Magna Carta and Human Rights What is the relationship between the Magna Carta and Human Rights? The Magna Carta, which is Latin for The Great Charter, was a list of demands and expectations forced on the evil King, John of England in 1215. King John was so...
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...
Today marks the 95th anniversary of the High Court’s judgment in In re The Judiciary Act 1903-1920 and In re The Navigation Act 1912-1920 (1921) 29 CLR 257, often abridged as In re Judiciary Act. Perhaps as a result of its unwieldy name, this case has often been...
The Balance between Robust Constitutionalism and the Democratic Process A public lecture by Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke of the Republic of South Africa Hosted by the Rule of Law Institute of Australia, UNSW Law, and the Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law....
Jackie Charles, our Education Coordinator, recently spoke at the Business Educators Association Queensland 2015 Conference in Brisbane. The topics covered in her presentation included, defining the Rule of Law in Australia, The Magna Carta and Human Rights, Metadata...
