Shoutout to NSW State Archives for providing us with a copy of the original transcript for the first Civil Case in NSW between a poor convict couple and a powerful ships captain over a parcel of goods lost on the First Fleet.
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Confused by some of the contradictory claims on the yes no pamphlet? one of our paralegals looked at the legal basis of yes and no cases
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Discussion on the legal realities of the Voice, featuring two legal experts, Professor Greg Williams on NO side of the voice debate, and Chris Merritt on the YES side. The Debate can be found at https://youtu.be/AULx4WKDkPY. This document outlines the points made by both experts during the debate.
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NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) submission regarding the draft syllabus for the proposed History Curriculum NSW Stages 1-5.
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The Voice Reerendum: Arguments for Voting No on First Nations Voice to Parliament at Referendum. The Case for No on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the pros and cons, with both sides of argument of a Voice to parliament and why we should vote no
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The education system is not preparing Australians to be well equipped to make an informed decision in a referendum.
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Defamation Allegations of Murder and War Crimes The paper includes a discussion of details of...
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Presentation to the NSW Legal Studies Association Conference 2023 on Defamation, Law Reform and Social Media
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It is not widely understood that the investigations and lawsuits brought about as a result of the R v Lehrmann (‘Britney Higgins case’) have directly resulted from a disregard of the rule of law in connection with that case.
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Professional Development for Legal Studies Teachers- An interview with Margaret Cunneen SC where she provides contemporary examples based upon her extensive experience within the criminal justice system including her time not only in the prosecution of high-profile cases, such as Skaf and the Butcher of Bega, Graeme Reeves, but also in defence of many accused persons
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The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu undertook a judicial overhaul under the guise of a proposed reform. The reforms had two major changes. First they would give politicians greater power to select judges. Second, the reforms would permit the Israeli parliament to overrule the judiciary.
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Success of new civil law poster
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Changes to be made to wording of proposed Constitutional Provision so improve Case to Vote Yes. Arguments for Voting No on Voice at Referendum. The Case for No on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Includes changes to be made to ensure equality before the law
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Australia Day is a time to
celebrate our shared values: respect, inclusion, civility, responsibility, compassion, equality and the opportunity to have a fair go; and appreciate our democratic rights and the rule of law
George Pell, an innocent man, spent 405 days in prison after two great institutions failed to discharge their responsibilities in a proper manner: the justice system and the media.
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The extraordinary financial settlement between Brittany Higgins and the federal government possibly breaches Legal Services Directions and may fall under definition of corrupt conduct within the National Anticorruption Commission
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The Rule of Law Education Centre has developed the Checks and Balances Scorecard to measure the adequacy of oversight mechanisms in emergency laws that manage pandemics such as Covid- 19 (“Pandemic Legislation”).
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Free Professional Development Opportunity for our teacher members The Rule of Law Education Centre...
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During the pandemic, the Courts had to adjust procedures to allow justice to continue even during lockdowns resulting in digital justice. This had disadvantages and advantages with lessons to be learnt
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Confused by the contradictory claims in the YES/NO Official pamphlet? One of our paralegals for their Constitutional Law essay looked at three claims from the YEs NO pamphlet and what legal experts from both sides have to say.
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