by Sally Layson | Feb 25, 2020 | All Posts
Update: On Tuesday 7 April 2020 the High Court of Australia handed down a unanimous decision quashing Cardinal George Pell’s convictions for child sexual assault. A copy of the transcript is found here Pell v The Queen [2020] HCA. We have prepared a Case...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Jan 22, 2020 | All Posts
January 26 is a day set aside on the Australian calendar to remember the arrival of Europeans to our shore in the landing of the First Fleet, 1788. This is also a day remembered by Australian Indigenous communities as a day of invasion. Should we celebrate Australia...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Oct 18, 2019 | All Posts
Primary Education Resources are GO! Expanding upon our successful High School education program, we have launched a Primary Schools education program. This program aims to provide curriculum content in the key learning area of Humanities and Social Sciences for...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Sep 27, 2019 | All Posts
Rule of Law Education provides free posters for classroom teachers to download. You can see all of our posters on our Infographics page. We have updated two of our most popular posters, Magna Carta Legacy and Seperation of Powers. Click on the images below to download...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Sep 20, 2019 | All Posts, Education
Our new Mandatory Sentencing Resource, available for download by clicking on the image to the right, discusses the NSW offence of ‘Assault Causing Death’, the so-called One Punch offence, and includes a case note summarising the sentencing decision in R v...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Jul 26, 2019 | All Posts
Case Note: Prasad Direction Director of Public Prosecutions Reference No 1 of 2017 [2019] HCA 9 (Prasad Case) Procedural fairness A fair trial in accordance with the law Trial judge’s directions to the jury and the Prasad direction Procedural fairness, a fair trial...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Jul 20, 2019 | Case Notes, Constitution, Education
Implied Freedom of Political Communication The Australian Constitution (“the Constitution”) does not explicitly mention the phrase “freedom of speech” anywhere, however the High Court in Nationwide News Pty Ltd v Wills (1992) 177 CLR 1 and Australian Capital...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Jun 10, 2019 | All Posts
Recognition for our Founder, Robin Speed for services to the law It gives us immense pleasure that Robin Speed has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2019 Honours list for a Medal in the Order of Australia for his service to the law and charities. Robin is...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | May 20, 2019 | All Posts, Education
Teaching the Magna Carta to Primary Students Our General Manager, Sally Layson has been out teaching Year 6 students about the Magna Carta. She has focused on the principles established in 1215 with the granting of the Magna Carta and how they have lead to many of the...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Apr 30, 2019 | All Posts
The Rule of Law and Contract Law Our new Contract law Resource includes together foundational information about contract law, three case studies and students activities to assist legal and business teachers and their students. Click on the resource to download. The...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Apr 8, 2019 | All Posts
The World Justice Project has published its Rule of Law Index for 2019. Australia’s global ranking has dropped from 10th (2017-2018) to 11th, but remains second in the East Asia and Pacific region behind New Zealand. The Institute welcomes this crucial report that...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Mar 28, 2019 | All Posts
The Bowraville MurdersDouble JeopardyThe Previous Cases2018 DecisionResourcesActivities The Bowraville Murders This is a 2019 update and examines the case law and legislation about the legal debate on double jeopardy as it relates to the Bowraville Murders. To...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Mar 27, 2019 | All Posts, Court Excursion, Education
Downing Centre Court Update: 2019 This information is no longer up to date. For all schools wishing to visit the Courts, please visit our page https://www.ruleoflaw.org.au/court-education/ This post is designed to update teachers who are organising a court excursion...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Mar 3, 2019 | All Posts, Education
In the course of our work at the Institute we frequently come across interesting sources of information about legal issues that are helpful for teachers and students studying Legal subjects – this April 2019 update includes Social Media, Videos and Podcasts:...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Feb 18, 2019 | All Posts
Our Education Manager – Jackie Charles was pleased to support Qld Legal Studies teachers in resourcing their teaching of the 2019 Legal Studies syllabus. The University of Southern Queensland provided a venue for the professional development workshop and is a...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Jan 22, 2019 | All Posts
The Institute was very pleased to be given the opportunity to contribute to the December 2018 issue of the Asia Pacific Rule of Law Digest:Advancing Together published by Lexis Nexis. Jackie Charles, Fiona Leahy with research support from University of Sydney student...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Dec 14, 2018 | All Posts
Jackie Charles, our Education Manager, is very pleased to be presenting to teachers attending the Dubbo School of Distance Education Professional Development Day 2018. Professional Development and teaching resources are available here for download. Bowraville Murders...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Dec 6, 2018 | All Posts, Court Excursion
Court Role Play This Court Role Play allows teachers to introduce their students to the criminal trial process, court personnel and their roles and also provides an activity that can be adapted for students from Years 9-12. Developed by Her Honour Magistrate...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Dec 4, 2018 | All Posts
For most people, especially in the West, the legal existence of their country is beyond dispute. Whatever gives their country this status is scarcely relevant, for the reality of their country proves itself. For those in places of war and civil strife, however, a...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Oct 19, 2018 | All Posts
This is a further update on the new NSW criminal sentencing legislation – effective the 24 September 2018. For details of the overall new sentencing framework please see our previous post on the introduction of the new legislation for an overview. Knowing the...
