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THE CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC LAW, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW

and

THE COMMONWEALTH ROUND TABLE IN AUSTRALIA

presented

The 2005 Commonwealth Lecture

International Human Rights Law in the Legal Systems of the Commonwealth of Nations

by

Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG
High Court of Australia

In this talk, which preceded the celebration of Commonwealth Day on Monday, 14 March, Justice Kirby reflected on the very important recent developments in the legal systems of the Commonwealth of Nations with the impact upon them of international human rights law, and describe the adoption of the Bangalore Principles on the Domestic Application of International Human Rights Norms (1988).

A transcript will be vailable shortly.