Magna Carta Committee Chairman Nicholas Cowdery AM QC’s paper from the Magna Carta Symposium has been published in the June Issue of the Law Society of NSW Journal (LSJ). His article ‘800 Years of Magna Carta’ details the bloodshed and tyranny behind the creation of the Magna Carta and examines its powerful and enduring legacy. He discusses why the Magna Carta

The University of Tasmania Law School is running a special event to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. The event will be held at Parliament House on Tuesday June 16 at 7.30pm and will be hosted by Guy Barnett MP. The event features three guests speakers, with Dr Augusto Zimmermann LLB, LLM, PhD discussing ‘The Magna Carta and

The Rule of Law Institute of Australia, in association with the Sydney Law School and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are hosting an event titled ‘Anti-Terrorism Laws and the Magna Carta.’ Refreshments will be served from 6pm, with a panel discussion running from 6.30pm-7.30pm. Bret Walker SC, a member of the Magna Carta Committee of the Rule of

The first of a series of case studies was launched on the Magna Carta Legacy website. The website is an initiative of the Magna Carta Committee, made possible by a grant the Magna Carta 800 Committee. The Magna Carta Legacy website celebrates important legal ideas found in the world’s most famous legal document, the Magna Carta. The website explains key ideas

Students from Meriden, an Anglican School for Girls in Sydney, have recognised the unique role of the Magna Carta in Australian society and have created a fitting tribute – a modern Australian Baron. Meriden Visual Arts students from years 10 and 11 have illustrated the Baron, Robert de Ros (nicknamed “Sir Bob”) with a tribute to the Australian artist Margaret