The law has a serious problem with sexual harassment and woefully inadequate measures for dealing with it. Here’s how that could change.
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There is a vacuum within the legal profession that allows sexist, racist and other troubling conduct to go unaddressed. This must change.
Victoria and the ACT just joined other states in implementing judge-alone trials during the pandemic. Such a significant change deserves much more public scrutiny than it has received.
Assuming machines could take the place of judges belies their role as the third arm of government and makers of law.
Facial expressions and gestures can impact the outcome of a trial that depends on the credibility of witnesses.
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s report makes a radical new suggestion that federal family courts be abolished. It also recommends changes to laws concerning parenting and property division.
New laws were supposed to protect people from living in unsafe conditions – but in the eyes of a judge, property guardians might not even count as ‘tenants’.
Secure and appropriate compensation for judges is a constitutionally recognized component of judicial independence. Here’s why politics must not be allowed to interfere with it.
The Crown said this case was an example of the worst type of murder, but the judge disagreed, arguing the killer, when freed, would be less of a threat to the wider community than some other killers.
New research found a disparity between the sentences women and men are given for offence when alcohol is an aggravating factor.
The now-confirmed supreme court judge repeatedly lost his cool during his recent appearance in the senate. Is that what we need from lawmakers?
The change in law is part of broader reforms that came out of the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse in both NSW and Victoria.
With it’s latest reforms, Poland’s leading Law and Justice party is hindering any progress towards a viable judiciary.
Nigeria is failing to prosecute banking executives charged with fraud due to deep weaknesses in the system.
Appointing judges to lifetime terms can be among a president’s longest lasting legacies. The overwhelming majority of Trump’s nominees are conservative, white and male.
The proposed merger of the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court is intended to address delays and inefficiencies in the system. Experts question, however, how effective the reforms will be.
There are still far too few female, black, Asian and minority ethnic judges.
Inconsistencies in how judges handle appeal cases and different levels of legal provision around the country can leave asylum seekers facing a lottery.
A study of 100,000 convicted felons shows why rethinking parole may be the key to reversing mass incarceration.
The Supreme Court may soon hear a case on data-driven criminal sentencing. Research suggests that algorithms are not as good as we think they are at making these decisions.
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Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Law, University of South Australia
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Professor of Political Science, Northern Illinois University
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Clinical Research Manager, University of Kentucky
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Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Public Procurement, Bangor University
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Lecturer and Visiting Fellow in Journalism, University of Salford
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Professor and Queen's Counsel, Deakin University
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Professor of Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor and Professor of Law, Boston University
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Director of Journalism, Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford
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Lecturer in Criminology, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
