Robert Richter (Lawyer) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert Richter QC is a prominent Australian barrister, based in Melbourne. Born in Kyrgyzstan c 1945, Richter's family arrived in Australia in 1959. Richter was admitted to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws in the late 1960s. He was "called to the bar" on 5 August 1971. A prominent critic of human rights violations and advocate for the rule of law, he often represents plaintiffs unpopular in public opinion, some of high profile. Richter was born c 1945 in the then Kirghiz Republic, a federal state of the former Soviet Union. After having lived for ten years in Israel, Richter's family moved to Melbourne, Australia, following an uncle who had an already established business in "the Rag Trade." Along with rest of his family, the 13-year-old Richter arrived in Australia with little or no English. It has been reported that he taught himself English with the aid of Television programs and dictionaries.