This Report considers what civics and citizenship content students in New South Wales are exposed to. This is achieved by comparing the current civics and citizenship content of the New South Wales curriculum with the civics and citizenship content in version 8.4 of the Australian Curriculum
Read MoreA teaching resource for legal studies students and teachers on double jeopardy and the Bowraville murders.
Read MoreThe best reads from September’s rule of law digest.
Read MoreThe recent Four Corners story on youth detention in the Northern Territory has sparked interest in and concern about the issue. This media mash-up will review relevant legislation and media articles about youth detention around Australia.
Read MoreWilliam Shrubb writes about one of Australia’s leading political figures around Federation: H. B. Higgins.
Read MoreAn event hosted by the Rule of Law Institute of Australia, UNSW Law, and the Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law.
Read MoreWilliam Shrubb writes about Australia’s sixth Chief Justice, Sir Owen Dixon, whose 130th birthday is today.
Read MoreThe recent death of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has raised interest in judicial appointment methods in the Unites States and Australia. William Shrubb takes a look.
Read MoreFrom 8 October to 25 November 2015 the Supreme Court Library of Victoria is hosting the Rule of...
Read MoreJackie Charles, our Education Coordinator, recently spoke at the Business Educators Association...
Read MoreHe shoots… and he scores!! It’s a goal for liberty and democracy! The Magna Carta...
Read MoreThe Institute is very pleased to be supporting the Legal Studies Teachers of NSW at the 2015 NSW...
Read MoreIn the course of our research at the Institute we frequently come across interesting sources of...
Read MoreThe Australian Human Rights Centre (AHRC) held its annual lecture this week with Beatrice Mtetwa,...
Read MoreThis year Australian Legal Philosophy Students Association (ALPSA) will be running an essay...
Read MoreA paper on mandatory sentencing by Nicholas Cowdery AM QC.
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