Cini v First Mortgage Capital Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 53  Download

Re Finocchiaro; Ex parte The Proper Officer [2023] NTSC 23  Download

R v Casement [1917] 1 KB 98  Download

The Geneva Conventions 1949  Download

Hague IV Convention respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land Download

See also Kikuyu v Hazzard [2022] FCA 310 Kikuyu v Hazzard (No 2) [2022] FCA 812 Download

News: "Judge says sovereign citizens are congesting Aussie courts": "The Sovereign Citizen Movement is becoming a growing challenge to the rule of law in many countries, including Australia, according to a recent report by ABC Radio National's Law Report. Sovereign citizens reject government authority and use pseudo-legal arguments to contest legal matters, causing cases to … Continue reading Magistrate Mark Douglass on Pseudolaw →

Port MacDonnell Professional Fishermen's Assn Inc v South Australia [1989] HCA 49: Download

Tey v State of New South Wales; Altakrity v State of New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 266  Download

Maree Liddell [2022] FWC 3301 and Maree Liddell v The Crown in right of the State of New South Wales [2023] FWCFB 61  Download Download

Romani v State of New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 49  Download

Legal Services Commissioner v Raghoobar [2023] QSC 41  Download

Connell v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2023] WASCA 48  Download

Kelly v Fiander [2023] WASC 187 Download Kelly v Osborne [2023] WASC 353 Download

Lawlor v Perez [2022] VSC 590: Keep a straight face. Download

Branch v Town of Victoria Park [2023] WASC 231: "The learned Magistrate erred by failing to recognise the effect of the outcome of the 1974 and 1988 referenda on the validity of local governments" Download

Mr Ian Cloutte v S & S Webster Investments Pty Ltd [2023] FWC 991: "The Applicant acted lawfully and reasonably by exercising free will right to decline to be coerced to participate “in a clinical trial =medical service as per The Australian Immunisation Handbook and reinforced by s109 and s51(xxiiiA) of the Commonwealth-Constitution”." Download

Taylor, In the matter of an application for leave to issue or file [2023] HCATrans 63: "Ms Taylor’s proposed application for a constitutional or other writ names the Commonwealth Attorney-General as the defendant and seeks “an order of Mandamus on the Attorney General of the Commonwealth to: Immediately instruct the Crown to: Succeed the Plaintiff … Continue reading Taylor, In the matter of an application for leave to issue or file [2023] HCATrans 63 →

Cartwright v Queensland Police Service Weapons Licensing [2023] QCAT 168: Unsuccessful review of a suspension of firearms licence, where the applicant was deemed to hold "sovereign citizen beliefs" and therefore not a "fit and proper person". Download

Bakhash v State of Queensland (Department of Education) [2022] QIRC 362: The appeal notice indicated non-compliance reasons similar to those which have been unsuccessfully raised by other appellants before the Commission. Download

Ms Julia Elana Miroch v Powercor Australia Ltd [2022] FWC 1880 (at 64): "The invoice made other claims, including for “workplace violence”. The payment was to be made in “Sterling Silver” of “99.9999% Troy weight” although it would appear that “cash” would be acceptable. It required payment within 10 days or to otherwise dispute the invoice … Continue reading Ms Julia Elana Miroch v Powercor Australia Ltd [2022] FWC 1880 →

Stergiou V Citibank Savings Ltd [2005] ACTCA 15: "This is the latest chapter in a saga that has been unfolding for more than a decade as repeated attempts have been made to take possession of a house owned by the appellants for failure to comply with their obligations under a mortgage. The proceedings have been … Continue reading Stergiou V Citibank Savings Ltd [2005] ACTCA 15 →

Jonathon Lawes v Recochem Inc. [2020] FWC 3860 (at 5): "Mr Lawes had cause to ask whether I considered him to be a ‘living man’, which was answered in the affirmative. The relevance of the question purportedly arose from Mr Lawes’ incomprehension as to how the Act applied or was relevant to him as a … Continue reading Jonathon Lawes v Recochem Inc. [2020] FWC 3860 →

In Keshari & Ludhani [2019] FamCAFC 79, ground 5 contended: “Coram merely means before or in the presence of another individual Coram non judice, is said of those acts of a court which has no jurisdiction, either over the person, the, cause, or the process. Such acts have no validity.” The court responded: “As to … Continue reading Keshari & Ludhani [2019] FamCAFC 79 →

Hainaut v Queensland Police Service [2019] QDC 223: Strawman duality capers flusters the magistrate. On appeal, the conviction, sentence and orders were set aside without remittal. Download

Harry Hobbs and George Williams; "Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty": SMH: "Self-proclaimed rulers of small lands keep dreaming big": Part of the Politics of International Law series. Harry Hobbs with commentator Imogen Saunders. "Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty": https://videopress.com/v/tAcMRCdW?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

