The Centre for the Study of Western Tradition at Campion College Sydney is hosting a day conference to mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. The conference will be held at the Menzies Hotel on the 28th of November and run from 9am to 5pm. The conference features keynote speakers Mr Julian Burnside AO QC and Dr. Augusto Zimmerman
The National Archives of Australia are holding a Constitution Day Speakers Forum on Thursday 9 July 2015. The Panel, featuring the Chairman of the Magna Carta Committee Nicholas Cowdery AM QC, Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs, and other legal experts, will be discussing the question: Magna Carta – is it relevant to 21st-century Australian democracy? Bookings are essential and can be
Nick Clark, CEO of the Rule of Law Institute and Project Director of the Magna Carta Committee, oversaw the visit of the travelling Magna Carta Exhibition to Tenterfield. After leaving the High Court the exhibition has spent three weeks in Tenterfield, and arrived today at NSW Parliament. Nick Clark said that “The exhibition was a success – we were thrilled to
The Tasmanian Magna Carta Celebration event at Parliament House in Hobart was a great success. A capacity crowd of around 100 people attended, representing Parliament, the Government, the legal fraternity, the University of Tasmania, the churches and the general public. Presentations were delivered by Dr Augusto Zimmermann, the Hon William Cox AC (previous Chief Justice of Tasmania) and Professor Peter
The Judicial Independence in Australia 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. The Hon H George Fryberg will chair a session at UQ’s TC Beirne School of Law that will cover issues
On Friday 19 June at 12.15pm in the Main Committee Room of Parliament House in Canberra Her Excellency Mrs Menna Rawlings CMG, British High Commissioner, will present a lecture on the Magna Carta as part of the Australian Senate Occasional Lecture Series. Admission is free and no booking is required.
The Great Seal of Democracy captured in antique greatness Eight hundred years ago King John placed his seal on the Magna Carta, a peace treaty between King, Baron’s, and Church that would have a lasting legacy. The Magna Carta sought to ensure that all future leaders would be bound by the law. It became a symbol of liberty and freedom from
A wrap up of Magna Carta Day celebrations in Australia
Nicholas Cowdery AM QC, Chairman of the Magna Carta Committee of the Rule of Law Institute spoke to The World Today, outlining common misconceptions associated with the Magna Carta, what the document actually stands for, and why the government needs to rethink its approach to mandatory sentences and terrorism laws. The full interview ‘What can Tony Abbott learn from the Magna
Today is the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta! Magna Carta Committee member Malcolm Stewart appeared on ABC News 24 and on ABC 702 to discuss the Magna Carta. The anniversary will be marked by a Magna Carta themed episode of Q&A on ABC1 at 9.30pm AEST. It will feature Magna Carta Committee Member Bret Walker SC and Parliamentary Patron, Speaker of the