Colloquium programme / papers 2008

Papers to be presented at the Twelfth Colloquium of the
Judicial Conference of Australia Inc
Marriott Resort, 10 to 12 October 2008

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Friday 10 October 2008

Keynote address
»The Honourable Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE [Full Text]

Rolling A Rock Uphill? - Native Title and the Myth of Sisyphus
»The Honourable Justice Robert French, Federal Court of Australia
»Professor Marcia Langton, University of Melbourne
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Saturday 11 October 2008

Charter of Rights: Principles and practice
»The Honourable Justice Maxwell, President, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Vic
[Abstract]
»Professor George Williams, University of South Wales
»Associate Professor Helen Irving, University of Sydney
[Abstract] [Williams Full Text] [Irving Full Text]

Environmental "rights" the legal implications of climate change
»The Honourable Justice BJ Preston, Chief Judge, Land and Environment Court of NSW
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Sunday 12 October 2008

The delicate balance between public and private: the public's "right to know" and the individual's "right of privacy"
»Professor Les McCrimmon, Australian Law Reform Commission
»Professor John Henningham, Founder & Director, Jschool
[Abstract] [Full Text]

What about the Worker?! The move toward establishing a system of rights for employees
»Joellen Riley, Professor of Law, UNSW
[Abstract] [Full Text]

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