In its 1974 decision, Buckley v Valeo, 424 US 1 (1975), the United States Supreme Court infamously ruled that:
… Read the rest “A Cautionary Note on Political Equality as a Constitutional Principle”the concept that government may restrict the speech of some elements of our society in order
The long-running debate over the future of the UK Human Rights Act has reverberated around the common law world, indeed all the way to Australia.
This is because the Act is more than just an instrument of … Read the rest “An Australian Perspective on the UK Human Rights Act Debate”
BY JEREMY GANS
Last month saw the tabling in Victoria’s parliament of the second of two statutory reviews of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 , Victoria’s human rights statute. Titled ‘From Commitment to Culture’, the 2015 … Read the rest “Reviewing Victoria’s Human Rights Charter”
BY ANNE TWOMEY
In McCloy v New South Wales [2015] HCA 34, the High Court upheld the validity of provisions in the New South Wales Election Funding, Expenditures and Disclosures Act 1981 that impose a cap on political donations, … Read the rest “McCloy v New South Wales: Out with US corruption and in with German proportionality”
Welcome to the October 2015 edition of the AUSPUBLAW Australian Public Law Events Roundup. The Events Roundup is divided into two sections. The first provides information on public law events happening in the next two months. The second provides … Read the rest “Public Law Events Round-up October 2015”
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