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Purely Dicta The Melbourne University Law Students Society magazine. Visit us at www.purelydicta.com! We would love to hear from you!

Purely Dicta is the Melbourne Law Students’ Society magazine, providing commentary on student experiences, events and notable alumni. A student-run publication, Purely Dicta offers a look at how the law school community is engaged in the legal world and beyond. Submit your articles at [email protected]

With love,
Sarah Abou-Eid
2022 Editor

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Purely Dicta and the Law Student Society are l

ocated in the City of Melbourne, on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. We pay our respects to their elders — past and present — and acknowledge that the land we are on was stolen. We would like to also extend our acknowledgements to the First Nations students in the University community. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

🌟 New Feature Alert – What Does it Mean to Belong in Law? 🌟When I became Editor of Purely Dicta, my quiet mission was to...
27/07/2025

🌟 New Feature Alert – What Does it Mean to Belong in Law? 🌟

When I became Editor of Purely Dicta, my quiet mission was to transform the magazine into a repository for stories that often sit on the margins – stories of doubt, resilience, heritage, and hope. This one is mine.

For anyone who's ever felt like a stranger in rooms they worked so hard to enter, I hope this piece resonates with you.

Wishing you all a fruitful semester ahead - Johnny Nguyen

As always, keen to write? Reach out to me ([email protected]) or Chi ([email protected]) ✍️

Johnny Nguyen — Editor, Purely Dicta Vietnam’s national dish – phở – embodies the quiet resistance of a nation that maintained pride in its identity and carved out its own sense of belo…

Few Australians know that they could be sent to jail with no trial.But our Parliament has virtually unlimited powers to ...
16/09/2024

Few Australians know that they could be sent to jail with no trial.

But our Parliament has virtually unlimited powers to punish anyone for what it deems to be contempt.

This defies many of the foundational principles of our constitution, including the right to natural justice. Reform is needed now.

Read more in our most recent article by Editor Patrick Irwin:

Patrick IrwinEditor, Purely Dicta16 September 2024 Overprivileged: the case for reform Few Australians know that they could be sent to jail with no trial. We take for granted the right that the gov…

The Acknowledgement Project - an initiative spearheaded by the MLS Human Rights Community in collaboration with the Indi...
26/07/2023

The Acknowledgement Project - an initiative spearheaded by the MLS Human Rights Community in collaboration with the Indigenous Law and Justice Hub - aims to re-envision the current Acknowledgement of Country with sincerity and care. It entails staff and students using a photo of country that is significant to them, and letting the image inspire and guide a personal, genuine Acknowledgement.

Click the link below to read more, as well as browse the current submissions and add an Acknowledgement yourself at the bottom of the article.

The Acknowledgement Project aims to re-envision the current Acknowledgement of Country with sincerity and care.

"Prima Facie isn’t just broadcasting a cultural message, it is sending one to people who have the power to affect change...
18/07/2023

"Prima Facie isn’t just broadcasting a cultural message, it is sending one to people who have the power to affect change."

In our latest article, Thomas McMahon reviews Susie Miller's theatre production 'Prima Facie' and has left us eager to see the show ourselves. Use the link below to read the full review.

‘My life is in the hands of the cops, the DPP, the court system; I have no control’.

Here we go again - its exam season and even though you’ve got a year or two of law school under your belt now, that does...
23/05/2023

Here we go again - its exam season and even though you’ve got a year or two of law school under your belt now, that doesn’t mean exams are any less daunting! Thankfully, your STS tutors have provided some subject-specific tips and tricks for success which we’ve compiled below!

You’ve got a year or two of law school under your belt now, but that doesn’t mean exams are any less daunting! Thankfully, your STS tutors have provided some subject-specific tips and tricks for su…

Hey first years!Your first exams at law school can be incredibly nerve-wracking and stressful, but fear not! We’ve compi...
23/05/2023

Hey first years!

Your first exams at law school can be incredibly nerve-wracking and stressful, but fear not! We’ve compiled some study tips from your STS tutors to help you feel a bit more prepared to tackle them. Click the link below for some helpful advice!

We’ve compiled some study tips from your STS tutors to help you feel a bit more prepared to tackle them.

We explore the issue of disharmony between the cab-rank rule and the morals of barristers. Read more using the link belo...
20/04/2023

We explore the issue of disharmony between the cab-rank rule and the morals of barristers. Read more using the link below:

The cab-rank rule can have a moral cost for barristers.

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