Henry Bournes Higgins would have turned 165 today. He was one of Australia’s most influential political figures around Federation. He was a delegate at the Constitutional Conventions, served in the Victorian and Federal Parliaments, and became a Justice of the...
The Balance between Robust Constitutionalism and the Democratic Process A public lecture by Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke of the Republic of South Africa Hosted by the Rule of Law Institute of Australia, UNSW Law, and the Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law....
Sir Owen Dixon, the sixth Chief Justice of the High Court, was born 130 years today — on 28 April 1886 — in Hawthorn, Melbourne. He was widely lauded, both during his judicial career and afterwards, as Australia’s greatest judge, and indeed one of...
The recent passing of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has brought widespread tributes to the conservative judge, who was the first Italian-American appointed to the Court, and has sparked intense interest in his possible successor. This article will review the...
From 8 October to 25 November 2015 the Supreme Court Library of Victoria is hosting the Rule of Law Institute of Australia’s exhibition of a replica of the Salisbury edition of the 1215 Magna Carta. The Library celebrated the 8ooth Anniversary of the Magna Carta...
