosecutor at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), will be the key note speaker at the Closing Gala Dinner, to the held at the Adelaide Entertainment and Exhibitio Centre on Sunday 18th July.

For over a decade, William Smith worked as a trial attorney, legal officer and analyst at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. He was also the International Deputy Co-Prosecutor of the ECCC for three years before taking up his current position.

ALSA’s 41st Annual Conference will bring together approximately 500 law students and prestigious individuals from all spheres of the legal profession.

It is ALSA’s premiere event as students, both nationally and internationally, come to participate in the prestigious law competitions circuit, attend Legal Education Forums, contribute at ALSA Council or enjoy the networking opportunities and social events.

The event is co-hosted by the University of Adelaide, Flinders University and the University of South Australia.

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Australian Law Students’ Association
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