The Honourable former Justice Michael McHugh
Tonight after work I boarded a bus from Elisabeth Street and made my way to... UNSW!
It's been a while since uni, oh wait, yes I did accompany my cousin to uni earlier in February this year, but I didn't see the new law faculty so that doesn't really count ;)
I was pleasantly surprised. The new faculty is brand spanking new, swank, modern and looks like a giant spaceship!
The reason for my sojourn tonight is the subject of this little post. Justice McHugh, who left school at 15 and worked in a variety of odd jobs before he became a lawyer, gave what I consider to be an interesting talk. The topic was: how High Court decisions (specifically how doctrines and interpretation of the Constitution with respect to Federal and State powers) have impacted on the governance of Australia.
Hal Wooten, the founder of the UNSW law school, was present and gave a short talk after McHugh finished. I was inspired by his passion and his intellect.
Professor George Williams (I remember having him for Public Law class!) was also present a shared a few "counterpoints" of his. He was Associate to Justice McHugh in the early 1990s (1992).
The Commonwealth Solicitor General was somewhere in the audience and McHugh made a few tongue in cheek remarks haha
Oh btw fy (a word Hal Wooten used in his address)i:
ep·on·y·mous
[uh-pon-uh-muhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective giving one's name to a tribe, place, etc.: Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome.
It's been a while since uni, oh wait, yes I did accompany my cousin to uni earlier in February this year, but I didn't see the new law faculty so that doesn't really count ;)
I was pleasantly surprised. The new faculty is brand spanking new, swank, modern and looks like a giant spaceship!
The reason for my sojourn tonight is the subject of this little post. Justice McHugh, who left school at 15 and worked in a variety of odd jobs before he became a lawyer, gave what I consider to be an interesting talk. The topic was: how High Court decisions (specifically how doctrines and interpretation of the Constitution with respect to Federal and State powers) have impacted on the governance of Australia.
Hal Wooten, the founder of the UNSW law school, was present and gave a short talk after McHugh finished. I was inspired by his passion and his intellect.
Professor George Williams (I remember having him for Public Law class!) was also present a shared a few "counterpoints" of his. He was Associate to Justice McHugh in the early 1990s (1992).
The Commonwealth Solicitor General was somewhere in the audience and McHugh made a few tongue in cheek remarks haha
Oh btw fy (a word Hal Wooten used in his address)i:
ep·on·y·mous
[uh-pon-uh-muhs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective giving one's name to a tribe, place, etc.: Romulus, the eponymous founder of Rome.
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