My new article in Public Law Review, where I argue that it is possible for a constitutionally valid statute to lose its validity over time as underlying facts change.
Can be of interest many contexts including implied freedom and the treaty power. #auslaw#publiclaw#auscon
ISSUE 49(1): Ben Ye and Rebecca Lucas critically examine the rise of the special case procedure in the High Court and highlight the need for greater scrutiny of its use.
https://t.co/1juFnaKzZ8
Australia has nominated Professor Hilary Charlesworth to the ICJ (vacancy on death of James Crawford). Full text of announcement by the A-G quoted here: https://t.co/tTe5aiUpk0
Very excited that my book on general principles of law is OUT!!! 14 years after I started the PhD (and even longer since the honours thesis that really begun it all). https://t.co/W21pjRjHaG
The High Court will hear (probably at the end of June) a constitutional challenge to A.C.T. covid legislation that allows non-jury trial of indictable A.C.T. offences without consent of defendant. Based on both Kable and s80. ANU's James Stellios for the challenger.
While the court deferred making final orders for judge alone trial in UD on 20 April, two days later the court made orders for judge alone trial, again over objections of both the crown and the accused, in R v Coleman. #auslaw#covid19 https://t.co/Euh3Bsph6O
ACT Supreme Court proposes to order judge alone trial over objection of both Crown and Accused. First case of this kind since the passage of the #COVID19 emergency legislation. Orders deferred pending determination of validity of legislation #auslaw https://t.co/jyZeUnJE3S
Serious implication for right to trial by jury in ACT. If the court found the legislation to be valid, a challenge to court of appeal, and ultimately appeal to High Court on both Human Rights Act and Ch III grounds are likely.
ACT Chief Minister on domestic travel restrictions: "This means no holidays on the South Coast this Easter. This means no weekends in Sydney or Melbourne."
No visiting family interstate.
"The ACT cannot close its border but we can protect our region." #Canberra#COVID19Aus
.@VC_ANU Professor Brian Schmidt outlines the University's response to new travel restrictions between Australia and China.
Read his message 👇
https://t.co/S4n9kCDEYF
#coronavirus