I cited Timothy Jones who wrote:
Australia and Britain have remarkably few constitutional guarantees of fundamental rights. This is not to say, of course, that the two countries are without any such protections. The
Magna Carta of 1215 (“that great confirmatory instrument … which is the ground work of all our Constitutions”) and the Bill of Rights of 1689 (“the product of an alliance between parliamentarians and common lawyers”) remain, but they have a limited field of operation and are inadequate as modern statements of fundamental rights.
13 And as subsequent discussion will demonstrate, the Australian Constitution does have something to say on the subject. It is nevertheless the case that the Anglo-Australian tradition has been to place faith in the common law, supplemented by legislation in specific areas, together with responsible and representative Parliamentary government, as the best means by which fundamental rights can be protected. As Sir Ninian Stephen has n
Workplace remedies needed in combatting sexual harassment
By Jerome Doraisamy|11 April 2021
Making workplaces more accountable for what happens under their roofs may be part of the solution in stamping out sexual harassment and other forms of misconduct.
Speaking recently on The Lawyers Weekly Show, ANU College of Law student Madeleine Castles (pictured) argued that while it remains essential for claimants to be able to pursue claims through the courts and seek damages, the prospect of validation at a workplace level for said claimants is something that could be actively explored.
Ms Castles – who, together with ANU College of Law lecturer Kieran Pender and MinterEllison lawyer Tom Hvala recently published a paper in the