Daniela Piana, Réseau français des instituts d’études avancées (RFIEA)
Big data and algorithmic applications could transform how our legal institutions work, but the digital revolution must keep the needs of judges, attorneys and especially citizens at its heart.
In a 2016 ABS survey, one in two women reported having experienced sexual harassment, but 90% of them did not contact the police.
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Critics say that #MeToo has turned the legal principle of innocent until proven guilty on its head, but such comments privilege the rights of perpetrators over justice for victims.
Going to court? You’re on your own.
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Many who represent themselves in court fail to make it through the process, have their case dismissed or lose what otherwise would have been a winning case.
This bit explains what happens if we break up…
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Cohabiting couples can sign an agreement to avoid legal uncertainties in the case of a relationship breakdown.
De facto couples still often have to go to great lengths to prove their relationship, unlike married couples, who need only furnish a marriage certificate.
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Technology poses a challenge to how we treat suspects and police society.
Reporter Scott McIntyre lost his job with SBS following several controversial tweets on Anzac Day – but does the Fair Work Act protect the right to political expression?
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Scott McIntyre's legal challenge against being sacked by SBS will be an interesting test of whether the Fair Work Act offers any safe haven for employees to maintain a personal and political identity.
New laws need to strike a balance between justice and prompting an influx of litigation.
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In the early to mid-2000s governments throughout Australia introduced reforms restricting rights to claim for negligence. The tort of negligence and other statutory causes of action, including the prohibition…
The heart of the matter. The container port at Long Beach.
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Efforts to build a more effective trading regime between Europe and the USA can reasonably be called positive, both for growth and the ease of doing business. Currently, however, negotiations include proposals…
Street photography is almost as old as the camera itself.
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In Brisbane, at one of the city’s main intersections, a local photographer gets into position to take snaps of the city’s passing parade. In photographing people who make their way along city streets…