Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say that they are children.
The ICJA has made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission in relation to the inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offfences who say that they are children. CLICK HERE FOR A PDF OF THE...
read moreCrimes Legislation Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slave-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Bill
The International Commission of Jurists, Australia drafted a submission on the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slave-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Bill, which is intended to remedy several legislative omissions under the current Australian legislative...
read moreSubmission on powers relating to questioning warrants and questioning and detention warrants under the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Cth) and control orders under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)
The ICJA drafted a submission on powers relating to questioning warrants and questioning and detention warrants under the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Cth) and control orders under the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) for the National Security...
read moreRe: Cobaw Decision in Victorian Court of Appeal
The ICJ Victoria has reported that the Court of Appeal decision of Christian Youth Camps Limited & Ors v Cobaw Community Health Services Limited & Ors [2014] VSCA 75 (16 April 2014) is available on the www.austlii.edu.au website. The ICJ Australia's amicus...
read moreThe Hon Julie Bishop MP writes to ICJA on Maritime Boundary Issues in the Timor Sea
On 16 August 2014, the ICJA in collaboration with the International Law Association co-sponsored a colloquium at the University of New South Wales. The subject for discussion was "MARITIME BOUNDARIES IN THE TIMOR SEA- Applying the law to the borders of Australia,...
read moreICJA Press Release on Mandatory Sentencing – 20 May 2015
The council of the ICJ Australia resolved to condemn the increase in the use of mandatory minimum sentencing which erodes the independence of the judiciary in applying the laws set to fix penalty for crime. "Increasing mandatory sentencing to a larger number of...
read moreICJA Objects to Crimes (Serious Crime Prevention Orders) Bill 2017 (NSW)
The President of the ICJ Australia, Mr John Dowd AO QC, issued a press release on 26 April 2016. “The Government should withdraw the proposed legislation enabling Serious Crime Prevention Orders to be made against individuals and corporations, as being an excessive...
read moreAustralia Breaches International Law in sending Asylum Seekers to Nauru
The International Commission of Jurists Australia has issued a Press Release in relation to the decision by the Australian Government to send Asylum Seekers back to Nauru. “Australia is in breach of International Law in its treatment of asylum seekers in Australia by...
read moreThe Sri Lanka Evidence Project – E-Bulletin- December 2016
This week the UN Committee Against Torture published the concluding observations of its recent review of Sri Lanka regarding ongoing human rights abuses in the country. In addition, the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances has noted that...
read morePost-Sentence Detention for Terrorists
The ICJA has published an article on Post-Sentence Detention for Terrorists by intern Kaitlin Geraghty. The article states that The Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016 (the Bill) is a piece of legislation introduced by the Turnbull...
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