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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 ...
Michael Kirby is an international jurist, educator and former judge. He served as a Deputy President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission (1975-83); Chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission (1975-84); Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (1983-4); President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal (1984-96 ...
Former High Court Judge Michael Kirby reflects on his own youth and shares his wisdom with young people.For more from ABC News, click here: http://www.abc.ne...
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INTERVIEW WITH JUSTICE KIRBY, HIGH COURT JUDGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE. By Sam Flynn. Justice Kirby is one of the most renowned jurists and human rights advocates of current times. We had the pleasure of sitting down with him to talk about human rights, access to justice and the future of the law. For our international audience, can you tell ...
Mar 27, 2017 · As a child, Michael Kirby AC CMG was faced with the inevitable task of deciding what he wanted to do with his life. He said he either wanted to be a bishop or a judge. As someone who went on to serve on the High Court of Australia for 13 years, few could argue that he made the wrong choice.
The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG is an international jurist, educator and formal judge. His work and achievements have been recognised by being conferred multiple Australian and International awards in the area of law, human rights and justice.
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Michael Kirby was Australia’s longest serving judge before his retirement from the High Court in February 2009. He is a strong advocate of human rights, including for women, young people and sexual minorities.
