The Hon Michael Kirby QC CMC is an international jurist, educator and former judge. He served as a Deputy President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission (1975-83); Chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission (1975-84); Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (1983-4); President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal (1984-96); President [...]
With Australia’s historic legislative change to its Marriage Act to allow marriage between gay couples, a new age has begun Down Under. But not so for many of Australia’s nearest neighbours. For some time, The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMC, international jurist, educator and former judge, has taken up the LGBTIQ cause in Asia and [...]
Speaker(s): THE HON MICHAEL KIRBY AC (International jurist, educator and former judge) Date: 2017-12-12 Topic: The Rainbow in Asia Venue: The Sydney Institute, Level 40, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney Time: 5.30 for 6pm Book from: 6 November 2017
The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG is an international jurist, educator and former judge. From 1996-2009, he served as a Justice of the High Court of Australia and in 2013-14 he was Chairman of the UN Commission of Inquiry on DPRK (North Korea) and 2015-16 a Member of the UN Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on Access to [...]
Speaker(s): The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG Date: 2017-06-21 Venue: The Sydney Institute, Level 40, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney Time: 5.30 for 6pm Book from: 7 June 2017
In 2013, the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) established the Commission of Inquiry (COI) on Human Rights on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) (North Korea). This mandated the COI to investigate the systematic, widespread and grave violations of human rights in the DPRK so as to ensure full accountability, in particular, for [...]
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**Bookings from 15 July only ** BAR OPENS AT 5 PM - LIGHT REFRESHMENTS Speaker(s): Michael Kirby Date: 2014-07-29 Venue: The Gallipoli Club, 12 Loftus Street (between Bridge Street &Alfred Street), Sydney Time: 5:30 for 6pm
