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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A critical race theory scholar explains why it’s problematic to use rap lyrics as evidence of a crime, and what some lawmakers are doing to protect artistic expression.
No matter how clean an election is, Nigerian politicians typically challenge the result.
Two very distinct legal processes are at issue in the Michael Oher case.
Two sociologists break down how cases related to plaintiffs’ beliefs and LGBTQ+ rights have fared in federal courts over several decades.
A designer opposed to same-sex marriage argued that a Colorado anti-discrimination law would effectively force her to speak against her beliefs.
Canadian courts are increasingly holding governments accountable for violating their citizens’ human rights by not doing enough on climate change.
Among the expert witnesses in our justice system, astronomers play a surprising role. This astronomer provides evidence to several cases per week.
Courts have no army or police force to enforce their decisions. Their power rests on their legitimacy in the public eye. How does scandal affect that?
Mexico’s crime epidemic continues to worsen, as poverty and inequality also grow in the country.
To protect communities, we must improve the likelihood that accused people can comply with their bail conditions by offering greater support on several fronts, from social services to law enforcement.
All criminal matters start in the local court. The more serious ones work their way up to the higher courts for sentence or trial.
Research shows that removing guns from violent abusers saves lives. But laws doing just that are at risk of being ruled unconstitutional, following a landmark Supreme Court guns case.
A central repository system offers practical solutions to reducing the large number of awaiting-trial inmates in Nigeria.
‘No body, no parole’ laws may at first appear to be in the public interest. But there’s a lack of evidence they work and a risk they may disproportionately penalise the wrongfully convicted.
A new study reveals a reliable pathway to make U.S. courtrooms – and senior-level positions – more diverse.
Complicating things is the fact the prosecution plans to call Wilkinson as a witness in the trial.
Are the same forces that threaten the right to abortion in the United States coming to Australia?
Intimate partner violence can take many forms – and it doesn’t always fit society’s stereotypes.
The death of a 22-year-old man in a ‘no-knock’ raid in Minneapolis has sparked fresh concern over the associated risk to the public and police alike.
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Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
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Professor in Media and Communication, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
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Director of the Research Hub for Language in Forensic Evidence, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Dean, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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Associate professor, Bond University
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow Bond University/ Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Criminal Law, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
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Registered Forensic Psychologist, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Associate Professor of Law (Health Law), Deakin University