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
OFFER NOW FINISHED The Rule of Law Education Centre is offering teachers as the VCTA Commview 2022...
Read MoreFree Professional Development Opportunity for our teacher members The Rule of Law Education Centre...
Read MoreDuring 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
Read MoreWhat Safeguards does a Federal ICAC need? Designs for the proposed National Integrity...
Read MoreChris Dawson’s Trial Case Note, Timeline and Relevant Resources How effective is the media...
Read MorePresentation to Legal Studies Association on Media and Social Media as a non legal response
Read MoreIn Dobbs, both the majority, and the minority, rely upon the rule of law in aid of their judgments for the constitutional validity, and invalidity, of State laws permitting abortion.
Read MoreThe Constitution is the most important law in Australia. It establishes the rule of law in Australia and outlines a list of law detailing how the nation is to be governed.
Read MoreHow do you stop a dictator? What do you do when you are ruled by a tyrant
Surprisingly, the answer comes from the Magna Carta. A time in 1215 when the English were ruled by a tyrant, King John.
Read MoreMagna Carta and Human Rights What is the relationship between the Magna Carta and Human Rights?...
Read MoreWise Words from Hon Sir Brennan Sir Gerard Brennan, the former Chief Justice who was primarily...
Read MoreThis 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 MorePeter Zahra, who died this week, was much more than the NSW District Court judge who was running the embezzlement trial of Guy Sebastian’s former manager, Titus Day.
Behind the scenes Judge Zahra was one of the biggest supporters of a program that gives law and commerce students direct access to NSW courts.
Read MoreThis resource provides a comparison of the experience of judicial independence across three nations – Australia, Poland and Afghanistan, examining the role of the constitution and the associated the impacts of constitutional changes on judicial discretion and power, and therefore the achievement of the Rule of Law.
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