Proposed new Sexual and Violent Offences law will not work, and will cause a procedural breakdown in the courts, says experienced barrister Ken Archer. Two other barristers are also highly critical, while Canberra Times Editor-at-Large Jack Waterford say…
Proposed new Sexual and Violent Offences law will not work, will cause a procedural breakdown in the courts, and will embarass the ACT Government, says experienced barrister Ken Archer. He contends the proposed legislation is rushed, biased and plain bad…
The Hamdan case represents US ‘justice’ at a very low ebb. A concocted commission has ostensibly ‘judged’ a non-existent crime that was also both out of time and out of place. Dual qualified American-Australian lawyer Robert Briggs questions why the inte…
What are your rights – and the rights of ASIO and police – under Australia’s draconian anti-terror laws? This excellent publication, produced by the Australian Muslim Civil Rights Advocacy Network, was released in its 3rd edition in July 2008. It explain…
The future directions for laws and legal matters in Australia is determined in three meetings a year of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG), which also includes New Zealand.
The July 2008 meeting covered a range of important matters, incl…
The joint Indonesia-Timor Leste Truth and Friendship Commission, which has just reported, fell far short of what it could have achieved, says Timotio de Deus of the Judicial System Monitoring Program of Timor Leste. There should now be a process of bring…