LAWS398 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Berlin Outer Ring, Judiciary Of Australia, Murray Gleeson
14 Jul 2020
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Week 12 the relationship between international and national law readings. Charlesworth et al, "deep anxieties: australia and the international legal order" (2003) Deep anxieties: australia and the international legal order. The increasing internationalisation of many aspects of australian life, from environmental hazards to terrorist threats to securities regulation, has given new prominence to the relationship between international law and the australian legal system. It has also been accompanied by a rise in anxiety about the international legal order. International law has become a charged and politicised field in australia and is a regular subject of debate in the popular press. Australian judges who have recognised the relevance of international law to our legal system have even faced stern criticism. For example, chief justice murray gleeson of the. High court was upbraided for discussing international law at an international bar. Some view international law as a source of progressive values at odds with the conservatism of australian law.
