Buzzfeed quiz for students to see if they are ready for a day at the Courts| Rule of Law Education Centre
This resource provides a comparison of the experience of judicial independence across three nations - Australia, Poland and Afghanistan, examining the role of the constitution and the associated the impacts of constitutional changes on judicial discretion and power, and therefore the achievement of the Rule of Law.| Rule of Law Education Centre
The special Rule of Law Education Centre, Australian Legal Studies & Civics Teacher Confidence Survey2025 was conducted online on Thursday February 27, 2025 to Tuesday March 3, 2025, with a cross-section of 411 teachers across Australia. Recipients were contacted via The Rule of Law Education Centre Mailing List and Facebook Groups for Teachers where teacher completed an online survey. | Rule of Law Education Centre
Schools and teachers play a vital role in cultivating civic-minded individuals. They offer a unique opportunity to help students understand and discuss the shared values and democratic principles that bind our communities and nation together.| Rule of Law Education Centre
AV Dicey wrote in the nineteenth century that under the Rule of Law:| Rule of Law Education Centre
Juries are used in both criminal and civil cases. Jury trials occur in State District, Supreme Courts, and Federal Courts. Jurors are randomly selected from the Australian electoral roll and added to a jury roll. People on the jury roll are randomly selected and sent a summons to attend court, where they may be selected as a juror for a specific trial. All Australians eligible to vote can be summoned as jurors subject to some exclusions and exemptions. For criminal trials juries typically c...| Rule of Law Education Centre
It is important to note that the law has since changed. In 2013, after Lane’s trial, the NSW Government introduced Section 89A, which applies to serious indictable offences. This amendment allows a court to draw an unfavourable inference if an accused remains silent about a fact they later rely on as part of their defence – particularly if they could reasonably have been expected to mention it earlier.| Rule of Law Education Centre
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This might help explain why just 38 per cent nominated Australia when asked to choose which of eight countries has the best legal system that treats people equally regardless of background.| Rule of Law Education Centre
This week, NSW is celebrating Law Week with a range of events to help people understand their rights, the law, the legal system and the legal profession. But here at the Rule of Law Education Centre, every week is Law Week. We take thousands of students each year to see justice in action.| Rule of Law Education Centre
About the Rule of Law Dinner and Robin Speed Memorial Address| Rule of Law Education Centre
the Legacy of the Magna Carta in Human Rights Documents| Rule of Law Education Centre
The Rule of Law Education Centre made a Submission to the Committee as well as speaking to the Joint Standing Committee during their Public Hearings.| Rule of Law Education Centre
1. A positive perspective of the protections that laws and legal systems provide needs to be more evident throughout the syllabus| Rule of Law Education Centre
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The Rule of Law Education Centre’s informed project is unique. It is an opportunity for teachers and students to develop understanding, skills, and confidence to protect our democratic values and freedoms effectively. It gives students a framework to debate and wrestle with current issues to safeguard our freedoms and hold those in power to account.| Rule of Law Education Centre
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How does Originalism benefit the ‘little guy’?| Rule of Law Education Centre
Constitution Basics and the Voice Referendum:| Rule of Law Education Centre
The New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) has released the final version of the Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE) Syllabus for students in years K-6 that is scheduled for full implementation and teaching by 2027.| Rule of Law Education Centre
The specific key elements for formalised Civics and Citizenship education in Australia were agreed upon and articulated in 2012 by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) (on behalf of all the States and Territories in Australia). The Statement of Learning for Civics and Citizenship provided a description of ‘knowledge, skills, understandings and capacities that all student in Australia should have the opportunity to learn and develop in the Civics and Citizens...| Rule of Law Education Centre
