The Adelaide Law Review, one of Australia’s leading law journals since its inception in 1960, has celebrated the publication of its 40th volume. The Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG launched a special issue of the Adelaide Law Review – volume 40, issue 1 – at Adelaide Law School on 21 August. The special issue contains contributions from authors associated with the Review over its history, including current and former judges of the International Court of Justice, High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and Supreme Courts of South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland, distinguished academics from leading law schools around Australia, North America and the United Kingdom, and senior legal practitioners from around Australia. The Adelaide Law Review offers top students in the Bachelor of Laws program the opportunity to develop their research and writing skills through service as Student Editors, and publishes peer-reviewed research from the foremost national and international legal scholars.

Thanks to our contributors to the 40th volume which include: Matthew Stubbs, Michael Kirby, Christian Andreotti and Holly Nicholls, Anthony Moore, Peter Rathjen, John M Williams, Melissa de Zwart, Ian Leader-Elliott, Horst Klaus Lucke, John Keeler, Isabella Dunning, Irene Nikoloudakis, Caitlyn Georgeson, John Gava, Paul Babie, John V Orth, Irene Watson, Andrea Mason, Martin Hinton, James Crawford, Rose Cameron, Judith Gardam, Vikie Chapman Catherine Branson, Adam Webster, Margaret White, Melissa Perry, Brent Fisse, Suzanne Corcoran, Judith Bannister, Thomas Gray, Katrina Bochner, Marie Shaw, Ben Doyle, Vicki Waye.

The Adelaide Law Review Volume 40 can now be viewed here: https://law.adelaide.edu.au/adelaide-law-review#volume-40-number-1-2019

(l-r) Associate Professor Matthew Stubbs (Editor in Chief, Adelaide Law Review), Professor Dale Stephens CSM FAAL (Director of the Research Unit on Military Law and Ethics, Adelaide Law School), Hon Vickie Chapman MP (Deputy Premier and Attorney-General of South Australia), and Professor Melissa de Zwart FAAL (Dean of Adelaide Law School) at the launch of the special issue to mark the publication of volume 40 of the Adelaide Law Review.

Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG (retired Justice of the High Court of Australia) with Assoc Professor Matthew Stubbs

Dr Andrew Cannon AM (retired Deputy Chief Magistrate of South Australia), Hon Catherine Branson AC QC (Deputy Chancellor, The University of Adelaide; retired Justice of the Federal Court of Australia and former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission), and Professor Melissa de Zwart FAAL (Dean of Adelaide Law School) at the launch.

Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG (retired Justice of the High Court of Australia) launching the special issue to mark the publication of volume 40 of the Adelaide Law Review.

The Student Editors of the Adelaide Law Review joining Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG at the launch.

Adelaide Law School Dean Professor Melissa de Zwart with Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG

Hon Tom Gray QC (retired Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia), Cornelia Koch (Adelaide Law School) and Emeritus Professor Wilf Prest (Adelaide Law School) at the launch