Pseudolaw looks a bit like law. It uses legal texts and sounds like something a lawyer might say. But it does not follow normal legal rules. So where did it come from, and why it is so worrisome?
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Romana Didulo has declared herself the Queen of Canada. Thousands of people follow her and her outlandish conspiracy theories, and here’s why that’s so dangerous.
New Zealand has a high concentration of extremist alt-right groups relative to similar countries. The challenge now is to head off hate crime and violence.
This year’s federal election will have many strands that influence it, including the ‘freedom’ protest movement and its interaction with right-wing populist politics.
Recently, white protesters have attempted to co-opt Indigenous peoples’ call for sovereignty and self-determination for their own agendas.
A clash of protesting groups are creating political tension in Australia.
To understand why this particular flag is being used requires a detour down a rabbit hole into this strange, conspiracy-laden, pseudo-legal culture.
Pseudolaw arguments against vaccine, mask and test rules mix real and fantasy legal ideas.
Sovereign citizens believe citizens are in an oppressive contract with the government, but that by declaring themselves ‘living’ or ‘natural’ people, they avoid being bound by certain rules or laws.
Native Americans who live in villages and on traditional lands have been undercounted by the U.S. Census for decades.
The growing number of self-taught, right-wing experts on the Constitution believe not only in the rights of white people, but have a comprehensive – if not comprehensible – view of the Constitution.
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Associate Professor of Law, University of South Australia
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Lecturer Asian Studies (2004 - 2020), University of Tasmania
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Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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