by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Nov 20, 2017 | All Posts, Education
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...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Nov 3, 2017 | All Posts, Education
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...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Oct 23, 2017 | All Posts, Education
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...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Sep 23, 2017 | All Posts, Education
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 has led to the resignation of a number of Federal Parliamentarians in recent weeks. The Australia Constitution is...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Sep 19, 2017 | All Posts
We are pleased to publish Young Lawyers and the Rule of Law, a joint initiative of the Rule of Law Institute of Australia and the NSW Young Lawyers International Law Committee. We hope that this publication promotes a broader understanding of the intersection of...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Aug 16, 2017 | All Posts
Her Honour Justice Michelle Gordon of the High Court of Australia recently addressed the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies Constitutional Law Conference Dinner in Melbourne. In her speech, her Honour discussed the topical issue of the impact of...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Jul 22, 2017 | All Posts, Education
Jackie Charles our Education Manager presented on the topic of teaching Human Rights Law to Queensland teachers at the annual Business Educators Association Conference in Brisbane. Presentation Rule of Law Resources The Magna Carta, Separation of Powers and Division...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Apr 12, 2017 | All Posts
In the second post of 2017 in our ongoing collaboration with New South Wales Young Lawyers’ International Law Committee, Marina Kofman examines the pros and cons of international investment arbitration. In recent times, with growing citizen discontent about the...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Mar 14, 2017 | All Posts
In the first post of 2017 in our ongoing collaboration with New South Wales Young Lawyers’ International Law Committee, Joshua Wood explores the intricacies of international customary law and the rule of law. ‘The most difficult thing about international...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Dec 16, 2016 | All Posts
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the two...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Dec 12, 2016 | All Posts
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a pillar of the international rule of law, but in recent months it has been rocked to its core. On 12 October, Burundi moved to become the first country to leave the international Court, as its parliament voted to withdraw...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Dec 9, 2016 | All Posts
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) receiving Royal Assent. Australia now has a flourishing and robust federal judiciary, but it was not always the case. Prior to the creation of the Federal Court, there were only three...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Nov 25, 2016 | All Posts
Today would have been former High Court Justice Sir Alan Taylor’s 115th birthday. Taylor was born in Newcastle, the fifth son of Walter, a customs officer born in England, and Lilias, born in Australia. The family moved to Sydney when Alan was about ten. He...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Nov 16, 2016 | All Posts
In the eighth post in our series of collaborative posts with New South Wales Young Lawyers’ International Law Committee, Louise Lau looks at the impeachment of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. Dilma Rousseff marks number 18 in a line of Latin American...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Nov 3, 2016 | All Posts
In a recent speech, Chief Justice French stated that ‘[r]easonableness in the exercise of official power may be regarded as an aspect of the rule of law.’ The Chief Justice was referring to the presumption that statutory power must be exercised reasonably. If...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Nov 1, 2016 | All Posts
The Institute’s staff keep a digest of interesting things they read about legal topics. The articles selected are aimed to assist teachers and students to keep informed about a range of legal issues in Australia and internationally. See the latest from the digest....
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Oct 24, 2016 | All Posts
The NSW Government is currently in the process of trying to alleviate the substantial workload of the NSW District Court. One of the mechanisms through which the government proposes to do this is by introducing the option of summary proceedings for four indictable...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Oct 21, 2016 | All Posts
The Federal Government has introduced new legislation to deal with firearms trafficking in Australia, but they have included a mandatory minimum sentencing scheme. On 15 September, the Federal Government introduced the Criminal Code Amendment (Firearms...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Oct 14, 2016 | All Posts
‘Saltwater: an epic fight for justice in the tropics’ is a novel written by Queensland magistrate Cathy McLennan. McLennan was 22 years old when she started working as a solicitor for the Townsville and Districts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
by RuleofLawInstitutePerson | Oct 5, 2016 | All Posts
Earlier this year, the Institute noted the upcoming High Court appeal of a deaf woman from Queensland who had been excluded from jury service by the registrar of Ipswich Courthouse. The High Court has now published its judgment in that matter. Gaye Lyons took the...
