Section 44 of the Australian Constitution which sets out the legal framework under the rule of law that disqualifies a person from sitting in Parliament has led to the resignation of a number of Federal Parliamentarians in recent weeks. The Australia Constitution is...
We are pleased to publish Young Lawyers and the Rule of Law, a joint initiative of the Rule of Law Institute of Australia and the NSW Young Lawyers International Law Committee. We hope that this publication promotes a broader understanding of the intersection of...
Her Honour Justice Michelle Gordon of the High Court of Australia recently addressed the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies Constitutional Law Conference Dinner in Melbourne. In her speech, her Honour discussed the topical issue of the impact of...
Jackie Charles our Education Manager presented on the topic of teaching Human Rights Law to Queensland teachers at the annual Business Educators Association Conference in Brisbane. Presentation Rule of Law Resources The Magna Carta, Separation of Powers and Division...
In the second post of 2017 in our ongoing collaboration with New South Wales Young Lawyers’ International Law Committee, Marina Kofman examines the pros and cons of international investment arbitration. In recent times, with growing citizen discontent about the...
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...
