Gay rights dispute is pulling apart the United Methodist Church, after decades of argument
Jan 28, 2020 08:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Methodist Church, the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the United States, is headed toward a divorce. In early January, mediators from across the United Methodist Church proposed a separation plan to...
Australia's National Digital ID is here, but the government's not talking about it
Jan 28, 2020 08:20 am UTC| Law
The Australian governments Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has spent more than A$200 million over the past five years developing a National Digital ID platform. If successful, the project could streamline commerce,...
ACT cannabis laws come into effect on Friday, but they may not be what you hoped for
Jan 28, 2020 08:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
New cannabis cultivation and possession laws come into effect in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on Friday, January 31. But theyre not what most cannabis enthusiasts would be hoping for. The ACT laws are a good...
Supreme Court: Can a corporation be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment?
Jan 27, 2020 03:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Yes, you read that headline right. As far-fetched as it sounds, the Supreme Court of Canada just heard a case that raises the question of whether the protection against cruel and unusual punishment set out in the Canadian...
Why California is banning chlorpyrifos, a widely-used pesticide: 5 questions answered
Jan 24, 2020 06:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Editors note: California, the top U.S. food-producing state, is ending use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide associated with neurodevelopmental problems and impaired brain function in children. Gina Solomon, a principal...
Cousin took a DNA test? Courts could use it to argue you are more likely to commit crimes
Jan 21, 2020 01:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
How similar do you think you are to your second cousin? Or your estranged great aunt? Would you like to have people assess your behaviour from what your great aunt has done? How would you feel if courts used data gained...
CSIRO wants our laws turned into computer code. Here's why that's a bad idea
Jan 21, 2020 01:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law
Most of our laws are dense, obscure and effectively unintelligible for most people (even some lawyers). In a country where, every year, 25% of the population face serious legal issues yet often cannot afford to protect...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects