Magna Carta: A vision of justice and freedom
Over 800 years ago the Magna Carta was sealed. It was a time when the people of England were...
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Submission on Taxpayers’ Charter and Protections
The Institute has made a submission to the Review into the Taxpayers’ Charter and Taxpayer Protections, focusing on the ATO’s adherence to the Commonwealth model litigant obligations.
Read MoreA Lawyer’s Principal Obligation
The way a law firm structures its business has no bearing on a lawyer’s duty and responsibility to the client.
Read MoreRetrospective Legislation and the Rule of Law
Is it possible to break a law that has not yet been made? In Australia the answer is yes. Both...
Read MoreCool Stuff for Legal Studies Students
In the course of our research at the Institute we frequently come across interesting sources of...
Read MoreSecurity bill opens door to targeted killings and broader control orders
By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, The University of Queensland The government introduced its third set of...
Read MoreMash Up – Indefinite Detention and the Rule of Law in Australia 2014
The legal issue of indefinite detention has been the subject of debate recently. This mash...
Read MoreSuppression Orders – Open Courts: Who Guards the Guardians?
At the recent “Open and Shut” workshop held jointly by the Rule of Law Institute of...
Read MoreEvent – Beatrice Mtetwa on the Rule of Law Film Screening and Q&A
RoLIA is proud to sponsor a public lecture by an internationally recognised Zimbabwean lawyer,...
Read MoreThe Disturbing case of Patient A
The rule of law requires an open, transparent and consistent legal system. This means that courts...
Read MoreDon’t attack the lawyers, Bills of Attainder and ASADA Investigations
Why attacks on the legal profession are an attack on the rule of law, mandatory sentencing the legacy of bills of attainder and a new review of ASADA investigations.
Read MoreCourts as debt collectors?
Are our courts now becoming debt-collectors of unpaid court fees? Richard Foster, the CEO of the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court has announced that family courts are trying to recover 1.4 million in unpaid fees. In the...
Read MoreKevin Lindgren AM QC – Distinguished Speakers Program at Sydney Law School
The Hon Kevin Lindgren AM QC, former Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, spoke on the 18...
Read MoreAccess to Justice, Legal Aid and Self-Represented Litigants
The Australian Court System is an adversarial system. A central principle of the rule of law is that all parties involved in legal procedures receive procedural fairness and access to justice. The Federal Attorney General Mark...
Read MoreChanges to the right to silence and pre-trial disclosure
The Rule of Law Institute of Australia’s (RoLIA) media release on 22 March 2013 condemned changes to the right to silence in New South Wales that restrict and modify the presumption of innocence and the right to silence in...
Read MoreFederal Courts Fee Increases
Submissions to Senate Committee Inquiry into the Impact of Federal Court fee increases since 2010 on access to justice have pointed out the problems with the high cost of court fees. The Committee is due to report back in early...
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