You are invited to attend:
Faculty of Law Twilight Seminar
From Sudan’s Civil War to Australian Law School
with Lual Jok Alaak
Date: Thursday, 18 September 2025
Time: 5.00pm-6.30pm (AEST)
Venue: Faculty of Law (Building 4), Level 3, Room 3_41 - View on campus map
Closest Parking: PG2 (Parking General 2) - View on campus map
Bond alumnus, Lual Jok Alaak, returns to campus to share his extraordinary personal and academic journey, as recounted in his 2020 memoir, In Sudan’s Civil War to Australian Law School. In this special Twilight Seminar, Lual will reflect on his remarkable path - from surviving the devastating realities of Sudan’s civil war, to graduating from Bond University and building a career as a lawyer and security analyst. His story offers a compelling perspective on resilience, identity, and the transformative power of law in shaping lives and communities - especially for those impacted by conflict, migration, and cultural change.
The seminar will commence at 5.30pm with light refreshments being offered from 5pm (vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options available).
Please register your attendance by 5pm, Wednesday 10 September.
Lual Jok Alaak
In Sudan's Civil War to Australian Law School, Lual Alaak describes his life experiences from his village childhood through to the daunting challenges of surviving a civil war before he escaped to foreign lands.
His memoir describes a Sudan that is slowly disappearing and sets down in detail how aspects of social life, religion, politics and community changed massively in just his lifetime alone as he crisscrossed various African countries in a bid to stay one step ahead of the conflict and avoid conscription. As an adult, he takes us through his experience of being a migrant on Australian shores struggling to reconcile two cultures while trying to assist in the nation building in South Sudan before being disillusioned by the inability of those in power to resolve their issues. The memoir is a must read for anyone wanting to understand more about how and why the Sudanese Independence Movement occurred, how people reacted to it and the struggle that continues to ensure a better life for people in both Sudan and South Sudan and what this costs people in the personal decisions they each must make.