Justice Virginia Bell, a CLC lawyer …
It is now notorious that the most recent appointment to the High Court, Justice Virginia Bell, once worked as a solicitor at Redfern Legal Centre in Sydney. Many, including.
Minorities, the marginalised, and Kirby J’s decisions
Hosting a trivia quiz on law reform and social justice, I warned contestants that, despite their instincts, the answer to four of the 10 questions was not ‘Michael Kirby’..
Judges’ proper role under a human rights law
There are many arguable reasons for maintaining Australia’s unique position in not having a national guarantee of human rights. You might question the concept of universal human rights. You.
The ‘feral judge’ furphy in the human rights debate
There are many arguable reasons for maintaining Australia’s unique position in not having a national guarantee of human rights. You might question the concept of universal human rights. You.
Choosing a judge for their philosophy and values
The debate about High Court appointments has resurfaced. It comes around as often as one of the seven judges is approaching 70, when, to quote Shakespeare, they are still.
The human rights furphy of ‘activist judges’
My grandmother was a wise woman, in a practical way. Do one thing at a time and do it well, she said. Janet Albrechtsen recently tried to do three.
An interview with Richard Chisholm
Richard Chisholm was for many years a professor of law at the University of New South Wales, and Judge of the Family Court. He is an expert in family.
A judge’s impatience with statutory interpretation
The perennial and almost populist pursuit of ‘access to justice’ has concentrated, understandably, on process, structures and costs. All manner of barriers are in the way of ready access.