Developing Legal Literacy A key principle of the rule of law is ‘knowing the law’. By ‘knowing the law’ people are more able to uphold the rule of law and are aware of their obligations under the law and can also challenge laws that threaten...
Living the Law – Legal Studies Day Jackie Charles, our Education Manager has the pleasure of speaking to 260 Legal Studies students from Toowoomba, The Darling Downs and beyond at the University of Southern Queensland on Friday the 9th of February. The Rule of...
Criminal v Civil Penalties: The Art of the Deal with Regulators in Australia Anesha Gnana Kumar, Eda Ince, Tony Chan & Harkiran Kaur The Rule of Law Institute is proud to have collaborated with final year Macquarie University Law Students as part of their...
Planning a Court Visit: NSW The guide below is intended to assist schools in a self guided visit to the Courts. If you do not feel comfortable taking a school group, you can make a booking with the Rule of Law Education Centre’s Law Day Out Program. Click here...
Section 44 of the Australian Constitution sets out the legal framework under the rule of law that disqualifies a person from being elected and then sitting in Parliament. The Australia Constitution is the document that sets out the legal framework of the rule of law...
A central point of contention in Australian case law on the subject of civil liberties over this decade has centred on the status of laws dealing with so-called bikie gangs.[1] Legislation controlling and targeting such groups have been challenged with mixed...
