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Legal Literacy Resource

14 February 2018 |

Developing Legal Literacy A key principle of the rule of law is ‘knowing the law’. By...

Rule of Law Update – Living the Law 2018

9 February 2018 |

Living the Law – Legal Studies Day Jackie Charles, our Education Manager has the pleasure of...

The Rule of Law and Deferred Prosecution Agreements

20 November 2017 |

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

Student Explainer – Citizenship of Parliamentarians

3 November 2017 |

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

Judicial Review: The Graham Case

23 October 2017 |

A central point of contention in Australian case law on the subject of civil liberties over this...

Australian Constitution – Citizenship of Parliamentarians – Media Mash-up

23 September 2017 |

Section 44 of the Australian Constitution which sets out the legal framework under the rule of law...

Young Lawyers on the Rule of Law

19 September 2017 |

We are pleased to publish Young Lawyers and the Rule of Law, a joint initiative of the Rule of...

Courts and the Future of the Rule of Law

16 August 2017 |

Her Honour Justice Michelle Gordon of the High Court of Australia recently addressed the Centre...

Human Rights Law – BEAQ Conference Brisbane 2017

22 July 2017 |

Jackie Charles our Education Manager presented on the topic of teaching Human Rights Law to...

The ICC and challenges to international rule of law

12 December 2016 |

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a pillar of the international rule of law but in recent months, the ICC has been rocked to its core.

LSA NSW 2016 State Conference

17 March 2016

Download the resources from the Legal Studies Association of NSW State Conference 2016

Justice and the Rule of Law in The Hague: The Trial of Ratko Mladić

27 January 2016

In her second blog of the series, Uzma Sherieff examines the importance of due process to the rule of law in conducting international trials and the prosecution of Ratko Mladić.

Courts and Social Media

18 January 2016

Why would courts use social media? What are some of the issues they face in joining the ever changing 24 hour new-media cycle? Robert Size takes a look.

The ICTY and the Rule of Law

15 January 2016

In her first post in a new series, Uzma Sherieff examines the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and discusses its legacy as its work nears completion.