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Michael Donald Kirby AC CMG (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 inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea , which ...
Learn about the life and achievements of Michael Kirby, an international jurist, educator and former judge. Find out his biography, awards, publications, portraits and contact details.
Feb 11, 2019 · Former High Court judge Michael Kirby and his longtime partner Johan van Vloten celebrate their 50th anniversary with a civil wedding in Sydney. They met in 1969 at a gay venue and faced many challenges and changes over the decades.
Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby explains how one particular case early in his career taught him an important lesson. In 1965, I was 26 years old and working in a firm called Hickson Lakeman & Holcombe.
Sep 30, 2022 · This week, he talks to Michael Kirby. The international jurist, 83, served as a justice of the High Court of Australia between 1996 and 2009. He has worked extensively with the United Nations and ...
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May 31, 2021 · Two of the more famous – former High Court justice Michael Kirby and expat barrister Geoffrey Robertson, QC – have now done so in lengthy pieces for the July issue of The Australian Law Journal.
MICHAEL KIRBY AC CMG. AUSTRALIA. When he retired from the High Court of Australia on 2 February 2009, Michael Kirby was Australia’s longest serving judge. He was first appointed in 1975 as a Deputy President of the Australian Conciliation & Arbitration Commission.
