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 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...
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...
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...
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...
