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Indonesia’s new Criminal Code carries problematic articles that threaten democracy and freedom of speech, and have the potential to disrupt the private spaces of the citizens.
This deeply flawed new criminal code is likely to meet with stiff opposition from lawyers and activists. This might include protests and even court challenges.
The solution to a defective, sexist Criminal Code ban can be found in the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The Trudeau government took the first step to federally ban conversion therapy — a practice intended to change sexual orientation.
Academics should become intellectual defenders of public interest and role models for civic engagement, scholars say.
Restorative justice allows us to uphold justice while respecting the human rights of offenders.
Bill C-75 was introduced to the House as a way to fix issues with the criminal justice system. However, an unintended consequence is that low-income people will lose access to law school clinics.
The Toronto cop who apprehended the van attack suspect is being lauded internationally for refraining from using deadly force as he apprehended him. Here’s how everything went right for the constable.
The revised Indonesian criminal code will affect everyone. It needs to consider all aspects, not just legal ones, to avoid doing more harm than good.
How the new criminal code bill will be harmful for Indonesian children in Sabah, Malaysia.
Tough socio-economic conditions, among others, make kidnapping a thriving business in Nigeria. A strong justice system along with stiff punishment for the crime are needed.
Under proposed changes, the war crime offence of murder, in a non-international armed conflict, would not apply to collateral civilian deaths resulting from an otherwise lawful attack.
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Course Co-ordinator, International Law Clinical Program, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Review Counsel, Adjunct Professor of Law, Western University
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Director, Community Legal Services at Western Law, Western University
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Senior Researcher, PUSKAPA
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Childhood Adversity and Resilience, University of Manitoba
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Lecturer, Indonesia Jentera School of Law
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Director, PUSKAPA
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Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, School of Journalism, Toronto Metropolitan University
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PhD Candidate, Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, University of Toronto
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Lecturer in Social Psychology, Universitas Airlangga
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Assistant Program Head, Justice Studies, University of Guelph-Humber
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Dosen Hukum Pidana, Universitas Gadjah Mada