News : Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law (G+T Centre)

Dec		George Williams speaks on ABC Radio`s Law Report on 2005: The Year That Was

		Devika Hovell writes in the Courier Mail on the issue of nationality and Guantanamo Bay

		Victorian Human Rights Consultation Committee, including George Williams, recommends that Victoria enact a Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities. Attorney-General Rob Hulls announces that Victoria will do so

		George Williams writes in the Herald Sun and the Sydney Morning Herald on a Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities for Victoria

		George Williams speaks on ABC Radio`s AM on a Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities for Victoria

Nov		George Williams writes in the Courier Mail on the retirement of Justice Michael McHugh

		George Williams speaks on ABC Radio`s Law Report

		Andrew Lynch writes for the Age on the use by Australian courts of evidence gained through torture

		George Williams and Ben Saul speak to The Australian on the impact of the new anti-terrorism laws on university campuses

		Andrew Lynch discusses the new Anti-Terrorism Act (No 1) on the ABC`s The 7.30 Report

		Andrew Lynch comments on the emergency passage of the Anti-Terrorism Act (No 1) in the Sydney Morning Herald

		Sean Brennan on the recognition of Indigenous rights, law and authority at the American Society of Comparative Law 2005 Annual Meeting in Hawaii

		Sean Brennan speaks to a CFMEU delegates` meeting in Sydney about the Aboriginal Trust Fund Repayment Scheme

		Sean Brennan speaks on the Treaty idea at the Local Government Community Services Associaton of Australia conference in Melbourne

		Andrew Lynch discusses the significance of the terrorism raids and arrests for the debate over new laws in the Canberra Times

		Andrew Lynch comments on the role played by last week�s urgent legislation in the terrorism arrests in the Sydney Morning Herald

		Centre submission to the Senate Inquiry on the Anti-Terrorism Bill discussed in The Age

		Ben Saul writes for the Sydney Morning Herald on the new Anti-Terrorism Law

		Devika Hovell writes for US website Jurist and the Sydney Morning Herald on David Hicks` status as a prisoner of war

Oct		2006 Constitutional Law Conference and Dinner brochure now available

		Submission made to Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee on Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Video Link Evidence and Other Measures) Bill 2005.

		Ben Saul argues in The Age that new sedition laws will undermine free speech

		Ben Saul�s examines the impact of proposed sedition laws on the media in The Australian

		George Williams writes in the Sydney Morning Herald , The Age and Courier Mail on Australian and UK terror laws

		George Williams speaks on ABC Radio`s AM and ABC TV`s Lateline on the Constitution and terror laws

		Andrew Lynch discusses the effect of the planned Video Link Evidence Bill upon the rights of a defendant in a terrorism prosecution for CCH Premium News website

		Andrew Lynch discusses the new terrorism laws on Radio National Breakfast`s Friday Panel

Sep		Centre Associate Ben Golder reviews Elaine C Hagopian (ed), Civil Rights in Peril: The Targeting of Arabs and Muslims for Current Issues in Criminal Justice

		Centre Associate Ben Golder talks on the symbolic politics of counter-terrorism legislation at the Critical Legal Conference 2005, University of Kent at Canterbury

		Andrew Lynch and Ben Saul discuss the possible ramifications of the Commonwealth�s proposal to create an offence of inciting political violence in The Australian

		Publication of The Fluid State: International Law and National Legal Systems, edited by Hilary Charlesworth, Madelaine Chiam, Devika Hovell and George Williams

		Andrew Lynch comments upon the position of State ministers not sitting in Parliament under the NSW Constitution in the Sydney Morning Herald

		Ben Saul writes for The Australian on overseas terrorism laws

		Ben Saul writes on Briefing on September 2005 Terrorism Proposals

		Ben Sauls writes for the Sydney Morning Herald on Without Safeguards, New Laws are Suspect

		Andrew Lynch writes for CCH Premium News on `The High Court without McHugh � How Might it Look?`

		Ben Saul reviews The Torture Papers and Centre Associate Ben Golder reviews two books on Guantanamo in the Sydney Law Review

		Centre Director writes in the Australian Fiancial Review on the proposal for new Australian counter-terrorism laws

Aug		Andrew Lynch argues in The Age that public polling demonstrates the willingness to strike a proper balance between national security and our existing freedoms

		Centre Director and Devika Hovell provide advice to Dick Smith on whether David Hicks could be charged under Australian law

		Kristen Walker from the University of Melbourne visits the Faculty of Law and Centre to work on same sex marriage

		Centre Director writes for Borderlands e-journal on Balancing National Security and Human Rights: Lessons from Australia

		Ben Saul speaks on Torture Degrades Us All at International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty Internationaland the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors

		Transcipts available from Industrial Relations Reform: Fair Go or Anything Goes?, including presentation by the Centre Director

Jul		Andrew Lynch writes on the significance of the London bombings for legal responses to terrorism in The Age and the Courier-Mail

		Centre Director speaks on national industrial laws and the Constitution at Industrial Relations Reform: Fair Go or Anything Goes?. Extract published in The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Courier Mail

		Andrew Lynch interviewed by the Adelaide Advertiser on the protection of rights in a climate of heightened security

		Andrew Lynch writes on legislative diversity as a strength of federalism for the Australian

Jun		Andrew Lynch joins the Centre as Deputy Director and Project Director of the Terrorism and Law Project

		Bryan Mercurio and Rebecca LaForgia write a comment for Australian Policy Online on the need for open and transparent dispute settlement in Australia�s FTAs

		Centre Director appears on ABC Radio`s The National Interest on a Charter of Human Rights for Victoria

