Case Note – Contract Law
Winter v Nemeth [2018] NSWSC 644 Civil Cases This is a civil case that concerns contract law and...
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Case Note – Manslaughter
Complex Sentencing – Manslaughter A recent decision of Justice Button in the Supreme Court...
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Teaching resource – Human Rights
The rule of law is essential for Human Rights to be protected – this new Human Rights...
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Case Note – The ‘Character Test’
Falzon v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 2 (7 February 2018) The...
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Case Note – Migration Visa
Furlong and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Migration) [2017] AATA 3014 (21...
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Case Note – Consumer Law
Consumer Law – Dishwasher Tablets and Stuck-on Food Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty...
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Case Note – Human Rights and Migration Law
AYX18 v Minister of Home Affairs[2018] FCA 283 A recent decision by Justice Perram in the Federal...
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Case Note – Environmental Protection
Newcastle Port Corporation v MS Magdalene Schiffahrtsgesellschaft MBH [2013] NSWLEC 210 This case...
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Rule of Law Perspectives in Southeast Asia – Phillipines
The Business Mirror – an online business publication from the Phillipines recently published...
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The Rule of Law and Customary Law
Cultural Burial and the Law The law in NSW is found in legislation (laws made by Parliament) and...
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Judicial Independence and Sentencing – Case Note
Sentencing decisions of judges are often commented on by the media. In particular, judges are...
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Legal Literacy Resource
Developing Legal Literacy A key principle of the rule of law is ‘knowing the law’. By...
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Rule of Law Update – Living the Law 2018
Living the Law – Legal Studies Day Jackie Charles, our Education Manager has the pleasure of...
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The Rule of Law and Deferred Prosecution Agreements
A proposed DPA scheme was introduced in Australia by the Attorney-General’s Department in March 2017. The Institute has an interest in this scheme and the enactment of DPA’s as there is a potential that certain elements of DPA’s erode the rule of law
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Student Explainer – Citizenship of Parliamentarians
Section 44 of the Australian Constitution which sets out the legal framework under the rule of law that disqualifies a person from sitting in Parliament
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Judicial Review: The Graham Case
A central point of contention in Australian case law on the subject of civil liberties over this...
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Australian Constitution – Citizenship of Parliamentarians – Media Mash-up
Section 44 of the Australian Constitution which sets out the legal framework under the rule of law...
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Young Lawyers on the Rule of Law
We are pleased to publish Young Lawyers and the Rule of Law, a joint initiative of the Rule of...
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Courts and the Future of the Rule of Law
Her Honour Justice Michelle Gordon of the High Court of Australia recently addressed the Centre...
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Human Rights Law – BEAQ Conference Brisbane 2017
Jackie Charles our Education Manager presented on the topic of teaching Human Rights Law to...
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