We all think we want equality, but in reality it’s often fairness that is more important to us.
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When we arrest adults, we are often arresting parents. But protections for children are haphazard and kids are falling through the cracks.
As we emerge from the pandemic, we need to rebuild our justice system to invest more in First Nations communities, not prisons. It is vital we not return to the status quo.
Though genocide survivors would ideally want Kabuga to be prosecuted in Rwanda, it won’t be possible, for legal or political reasons.
Victoria and the ACT just joined other states in implementing judge-alone trials during the pandemic. Such a significant change deserves much more public scrutiny than it has received.
Over the course of his three voyages, Cook was frustrated by the refusal of Indigenous people to embrace Western ways. He grew increasingly punitive, embodying the ‘savagery’ he ostensibly despised.
Most of the accused in criminal cases in South Africa would not be able to understand the record of their court proceedings.
The novel coronavirus has necessitated judicial reforms that should have been the norm.
Research shows criminal defendants and asylum seekers can be at a disadvantage when they appear remotely in court. But changes to the set-up and protocols of video hearings can help.
One person’s stockpiling can mean another one’s shortage. A philosopher reminds us of our social and moral obligations at this time.
The effective response to crime has always been a matter of debate. But evidence is mounting in favour of treatment and support, rather than punishment.
Harvey Weinstein’s conviction isn’t the norm for perpetrators of sexual violence.
A group known as The Satanic Temple was started with the political goal of advocating for the value of church-state separation. This group is now challenging the traditional definition of religion.
New Zealand will pardon religious Māori leader Rua Kēnana, who was arrested more than a century ago for “moral resistance”, but the pardon fails to acknowledge the miscarriage of justice.
Plato’s Republic is one of the most influential books in history. It has been claimed by people on all sides of the political spectrum and continues to resonate today.
In a survey, 56% of Americans aged 14 to 24 said they knew little to nothing about the juvenile justice system.
Putting more people in prison is not the answer to reducing crime. New fair and bias free assessment tools may help.
People in jail kill themselves at a rate 3.5 times higher than that of the general population.
The reported number of deaths of people campaigning to protect the environment has tripled over a 15 year period.
Seventy years after it was first launched, legal aid’s principles of equality are a shadow of what they once were.
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England
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Professor of Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW
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Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
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Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Lecturer in Law, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor in Communication and Public Relations, The University of Queensland
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Director Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee
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Professor of African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Professor Emeritus of Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Associate professor, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, Criminology, Bond University
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Labour Law, North-West University
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Postdoctoral research fellow (Forensic Linguistics/ Language and Law), University of the Western Cape