		Ben Saul writes in The Australian on liberalism and immigration detention

		George Williams, Centre Director on ABC Radio`s World Today on ASIO and terrorism

		Sean Brennan speaks on Treaties and Justice at Federation Square as part of the Melbourne Conversations Talk Blak series

		Alex Conte from the University of Canterbury (NZ) visit the Faculty of Law and Centre to work on "A Comparative Study of the Interface between Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights: Lessons for New Zealand"

		Centre Director delivers Fulbright Public Lecture at the University of Melbourne on Balancing National Security and Human Rights: Lessons from Australia. Extract published in the Sydney Morning Herald, Adelaide Advertiser and The Age

		Victorian Human Rights Consultation Committee chaired by the Centre Director releases its Community Discussion paper and Summary

		Centre Director to speak on 9 June with former Prime Minister Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC, CH at the Law Institute of Victoria at HumanWrites 3

May		Devika Hovell writes on International Law, Terrorism and the Use of Force in the new special edition of the University of New South Wales Law Journal

		Bryan Mercurio and Centre Director write on Australian Electoral Law: Free and Fair?

		Submission made to Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters on Conduct of the 2004 Federal Election

		Bryan Mercurio publishes an article on Australia�s contribution to the jurisprudence of the WTO in Currents: International Trade Law Journal

		Bryan Mercurio publishes a book on the jurisprudence of the WTO panels/Appellate Body: WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding: A Detailed Analysis (Kluwer Law International, April 2005)

		Bills of Rights issues and the Victorian Human Rights Consultations Committee discussed on Margo Kingston`s Webdiary, on Australian Policy Online and at Basal Questions

		Centre Associate Ben Golder presents paper on legal definitions of terrorism at Sixth Essex Graduate Conference on Political Theory

		Centre Associate Ben Golder and Centre Director, Professor George Williams write on legal definitions of terrorism for the Australian Financial Review

		Lara Kostakidis-Lianos and Centre Director write on Bills of Responsibilities in the Alternative Law Journal

		Centre Director writes in The Age and Courier Mail on the Takeover of Ports by the Commonwealth

		Bill of Rights Project Director Ben Saul writes on torture for the Sydney Morning Herald

		Brochure available for CLE event on Advanced Administrative Law: Testing the Boundaries of Government Liability and Judicial Review

		Centre Director speaks on ABC Radio`s PM and writes with Ben Saul in the Sydney Morning Herald and Courier Mail about extending ASIO`s anti-terrorism powers

		Sean Brennan writes for The Age on the treaty issue. (For details on the new co-authored book Treaty published by Federation Press see here)

		Treaty launched by Peter Andren MP at the Sydney Writer`s Festival. His remarks are now available

		Centre Associate Megan Davis has written a background paper on the "Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Rights" for the National Reconciliation Planning Workshop run by Reconciliation Australia 30-31st May attended by Prime Minister John Howard

		Bryan Mercurio publishes an article evaluating the impact of the Australia-US FTA on the provision of health services in Australia. The article can be downloaded free of charge at SSRN

Apr		Centre Director appears on ABC Television`s Stateline on Federalism and GST revenues

		Submission made to Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee on National Security Information Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

		Centre Director speaks on ABC Television`s 7.30 Report and ABC Radio`s PM program on limitations upon Parliamentary privilege

		Centre Director speaks on ABC Radio`s Perspective on the appointment of High Court judges

		Centre Director writes for the Courier Mail and the Sydney Morning Herald on the Flaws in Federalism

		Submission made to Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee on Migration Litigation Reform Bill 2005

		Treaty forthcoming by Federation Press to be launched at the Sydney Writer`s Festival on 27 May 2005. Cover now available. Launch invite also available

		Centre Director appointed as chair of the Victorian Human Rights Consultation committee, as reported by Press Release by Attorney-General Rob Hulls and in the Herald Sun and The Age. Statement of Intent now available

		Centre Director to discuss Bills of Rights issues with Professor Larissa Behrendt at the Sydney Writers` Festival on Saturday 28 May

		Megan Davis writes on International Human Rights Law and the Recognition of Aboriginal Customary Law for the WA Law Reform Commission inquiry into Aboriginal Customary Law)

Mar		Ben Golder and Centre Director write for On Line Opinion on The Tricky Problem of Defining Terrorism

		Submission made to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Harmonisation of Legal Systems

		Centre Director talks on ABC Radio`s AM program about the corporations power and its use in the field of industrial relations

		Centre Associate Ben Golder reviews Prue Vines`s Law and Justice in Australia in the Sydney Law Review`

		Bryan Mercurio publishes an article in Currents: International Trade Law Journal analysing Australia�s contribution to the jurisprudence of the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding

		Submission made to Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD on Questioning and Detention Powers

Feb		Graeme Orr, Bryan Mercurio and the Centre Director write the introduction to a special electoral law symposium in the Federal Law Review

		Centre Director writes for the Courier Mail and Australian Policy Online on the wedding of wedding of Charles and Camilla

		Centre Director speaks on ABC radio`s The World Today on the idea of a Bill of Rights for Australia

		Centre Director writes for the Sydney Morning Herald on a national industrial relations law

		Devika Hovell speaks on ABC Radio National about the Australian government`s obligations in relation to David Hicks

		Media coverage of annual High court statistics in the Australian, Australian Financial Review, Sydney Morning Herald, ABC Radio`s PM ABC Radio`s The World Today

		Centre Director on ABC Television`s 7.30 Report on Legal Issues and the Royal Wedding

		Centre Director on ABC Television`s Lateline on a Bill of Rights for Australia

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