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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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
As a pioneering AIDS activist, member of the WHO’s Global Commission on AIDS from 1988 – 1992, and respected legal mind, Kirby’s focus in recent years has also included decriminalising homosexuality and sex work, and reducing the cost of life-saving medications.
