Ruddock to speak on law and terrorism
5th November 2003
Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock is a keynote speaker at today's national forum on the war on terrorism and the rule of law hosted by the UNSW Law Faculty’s Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law.
Senator John Faulkner, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs, will provide the Opposition perspective, and the NSW Minister for Police, John Watkins, will discuss the state response to terrorist activity, specifically increasing police powers.
Other speakers include Stephen Kenny, lawyer for the Hicks Family; Dr Jenny Hocking, director of the National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University; Editor-at-Large of The Australian, Paul Kelly and The Age’s Editor-in-Chief, Michael Gawenda.
The forum will examine the legal issues surrounding recent developments such as the ASIO Bill, the war in Iraq and the continuing concerns about terrorism in the Australian community.
“Speakers will evaluate these changes, including whether further steps are necessary and the extent to which the measures affect human rights, the international legal order and freedom of the press,” said the director of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, Professor George Williams.
What: National Forum: The War on Terrorism and the Rule of Law
When: 9.20am – 4.30pm, Monday 10 November 2003
Where: NSW Parliament House Theatrette, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Contact: Professor George Williams 9385 2259 Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law or Denise Knight, UNSW Media Office ph 9385 3192 mob 0405 207 685
Senator John Faulkner, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs, will provide the Opposition perspective, and the NSW Minister for Police, John Watkins, will discuss the state response to terrorist activity, specifically increasing police powers.
Other speakers include Stephen Kenny, lawyer for the Hicks Family; Dr Jenny Hocking, director of the National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University; Editor-at-Large of The Australian, Paul Kelly and The Age’s Editor-in-Chief, Michael Gawenda.
The forum will examine the legal issues surrounding recent developments such as the ASIO Bill, the war in Iraq and the continuing concerns about terrorism in the Australian community.
“Speakers will evaluate these changes, including whether further steps are necessary and the extent to which the measures affect human rights, the international legal order and freedom of the press,” said the director of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, Professor George Williams.
What: National Forum: The War on Terrorism and the Rule of Law
When: 9.20am – 4.30pm, Monday 10 November 2003
Where: NSW Parliament House Theatrette, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Contact: Professor George Williams 9385 2259 Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law or Denise Knight, UNSW Media Office ph 9385 3192 mob 0405 207 685
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