Michael Kirby (judge)
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Michael Donald Kirby is an Australian jurist and academic who is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, serving from 1996 to 2009. He has remained active in retirement; in May 2013 he was ap
Kirby speaking at Adelaide University in 2026
The commission of inquiry presided over by Kirby recommended that North Korean leadership be prosecuted for human rights violations.
Kirby delivering a lecture at Union House at the Adelaide University, on 22 May 2026
High Court of Australia
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The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system. It exercises original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified in the Constitution of Australia and supplementary l
Michael Kirby (judge)
…Michael Donald Kirby (born 18 March 1939) is an Australian jurist and academic who is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, serving from 1996 to 2009. He has remained active in retirement; in May 2013 he was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to lead an…
The High Court building, situated on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra
Sir Samuel Griffith, first Chief Justice of Australia
Andrew Inglis Clark, prominent contributor to the clauses about the High Court in the Constitution of Australia
The court's home between 1928 and 1980, the purpose-built courtroom in Little Bourke Street, Melbourne