Karl Lentz currently operates a website "The Lore Society": @theloresociety.com and posts on a YouTube channel "Karl Lentz". Associate Chief Justice J.D. Rooke provides an excellent summary of Lentzian litigation history in Anderson v Ossowski, 2021 ABQB 382 (CanLII): [19]           While Ms. Anderson’s materials replicated in Appendices “A-C” may appear cryptic, this Court … Continue reading Carl Rudolph Lentz →

Steve Young, Harry Hobbs and Joe McIntyre; "The growth of pseudolaw and sovereign citizens in Aotearoa New Zealand courts" [2023] NZLJ 6: Since its publication in the New Zealand Law Journal, this paper is now regularly referred to as an authority by the High Court and other appellate courts in New Zealand. See Blake v … Continue reading The growth of pseudolaw and sovereign citizens in Aotearoa New Zealand courts →

Caesar Kalinowski IV; “A Legal Response to the Sovereign Citizen Movement.” "This article seeks to provide civil servants, law enforcement, and the judiciary with a comprehensive reference guide to the Sovereign Citizen movement. To do this, the article attempts to make sense of and explain the most common Sovereign Citizen themes and their failings under … Continue reading A Legal Response to the Sovereign Citizen Movement →

Stephen Garrett Smith; "An Analysis of the Sovereign Citizen Movement: Demographics and Trial Behaviors": "To date little to no empirical research has been conducted on the Sovereign Citizen Movement (SCM) and how it fits into the broader far-right domestic terrorist movement. The main focus of this study is to determine if there is a significant … Continue reading An Analysis of the Sovereign Citizen Movement: Demographics and Trial Behaviors →

Jan Rathje; "Driven by Conspiracies: The Justification of Violence among “Reichsbürger” and Other Conspiracy-Ideological Sovereignists in Contemporary Germany": "Violence is an integral part of the sovereignist milieu involving the “Reichsbürger” and other groups. Shootouts between sovereignists and police officers in 2016 left several people injured and one police officer dead. Since then, their violence has … Continue reading Driven by Conspiracies: The Justification of Violence among “Reichsbürger” and Other Conspiracy-Ideological Sovereignists in Contemporary Germany →

Verena Fiebig and Daniel Koehler; "Uncharted Territory: Towards an Evidence-Based Criminology of Sovereign Citizens Through a Systematic Literature Review": "Sovereign citizens are part of an extreme anti-government movement. Since they fundamentally reject the authority of the state, they repeatedly come into conflict with governmental actors. Many publications have examined ideology and strategies of sovereign citizens. … Continue reading Uncharted Territory: Towards an Evidence-Based Criminology of Sovereign Citizens Through a Systematic Literature Review →

A common contention among pseudolaw adherents in Victoria is that their Constitution Act is invalid, not having received royal assent. This has been raised numerous times by Brian Shaw in his cases, (see for example Shaw v Gilsenan [2002] VSC 169) as well as by Wolter Joosse, (see Joossee v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2002] … Continue reading The Constitution Act 1975 (Vic) is invalid →

Colin McRoberts; "Tinfoil Hats and Powdered Wigs: Thoughts on Pseudolaw": "This article describes “pseudolaw,” the phenomenon of individuals who use elaborate, fictional rules in real-world courts and legal disputes. I explain why "pseudolaw" is a better label for this phenomenon than more common but less accurate terms like "sovereign citizen," and describe several real-world examples … Continue reading Tinfoil Hats and Powdered Wigs: Thoughts on Pseudolaw →

Daniel Baldino; "The International Blueprint for Anti-Government Extremism and the Rise of the Sovereign Citizen Movements": Download

Lydia Khalil; "Alternative Platforms and Alternative Recommendation Systems: A Case of the Australian Sovereign Citizen Movement on Telegram": Download

News: "South Australia cop drags sovereign citizen from car": https://videopress.com/v/vko47mOB?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Other recent "travelling" incidents: https://videopress.com/v/YqmzKQCr?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true https://videopress.com/v/S7tYCktZ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true https://videopress.com/v/1nvDybIJ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffreemandelusion.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F02%2Fvvvvvv_mp4_dvd.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true https://videopress.com/v/YNfqAYaB?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

Professor Patrick O'Brien; "Sovereign Citizens, not Subjects": Download

Tinfoil Tales Podcast with SOS and Sandee; "Strawmen & Sheriffs & Travellers… Oh my!": "What's this craze going around the news about "Sovereign Citizens" you ask? Well! You've come to the right place because on today's episode SOS and Sandee will help explain what this pseudo legal belief is in Australia, WHO are using it … Continue reading Strawmen, Sheriffs and Travellers… Oh my! →

Conspiracy ClearingHouse; Episode 57; Derek DeWitt; Pseudolaw - Cabbages & Kings": https://videopress.com/v/k9teTufM?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true