The plebiscite on whether Australia should legalise same-sex marriage is constitutionally unnecessary.
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It’s the plebiscite Australia doesn’t have to have. But if the plebiscite on marriage equality goes ahead, how should it be designed?
Catching up on the UK news.
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The case of a man stripped of his EU citizenship offers some guidance for emigrants living in legally uncharted territory after the Brexit vote.
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Online fraud is now the most common type of crime, so what should the police and tech firms do to put a stop to these often invisible attacks.
A typical street business in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Business Briefing: The hurdles, pitfalls and payoffs of investing in Indonesia
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When it comes to doing business in Indonesia, some Australian businesses have a lot to learn.
Race relations with the US police are again under focus.
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Technology poses a challenge to how we treat suspects and police society.
On a knife edge. British sport faces uncertain times.
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The European Union has a deep, and maybe unbreakable reach into our sporting life.
Germans have been protesting against rape laws for years.
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German criminal law has not recognised rape unless the victim physically resists the attack. But a high-profile trial could be about to change that.
People queue to apply for social grants in Cape Town, South Africa.
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What seems to be a simple question of banks’ responsibilities is actually a major issue playing out where social security, banking, property, criminal and constitutional law intersect.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court embodies values of justice and transformation. How can law schools do the same?
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For law faculties, the transformative vision embodied in South Africa’s constitution provides a potent driver for change. So what does a transformed law faculty look like?
Any judicial review of government’s spending choices must contribute to transformative constitutionalism.
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South Africa’s Constitution enjoins government to act “reasonably” in ensuring that basic socioeconomic rights are progressively realised. But the government has limited resources.
Clergymen who conceal sex abuse offences are guilty of betraying the trust vested in them.
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Church cover-ups are extremely serious. Child victims are especially vulnerable and often suffer long-term psychological harm.
Senator Sam Dastyari, who has been involved in scrutinising the banks, and former Commonwealth Bank employee turned whistleblower Jeff Morris.
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Whistleblowers need better incentives, compensation and protection under Australian law, especially those in the private and not-for-profit sectors.
Prince makes a surprise appearance during ‘American Idol’‘s 2006 finale.
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By confronting powerful record companies and streaming services, Prince paved the way for other musicians to demand artistic freedom and their fair share of profits.
There are several ways to defend a defamation claim in South Africa.
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Is it defamatory to ‘name and shame’ alleged rapists? Absolutely, according to South African law – and those who share that information on social media are liable too.
A bill that would give courts in NSW the power to restrict offenders departs from existing regimes in many striking ways.
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Imposing significant restrictions on the liberty of a person found not guilty subverts the ordinary criminal justice process.
What would a 19th-century American think of Donald Trump’s hair?
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Christian, criminal or cowardly? People once thought your hair could hold the answer.
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Composers and musicians wouldn’t have created many masterpieces if the current copyright laws had always been around.
England and Wales have been bound together under one legal system for more than 500 years.
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What Wales needs if it’s to have a separate system and why it needs to do so.
A political police force?
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Many of us will be able to vote for police chiefs next month, but has the system managed to soothe the concerns of its critics?
Many mobile phone users now text, or intently perform some other function on their phone, while walking.
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Banning pedestrians from using their phones seems a natural extension of the prohibition against mobile phone use while driving.