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dc.contributor.authorGuthrie, Robert
dc.contributor.authorLevine, Pnina
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T03:52:17Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T03:52:17Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationGuthrie, R. and Levine, P. 2020. The Ridd Case and the model code for the protection of free speech and academic freedom: Wins for academic freedom or losses for university codes of conduct and respectful and courteous behaviour? The University of Western Australia Law Review. 47 (2): pp. 310-325.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79026
dc.description.abstract

A successful claim for unlawful dismissal and an award of significant damages and pecuniary penalties in favour of Professor Ridd against James Cook University ('JCU') in the Federal Court has attracted attention in the media and in academic circles. Professor Ridd has been considered by some to be a champion of the rights of academic freedom and free speech at universities. Perhaps less publicized is the Model Code for the Protection of Free Speech and Academic Freedom at Universities ('Model Code') recommended by former High Court Chief Justice Robert French. The Model Code has been seen as a panacea for the protection of these rights, though it has yet to be adopted. A closer examination of the decision in Ridd v James Cook University ('Ridd') and the Model Code reveals both may have unintended consequences for universities. This paper will explore the possibility that Ridd and the adoption of the Model Code may render University Codes of Conduct effectively irrelevant and universities almost powerless when responding to discourteous and disrespectful behaviour by their staff and students.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUniversity of Western Australia
dc.relation.urihttp://www.able.uwa.edu.au/centres/uwalr/issues/2020-volume-47,-issue-2
dc.titleThe Ridd Case and the model code for the protection of free speech and academic freedom: Wins for academic freedom or losses for university codes of conduct and respectful and courteous behaviour?
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume47
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage310
dcterms.source.endPage325
dcterms.source.issn0042-0328
dcterms.source.titleThe University of Western Australia Law Review
dcterms.source.placeWestern Australia
dc.date.updated2020-05-06T03:51:43Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Management
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Business and Law
curtin.contributor.orcidGuthrie, Robert [0000-0003-2718-1377]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridGuthrie, Robert [36246017500]


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