Feature Articles on Civil Liberties Issues

These articles will be of interest to CCL members and others. They are written by prominent members of the community who have kindly agreed to allow us to put their words up on our website.

Stephen Blanks	Address at the WikiLeaks Rally (Speech delivered 6 February 2011)
Stephen Blanks	Address to the Eureka Stockade Commemoration Committee (Speech delivered 4 December 2009)
Hon. Mr Justice Ian Callinan	Capital Punishment (speech delivered 22 March 2005)
Tony Glynn SC	To Execute a Terrorist is to Reward Terrorism (speech delivered 22 March 2005)
K. S. Rajah SC	The Mandatory Death Sentence (speech delivered 22 March 2005)
Justice J. Shaw	The Courts, the Legislature and Human Rights (edited version of an address to NSWCCL on 21 May 2004)
Christopher Michaelsen	Fear is a Bad Legislator
Christopher Michaelsen	What ASIO Needs
Christopher Michaelsen	The War on Witches
Pauline Wright	Impact of Abolishing Short Prison Sentences (and addendum) (This paper was prepared for the NSW Law Society)
Nicholas Niarchos AM	Human Rights in Australia: a retreat from treaties (This paper was prepared for the Human Rights Committee of the Law Society of South Australia)
Justice J. Shaw	Self-Represented Litigants Address to members of the CTTT (November 2003)
Justice J. Shaw	Comments on the paper of Edmondo Bruti Liberati re: “Prosecuting Political Corruption: Judicial Independence and Public Opinion” (August 2003)
Duncan Kerr MP	Australia’s legislative response to terrorism Paper delivered to the Criminal Bar Association of Victoria (26 August 2003)
David McElrea	The Cole Royal Commission - the case for bias Paper by the Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union (CFMEU) on their experience of the Cole Royal Commission into the Building Industry (9 November 2002)
Prof. George Williams	Energies Better Spent on Rights than Republic Australia is now alone among comparable nations in not having a statement of basic human rights, writes Professor George Williams. (17 April 2001)
Justice M. Einfeld	Dedication of the Gay and Lesbian Memorial Speech delivered upon the dedication of the Gay and Lesbian Memorial in Darlinghurst, Sydney (27 February 2001)
Justice M. Kirby	CCL Thirty Years On - We are all Civil Libertarians Now Speech delivered at the Sydney Anniversary Dinner in honour of CCL's thirtieth year. (13 April 1995)