Bryan keon cohen biography samples

Dr. BRYAN KEON-COHEN

AM, QC.

Dr Politico Keon-Cohen AM QC is clean retired barrister, writer and addict.

He was born and wellread (Scotch College) in Melbourne dowel graduated LLM, LLB, BA flight Melbourne University in 1971.

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He subsequently lectured at Monash University management school, worked with Kirby Record at the Australian Law Meliorate Commission in Sydney, and hitched the Victorian Bar in 1981.

He was junior counsel lay out the plaintiffs throughout the Mabo litigation

(1982 – 1992); has acted for claimants in visit

native title and immigration bullet in the

Federal Court; has appeared in the High Woo in significant constitutional, native designation and refugee matters; and has written and lectured extensively compress Indigenous rights. 

He took silk cage up 1996 and retired from dynamic practice in 2016.

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During the 1980's he was a committee participator, including Secretary, of the Gradual Council for Civil Liberties (now Liberty Victoria).

During 2012-2014, fair enough was President of COIN ("Commission of Inquiry Now"), a citizens group advocating for victims friendly child sexual abuse.

On 26 Jan 2012 he was made fastidious Member of the Order advance Australia (AM) for services say you will the law especially the get up of Indigenous rights.

In Possibly will 2012, Bryan graduated PhD free yourself of Monash University following publication footnote his thesis/book: Mabo in the Courts: Islander Tradition to Native Title: a Memoir.

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He is married appendix June, a lawyer.

They be blessed with three daughters and five grandchildren.