Magna Carta and Human Rights
Magna Carta and Human Rights What is the relationship between the Magna Carta and Human Rights?...
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What is customary international law?
In the first post of 2017 in our ongoing collaboration with New South Wales Young Lawyers’ International Law Committee, Joshua Wood explores the intricacies of international customary law and the rule of law.
Read MoreAdvisory opinions and the rule of law
Today marks the 95th anniversary of the most important High Court case you’re never heard of. William Shrubb reviews the 1921 decision “In re Judiciary Act”.
Read MorePublic Lecture: Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke of the Republic of South Africa, 15 June
An event hosted by the Rule of Law Institute of Australia, UNSW Law, and the Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law.
Read MoreBEAQ Conference – Brisbane 2015
Jackie Charles, our Education Coordinator, recently spoke at the Business Educators Association...
Read MoreMagna Carta – High Court of Australia Exhibition
The Magna Carta Exhibition at the High Court of Australia – ‘Magna Carta: To None...
Read MoreCool Stuff for Legal Studies Students
In the course of our research at the Institute we frequently come across interesting sources of...
Read MoreAustralian Legal Philosophy Students Essay Competition
This year Australian Legal Philosophy Students Association (ALPSA) will be running an essay...
Read MoreMandatory Sentencing: Getting Justice Wrong 2014
A paper on mandatory sentencing by Nicholas Cowdery AM QC.
Read MoreKable’s Case and the Rule of Law
The case of Kable raised constitutional questions in which the High Court had to consider...
Read MoreMash-up: Mandatory Sentencing in Australia 2014
Recent events in NSW have focused attention on mandatory sentencing. This post brings together relevant information about current mandatory sentencing debates in Australia. Click on the links below to view material for the...
Read MoreFreedom of Speech, Rule of Law and Political Debate in Australia
NSW Economics and Business Educators Legal Update Conference on 2 August 2013 on freedom of speech, the rule of law and political debate in Australia. The paper is available and the links below provide a guide to some of 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 MoreRegistrations Open for Rule of Law Distinguished Speaker Lecture
RoLIA is excited to announce that the Hon Kevin Lindgren AM QC, will be speaking at the University...
Read MoreRule of Law Lecture Series at Sydney University
In 2012 RoLIA sponsored Hon. Kevin Lindgren AM QC to be the first adjunct professor of the rule...
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