Australia has experienced a turbulent 10 years of enacting new laws to combat the threat of
terrorism. Such laws have been introduced, often in great haste, in stunning scope and …

One of the most dramatic and contentious measures introduced immediately after 9/11 was
the power to detain suspected international terrorists indefinitely, on the say-so of the …

Abstract When the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act was enacted in 2006 it
was claimed that the Act would protect the rights of all persons, whatever their gender, age …

—Oxford English Dictionary Most commentators agree that, if Australia is to adopt a charter
of rights, such a charter should so far as possible involve a'minimalist'form of constitutional …

Defamation law has a long history-being established, as a result of the Fourth Lateran
Council, in the first half of the 13th century. Unsurprisingly, given its age, the nature of what …

As indicated in Chapter One, the starting point for this thesis is former Attorney-General
Philip Ruddock's identification of Australia's 'democratic traditions and processes' as being …

2003 (Cth) and their effects, in light of the recent case of R v Ul-Haque. The author argues
that this case is significant for a number of reasons: first, it illustrates the extent to which the …

Understanding anti-terrorism policy : values, rationales and principles. Page 1 Understanding
Anti-7errorism Policy: Values, Rationales and Principles Stuart Macdonald* Abstract Although …

The question of whether charters of rights are desirable is a controversial one. Those who
support such instruments often point to the capacity of governments-and those who elected …

Intelligence and security agencies in Australia have been reviewed by judicial inquiries,
including two Royal Commissions conducted by Justice RM Hope (1974-1976) and (1983 …