Secondary Rules Ryan Goss, Joshua Neoh

In our final episode for Season 2 of Secondary Rules, we examine how a conversation at James Cook University led to the most momentous decision in Australian legal history.

Water under the bridge, and judges kissing babies, in this episode of Secondary Rules. What business do Courts have thinking about socio-economic rights? Can a Constitution transform a society, and can litigation safeguard a democracy? All this and more as we consider the right to water in the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

The trial that changed the world. A Jewish rabble-rouser came face-to-face with a provincial Roman governor. He was hanged. But his death was not the end. It was just the beginning. Spikenard not included.

‘Directly chosen’ for your enjoyment, this week we look at a case about free speech in a democratic society (and Joshua is a harsh marker of Ryan’s work), all of it ‘unaccompanied by moving images or other vocal sounds’.

Long live the common law! In each episode of Season 2, we tell the story of a great landmark court decision from around the world. This week we look at the fascinating Malaysian Federal Court decision in Indira Gandhi v Director of the Islamic Department.

Bonjour et bienvenue: how do you change the way a constitution changes, without being sure how to change the constitution? In each episode of Season 2, we tell the story of a great landmark court decision from around the world. This week we look at the fascinating Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Patriation Reference (1981).