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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 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)

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