Annual Lecture

2023 Annual Lecture — 'Thinking Philosophically about Law: The Role of Moral and Political Reasoning in Shaping the Law'

The 2023 Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture was delivered by Mr Chris Maxwell AC on Thursday 6 April 2023 at Melbourne Law School.

Cite as:

Chris Maxwell, ‘Thinking Philosophically about Law: The Role of Moral and Political Reasoning in Shaping the Law’ (Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture, The University of Melbourne, 6 April 2023.)

See also:

Chris Maxwell, ‘Thinking Philosophically about Law: The Role of Moral and Political Reasoning in Shaping the Law’ (2023) 47(1) Melbourne University Law Review (advance).


2022 Annual Lecture — 'When Can a Court's Decision Be Ignored?'

The 2022 Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture was delivered by the Hon Justice Kristen Walker on Wednesday 13 April 2022 at Melbourne Law School.

Melbourne University Law Review · [2022 Annual Lecture] The Hon Justice Kristen Walker, 'When Can a Court's Decision Be Ignored?'

Cite as:

Justice Kristen Walker, ‘When Can a Court’s Decision Be Ignored?’ (Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture, The University of Melbourne, 13 April 2022).

See also:

Justice Kristen Walker, ‘When Can a Court’s Decision Be Ignored?’ (2023) 46(2) Melbourne University Law Review (advance).

2020 Annual Lecture — ‘The High Court as an Institution: One of "Three Separate Organs of Government"'

The 2020 Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture was prepared by The Honourable Justice Michelle Gordon AC.

Cite as:

Justice Michelle Gordon, ‘The Integrity of Courts: Political Culture and a Culture of Politics’ (2021) 44(3) Melbourne University Law Review 863.

2019 Annual Lecture — ‘Common Sense and Clean Hands: An Ombudsman's View of Justice'

The 2019 Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture was delivered by Ombudsman Deborah Glass OBE on Tuesday 2 April 2019 at Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne.

Cite as:

Deborah Glass, ‘Common Sense and Clean Hands: An Ombudsman's View of Justice’ (Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture, The University of Melbourne, 2 April 2019).

See also:

Deborah Glass, ‘Common Sense and Clean Hands: An Ombudsman's View of Justice’ (2019) 43(1) Melbourne University Law Review 369.

2018 Annual Lecture 'Some Thoughts on Writing Judgments in, and for, Contemporary Australia'

The 2018 Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture was delivered by the Hon Justice Debbie Mortimer on 27 March 2018 at Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne.

Cite as:

Justice Debbie Mortimer, ‘Some Thoughts on Writing Judgments in, and for, Contemporary Australia’ (Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture, The University of Melbourne, 27 March 2018).

See also:

Justice Debbie Mortimer, ‘Some Thoughts on Writing Judgments in, and for, Contemporary Australia’ (2018) 42(1) Melbourne University Law Review 274.

2017 Annual Lecture 'Government Contracts and Public Law'

The 2017 Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture was delivered by the Hon Mr Kenneth Hayne AC on 11 April 2017 at Melbourne Law School, the University of Melbourne. This lecture was published in volume 41(1).

Cite as:

Kenneth Hayne, ‘Government Contracts and Public Law’ (Melbourne University Law Review Annual Lecture, The University of Melbourne, 11 April 2017).

See also:

KM Hayne, ‘Government Contracts and Public Law’ (2017) 41(1) Melbourne University Law Review 155.