Judicial Independence in Australia: Contemporary Challenges, Future Directions

Friday, 10 July, 2015 - 09:00 to Saturday, 11 July, 2015 - 17:00
 
 
The TC Beirne School of Law at the University
of Queensland, together with the Centre for Public, International and
Comparative Law, is proud to host the conference Judicial Independence in
Australia: Contemporary Challenges, Future Directions
to be held at the
University of Queensland on 10-11 July 2015. The conference is sponsored by
the Magna
Carta Committee
of the Rule of
Law Institute of Australia
.

The conference will bring together
leading scholars and members of the profession to discuss the nature and
importance of judicial independence in Australia, and to debate controversies
and challenges to the principle at federal, state and territory
levels.

Judicial Independence in Australia: Contemporary Challenges,
Future Directions
will feature a keynote address by former Chief Justice of
the High Court of Australia, Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE QC. Papers will also be
delivered by some of Australia‰Ûªs leading public law scholars, including: The Hon
Justice Martin Daubney, Professor John Williams, Professor George Williams AO,
Professor Suri Ratnapala, Professor HP Lee, Professor Brian Opeskin, Professor
Fiona Wheeler, Professor Heather Douglas, Professor James Allan, Professor
Andrew Lynch, Professor Rosalind Dixon, Associate Professor Jonathan Crowe,
Associate Professor James Stellios, Dr Patrick Emerton, Associate Professor
Gabrielle Appleby and Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh.
 



Conference
themes include:




  • Conceptualising judicial independence
  • Institutional integrity
  • Judicial appointments and tenure
  • Extra-judicial activities
  • Judicial reasoning and rhetoric
  • Courts in the contemporary world
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  EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION

Judicial Independence in Australia:
Contemporary Challenges,
Future Directions


10-11 JULY 2015

The University
of Queensland
St Lucia, QLD




Early Bird closes 30 April 2015


Conference
Enquiries:


Rebecca Ananian-Welsh
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Jonathan
Crowe
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