The Presumption of Guilt: Rule of Law Conference 2021 Are we witnessing the death of the presumption of innocence? And does this matter? The Rule of Law Education Centre examined recent challenges to thedoctrine of the Presumption of Innocence and the threat this...
What is the role of the Attorney-General in Australia? The Attorney-General of Australia is our nation’s First Law Officer. The primary responsibility of this role is to protect the rule of law and the integrity of the Courts. In practice, the Attorney-General...
Well of course he is guilty! But is he really? These news articles have blindingly stuck in my head since reading about the death of Parwinder Kaur in 2013 who was allegedly murdered by her husband, Kulwinder Singh. The prosecution alleges Kulwinder poured...
For over four decades, the ICCPR, together with the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), have formed the so-called “International Bill of Human Rights”, setting out those rights...
Libertyworks Inc v Commonwealth of Australia Case S10/2020: LibertyWorks Inc v. Commonwealth of Australia Summary Libertyworks Inc sought a declaration from the High Court of Australia that the registration provisions under the Foreign Interference...
Read our Simple Explainer: Does the Constitution allow the States to Close their Borders? https://www.ruleoflaw.org.au/constitution/border-closures/ Article by Chris Merritt The High Court told Clive Palmer last November that his challenge to Western Australia’s...
