2019 John Barry Memorial Lecture
With the support of the Barry family, the Criminology discipline within the School of Social and Political Sciences presented the prestigious 41st John Barry Memorial Lecture on 29 October 2019.
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President, Victorian Court of Appeal
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With the support of the Barry family, the Criminology discipline within the School of Social and Political Sciences presented the prestigious 41st John Barry Memorial Lecture on 29 October 2019
Presented by Justice Chris Maxwell, President, Victorian Court of Appeal.
It is fifty years since the publication of Sir John Barry’s lectures entitled “The courts and criminal punishments”. Unlike anything ever written by a serving Australian judge, the lectures explore fundamental issues of penal philosophy and practice. In 2019, the lectures remain as pertinent as ever. They raise a series of challenging questions which Justice Maxwell will address – about the purposes of punishment, about the role of courts in sentencing and about the contribution of criminologists to penal policymaking.
Abstract
Each year, the John Barry Memorial Lecture seeks to inform and educate on topics of criminological significance, continuing Sir John’s commitment to criminological research.
In 2019, the John Barry Memorial Lecture was presented by The Hon Justice Christopher Maxwell, President of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Justice Maxwell addressed challenging questions about the purposes of punishment, the role of courts in sentencing and the contribution of criminologists to penal policymaking.
Justice Maxwell
Justice Maxwell commenced practice at the Bar in 1984. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1998. Justice Maxwell was appointed President of the Court of Appeal in July 2005. In 2015, he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
2019 John Barry Memorial Lecture booklet
About the John Barry Memorial Lecture
The Honourable Sir John Vincent William Barry, Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1947, and Foundation Chairman of The Board of Studies in Criminology at the University of Melbourne from 1951, was a distinguished graduate of this University. Sir John did much to stimulate the growth of the study of Criminology, not only at this University, but also throughout Australia and abroad. Each year, the John Barry Memorial Lecture seeks to inform and educate on topics of criminological significance, continuing Sir John’s commitment to criminological research.