When Government Ignores the Rule of Law: NuCoal’s Fight for fair treatment When the government and those in power ignore the rule of law, innocent parties suffer. The rule of law is a concept that both the government and citizens know the law and obey it. It...
Chipping away at the Rule of Law There will be many lessons from the war in Ukraine, some of which are already apparent. Others will emerge over time as liberal democracies recognise they have been complacent about the one idea that sets them apart from autocracies:...
International Day of Women Judges After its inception by the UN’s general assembly in April 2021, the International Day of Women Judges is being celebrated for the first time on the 10th of March this year. The day recognises the contributions of women judges...
Framing and Taming of the Exercise of Power: The Rule of Law in Hungary and Poland As part of our Simple Explainer Video Series, Chris Merritt and Sally Layson interviewed Professor Martin Krygier about the rule of law in Eastern Europe- particularly regarding recent...
Claremont Serial Killings Casenote Case Citation THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA v EDWARDS [No 7] [2020] WASC 339 Watch the judgement of Bradley Robert Edwards below – ABC News Click Here to watch the judgement on Youtube Facts of the case Between 1996 and 1997,...
Skaf Case Note For crimes that society considers as the worst of crimes, should the accused be expected to serve a life imprisonment? Should the criminal process be applied differently to the perpetrators of crime that society considers the most heinous of human...
