Security, Surveillance and the Rule of Law Prize value: $1500 [pl_button type=”inverse” link=”http://www.ruleoflaw.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Essay-Prize-Security-Surveillance-and-the-Rule-of-Law1.pdf” target=”blank”]Download...
RoLIA is proud to sponsor a public lecture by an internationally recognised Zimbabwean lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, on the rule of law… [pl_button type=”important”...
The rule of law requires an open, transparent and consistent legal system. This means that courts should be open to the public and people accused and convicted of crimes able to challenge their conviction, be given reasons for a court’s decision and be given a clear...
The High Court of Australia, as the highest appeal court, is a bulwark of the rule of law in Australia. Its decisions can have wide-ranging implications and determine how legislation is to be interpreted in the context of the particular case. The High Court is the...
Nathan Rees MLA, 20/03/2014 The principle of the separation of powers exists for sound reasons. Judges hear all of the evidence, they know the context of the evidence and they determine the relevant factors…we in Australia are lucky to have institutions such as...
