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 with a LiberTea in June 2015 and welcomed the opportunity to host the Magna Carta Exhibition
The much anticipated Magna Carta Symposium was held on Thursday 7 May 2015. The symposium was a great success and was booked out a week before the event. Around 100 attendees packed into the Dixson Room at the NSW State Library to hear from a range of distinguished speakers about the history of the Magna Carta and its relevance today. Dr Alex Byrne
Is Magna Carta history’s most important document? The History Council of NSW and the Rule of Law Institute are running a symposium at the State Library discussing this question – Thursday, 7 May at the State Library of NSW, register here. In this one day symposium, five speakers, including Nicholas Cowdery AM QC, Professor David Clark, Professor John Hirst, Dr Rosemary
He shoots… and he scores!! It’s a goal for liberty and democracy! The Magna Carta Committee has produced a film for High School students exploring the ideas and the story of the Magna Carta through a game of football. When the Royals come up against the Barons in the Runnymede Derby there can only be one winner – and King John
Recently, the importance of Magna Carta has been mentioned in the Senate by Senator David Leyonhjelm, and the Committee’s work noted by Dr Rosemary Laing, Clerk of the Senate. Clerk of the Australian Senate tells Senate Estimates about Magna Carta Events Dr Rosemary Laing, Clerk of the Senate, was asked by Senator Smith about what events were planned to celebrate
The excitement around the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta is beginning in Britain, with the start of a series of events drawing attention to the importance of the document which is: “Considered the cornerstone of modern democracy, liberty, justice and the rule of law, the 1215 English charter forms the basis for legal systems around the world, such as
All educated persons think they know what the Magna Carta is and why it is important to our lives – but it is always helpful to stop and think about objects that have passed into legend and that have acquired value that the originators could never have foreseen. We all know that a document was sealed at Runnymede (on the
Professor Brand has agreed to come to Australia and deliver lectures in Canberra and Sydney on the Magna Carta. The High Court of Australia has invited Professor Brand to deliver a lecture on 13 May 2015 at the High Court entitled “Magna Carta and the development of the common law.” Professor Brand will also deliver the Australian Academy of Law’s
The Rule of Law Institute of Australia is very pleased to announce that it will be the sponsor of a conference on the topic of “Judicial Independence in Australia: Contemporary Challenges, Future Directions” to be held in the TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland on 10-11 July 2015. The independence of the judiciary in Australia is of the
The History Council of NSW and the Rule of Law Institute of Australia will hold a symposium on the Magna Carta at the State Library in Sydney on 7 May 2015. Professor David Clark, Andrew Tink, and the Clerk of the Senate, Rosemary Laing, have agreed to give papers. Professor Nick Cowdery will also present a paper. There are expected