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Tony Blackshield

Tony Blackshield is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, an Honorary Professor of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, and an Officer of the Order of Australia. 

Tony Blackshield reviews 'Sir Ronald Wilson: A matter of conscience' by Antonio Buti

December 2007–January 2008, no. 297 01 December 2007
Western Australian Crown Law Department, 1951; Assistant Crown Prosecutor, 1954; Chief Crown Prosecutor, 1959; WA Solicitor-General, 1969–79; High Court judge, 1979–89; Royal Commissioner on WA Inc., 1991–92; President, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘HREOC’), 1990–97. Australian Student Christian Movement, 1946–49; Secretary, WA Council of Churches, 1951–56; Mod ... (read more)

Tony Blackshield reviews 'Sir Ninian Stephen: A tribute' edited by Timothy L.K. McCormack and Cheryl Saunders

April 2007, no. 290 29 December 2020
The plans for this book were announced at the time of Ninian Stephen’s eightieth birthday, almost four years ago. Each of the ten contributors focuses on one of his public roles in the last thirty-five years – five of them in Australia, and five on the international stage. The last of the Australian positions, ambassador for the environment, is a bridge between the two. Kenneth Keith’s chapt ... (read more)