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The Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC
Public Lectures
Wednesday, 16 June, 2008. A parliamentary library lecture, Parliamentary Library, Parliament House, Canberra..
Wednesday, 28 May, 2008. Occasional Address presented at the Melbourne Law School Awards Ceremony for the academic year 2007. Wednesday 28 November 2007: The 21st Lionel Murphy Memorial Lecture, Australia's Children: Does the Law Offer Them Sufficient Protection? at Parliament House, Sydney, ‘Article 2 14 September 2007: Paper presented at the Connections, Child Family and Youth Services' '21st Annual WJ Craig Lecture' in Melbourne, titled 'Social Justice: What is the Future in Australia?' 8 September 2007: Paper presented to the Law Students for a Just Community Conference in Adelaide titled 'Human Rights and Australia's Terrorism Laws'. Sunday, 13 May 2007: Lecture to the Human Rights arm of B'nai B'rith Australia/New Zealand on the subject "Prejudice in Australia - Is It Alive and Well? at B'Nai B'rith House, Hotham Street, East St Kilda at 8PM. ‘Choose To Hug Not Hit’ An Oration given by the Honourable Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC, Patron, Children’s Rights International to mark International ‘No Smacking’ Day at Parliament House, Hobart on 30 April 2007. 'AS MUCH RIGHT: Young Homeless People and Their Future' Address by The Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC at the Melbourne Town Hall on Friday 9 March 2007 at the Launch of the February Edition of ‘Parity’ by the Council to Homeless Persons 'Australia at the Crossroads: Can we recover the Country that we Love?' An address given at the Unitarian Church, Grey Street, East Melbourne on Sunday 1 April 2007 In the Matter of the Legality of the Charge against David Hicks: A paper published by a group of eminent academics and legal people including the Hon Alastair Nicholson. Human Rights – Are they Irrelevant in the Age of Terrorism? Nellie Watson Memorial Lecture, 19 November 2006, North Balwyn Uniting Church
Social Justice Network David Hicks – U.S. Military Commissions Act of 2006 – Compliance with the Geneva Conventions and the War Crimes provisions of Australian Law. A group of eminent Australian lawyers, including the Hon Alastair Nicholson, have prepared an Opinion about the continued detention of David Hicks in Guantanamo Bay and his proposed trial by a Military Commission which has potentially alarming implications for the Federal Government and its Ministers. A press release, the Opinion, and an executive summary may be downloaded below. Children’s Rights in the Context of Infertility Treatment Infertility Treatment Authority
One Day Symposium, Thursday 2 November 2006 Youth Homelessness in Australia 2006 – a Nation’s Shame An address to the Public Interest Law Clearing House
Homeless Persons Legal Clinic, Thursday 26 October 2006 Developments in Human Rights, Family Law and Law Reform National Community Legal Centres Conference 2006, Tuesday 5 September 2006 Where is Australia Going? A Discussion of Current Attacks on Human Rights, Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law. "Focusing on the Future" Australian Nursing Federation (Vic) Conference Flemington Racecourse Friday 13 October 2006 Family Law Reform - How Much Real Reform Is Involved? Does It Take Us Forward Or Backwards? An Address to the ACT Council of Social Service Canberra ACT Thursday 17 August 2006 Terrorism, Prejudice and Australian Democracy: Is it Farewell to Freedom? Interim Sentencing Submission by Nicholson & Sandor, 21 November 2005 Final Supplementary Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee, November 22, 2005 Final Further Supplementary Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee, November 24, 2005 Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee Anti-Terrorism Bill (No. 2) 2005 (co-author) The Role of the Constitution, Justice, the Law, the Courts and the Legislature in the context of Crime, Terrorism, Human Rights and Civil Liberties The Turn of the Wheel in Child Protection: A return to the beginnings? An Australian Bill of Rights? Does its absence endanger our children? An Australian Bill of Rights? Contemplating Justice:
The Law as a Tool of Justice and Human Rights Australian Democracy, Law and Justice:
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