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A recent ruling suggests that if used well, AI offers an opportunity to improve access to justice. Courts and tribunals will have to perform a careful balancing act.
The trial of the former shock jock on indecent assault and sexual touching charges is taking place without a jury and in a closed court. Here’s why.
New research maps where legal financial obligations are concentrated – and finds they overlap with poverty, violence and racial inequality.
If Congress didn’t believe habitat destruction and degradation constitute ‘harm’ under the statute, why would it require permits and plans to offset habitat loss?
There’s no doubt open justice is at crisis point in Victoria following sustained negative media reporting. But it can be improved.
A proposed law change would end an activist’s landmark climate case. It also raises questions about whether NZ’s domestic laws match its global commitments.
Federal protections promise a fair trial in a language you understand, but for millions who speak lesser-known languages, courts can’t keep that promise.
The judgment allows a man who was unlawfully detained to claim compensation from the government. It’s the latest in the ongoing fallout of the “NZYQ” case.
There’s a separate justice system for people under 18 because their brains are still developing. Treating them as adults can turn them into repeat offenders.
Countries including the US, UK, Canada use consistent sentencing guidelines. Is it time that New Zealand follows suit?
The Sex Discrimination Act is in the news following the high-profile ‘Giggle v Tickle’ court case. Here’s how the act came to be and how it works.
Why do rap lyrics continue to be used to demonize people inside and outside the courtroom, in ways that no other art form has to contend with?
Unlike economic damages, there is no formal method for deciding on compensation for cultural loss when a court rules land has been damaged or taken away.
Senior judicial leaders have suggested AI might be used to decide ‘low-stakes’ cases.
For victim-survivors, court orders can help save their lives. But the system can be messy, open to abuse and the orders aren’t always enforced.
There are never enough lawyers to provide indigent defense, but the situation has gotten worse since the pandemic.
The case in Victoria is among the first to rule on religious vilification at protests. It reckons with some of the nation’s most hotly-debated questions.
Brenton Tarrant’s case before the Court of Appeal this week raises simple questions that help explain how New Zealand’s legal system works.
Convicted criminals won’t be able to use references from family and friends to get more lenient sentences in NSW, but more widespread change could be hard.
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